Hope springs eternally… or at least annually.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Here Comes the Sun… King
A Beatles curiosity. Side 2 of Abbey Road has George’s “Here Comes the Sun.”
It’s followed by John’s “(Here Comes the) Sun King.”
A case of John influencing George, or perhaps it was George influencing John? Or was it just a coincidence?
XBB.1.5
More new Covid variants. We may as well call this year 2020 III.
Multi-Part Podcasts
What I’ve been listening to during Nordic Track exercising, and when out walking rather than running. Each podcast automatically plays the next part, or you can go the series pages.
A Freakonomics 3-part series about the father of self-interest Capitalism, Adam Smith. Series page.
WBUR’s 5-part series on the democracy-harming monopolies resulting from Capitalism. Series page.
The Movie That Changed Its Title
Director Joe Dante recommends Bill “Karloff” Pratt in The Man Who Lived Again… or is it The Man Who Changed His Mind?
By whichever title it’s known, here’s the movie. Boris at his best!
Canned Can Laughter
A bit of unreality from Adult Swim that isn’t Joe Pera. It’s John C. Reilly, and there’s a special guest star surprise for Boomers.