Daily Archives: December 3, 2021

Some Thoughts On The 2021 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart

I spend a fair amount of time listening to, reviewing, and talking about music, and as a way of taking a general pulse of the contemporary culture the Year-End chart is something I pay a fair amount of attention to. … Continue reading

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What Does Barbados Gain As A Republic?

Earlier this week there was a little-recognized change in the status of the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Since the independence of the island, the nation had (like many other former British colonies) been a part of the British Commonwealth … Continue reading

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