My favorite website these days is The Weekly Sift. Sam Harris and the Orientalization of Islam and 7 Liberal Lessons of Ebola.
Sexual Assault in the Bakken Shale “Man Camps”.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture. “Oliver references a September report from The Washington Post, which states that, since 9/11, police have seized $2.5 billion in 61,998 cash seizures from people ‘who were not charged with a crime.’ ‘Under civil forfeiture laws, your property is guilty until you prove it innocent.'” Read more. And here’s another example
The Forgotten Coup – How the US and Britain Crushed the Government of Their “Ally” Australia.
A Conservativeve-to-English Lexicon, 2nd edition.
Author Wants Southern States To Secede Over Gay Rights, Name New Country ‘Reagan’.
Whites riot over pumpkins in NH and Twitter turns it into epic lesson about Ferguson.
The Problem With That Catcalling Video.
A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned.
Condolences to my buddy Steve Bissette, whose dad passed peacefully on October 28.
The late Marcia Strassman was NOT happy on Welcome Back, Kotter.
Unfortunately, the cancer has returned for Eddie Mitchell, the Renaissance Geek. Send him a good thought.
How (Not) to Talk About Vaccines.
Atheist At A Funeral: A Contemplation In Four Hymns.
Want to see the Dole/Kemp 1996 campaign Web site? Dustbury notes that you still can see it and a lot more at the 4president.org site.
In an excerpt of The Republicans: A History of the Grand Old Party by American history professor Lewis L. Gould, he recounts the mid-’90s Republicans’ desperation to preserve their image — and how that desperation led them to impeach President Bill Clinton.
Chorus Nylander – Rebecca Jade Interview. Also, Brianna Cara, Angie Sagastume and Rebecca Jade sing the national anthem. Plus Help Rebecca Jade make a new album!
Cover versions you may not have known were covers.
Quincy Jones on Sinatra, Mentorship and His New Clark Terry Documentary.
2014 may be the first year ever with ZERO platinum-certified albums since they started the designation. But never underestimate Taylor Swift.
The Technical Constraints That Made Abbey Road So Good.
Chuck Miller: They’re tearing down 309 South Broad Street in Philadelphia.
Jeff Sharlet: The Writer Who’s Using Longform to Take Instagram to the Next Level. BTW, he recently sent me a pic of his late mom, his sister, himself and myself from c. 1979.
Ken Screven on being the only black kid in the class. I can relate; that was me for most of K-9.
Enough With Dystopias: It’s Time For Sci-Fi Writers To Start Imagining Better Futures. To that end, both SamuraiFrog and Jason Bennion recommend the new book by Jaquandor called Princesses in Space! Stardancer. Read all about it at his new site, ForgottenStars.net. Especially you, Uthaclena.
Speaking of Jaquandor, he reviews a book about minor league baseball that makes me want to read the tome. Or better still, go to a game. Cartoon: Why Baseball Is Better. Short audio: Take Me Out to the Ball Game – The Skeletons. Commercial: Throwing like a girl.
These Are the Grammar Rules You Don’t Need to Follow. Also, 10 Grammar Mistakes People Love To Correct (That Aren’t Actually Wrong). OK, but I just can’t say “data is…”
TV Legend Norman Lear: ‘Even This I Get To Experience’. He was the creative force behind All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons and many more programs.
The Nine Lives of ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Film Reviews by Cotton Mather.
Playtex Living Spacesuits. Don’t think the movie has come out yet.
My computer screen went sideways this month, for some reason. I found how I turn it back: Try pressing Ctrl + Alt + UP Arrow Key, or try Ctrl + Alt + and a different Arrow Key.
SamuraiFrog’s alphabetical Muppet gallery includes Lenny the Lizard and Mr. Johnson (one of my FAVES) and Nutty Bird and Ohreally and the wonderful Prairie Dawn; the school plays on the latter are great. Plus Bill Cosby and the Muppets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeUvZvuvAs&feature=share
Sesame Street: Janelle Monae- Power of Yet
John Cale & Brian Eno / Spinning Away
A mildly interesting story about Mark Evanier, Henry Kloss and home electronics. But this coda is even better.
The Strange History of Corn Flakes, which, being a cereal aficionado, I actually knew.
Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.
GOOGLE ALERTS (me)
Arthur writes about that Raven no racial/sexuality labels thing. (BTW, Cosmo responds to Raven.) He also muses about mayonnaise.
Dustbury notes the Tchotchke Index.
Jaquandor cites me watching MASH reruns.I also made his sentential links HERE.
Both Jaquandor and Dustbury are sad about the apparent cancellation of the Fantastic Four comic book.