Thursday Night Music Club (48 hrs in the oven ed.)

I'll be honest--I came across Phosphorescent from a Best of 2013 list (no shame, I know), but you need to check them/him out if you haven't yet. The first video is "Right on/Ride on" (like it already w/ its use of the forward slash)--sorta a folk/techno M Ward song (you know it could be trouble if the thing you're comparing it to is also unknown). Enjoy--

and here's video number two from the same album. "Haunting" and "atmospheric" are easy but apt descriptors for this one--"Song for Zula" (Stanley Kubrick-inspired, maybe?). Enjoy, as well--

The Pensioners vs the Hockey Stadium

It's happened in Illinois; it's happening in Detroit; heck, it's even happening in California. Cutting public pensions in order to build professional sports stadiums is done under the guise of "economic development." Read this piece to see if building big ol' stadiums really does stimulate the economy or not (not to ruin it for you, but it doesn't).

Here is David Sirota's piece: http://pando.com/2013/12/10/for-economic-stimulus-pensions-beat-stadiums-and-server-farms/

One other thought--can I get an investment or a gig where I assume none of the risk but reap all the benefit? (yeah, I'm looking at you Wall St.). It's quite slick how the plutocracy is pulling this off, while most of us sit by and do nothing . . . boy, do we need a Teddy Roosevelt (or an Elizabeth Warren) for President (Jill Stein would still be my choice but baby steps here . . .).

Thursday Night Music Club (kids' ed.)

(informed by Brain Pickings)

nicely illustrated version of the Bob Dylan song "Forever Young." Enjoy--

 

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just because--"Brown Bear . . ."

You didn't build that--another side (late to Thanksgiving ed.)

EJ Dionne on gratitude (would have been better last week but still worthwhile)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-on-thanksgiving-understanding-what-gratitude-requires/2013/11/27/a537d764-56d8-11e3-835d-e7173847c7cc_story.html

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(from ThinkProgress)

http://thinkprogress.org/home/2013/11/28/2999951/thanksgiving-shocking-facts/