Joooooohn, Yyyyyyyokooooooo
Watching the propaganda around Trump and Kamala Harris sort of fascinating. I don’t have friends who share my view on the circus but that’s ok. Nobody I knew as a […]
Politics
a pickle
This took two hours only. Made the best pickles ever. I am amazed. Apple cider vinegar, water, peppercorns, chilies, dill, salt, cucumbers and one secret. Wish I could say the […]
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock fame died. She made a memorable essay in the 80s about coalition building. I learned of it when doing my Masters […]
sebbo
Sebastian died. He was cranky. Acted as though he knew everything and nobody could tell him something he didn’t know. I think he felt betrayed when Bazil had good fortune. […]
stand up, let’s strike the band up, who’s lifting this land up, yes Nixon’s the one to go with….
For the music history course I’m teaching in the fall, I decided to look at how songs can have political influence. One section will be devoted to propaganda songs and […]
knife
I saw a trailer for a new film about Lutheran Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was tortured and hung by Hitler for not behaving like a Nazi. Trailer looks very Hollywood […]
gad saad
Finished Gad Saad’s Parasitic Mind. The part about Batesian mimicry stands out a lot. Creatures that imitate the look of other creatures but do not actually have the particular talent. […]
the Iranians on X
I am so amazed by many Iranian people on X and Instagram and even people I meet teaching at Seneca and at Western who articulate the repression and restrictions of […]
oh mercy
Bob Dylan’s sagacity is very present in his memoir Chronicles, Volume One. I particularly liked recounting the Oh Mercy sessions with Danny Lanois, who urged Dylan to delve into weightier […]
decision by committee
I am hired again to teach two classes this September at Seneca and one at Western in London. I also had a recent interview to work at Ryerson. I was […]