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Plum’s Appraisal of American Tunesmiths

May 28, 2012
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Plum’s Appraisal of American Tunesmiths

"Honey, won’t you come to Tennessee?"

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Respect

May 26, 2012
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Respect

"For love of country they accepted death." — James A. Garfield

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‘Mad Men’ Drapers Go to the Theater

May 25, 2012
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‘Mad Men’ Drapers Go to the Theater

Mad Men protagonist Don Draper is showing increasing disgust as the 1960s New Left culture begins its rise. Larry Kauffmann tells all about it.

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An Early American Libertarian Anarchist — Anne Hutchinson vs. The Theological Oligarchy

May 22, 2012
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An Early American Libertarian Anarchist — Anne Hutchinson vs. The Theological Oligarchy

"Better to be cast out of the Church than to deny Christ."

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‘House’ Conclusion Satisfies Both Emotions and Intellect

May 22, 2012
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‘House’ Conclusion Satisfies Both Emotions and Intellect

For me the most interesting thing about the Fox TV series House, the final episode of which aired last night, was the way the narratives balanced cynicism and compassion,...

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I Lost on Jeopardy

May 21, 2012
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I Lost on Jeopardy

I dedicate this post to Tom Friedman, one of the most pedestrian, overrated intellects of this or any other age.

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“All Effect and No Cause”: Colliding Branes, Bouncing Universes, Promiscuous Singularities, and Fashionable Nothings — Five Versions of How It All Began

May 21, 2012
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“All Effect and No Cause”: Colliding Branes, Bouncing Universes, Promiscuous Singularities, and   Fashionable Nothings — Five Versions of How It All Began

"Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." — G. K. Chesterton

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Was “Smash” a smash?

May 20, 2012
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Was “Smash” a smash?

One of NBC’s few, highly-rated new shows last year was Smash, a drama about trying to get a new musical onto Broadway. The season’s final episode was last...

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Dispelling Some Myths About the World’s Most Persecuted People

May 19, 2012
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Dispelling Some Myths About the World’s Most Persecuted People

"Jews and Arabs are all really children of Abraham."

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‘Hunter’ Is an Intriguing Thriller, Weakened By Its Own Concept

May 15, 2012
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‘Hunter’ Is an Intriguing Thriller, Weakened By Its Own Concept

“… They even make virtues out of ‘humility’ and ‘turning the other cheek’ and ‘loving everybody.’ Because it alleviates their guilt. It’s much nicer to pretend to yourself that...

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Shelby’s ‘Killer Swell’ Is . . . Pretty Swell

May 11, 2012
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Shelby’s ‘Killer Swell’ Is . . . Pretty Swell

Lars Walker has often written about the archetype of the American private eye. Particularly the fact that he’s often a figure of male fantasy. What guy, in his heart,...

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Bring on the Carbon Dioxide — The Upside of “Global Warming”

May 11, 2012
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Bring on the Carbon Dioxide — The Upside of “Global Warming”

"... the potential benefit described here is a huge one."

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