I’m not a big punk – rap fan, but this song really does it for me, even to this day. Give It Away was released six days before Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, as the lead single from their…
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History of the World, Part 1 (1981) – Mel Brooks (Friday’s Finest)
Moses: The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen…[drops one of the tablets]Moses: Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey! History of the World, Part 1 is the third Mel Brooks film to appear here at…
Give a Little Bit (1977) – Supertramp
This song Give a Little Bit has been around me nearly all my life and I never grow tired of hearing it. It’s not that I have heard it all that much, it just seems to make appearances in certain…
The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 13) – Polyphony, Apocryphal & Juris Prudence
Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Polyphony A style of music composition employing two or more simultaneous, but relatively independent melodic sounds. When music is made up of…
Girls In Their Summer Clothes (2007) – Bruce Springsteen
Listening to this 2008 Bruce track was like being transported back to vintage Bruce music. It’s a wonderful track and possesses all the hallmarks about what made Bruce Springsteen the household name he came to be. Even the lyrics of…
How Corrupt and Out-of Touch is the Western Media Right Now? (Special Edition Article)
I have alluded to this before in other articles, but I think the Major Press has reached a heightened level of reality fabrication. Let me indulge you…. Today, the big story for the upcoming Master’s golf tournament; the most prestigious…
Girlfriend in a Coma (1987) – The Smiths
The Smiths are a punk-pop English group regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. As I mentioned in my post about lead singer Morrissey’s song Everyday is Like…
My Girl (1991) – Howard Zieff (Friday’s Finest Special Edition selection)
I hadn’t seen My Girl for decades, but when it popped on Netflix I knew I had to see it with my kids. So, last Saturday night after a sumptuous lunch at Crepes and Waffles on 140 street here in…
Girl From the North Country (1963) – Bob Dylan
Today we have an an early Bob Dylan classic – Girl From The North Country. I like nearly every version I’ve heard from him of this song and believe me there are many! He wrote it about his then sweetheart…
The Case of Socrates (Final – 12 Rules For Life) – Jordan B Peterson
Today we reach the final book excerpt from Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rule For Life. A lot of what the book espouses is about ‘delaying gratification’ (sacrifice) and pursuing what is meaningful and not what is expedient. Peterson uses the case…
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