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John Oliver Explains How to Use Animal Visuals to Make Listening to Supreme Court Audios More Entertaining
By Elaine Magliaro I love Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! Here’s a video clip from last night’s program on the subject of no television cameras being allowed to film Supreme Court proceedings and how to make listening to SCOTUS … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Humor, SCOTUS, Short Video, United States
Tagged John Oliver, Last Week Tonight
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Music Monday: Fugues
by Gene Hownington I’ve been listening to music in the car quite a bit lately. A little of this, a little of that, but on the longer stretches I’ve preferred classical music. Lately, I’ve been listening to fugues. I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
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A New Heart for a Young Man
By Elaine Magliaro Mike Spindell’s column From the Bottom of My New Heart inspired me to write a short post about my dear friend Lynne and her son Steve. I have known Lynne since grammar school. We attended parochial schools … Continue reading
Just for Fun: A Sarah Palin Picture to Share
By Elaine Magliaro One of my husband’s young friends posted this picture on Facebook. I had to share it with my friends at Flowers for Socrates.
John Oliver Provides the Most Thorough “News” Coverage on America’s Predator Drone Strikes to Date on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight”
By Elaine Magliaro It seems to me that we get much of our best coverage of news stories from comedians/comedy programs these days. I’m a big fan of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Last Week Tonight—which is hosted … Continue reading
Posted in American History, CIA, Media, Pakistan, Propaganda, Short Video, United States, US Military, War on "Terror"
Tagged Drone Strikes, Jeremy Scahill, Pentagon, Yemen
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Police Chief of Ferguson, Missouri, Apologizes to Michael Brown’s Parents (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Thomas Jackson, the police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, apologized to the parents of Michael Brown in a video message earlier today. Jackson extended his apology to peaceful protesters who may think that he didn’t do “enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Local Government, Missouri, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, police
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“The Face of Disgrace”: Charlie Pierce’s Brief Look at Three Failures of the Mainstream Media Since 2001 (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Today, Charlie Pierce has a post on his Politics Blog at Esquire titled The Face of Disgrace. The post is short—but points out the mainstream media’s failure to cover a few important events that occurred in this … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, George W. Bush, History, Media, Movies, Music, Politics, Propaganda, Short Video, Society, United States, War
Tagged Charles P. Pierce, Climate Change, Mainstream Media
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POETRY FRIDAY: Jesse Winchester, A Singer and Songwriter with Roots in the American South (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro According to Mandalit Del Barco (NPR), singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester had planned to become a lawyer after he graduated from college. In 1967, however, he got his draft notice and fled to Canada. Barco said that when he … Continue reading
“Concrete Angel”: Martina McBride’s Powerful Song about Child Abuse (VIDEO)
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro The subject of corporal punishment is a hot topic in the news at the moment because of the indictment of Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson for child abuse. On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that Peterson … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Crime, Music, Short Video, United States
Tagged Adrian Peterson, Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Minnesota Vikings, NFL
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“The End and the Beginning”: An Anti-War Poem by Wislawa Szymborska (VIDEO)
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro For Poetry Friday this week, I’m sharing one of my favorite poems written by my favorite poet–Wislawa Szymborska. The poem is titled The End and the Beginning. I choose this poem because I think it’s a … Continue reading
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