I did a post back in 2010 on my favorite guitar solos, and as I reconsider it, there’s not much I would change. It’s still a pretty good old fart guitar solo […]
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Stranded Assets and the Bank of England
Mark Carney, the former Goldman Sachs banker and head of the Bank of Canada who now heads up the Bank of England, threw the City of London financial community into a bit […]
Labour chooses a new leader, again, except this time it’s kind of fun
After its election debacle last May, when Labour got crushed, the road back, or forward, or in any direction whatsoever has been a bit uncertain. Results were so bad that Labour’s Ed […]
Turing’s time
Last night we attended the world premiere of Sentences, Nico Muhly’s homage to Alan Turing, composed as a performance by counter-tenor Iestyn Davies. It was a lovely performance, consisting of seven sections, […]
Another Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Venting
We haven’t had a good Rock and Roll venting around here for a while, so here goes. The 2015 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place a couple […]
Unsolicited book review: The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro
So we’ve got post-Arthurian Britain here, with the Britons and the Saxons occupying the land in an uneasy truce. We’ve got a collective failure of memory across society—no one, literally, can remember […]
TTP: fast-track disaster ahead
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the opposite of free trade Like many, I have my share of disappointments with Obama. On balance, he’s infinitely preferable to any of the plausible Republican alternatives—can you […]
The Shortest Day
And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in […]
Denmark makes a claim for the North Pole—Santa has a sad
Denmark surprised the world—well, maybe not the world, but a number of interested northern countries—with a slightly audacious claim this week for ownership of the North Pole. As we detailed in previous […]
Roger Goodell is paid entirely too much money
Hmmm, let’s see— 1. ESPN suspends Stephen Smith for one week after Smith suggests that women play a role in provoking domestic violence. You know, they bring it on themselves. 2. Ray […]
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