50 Years Ago, the Wah-Wah Pedal Was Born
2016: The Movie
First BLOTUS Press Conference, Annotated
‘Gaslighting’ all of us
FLATUS Dossier Spotlights Russian History of ‘Kompromat’ – Diplomats, politicians and bureaucrats have been embarrassed by leaks of compromising material
The body language of FLATUS, and the 20 best nicknames; are you sorry yet?
FLATUS plan to keep his business is national embarrassment
How Populism Goes Bad
Gun silencers are hard to buy. Donald Trump Jr. and silencer makers want to change that
Regarding Simon & Schuster, Milo Y., and Booksmith
Nazis Celebrate As Ann Coulter Cites White Supremacist Code
The US has been hacking elections for more than a century
Transcript of Face the Nation book panel with Isabel Wilkerson (“The Warmth of Other Suns”; JD Vance (“Hillbilly Elegy”); actor Diane Guerrero (“In the Country We Love”); Amani Al- Khatahthbeh (“Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age”
Full Text Of Obama’s Farewell Address, or you can watch it
President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Biden
ObamaWhiteHouse.gov is the future home of President Obama’s WhiteHouse.gov. This site will be maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration and will serve as an historical archive of Obama Administration content.
Decency Is Not a Dirty Word
This way to the egress
Our brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
We don’t need Uber
The Prank of the Face: Unmasking the “Droeshout” Portrait of William Shakespeare
Actors seek posthumous protections after big-screen resurrections
RIP William Christopher; I watched him as Father Mulcahy for 11 seasons on MASH
Lord Snowdon dies aged 86; Anthony Armstrong-Jones was the first “famous” person who I knew shared my birthday of March 7
The Mysterious Virus That Could Cause Obesity
Shelterforce takes an in-depth look at the summer 2016 Sheridan Hollow mosaic project in which 3,000 City School District of Albany art students contributed their talents to help transform a city neighborhood.
Announcing a New Folger Fellowship in Honor of Margaret Hannay
The Waxhaws, on the border between the Carolinas
Arthur answers my questions about pop culture and Arthur, plus writes about his mom, who would have been 100
How Not To Write Like An Archdruid
Disney’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has taken its final plunge before it gets a Marvel Studio makeover
They surveyed Americans to see how familiar they were with the ten shows that were nominated for Best Comedy and Drama for the Golden Globes
Richard Thompson and the comic strip CUL DE SAC
Jim Cummings provides the voices for many cartoon characters
Now I Know: Selling a Better Way to Shop and Top Billing and The People That Have No Rights and McRefugees and The Lobster War
Obit: Mr. Oliver Larry Rickard, better known as “Paw Paw” the Clown, age 81, of Rome “Survivors include… a brother-in-law, the late Roger Green.”
Music
2016 Coverville Countdown of the best cover versions, Part I and Part II
Kubo and the Two Strings – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Highlights from “Bring It On: The Musical”
To Russia with Love – Matt Monro
If Moby Accepted Trump Inauguration Invitation, This Would Be His Playlist, plus Trump Is on Your Side – Moby and the Homeland Choir
Station to Station – David Bowie
Nat Hentoff, renowned columnist, jazz critic, free speech advocate, died at 91. I used to read him in the Village Voice for about 20 of his 50 years with the paper
Patti Smith Never Wanted to Be Famous (interview)
David Byrne on not being afraid to fail
The Kinks’ Ray Davies receives knighthood in New Year Honours List
50 Years Ago, the Wah-Wah Pedal Was Born in a Hollywood Hills Garage
Vinyl sales in UK reach highest level in last 25 years – with more than 3.2 MILLION LPs sold last year
A Fancy Guitar to Sell, but Hard to Play in Handcuffs
Why did CNN air a documentary about the band Chicago produced by band members?
