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    A Pearls Before Swine Monday

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    May 9, 2022

    Courtesy Pearls Before Swine, by Stephan Pastis

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  • Film / TV / Theater Review, Music

    Song of the Day #1942

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    May 9, 2022

    Song of the Day: Be Faithful is credited to many writers, but it depends heavily on samples from, among other tracks, “Love Like This” by Faith Evans and, obviously, “Chic Cheer” by the Edwards-Rodgers team, which started this 3-song arc. It was released by American rapper Fatman Scoop in 1999…

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  • Culture, Remembrance

    Happy Mother’s Day

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    May 8, 2022

    … to all the Moms out there!

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  • Music

    Song of the Day #1941

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    May 8, 2022

    Song of the Day: Love Like This is credited to a host of writers, including Sean “Puffy” Combs, Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence, and Faith Evans, though the Edwards-Rodgers “Chic Cheer” sample looms large. With its soulful retro R&B/dance feel, this was the biggest hit of Evans’s career. Check out the official…

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  • Music

    Song of the Day #1940

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    May 7, 2022

    Song of the Day: Chic Cheer, words and music by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, was the lead-off track to the 1978 album, “C’est Chic,” which was the second studio album for the R&B/disco band, Chic. This song, with its infectious bass line, provides us with a foundation for the…

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  • Music

    Song of the Day #1939

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    May 6, 2022

    Song of the Day: About Damn Time is credited to a host of writers, including Melissa Viviane Jefferson—aka as Lizzo, who released this song last month as the lead single to her 2022 album, “Special“. Check out the official video [YouTube link] and the multi-talented artist’s April 16th performance on…

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  • Education, Personal

    A Ski Visit

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    May 5, 2022

    After attending the Brooklyn Tech Homecoming virtually on Saturday, April 9, 2022, it was time to open the doors to the Sciabarra household. This morning, we welcomed two Technites, both from the Class of 1983! Carol Cunningham (left) and Denice Ware (right), who also serves as the President of the…

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  • Dialectics, Politics (Theory, History, Now), Rand Studies

    Paul Crider on Ayn Rand

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    May 5, 2022

    Notablog readers should check out a critical essay on Liberal Currents by Paul Crider that discusses “Liberalism versus Reaction in Ayn Rand“. Paul writes on Facebook: Finally published my big essay on Ayn Rand. I’m very sympathetic to Rand and I encourage folks to see what people find so inspirational…

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  • Music

    Song of the Day #1938

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    May 5, 2022

    Song of the Day: Oye Como Va, by Tito Puente, was first released in 1962 by the composer, but became a worldwide hit for Santana in 1971. The Mexican-American guitarist, Carlos Santana, led this song straight into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Grammy Hall of…

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  • Frivolity

    Pearls Before Swine: Two-Word Answers

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    May 4, 2022

    I’ve been giving lots of two-word answers to folks of late, but not nearly as polite as these two. 🙂 Courtesy Pearls Before Swine, by Stephan Pastis

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