November 12, 2014 Happy birthday Neil Young! It’s Canadian music legend week here at JimTypeBlog. First was Joni Mitchell’s birthday last Friday, and today we celebrate Neil Young turning 69. Rolling Stone today presented a run-down of 20 songs only hardcore Neil fans (Neilists, I call us) would know. I was glad to see “Change Your Mind” on that list, as it’s been a fave [continue…]
The killing of Osama bin Laden and its fallout continue to be major stories dominating the 24-hour news cycle and crystallizing an array of responses from celebration to condemnation. Did bin Laden get what he deserved? It’s hard to not feel that way. But I found the responses of many—the tailgate-party-like celebrations, the chest-thumping, and the rah-rah-rah’ing—a little distasteful, though I suppose I can understand [continue…]
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