Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 24 October 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift. There is speculation that Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, who has not yet named a successor, may try to stay on after his second 5 year term is completed, raising the specter of another Mao-like …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
TIME Magazine's 15 Most Influential Websites
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The Nightshift: 23 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Monday, 23 October 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift. Late night icon David Letterman was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this weekend. Letterman was the longest running late night host in TV history and his exceptionally sharp take on …
The Nightshift: 22 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 22 October 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift. The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees last night, 4-0, to earn a spot in the 2017 World Series. The Astros will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers for the championship. The best …
The Nightshift: 21 October 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 21 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees in Game 6 of their 7 game playoff series to tie the series 3-3. The score was 7-1; the win sets up a one-game, winner-goes-to-the-World-Series contest tonight in Houston. …
The Nightshift: 20 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Friday, 20 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama issued scathing criticisms of the current climate of divisiveness and nationalism that permeate America’s political culture. They did not directly accuse the current administration but …
The Nightshift: 19 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 19 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The Islamic State has lost its caliphate with the fall of Raqqa to U.S. backed forces. It’s hard to be a nation-state (that exports terrorism) and not just a bunch of thuggish terrorists …
The Poetry of Rock: Before The Deluge
Jackson Brown has been one our finest songwriters since the seventies. He has a very unique voice and writes exceptional lyrics–it can’t hurt that, at one time, he, along with John David Souther and Glenn Frey and Don Henley (Eagles) all lived in the same apartment complex in Los Angeles. His best work–at least …
The Nightshift: 18 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 18 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The U.K. is struggling with precisely how and when to exit the European Union. There is some thinking that maybe it was all a very bad idea that needs a lot more consideration. …
The Nightshift: 17 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 17 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan as a protest against the conditions present at that time during the war, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior. He could be …