Christ’s Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries
John Green explains the tax plans of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and the differences between Donald Trump’s plans for healthcare in the United States and Hillary Clinton’s proposals
Political ads: Jason Kander for US Senate from Missouri and Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty
SNL: ‘Black Jeopardy’ with Tom Hanks
‘What Kind of Mother Is 8 Months Pregnant and Wants an Abortion?’
‘Marquis,’ YouthFX film about Marquis Dixon; a state appeals court has rejected the original nine-year sentence for Marquis Dixon, the Albany youth convicted as an adult for a sneaker robbery
H.I.V. Arrived in the U.S. Long Before ‘Patient Zero’ and Mythology of ‘Patient Zero’ and how AIDS virus traveled to the United States is all wrong
We are intersex people, and we don’t need to be ‘fixed’ by surgeries
Surviving the intersection of fear and recklessness
Read This Story Without Distraction (Can You?) – I did not know monotasking was a word
Tom Hayden, protester-turned-politician, dies at 76
NFL Ratings Just Fell Off a Cliff: Why?
Taryn Huber Named RMAC Volleyball Academic Player of the Year; daughter of one of my oldest, dearest friends
Maine’s Penobscots tell Cleveland: Win the Series, great, but lose the logo
Remember When The Chicago White Sox Won The World Series?
5 Things Millennials Are Trying To Render Extinct
Winnie the Pooh is still the best bear in the world
Now I Know: Silence Lights and Hannibal, Lector and Dire Straights and The Groom of the Stool and Marching Forward and Tumbling Down and When It Rains, It Poems
Movie: SANCTUARY (1961), starring Lee Remick, Yves Montand, Bradford Dillman, and Odetta; screenplay by Ruth Ford and James Poe, based on works by William Faulkner; directed by Tony Richardson. In 1928 Mississippi, the black maid of a white woman helps her employer out of a predicament
A Hamilton Skeptic on Why the Show Isn’t As Revolutionary As It Seems
John Ostrander: Making a Better Superman
The Post-Racial America section
Racial Terror Lynching in America, Animated
‘What did you just call me?’ Black broadcaster confronts hate in Charleston
An Open Letter To Those Who Don’t See Their Own Racism
‘Only White People,’ Said the Little Girl
‘She’s So Pretty. Where Did You Get Her?’
Music
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Gregory Brothers, featuring Weird Al, Debbie Harry and others
Springsteen covered by women: The best of the best, part 3
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Are a Disgrace to Music; worth it for the music links alone, but no Yes?
Queen’s Fast Version of ‘We Will Rock You’ From 1977 BBC Session
Coverville 1145: Moody Blues Cover Story for Justin Hayward’s 70th
Mama told me not to come – Three Dog Night
Jolene – Dolly Parton & Pentatonix
No, Bob Dylan isn’t the first lyricist to win the Nobel
Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Life After Beach Boys
Bobby Vee died at age 73, here’s a 2014 video in support of Bobby’s last album
Chartered Waters: Music Chart Stories
I watched both of those John Green videos and as usual learned more about American politics and policies via your blog than I have from mainstream media. Thank you 🙂
1) Now I have to think about the rights of Intersex people? Um, okay. (Your spellchecker likes the word, so I guess it’s official.)
2) I had nothing in particular against Tom Hayden, but I really, really detested the sound of his whiney voice. There, I said it.
3) R&R Hall of Fame: Never heard of Chic, and judging by the recording provided they are pure crap. Where’s Joy Division? And yeah, Husker Du? Like they never existed?
4) Bobby Vee “helped a young Bob Dylan get his start?” Um no, not exactly. Hired him for two gigs and then fired him. And he didn’t hire “Bob Dylan, he hired “Elton Gunnn.” With 3 Ns.