“Go Easy, Kid,” written by Monica Martin and performed by her with yMusic, 2023. Monica Martin (vocalist). Ryan Lerman (guitar), Alex Sopp (flute), Stefani Feldman (clarinet),
French Horn: CJ Camerieri (French horn), Rob Moose (violin), Nadia Sirota (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello).
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“I Want You Bad,” written by Terry Adams and Phil Crandon, recorded by The Long Ryders, 1987. Originally recorded by NRBQ in 1978.
The Long Ryders website
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“Ain’t That Love Enough,” written by Kent Harris and Glen Marchand. recorded by Ty Karim, 1968-ish.
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“One Way Or Another,” written by Nigel Harrison and Debbie Harry, recorded by Lee Rocker, 1998. Elliot Easton on guitar.
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“Magoo’s Masquerade,” a 1957 UPA theatrical cartoon featuring Mr. Magoo, directed by Pete Burness, written by Dick Shaw and Ed Nofziger. Voice actors: Jim Backus and Jerry Hausner.
Note: In the 20th century, mocking people with disabilities was considered hilarious.
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Mitch Benn‘s interpretation of Gilbert & Sullivan’s interpretation of Francis Ford Coppola’s interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted to join the UAW, the first American workers to unionize a non-union car company in decades. This is a big victory for the autoworkers union’s Southern organizing campaign, and the first for a foreign-owned US factory. The win came despite the usual anti-union efforts by management. A More Perfect Union video.
Fun fact: Volkswagen workers in VW’s hometown of Wolfsburg, Germany belong to IG Metall, Europe’s largest industrial union, are represented on the factory’s works council, and negotiate well-paid apprentiship positions at the plant.
More:
“UAW wins big in historic union vote at Volkswagen Tennessee factory,” Nora Eckert, Associated Press
“VW Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union, a Labor Milestone,” Neal E. Boudette, New York Times
“UAW presses deeper into the South with victory at Volkswagen,” Nathan Bomey, Axios
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The Haggadah (הַגָּדָה) is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover ritual meal, the Seder.
“There’s a reason the haggadah feels goyish: Formally speaking, it’s Greek. It’s a Judaicized version of a Greek genre called ‘symposium literature’. Plato loved the form. So did Xenophon. The symposium enshrined the most appealing traits of the Hellenic personality: conviviality, Epicureanism, a love of good conversation.”
–”Platonic Form,” Judith Shulevitz, Tablet Magazine
The ancient Greek symposium (συμπόσιον) was a drinking party; drinking four glasses of wine is a Passover obligation. Diners are supposed to recline while they do so, just like the Greeks.
There’s a cute Passover tradition, breaking a piece of matzoh (unleavened bread) and hiding half of it. The bread can only be eaten at the end of the meal, after the family’s children discover it. That piece of bread has a funny name, afikomen, but its origin isn’t Hebrew. You guessed it, it’s Greek:
“In Greek, the word is epikomen and is made up of two smaller words: epi, which means after (as in an epilogue), and komos, which means a banquet or merrymaking, and is the same word that inspired the English word comedy. For centuries, Jews have taken afikomen to mean ‘that which comes after the meal,’ more commonly known, of course, as dessert.”
– “Breaking Matzah,” David K. Israel, Mental Floss
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“These Days,” written by Jackson Browne, performed by Rachael Price and yMusic, 2023. Rachael Price (vocalist), Ryan Lerman (guitar), Alex Sopp (flute), Hideaki Aomori (clarinet), CJ Camerieri (trumpet), Rob Mossse (violin),
Viola: Nadia Sirota (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello).
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“Could You Would You,”written by Van Morrison, recorded by Willy DeVille, 1987. Originally recorded by Them in 1966.
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