Monthly Archives: March 2021

Album Review: Greatest Hits (Dan Fogelberg – 1982)

Posted on March 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

Greatest Hits, by Dan Fogelberg If you’re asking me, this particular compilation was released a little early in Fogelberg’s career. This particular compilation, which includes previously unreleased songs in “Missing You” and “Make Love Stay” was released after the massive … Continue reading →

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On The Mysterious Appeal Of Haggadahs

Posted on March 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the things that one notices if one does a large amount of religious reading, as I am prone to do, is that there are a lot of very similar books that one finds on certain subjects. There are … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Birnbaum Haggadah

Posted on March 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Birnbaum Haggadah, by Philip Birnbaum As someone who reads the Haggadah from a place outside of a Jewish background, I find the proliferation of Haggadahs and commentaries upon them to be somewhat fascinating and curious. It appears to me, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Passover Haggadah

Posted on March 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Passover Haggadah, by E.D. Goldschmidt, edited by Nahum Norbert Glatzer This book is a good work to read if one wants to find out what exactly a Haggadah is and what it covers. As far as its organization goes, … Continue reading →

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A Novel About Ordination

Posted on March 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the cryptic comments that Jane Austen made when she had finished the glorious novel that is Pride & Prejudice was that her next novel would be a novel about ordination. There are numerous ways that this statement can … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Dancehall: The Rise Of Dancehall Culture

Posted on March 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

Dancehall: The Rise Of Dancehall Culture, by Various Artists This particular 2-cd set is designed to present a flavor of dancehall during the period from 1979-1992, roughly. It is curated by someone who is aware that two discs of material … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reggae Explosion: The Story Of Jamaican Music

Posted on March 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

Raggae Explosion: The Story Of Jamaican Music, by Chris Salewicz & Adrian Boot The fascinating aspect of this book, which is glossy and full of big photographs and meant seemingly as a rasta coffee table offering for would-be hipsters, is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Who Was Bob Marley?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

Who Was Bob Marley?, by Katie Ellison Bob Marley has always been a fascinating and complicated character to me, even though I have seldom felt the need to study him in any particular great depth. A large portion of his … Continue reading →

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Can We Bring Yesterday Back Around?

Posted on March 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Depending on where you are from, you are most likely to be familiar with different versions of the song “About You Now” that were released in the late oughts. The original version, at least so far as I am aware, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Family Chicken & Fowl Cookbook

Posted on March 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Family Chicken & Fowl Cookbook, by Mel Marshall This is a fantastic cookbook, even if not all of the dishes are ones that I would be interested in cooking or eating, largely because the approach that the book takes … Continue reading →

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