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Walk In The Sun

Posted on April 11, 2023 by nathanalbright

In his minor 1995 hit “Walk In The Sun,” the last time (to date), that he has entered the Hot 100, Bruce Hornsby captures a memorable reflection on a man in love with a dancing girl who longs to have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by David E. Long I read this book mainly because a friend of mine happens to be a Saudi from the Eastern Provence and we were talking about a Saudi holiday a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Care If You’re Hate Watching As Long As You’re Watching

Posted on September 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

This evening while I was eating dinner and watching, as is my custom, Thursday Night Football, I noticed that the television next to football was showing Game 3 of the WNBA championship. I must admit that while there was a … Continue reading →

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Going Back

Posted on June 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is always interesting to see nostalgic trends in music that appear at various times and that indicate within the populace a desire to go back to a simpler time that reflects some degree of unhappiness with the pace of … Continue reading →

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How Old Is Azeri?

Posted on May 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

This morning I had the chance to read someone with a scholarly interest in the Azeri language talk about their own personal reflections of Azeri and its connection (via its shared particles with various other languages) and the implications of … Continue reading →

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On The Strange Power Of Outsiders

Posted on April 28, 2022 by nathanalbright

It so happened that this evening I was interviewed by a random fledgling podcast host for a discussion about travel and languages and penpals and all, subjects I am interested in, and during the discussion I discussed some of the … Continue reading →

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Holding On To The Old Things

Posted on March 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

Is it a bad thing to hold on to the old things? I do not think it is, but there is a general assumption that people have, at least among many I interact with, that it is a bad thing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Landscape And Memory

Posted on February 23, 2022 by nathanalbright

Landscape And Memory, by Simon Schama This is a deeply interesting book. That does not mean that I have any particular agreement about the author’s thoughts about the relationship of landscape and religion, because the author seems to view Christian … Continue reading →

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It Sings To You, But Not To Me

Posted on February 21, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the rankdown challenges I have participated in over the past few days is one that invites listeners to rank songs that were popular in the UK, Canada, or Australia that were not popular in the United States. I … Continue reading →

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On The Productivity Of Theories

Posted on February 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

How do theories show themselves to be productive? As someone who reads a fair amount of material about linguistics, one often finds situations where writers seek to determine the deep relationships between long-separated languages as a way of showing the … Continue reading →

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