Only the dead have seen the end of war.
~ George Santayana
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Daily Archives: February 1, 2025
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The creator of the new composition in the arts is an outlaw until he is a classic.
~ Gertrude Stein
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Film History 101:
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Grabbing Harry
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Five British Universities with Interesting Wikipedia Entries
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The United States of America can implode under external pressure and its own grave contradictions, or it can be reimagined and repurposed.
~ Rebecca L. Spang via The Atlantic
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Midday Music Fix
Oasis – Supersonic
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#ThisAmericanOpera – Steve Bannon
Host of the “War Room” podcast on Elon Musk
In this interview with WSJ reporter Maggie Severns, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannonreflects on President Trump’s executive orders, Elon Musk’s role in the U.S. government with DOGE, and the closing of USAID among other topics.
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#ThisAmericanOpera – Sean Duffy
20th United States Secretary of Transportation
Sean Duffy – the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation – comes to the upper reaches of the American Government by way of his time as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons.
Secretary Duffy holds a marketing degree from Saint Mary’s University, and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law which is affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.
Interestingly, the Secretary of Transportaion shares an name with the fictional detective Sean Duffy in Adrian McKinty’s mystery novel series.
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We are here just for a spell and then pass on. So get a few laughs and do the best you can. Live your life so that whenever you lose it, you are ahead.
~ Will Rogers
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