Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Art Ensemble of Chicago box set

The release of this 21-CD retrospective brought to mind one of my favorite nights when AEC played first and were followed by swing dancing to Room Full of Blues live! I bet this was also a peak night for Nick Lawrence, who was there also.

Art Ensemble of Chicago and Related Ensembles

NYT Best Comedy of 2018

Nanette is essential watching - both comedy and social commentary! 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/arts/best-comedy-of-2018.html

Monday, December 17, 2018

Sunday, December 2, 2018

wish for Trump apology

A part of the 60 Minutes Fukushima report showed top executives of Tepco, the nuclear company, bowing to the ground to local residents in apology. My first reaction included the wish that Trump would do the same during his exit...

Fukushima disaster on 60 Minutes

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robots-come-to-the-rescue-after-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-disaster-60-minutes/

Last night 60 Minutes aired an episode on the current work to address the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The scope of the problems and the attempts to address them is amazing. Well worth watching!
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