Daily Archives: February 16, 2018

The Beatles – Revolution (1968)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Max West

A blistering live version of “Revolution” by The Beatles, filmed on 9/4/68 at Twickenham Film Studios. They are all really playing, with Paul doing some great vocal counterpoints not on the album, though it appears they had the album track … Continue reading →

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Ronan v Trump

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Max West

My favorite passage from Ronan Farrow’s new piece on Trump in The New Yorker (which MSNBC and CNN will be discussing for the next 2,000 hours straight): Afterward, McDougal wrote, she “went to see him every time he was in … Continue reading →

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The Art Of Reading In The Digital Era

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Max West

In “Teaching The Art Of Reading In The Digital Era”, James McWilliams discusses the amplified cognitive experience of reading when a physical book’s tactility and smell is in play…. compared to a Kindle: “Reading,” says Steve Mannheimer, professor of Media … Continue reading →

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