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Ursula Le Guin’s Speech at The National Book Awards: “We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries—the realists of a larger reality.”
By Elaine Magliaro Ursula Le Guin is an award-winning American author of novels, children’s books, and short stories. Her preferred genres are fantasy and science fiction. Le Guin has also written poetry and essays. Harry Kunzru (The Guardian) wrote last month that many … Continue reading
A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video for the Holiday Season: “Driving While Brown…and Furry”
Posted by Elaine Magliaro I just came upon the following Mark Fiore video this morning. Although it’s a few days past Christmas, I thought some of you might appreciate viewing this holiday “seasonal” political cartoon brought to us by Truthdig. … Continue reading
A Merry Musical Muppet Christmas!
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
A Christmas Song from Our Animal Friends
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Music, Short Video
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RIP Joe Cocker
by Gene Howington It’s a loss for the world. Yesterday, singular musical talent Joe Cocker passed away at the age of 70, a victim of small cell lung cancer. Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Cocker began performing in 1961 under … Continue reading
It is Winter Solstice today.
By Chuck Stanley In the northern hemisphere, the day with the least amount of sunlight and most hours of darkness. The southern hemisphere recognizes today as Summer Solstice, the day with most hours of sunlight. The precise moment of Solstice … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Christianity, History, Holidays, Music, Scotland
Tagged Alaska, Enya, Light, Northern Exposure, Pagan, Winter Solstice, Yule
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Celebrating the Solstice with Winter Poems
By Elaine Magliaro The winter solstice begins this evening. I thought I’d post some poems for the winter season today. Toward the Winter Solstice By Timothy Steele, 1948 Although the roof is just a story high, It dizzies me a … Continue reading
How I Went From Casablanca To Hoosiers On The Republican Party
By Mark Esposito A fascinating trope making the rounds on the right-wing blogs this week (here‘s one from the Mothership) concerns Michigan Communications Professor Susan Douglas and her provocative article originally entitled I Hate Republicans. In it, Douglas lays out her indictment … Continue reading
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Hunger of Memory: “Starvation Camp Near Jaslo”–A Poem by Wislawa Szymborska
By Elaine Magliaro Stanley Kunitz, the tenth Poet Laureate of the United States, once said, “Memory is everybody’s poet-in-residence.” Wislawa Szymborska, a Nobel Prize-winning poet from Poland, was born in 1923. Jaroslav Anders (Los Angeles Times) said that during her young adulthood, … Continue reading
Music Saturday: Tina S, a rising star with a guitar.
By: Chuck Stanley for Music Saturday Some folks seem to think child prodigy talent suddenly appears full blown without apparent effort. Unless the talent is an autistic savant, that simply doesn’t happen. It takes work, dedication, and practice. Lots of … Continue reading
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