Author: Don Durito

It can happen here

Eighty years ago this week, 20,000 Americans attended a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden. That was at a time when the Nazi regime in Germany was in the midst of building its concentration camps and was a mere months away from...

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Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 104

Welcome back, music lovers. There is a subculture of folks who listen to minimal techno. There is at least one label devoted to the genre (Minimal Wave). This is just one of the tracks from Minimal Wave’s first release...

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Expect more teacher strikes

I know this used to be another user’s beat, but as she has not posted in ages I will at least offer a link to an article and just a few quick thoughts. First the article: No end in sight for nationwide wave of teacher...

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Friday Foto Flog: Vol. 2.20

Greetings photography enthusiasts. It’s Friday, and time for a new sometimes monthly/sometimes occasional foto flog. This photo was one I took in Budapest in 2014, at a time when there was still some hope of uprooting the...

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Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 103

Welcome back, music lovers. After an extended three week sampler of Brian Eno’s work as a composer, collaborator, and producer, it is time to turn my attentions elsewhere. In many respects I am a product of the 1970s and...

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