I was saddened to hear that David Crosby passed away. It was a prime mover in both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. After Jim Morrison, David Crosby was one of my favorite singers.
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Kate Bush has become once more relevant ever since Stranger Things. Faber is publishing a paperback of 'How To Be Invisible: Selected Lyrics', by Kate Bush.
Elon Musk must be fuming when books such as Mastodon For Dummies by Chris Minnick and Michael McCallister are coming out. Is this the death knell for Twitter?
Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers! Get ready for Willie Nelson.
Is YouTube ready to offer a FAST one? YouTube plans in a big way to move into the ad-supported streaming service milieu. The new hub will introduce 100 titles.
U2 is back! After the success of Bobo's book, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the band is taking inspiration by re-working 40 of their classic songs.
Cousin Itt was created strictly for television. Cousin Itt never appeared in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. He is a constant on the small and big screens.
The Shadows Of Knight's I am the Hunter has really piqued my interest. It was released four years after Gloria in 1970 to no fanfare. This song totally rocks!
I recently found a new Kawaii-inspired Tom and Jerry on Cartoon Network Japan. The wholesome shorts are universally adorable for all viewers. Cuteness is abound for all!
50 years ago in January 1973, a major album made its debut. The Incredible Bongo Band “Bongo Rock” played a significant role in hip-hop history. …
Iron Maiden fans are very passionate. I bet you they would literally run to the hills to get the latest Royal Mail official commemorative stamps.
In Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV, author and filmmaker Ariel Waldman dives into the real science behind some space-themed sci-fi tropes.
Mr. Clean made his television commercial debut in 1958. Does Mr. Clean have a first name? Yes he does, his full name is Veritably Clean.
Shift Happens tells the story of keyboards like no book ever before, covering 150 years from the early typewriters to the pixellated keyboards in our pockets.
Eccentric Lives: The Daily Telegraph Book of 21st Century Obituaries collects some of the best wry obits. You know it is not polite to talk ill of the dead.
Fleishman Is In Trouble caught me off guard. The series is streaming both on Hulu and Disney+. The drama exposes a divorced couple's complicated lives.
As we usher in the new year, publishers can get their hands on public domain properties each year. 2023 has an interesting cast of new public domain offerings.
A book is like an umbrella, if they are to work, you have to open them. Rebecca Solnit’s letter about books with artist's Liniers response is a thing of beauty.
Leila Philip's BEAVERLAND is an intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver—the wonderfully weird rodent that shaped American history and future.
Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for a never-completed biography of poet Frank O’Hara.
Christmas is around the corner, my house is littered with Peanuts-related holiday ornaments. This red lantern snow globe has got my eye as of late.
A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee — artist, storyteller and self-confessed ‘ragamuffin from south-east London’.
Assemble your snapshots and give yourself a double dose with this grown-up, just-for-you version of one of childhood's greatest gadgets: the reel viewer.
Senior Detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett) is back, he is on a mission to figure out…who killed Santa. Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph are guest stars.