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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…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1818
Song of the Day: End of the World features the words and music of Ian Axel and Chad King, the duo who make up A Great Big World. In this single, from their 2015 album, “When the Morning Comes,” the lead singer tells us “I’m gonna love you” even if…
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Continue reading →: New JARS News
Back on October 11, 2020, I announced the publication of the December 2020 issue of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. As noted in my previous announcement, this completes the twentieth anniversary volume of the journal. Two decades of critical, independent, interdisciplinary Rand scholarship to celebrate! (Abstracts of the essays…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1817
Song of the Day: The End of the World, words and music by Ronnie James Dio and Craig Goldy, appears on the 2004 album, “Master of the Moon” by the rock band Dio. Delivered with the band’s characteristic Doom / Heavy Metal sound, it’s a fitting part of our 7-day…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1816
Song of the Day: The End of the World, music by Arthur Kent, lyrics by Sylvia Dee, was a crossover Skeeter Davis hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (#2), Hot Country Singles (#2), Hot R&B Singles (#4), and Easy Listening (#1) charts. Over the next seven days, I will be…
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Continue reading →: JARS: Our Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Concludes
I am delighted and deeply honored to announce the publication of the second of two issues celebrating the twentieth anniversary of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. The December 2020 issue will be making its debut shortly on JSTOR; print subscribers should expect the second of these two historic issues in…
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Continue reading →: Whitey Ford, RIP
I just learned that legendary New York Yankees pitcher, Whitey Ford, died last night at the age of 91. A native New Yorker, the Hall of Fame left-hander pitched with the Yankees through eleven pennants and six World Series championships (earning the World Series MVP in 1961). He was a…
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Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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