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Continue reading →: Nucky Thompson is Still Right …
Back in March 2016, in a blog post, “Nucky Thompson Was Right“, I wrote: In the very first episode of the HBO hit series Boardwalk Empire, Steve Buscemi, who plays the lead character Nucky Thompson—racketeer, political insider, and bootlegger—lifts his glass of liquor in a toast to ‘the distinguished gentlemen…
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Continue reading →: Alex Trebek, RIP
Alex Trebek, celebrated host of my favorite game show, “Jeopardy!“, has died at the age of 80 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. What can I say? I know people die all the time. Such is the cycle of life. But damn, this has been a helluva year. I’m…
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Continue reading →: NEWS FLASH: The World Didn’t End After All …
For seven days up to and including Election Day, I suggested that readers embrace the Nihilism of The Moment and celebrate the impending “End of the World” with seven Songs of the Day that included that phrase in the title. Who knew we’d have to wait a few extra days…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1822
Song of the Day: End of the World features the lyrics of Ben Jorgensen and the music of Armor for Sleep, for their third and final studio album, “Smile for Them” (2007). It also appeared on the soundtrack for the 2007 sci-fi film, “Transformers.” Check out this Killer Diller of…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1821
Song of the Day: The End of the World, words and music by Rob Dickinson, David Dundas, and Rick Wentworth, first appeared on a 2008 reissue of Dickinson’s 2005 album “Fresh Wine for the Horses.” Check out his original version [YouTube link]. It was covered again in 2019, a preamble…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1820
Song of the Day: Waiting for the End of the World, words and music by Elvis Costello, appeared on the artist’s 1977 debut album, “My Aim is True.” He sings, “Dear Lord, I hope you’re coming, ’cause you really started something!” Check out both live and studio recordings of this…
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Continue reading →: Sean Connery, RIP
My all-time favorite 007, Sean Connery, has died, at the age of 90. From the moment I heard him say, “Bond, James Bond” [YouTube link] in “Dr. No” through his Oscar-winning turn as Jimmy Malone in the 1987 film version of “The Untouchables,” he provided us with some of the…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1819
Song of the Day: It’s the End of the World As We Know features the words and music of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, who provides the lead vocals to this R.E.M. staple. The song has been covered by many artists, but it was prominently featured…
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Continue reading →: “Dialectics of Liberty” reviewed in JARS: Thumbs Up …
As I mentioned yesterday, the concluding issue of the twentieth anniversary volume of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies was officially published on JSTOR—as hard copies are on their way to print subscribers. In this December 2020 issue of the journal, another publication close to heart was reviewed: The Dialectics…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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