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The only time I can remember seeing the 19th century abolitionist John Brown mentioned in a jazz context was in a piece called “The Day John Brown Was Hanged”, written by George Russell for the altoist Hal McKusick’s 1956 album Jazz...
Sunscreen use is increasing, but skin cancer rates are also rising. Does that mean sunscreen doesn’t work, or – even worse – sunscreen might cause skin cancer? This was one of the common sunscreen myths I debunked in this video. Here’s...
Moses of Oxford was one of the most prominent scholars and legal minds in Anglo-Jewry of the 13th century. Born in Oxford to a family of generations of rabbis, he married into another prominent family. He had five children.Two of his...
Chief Justice John Roberts' legal reasoning in the birthright citizenship case is careful and narrow. But it misses the bigger point: The 14th Amendment was written to prevent a permanent underclass in America.I explain in a new column...
Paradigms are sets of rules accepted by groups of people working in a particular field.Scientists agree to them while solving problems deemed important and worthy of a solution. Paradigms, comprised of axioms, i.e. things we hold as...
Yesterday we did a post on how most of the ideas in the techno-optimist movement are just old sci-fi tropes. Tomorrow we'll be talking about some of the AI movement's more cult-like aspects (wait till we get to “Roko’s Basilisk”). This...
Wine tasting notes are full of nouns that reference fruits and other aromatic substances. These are helpful in giving readers a foothold in understanding a wine. If a Syrah smells of blackberry, smoked meat, and black pepper, you have...
St. Clare to her friend Agnes. via Mark K.
sighDidn't get a pic of it but this frame was toast, as in burnt toast. The frame was badly twisted - 3 of the corners rocked. First time I had seen that. I was pissed and whacked the frame on the tablesaw and one corner opened up. Kept...
Vines. Grand Haven, MI (2026) - Nikon F100 / Kodak ColorPlus 200 STATUS: Recovering from too much socializing TODO: Mow lawns (Mine and my stepdaughters) READING: Howm tutorial LISTENING: Wet Leg, "Moisturizer" The in-laws fly out this...
✈️ The last time I was in an all executive airplane was Silverline in the UK. Clearly not as many people flying to Ottawa this morning.
Near the end of The Tombs of Atuan, the wizard Ged is in the desert with a young woman, Tenar. They have escaped a great evil and are tired, footsore, hungry. They have no food and little water and are a day’s walk from either. Tenar,...
One of the restaurants I miss most since leaving NYC is Win Son, so whenever the craving strikes, I break out their cookbook and get to work! A recent favorite is their Fried Eggplant with Black Vinegar, Labneh, and Spiced Cashews....
Coaching Finale? As June came to an end, I managed what I believe will be my final youth baseball game. (Unless of course someone twists my arm into doing it again, which I could totally see happening.) I counted 130 games managed...