100 Essential Albums: #95 — Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington (1956)
Read MoreIt don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
— Duke Ellington
100 Essential Albums: #96 — The Doors by The Doors (1967)
Read More“Every time I hear (the song, “The End”), it means something else to me. It started out as a simple good-bye song. Probably just to a girl. But I see how it could be a goodbye to a kind of childhood. I really don’t know. I think it’s sufficiently complex and universal in its imagery that it could be almost anything you want it to be.”
— Jim Morrison (an in interview shortly before his death at age 27)
Conservatives Lose Their Shit Over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Read MoreConservatives who have been wrong about everything over the course of history are now losing their shit over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Why do they feel so threatened by a 29-year-old freshman congresswoman?
Making a World of Difference: Won’t You Be My Neighbor [Movie Review]
Read MoreLove is at the root of everything. All learning, all relationships — love, or the lack of it.
100 Essential Albums: #97 — Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back by Frank Sinatra (1973)
Read More“And the sky has got so cloudy when it used to be so clear…”
Many of Sinatra’s recordings weren’t just songs. They were vicarious expressions of our very own deeply-subdued emotions, in many cases reflecting loss that Sinatra himself suffered over many decades. Sinatra’s voice conveyed both an acceptance of defeat and confidence that it was okay to feel sad and then reflect upon it.
Restaurant Review: Osteria Costa (Mirage Las Vegas)
Read MoreOsteria Costa was an accidental discovery and a shockingly great find.
I used the phrase “shockingly great” for good reason. It’s the type of restaurant I normally avoid and even abhor: A Saturday night visit. On The Strip. Pricey Italian. Seemingly pretentious. Snooty. Not my kinda’ place.
Restaurant repellant for the Italian lover’s soul.
Video: Betting on Elections/Politics
Read MoreBetting on elections requires an apolitical approach. Personal opinions about candidates and various outcomes are not only irrelevant but delusory. Just as wagering for or against sports teams because of our allegiances would be a long-term losing strategy, betting on political elections because we prefer one candidate versus the other is misguided.
Trump is a Cult of Personality
Read MoreOnce, we thought a declaration of war on the media was endemic only to Banana Republics. Not the USA. Now, we’ve devolved into a nation run by Banana Republicans.
100 Essential Albums: #98 — Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette (1995)
Read MoreYou live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
Another Open Letter to the Invisible Sky Daddy (a.k.a. “Almighty God”)
Read MoreMy angry letter to the imaginary sky wizard who thinks he’s God.
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