(Tim Eagan’s website) __ Can’t embed it, but it’s well worth listening to Jeffrey Sachs ask the Bloomberg kiddies “Do we really have to have our own Egypt, right here in the U.S.?” (h/t Washington Monthly, via commentor Oscarbob) __ Which leaves only the homely consolations of bad music and worse animation:
Music
How strange the change from major to minor
“My Funny Valentine” is my favorite song of all time and I don’t know why I’ve never done a thread about it on Valentine’s Day. Although the lyrics are in some way the best part, there isn’t a vocal version I especially like; Chet Baker ruins it by ending minor instead of major and the …
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Monday Evening Open Thread
Plans for the evening involve CASTLE re-runs and Hagen-Daaz with the Spousal Unit. Hey, it’s Monday…
Saturday Night Open Thread
Off to dinner with the Spousal Unit. (Mis)interpret that as you will (and you will)…
Friday Evening Open Thread
__ Book Group Reminder: NIXONLAND, chapter 4 & 5, “Ronald Reagan” and “Long Hot Summer”, Sunday afternoon at 4pm EST. New voices always welcome — link goes to the downloadable version for quicker access. __ Apart from that, what’s going on this weekend in your life? ***** Edit: Reloading called up the glitch where the …
Early Morning Open Thread: The Folkster
Each of us was put here for a reason, and for some of us that reason is to serve as a bad example. Yes, Nanny Ogg is my literary role model, however did you guess?
Mid morning open thread
Got a bad case of the Mondays, even though it’s Friday. This song always cheers me up.