Heavy Metal Poisoning - Styx

It’s a good thing for Rock fans that the current administration loves Rock, or we’d get a visit from Dr. Righteous of the Majority for a Musical Morality… Played by James Young of Styx and yes, Styx did dark humor about the Moral Majority.

Don't Tame Your Dragon - Raynsong Sings, Jacob Last & RainbowStar (HoneyBirdMusic)

Don’t tame your dragon. It’s your only defense. Don’t tame your dragon. It can see farther than you can. Harness the fire. (repeat) Don’t fear your dragon, as it rages inside. Don’t fear your dragon. Cause there’s nothing left to hide. Welcome your fire. (repeat) Don’

James Baldwin - Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced. The principal fact that we must now face, and that a handful of writers are trying to dramatize, is that the time has now come for us to turn our backs forever on the big two-hearted river.

The Banality of Evil

In order to function in an empire, the population has to function like nothing changed because they are afraid of losing what they have.

The most abused drug in America: Self righteous anger

A crossfade is when two or more substances are present. In this case, endorphins, dopamine, oxytocin and a dash of adrenaline…The author, David Brin, wrote the novel, The Postman, which became a Kevin Costner movie starring Tom Petty as the mayor of Hoover Dam.

If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.

Katniss Everdeen and Squid Game fans: The Long Walk by Stephen King

The link points to the Libby app. Read Stephen King’s first novel using your library card and the Libby app. Also a 2025 movie. “Set in an alternative, dystopian version of the United States following an unspecified war, the plot revolves around the Long Walk, an annual con

After 250 Years, Britain Is Revoking America's Independence

Now that the promise of a free country is broken in these “united” states and we have an aspiring king (emperor, actually), this is the perfect move.

Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says

US citizens are being treated like this. Third-world countries do this. Why are we?!?

Pink Floyd, Empty Spaces - A Classical Musician’s In-Depth Analysis

16:05 “So many are so empty. So many are seeking to fill the Empty Spaces, and every effort to do so not only increases the isolation….”

Psychobabble by the Alan Parsons Project

I don’t care. It’s all psychobabble rap to me!

When Things Were Rotten | Episode One: The Capture of Robin Hood

Eighteen years before Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 v. 1975), Mel Brooks tackled Robin Hood with a TV series having 23 episodes. Funny as hell today.

Pink Floyd, Young Lust - A Classical Musician’s In-Depth Analysis

Virgin Rock breaks down the fact that the Young Lust isn’t actually sexual, it’s a lust for revenge on the mother who kept the world away from him. Moreover, Empty Spaces is about exploring everything his mother kept him away from, then the phone call where he finds out his wi

Wookieepedia: Thracken Sal-Solo

Remember when the Solo family name was a thing? A time before George Lucas sold out to the people who refused to pay the authors of their goldmine and reduced it to a throwaway line in a movie? FWIW - Dark Empire (graphic novel) is the •real• way Palpatine’s soul was dragged

The 40th anniversary of the arrival of Humphrey the Humpback Whale passes into history.

“Humphrey the Whale is a humpback whale that twice deviated from his Mexico to Alaska migration by entering San Francisco Bay. This behavior is unusual for a humpback whale, and Humphrey attracted wide media attention when entering the bay in both 1985 and 1990. Both of his bay i

If all you know about the song Torn is what Natalie Imbruglia did to it, you don’t know Ednaswap.

They do have a version closer to the pop version, but that’s not •this•.

Before ordering IT around, find out what life is like for the other half: Bastard Operator From Hell (1992)

Pluribus Fans: Have you read Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke?

Whether you agree with my framing, there are undeniable similarities between Pluribus and Childhood’s End. Completely different story with the same goal: Making Humanity Grow the Fuck Up.

About the administration removing American citizens…denaturatlization…

NPR removes the doubt.Please…do discuss…

Huey Lewis And The News - Workin' For A Livin'

Overjoyed to be self-employed. From the Picture This album two years before they broke big with Sports.Some days won't end ever and some days pass on byI'll be working here forever, at least until I dieDamned if you do, damned if you don'tI'm supposed to get a raise week, you kn

NEW * I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth {Stereo}

…because my opinions, combined with the state of the world, aren’t going to interfere with my enjoyment of life… I just wanna celebrate another day of living. I just wanna celebrate another day of Love! May you have love wherever you are.

The Eyes Wide Shut Conspiracy: Did Stanley Kubrick warn us about Jeffrey Epstein?

A common understanding of headlines says that if the headline ends in a question, the answer is No. Examining the conspiracy theory is, however, highly illuminating… https://archive.ph/KEN1MThe fact that the novella it’s based on was originally going to be the follow-up to

Review — William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge, by Ian Doescher

Verily, there existeth all nine Star Wars movies in Elizabethan English!

Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL

The humble beginnings of the Hanukkah Song, which has become much bigger with time. Put on your yarmulke. It’s time for Hanukkah.

Homeless veterans can have housing through the HUD-VASH program (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing

If you’ve served your country (accepted the risk of death), you may qualify for housing apart from other entry points. The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program combines HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless Veterans with case m

Was Not Was - Shake Your Head 1992 (Let's Go To Bed) Remastered (Official Music Video)

You can't sue Buddah for libel, you can't rewrite the Bible(Shake your head)You can't hit homers like Babe Ruth, can't put your finger on the truthBoogie track featuring Kim Basinger and Ozzy Ozbourne