Monthly Archives: December 2021

Album Review: I, Robot

Posted on December 7, 2021 by nathanalbright

I Robot, by the Alan Parsons Project As someone who is a fan of the Alan Parsons project, I took the opportunity to listen to their first album as a way of seeing to what extent the qualities of the … Continue reading →

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Rivers Of Babylon

Posted on December 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of my more obscure interests is a fascination with the history of languages and their origins and development. For a long time people have sought to make connections between various languages in seeking to discover how it is that … Continue reading →

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We Live In A Society

Posted on December 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

It has long been axiomatic among most people, at least, that human beings are sociopolitical beings. This is not to say that every human being embraces being part of larger society, or that we are always well served by the … Continue reading →

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The Longest Match

Posted on December 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

A record fell today that drew a great deal of attention in the world of chess. Currently, for those who are not aware, the chess championship is going on between reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

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?

Posted on December 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

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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The Joy Of The Pen

Posted on December 2, 2021 by nathanalbright

While there have been a great many hit songs in music history that have highly questionable origins, there are perhaps few subjects of songs as unappealing as that of Bobby Darin’s hit “Mack The Knife,” a murderous psychopath whose history … Continue reading →

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An Ethos Of Service

Posted on December 1, 2021 by nathanalbright

I remember some years ago reading from an online acquaintance about their experience in Saudi Arabia and recognizing that a political system that appears to be absolute from the outside is far more participatory and far more egalitarian when viewed … Continue reading →

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