Poor Richard's Anorak

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: New pyramid found

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: New pyramid found.

Deceptively Simple: The eternal struggle--Barack Obama narrates Copland's "Lincoln Portrait"

Deceptively Simple: The eternal struggle.

This weblog post includes a link to the YouTube of Barack Obama narrating a prescient portion of Copland's  "A Lincoln Portrait" in Millennium Park in Chicago.

David Byrne Journal

David Byrne Journal.

Creative Loafing Tampa: News | Peter Meinke--Poet's Notebook | Patriot games

Creative Loafing Tampa | News | Poet's Notebook | Patriot games.

Peter Meinke is a wonderful poet, and a clear thinker.

John Yoo'€™s Ongoing Falsehoods in Service of Limitless Government Power - CommonDreams.org

John Yoo’s Ongoing Falsehoods in Service of Limitless Government Power - CommonDreams.org .

Failing to Use the 1st Amendment to Defend the Bill of Rights, Media don't probe candidates on civil liberties - CommonDreams.org

Failing to Use the 1st Amendment to Defend the Bill of RightsMedia don’t probe candidates on civil liberties - CommonDreams.org .

Op-Ed Columnist - Memorial Day at '€˜South Pacific'€™ - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Memorial Day at ‘South Pacific’ - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com.

This is a wonderful thought piece.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Vivaldi work revived 278 years on

Link: BBC NEWS | Europe | Vivaldi work revived 278 years on.

I love it when someone does research which leads to wonderful music being reborn.

Alfred Kazin: by Richard M. Cook, reviewed by Carol Iannone

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An American Procession had a powerful effect on me when I first read it. Kazin brought the great American voices to life for me. Melville, Emerson and others had never spoken to me so vividly. On Native Grounds goes to the top of my list.

Media Matters - They're tryin' to wash us away ...

Link: Media Matters - They're tryin' to wash us away ... .