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Song of the Day #2147

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September 6, 2024

Song of the Day: Summer, music and lyrics by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, appears on the artist’s 2014 album, “Motion“. For a song that has been dissed as boring, bland, and lacking in emotion or complexity, its video has had over 1.6 billion streams on YouTube. It is what it…
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Culture, Dialectics, Politics (Theory, History, Now), Rand Studies, Religion, Sexuality, Uncategorized

Should Libertarians be Attempting to Influence Culture? A Discussion with Winton Bates and Chris Matthew Sciabarra (I)

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September 3, 2024

This discussion also appears on the Freedom and Flourishing blog of Winton Bates. Winton Bates writes: I have asked Chris Matthew Sciabarra to present his views on the question posed above because he has possibly thought more deeply than any other living person about the relevance of social context to…
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Dialectics, Frivolity

Got Dialectics?

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September 3, 2024

I want to thank my friend Daniel for sending me this Great T-shirt! I love it!
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Remembrance

Elizabeth Sciabarra: Born 72 Years Ago Today

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September 2, 2024

In February 1960, I was born into a world where you were My Big Sister. My Bitty. You were everything that a sister could be—an indefatigable supporter, an inspiring mentor, a fierce advocate, a trusted confidante, a fun companion, a cherished friend. Today is the seventy-second anniversary of your birth.…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music

Twenty Years of My Favorite Songs: Song of the Day #2146

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September 1, 2024

Song of the Day: Summer of ’42 (“Dance Scene”) [YouTube link], composed by Michel Legrand, highlights the lush, romantic main theme from this 1971 movie, starring Jennifer O’Neill and Gary Grimes. Though I’ve highlighted other music from this Oscar-winning score, including a vocal rendition of “The Summer Knows,” this particular…
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Music

Song of the Day #2145

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August 31, 2024

Song of the Day: Indian Summer Love [YouTube link], composed by Cedric Martin and Skip Scarborough, was recorded by the R&B/funk band, Con Funk Shun. This instrumental appears on the 1977 album, “Secrets“. It’s a nice smooth jazz track for a late summer day—or an unseasonably warm autumn day, a…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music

Song of the Day #2144

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August 30, 2024

Song of the Day: In the Good Old Summertime, music by George “Honey Boy” Evans, lyrics by Ren Shields, is an iconic 1902 Tin Pan Alley song that has been featured or referenced across the arts: in musical theater, including “The Defender” (1902); novels, including “Elmer Gantry” by Sinclair Lewis…
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Music, Remembrance

Song of the Day #2143

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August 29, 2024

Song of the Day: Farewell, My Summer Love, words and music by Keni St. Lewis, was recorded by Michael Jackson in 1973, and released in 1984 as the title single from a Motown compilation album. This Top 40 hit capitalized on “Thriller“, which was released in November 1982 and went…
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Music

Song of the Day #2142

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August 28, 2024

Song of the Day: Good Times, words and music by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, first appeared on “Risque,” the third studio album of the disco-soul group, Chic. It is one of the most sampled songs in the history of recorded music and is ranked by Rolling Stone as the…
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Music

Song of the Day #2141

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August 23, 2024

Song of the Day: Summer Too Hot features the words and music of Toney Martinez, Major Myjeh, Nasri, and Chris Brown, on whose eleventh studio album, 11:11, this 2023 lead track appears. The mid-tempo R&B song boasts a carefree groove. Check out the official music video [YouTube link].
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