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Another exciting Twitter Discovery: Jenny Holzer
While trolling the Twitterverse for interesting people to follow, I ran across Jenny Holzer’s Twitter page. Brilliant! Of course she’s Twittering! This is the perfect medium for her. And then of course...
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2009 Passages
I keep a page on this blog for Inspiring Lives where I post links to obituaries for people whom I admire. In a past professional life, one of my assignments was to read obituaries, and it was a task I...
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Fear And Prejudice On Trial
Perry v Schwarzenegger put Proposition 8 on trial. More precisely, as attorney David Boies put it, the case put fear and prejudice on trial. In case you missed it last night, the recording of the...
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What’s Making Me Happy, October 13, 2012
My favorite pop culture podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour, ends each episode with a segment called “What’s Making You Happy,” and each of the panelists takes a turn sharing what in the world of popular...
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What’s Making Me Happy January 25, 2013
Pop Culture Indulgence Winter is hibernation season, during which we, and Chez Conner-Smith, put our jammies on as soon as the sun goes down and we are in for the night. After which we indulge in prime...
View ArticleMusic Worthy of Your Attention in 2015
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2015 was to listen more intentionally to new music. I have done a pretty good job of reaching that goal, if I do say so. I have compiled my list on Spotify of...
View ArticleObsessive Listening
Music of note so far in 2016 I have been busy trying to keep up with all of the new music that has been released thus far in 2016. It is not easy to do when you work full time! I have been eagerly...
View ArticleToni Morrison, 1931-2019
Eighty-eight years is a good, long life, by any standard. Still, the loss of Toni Morrison is a gut punch and hard to take for many people. I think it is especially so because her life and writing...
View ArticleObserving Juneteenth
President Joe Biden signed the bill to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday, which may be some modicum of progress, and one that I celebrate. However, it’s impossible not to see this as some kind...
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