Category Archives: Music

Fiddler on the Roof

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Over the past couple evenings we’ve watched the movie version of a musical I had never seen before, in any form: Fiddler on the Roof. I was aware it was a big-hit musical, back in the 1960s or ’70s, in … Continue reading →

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LQCs: Preferring Simple Answers to Complex Problems

Posted on 8 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

First for today, a blast from the past. From 2009. This is a song from Les Miz, which we watched on PBS last week. Susan Boyle. Watch the clip above from the beginning, until at least about 1:15 when she … Continue reading →

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LQCs: A Beautiful Song; Changing the Narrative

Posted on 6 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

We heard a version of this last night on PBS. The song was written for this singer, Colm Wilkinson. More versions here. \\ One more article about the mass shootings of late, because this takes an abstract look at the … Continue reading →

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Music: Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight

Posted on 2 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
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Music: Depeche Mode, It Doesn’t Matter

Posted on 1 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This past weekend, with family members (and dog) here for the long weekend

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Vangelis, part 3

Posted on 21 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
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Vangelis RIP, part 2

Posted on 20 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

A few more thoughts today, about Vangelis’ music.

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Vangelis RIP, post 1

Posted on 19 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

NPR, 19 May 2022: Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79

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Rolf Dobelli, STOP READING THE NEWS

Posted on 25 March 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Published in German, 2019, in English, 2020, by Sceptre. This is a short book on an idea that seems counter-intuitive. But I love counter-intuitive ideas, those that challenge my provisional conclusions about the world, especially if a book on such … Continue reading →

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Berlin in 1993; The Dark 21st Century; Wordle

Posted on 18 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Today’s L&Qs&Cs, about where the 21st century is heading after the optimism of the 1990s, with a recollection about being in Berlin in 1993. Today’s endpiece, about Wordle.

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