Daily Archives: June 22, 2016

Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Tony! Toni! Tonè!

Posted on June 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager and a college student, I was fond at looking at historical chart data on Billboard.com, and one of the bands I remember seeing there was one I had not been familiar with otherwise, simply because … Continue reading →

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Dudda Waes Gebur Into Haedfelda

Posted on June 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

“Dudda Waes Gebur Into Haedfelda…”  So begins one of the more enigmatic and thought-provoking texts of the English Middle Ages [1] in telling us that a man named Dudda was a serf on the Hatfield estate.  The rest of this … Continue reading →

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You Are The First One Of Your Kind

Posted on June 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

Will Pluto be remembered in years to come now that it will no longer be considered as a major planet of its own?  That is a hard question to answer, and one that many people will likely not care about. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Domesday

Posted on June 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

Domesday:  A Search For The Roots Of England, by Michael Wood There is both a lot to praise and criticize about a book like this.  On the one hand, this is a book that shows a great love and attention … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming

Posted on June 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming, by Mike Brown As a self-professed and longtime fan of the planetoid Pluto [1], whose first ever remembered foray into writing other people regarded that particular eccentric icy planet, this … Continue reading →

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