Category Archives: Art

Music Theory: 2Cellos Thunder Strike Again

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Gene Howington

Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, better known as the duo 2Cellos, strike again with their rendition of AC/DC’s “Thunderstuck”.  The only thing missing?  Is no one sets a cello on fire and the maniacal laugh of Tom Hulce … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 14 Comments

Vera Lynn, a trip down memory lane

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley It is late and I am too tired to post anything profound. As I sit here and think of those dark days of WW2, when it was not at all clear the Allies were winning or … Continue reading →

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Just for Fun on Friday a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video –“Tea Party Galaxy: Voyage to the Center of Delusion”

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

Posted in Animation, Government, Politics | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Just for Fun on Friday: A Mark Fiore Video Starring Antonin Scalia As Archie Bunker

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Since posting the story about Chevron going after Pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore yesterday, I’ve been watching more of Fiore’s videos. I thought some of you would enjoy the following video he made of Antonin Scalia … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Humor, Politics, SCOTUS | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Chevron Going after a Political Cartoonist for Satirical Video He Made with Amazon Watch

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Lindsay Abrams posted an interesting article about the Chevron Corporation at Salon yesterday. According to Abrams, one of the world’s largest oil companies is “desperate” to avoid paying billions of dollars in damages for the contamination in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Big Oil, Civil Liberties, Ecuador, Energy Policy, Fascists/Corporatists, Free Speech, Oligarchy, United Kingdom | 40 Comments

‘Tis Burns Night

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANLEY Robert Burns was born on this day in 1759.  The bard of Scotland was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things with the language of his time.  He wrote in the Scots dialect, but he also wrote … Continue reading →

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Funny or Offensive?

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Humor is a funny thing.  It’s called a “sense of humor” because there is certainly an intuitive subjective component to humor. But the thing is . . . humor – like any form of writing – has … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Society | 16 Comments