On The Radio
Now I’m listening to Mexico de Mis Recuerdos on Live365.com; it plays: Los Exitos de los 30’s 40’s e 50’s con canciones clasicas de Agustín …
History
Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand
At MSN Encarta, they say: Ayn Rand (1905-1982), American novelist and philosopher, whose championing of the gifted individual established her as a controversial figure in …
Another Wright Brothers Anecdote
Again, from The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation by Quentin Reynolds, published by Random House, New York, (c) 1950, renewed in 1978. In the …
Toscanini: Lessons on Discipline and Success
Toscanini! Even today, thirty-five years after his death, Toscanini remains the supreme legend in classical music. Nearly every musician who ever played with him considered …
Happy Birthday, Thomas Paine
We know Paine as the writer of Common Sense. (Or we should.) But there is more. “While Paine was pre-eminently a publicist — and in …
Shakespeare’s Influence on Modern Language
At Shakespeare-online, Lee Jamieson says in “Shakespeare’s Influence:” Yes, Shakespeare invented over 1700 of our common words. Please see my About, Inc. site for a …
When the Earth Was in This Part of Its Orbit, 2
On and around this date in history: January 22nd births: 1875 D[avid] W Griffith movie producer/director (Birth of a Nation) 1893 Conrad Veidt Potsdam …
The Darwin Festival (SM) 2009
For those who are interested in biology, science, the philosophy of science, or the history of ideas: Salem State College’s Department of Biology is going …
Galileo: A Quote
Contra the Scholastics (and contra Bacon, from what I’ve heard of Bacon — though I’ll have to research on my own to see if Bacon …
Happy Birthday, Sir Francis Bacon
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy says about Bacon: Sir Francis Bacon (later Lord Verulam and the Viscount St. Albans) was an English lawyer, statesman, essayist, …