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The Wright Way Indeed

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July 19, 2025

Today, I finished watching “The Wright Way,” an uplifting and poignant documentary on the career of David Wright, who was the third baseman for the New York Mets for 14 years (2004-2018). Nicknamed “Captain America” for his superlative play during the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Wright set Mets franchise records…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music, Remembrance

Song of the Day #2206

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July 18, 2025

Song of the Day: It Might Be You, music by Dave Grusin, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, was an Academy Award-nominated “Best Original Song” from the 1982 film, “Tootsie,” directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Dustin Hoffman. Alan’s wife Marilyn Bergman died back in 2022. Last night, Alan, the…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music, Remembrance

Song of the Day #2205

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July 17, 2025

Song of the Day: Where the Boys Are, words and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, was heard in the opening credits of the 1960 comedy starring Connie Francis, who sang the title track. Born to an Italian American family in Newark, New Jersey, Francis spent her early years…
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Music

Song of the Day #2204

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July 15, 2025

Song of the Day: When Will I Be Loved, words and music by Phil Everly, was first recorded in 1960 by that Everly Brother [YouTube link]. But the even bigger hit came in 1975 for Linda Ronstadt, who took this song to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song…
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Sports

350 Cheers for Aaron Judge!

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July 12, 2025

Despite the New York Yankees losing 5-2 to the Chicago Cubs today at The Stadium, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit a home run reaching 350 lifetime homers more swiftly than any other player in major league baseball history. He’ll be making his seventh All-Star game appearance on Tuesday. This is…
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Music

Song of the Day #2203

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July 10, 2025

Song of the Day: Menagerie [YouTube link] was composed by banjoist Béla Fleck, who is heard in a superb duet with the legendary Chick Corea on the 2007 Latin Grammy Award-winning “Best Instrumental Album,” “The Enchantment.” The duo released another album (“Remembrance“) more than three years after Corea’s untimely passing,…
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Dialectics, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

Total Freedom Anniversary

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July 9, 2025

To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of my book, Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism, Winton Bates has republished Ed Younkins‘s original review on the Freedom and Flourishing site. I recently published an essay to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the first two books in my “Dialectics and…
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Music, Remembrance

Song of the Day #2202

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July 6, 2025

Song of the Day: See You Later, Alligator features the words and music of Bobby Charles, aka Robert Guidry, who shares the same surname as Louisiana Lightning (Yankee pitching great, Ron Guidry, for those not in the know). This song was a Top Ten Hit for Bill Haley & His…
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Culture, Music

Song of the Day #2201

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July 4, 2025

Song of the Day: Sweet Freedom, words and music by Rod Temperton, was a Top Ten hit for Michael McDonald, which was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1986 film, “Running Scared.” “Shine Sweet Freedom, Shine Your Light On Me” is a fittingly prayerful phrase for this Independence Day…
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Music

Song of the Day #2200

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July 1, 2025

Song of the Day: Rapture, words and music by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, was a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for Blondie, from their fifth studio album, “Autoamerican” (1980). The song is noted for its mashup of new wave, disco, hip hop, and rap. Harry and Stein were friends…
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