Archive | November 9, 2009

Nota Bene #91: No Joke

Well I figured I’d give you all a break

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D.C.—part one: "A strong and active faith"

The crickets and katydids still trade chirps between the trees and the bushes that line the Potomac River’s great tidal basin. As I walk along the basin toward the FDR Memorial, the insect song see-saws back and forth—but then it’s drowned out completely by the rumble of a low-flying jet making its descent toward Ronald […]

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Sustainability, localism, community and the dignity of work: In praise of Wendell Berry

Here’s what Ken Kesey had to say about Wendell Berry: “Wendell Berry is the Sargeant York charging unnatural odds across our no-man’s-land of ecology. Conveying the same limber innocence of young Gary Cooper, Wendell advances on the current crop of Krauts armed with naught but his pen and his mythic ridgerunner righteousness. One after the […]

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Tournament of Rock – Legends: Bruce Springsteen vs The Who

Welcome back to the Scholars & Rogues quest for the greatest band of all time. Let the Sweet 16 commence. It’s now one-on-one, and our first head-to-head features two of the most dynamic bands – both in the studio and in concert – in history. Your contestants: #2 Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band: Listen #3 The […]

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