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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Sciabarra: Born 72 Years Ago Today
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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Continue reading →: Twenty Years of My Favorite Songs: Song of the Day #2146
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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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2145
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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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2144
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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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2143
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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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2142
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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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2141
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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Continue reading →: Decision 2024 (IV): Kamala, cOmMuNIsm, and Coconuts
Having been preoccupied with the Olympics and other fun activities in August, I returned to the Presidential race this week, giving as much attention to the Democratic National Convention as I did the Republican one. At the very least, I can report that I’ll take Stevie Wonder over Lee Greenwood…
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Continue reading →: Confronting Bigotry, Fighting for the Marginalized
Yesterday, after posting my review of Alexandra Popoff’s new book, Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success, there was a spirited discussion on my Facebook timeline concerning some of the issues raised. The engagement enabled me to incorporate a few corrections to my review and I was happy to give…
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Continue reading →: Ayn Rand: The Jewish Radical?
Review of Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success, by Alexandra Popoff. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2024, 264 pp, notes, index Back in 2002, Jeff Walker, author of The Ayn Rand Cult (1999), sent me an unfinished manuscript tentatively titled The Jewish/Nietzschean Worldview of Ayn Rand. Sadly,…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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