Daily Archives: February 9, 2017

Obama’s Mysteriously Disappearing Magic Dust

From “Obama’s party-building legacy splits Democrats” in Politico: A painful Democratic rift over Barack Obama’s political legacy is finally bursting into the open. For years, the former president’s popularity among Democrats stifled any public critiques of his stewardship of the … Continue reading

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The Diminishing Relevance of the Art World

In WaPo, Tom Rachman, who himself despises Trump, asks “How can the art world resist Trump? Probably not very well.” What is the problem? Political correctness and conformity of thought within the world of elite artists: Right-wing commentators have spent … Continue reading

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Oasis – D’You Know What I Mean? (1997)

Another epic song by Oasis, from their third album Be Here Now (1997). This version, which boosts the string section higher in the mix, is the “NG’s 2016 Rethink” version, from the 2016 remastered version of Be Here Now. From … Continue reading

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