Michael-Patrick Harrington's Blog, page 4
July 21, 2023
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, Beloved Standards Crooner Who Bridged Generations, Dead at 96One of music’s last standards-bearer found a new generation of fans later in his career
July 20, 2023
Black history
Truly unbelievable…
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ | CNNThe Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.
June 29, 2023
Affirmative action
“Our country has never been colorblind.”
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
June 14, 2023
Beatles & AI
Paul McCartney says AI was used to create new Beatles song, which will be released this yearMcCartney said it will be “the last Beatles record” and discussed how it was made.
June 13, 2023
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy, Novelist Who Explored an Apocalyptic American West, Dead at 89The celebrated author was best known for his Border Trilogy books as well as his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road
May 24, 2023
Tina Turner
Tina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83Legendary singer “died peacefully” Wednesday after a long illness
May 22, 2023
Andy Rourke
Smiths Bassist Andy Rourke Was a Light That Will Never Go OutHis playing was the most underrated element in the band’s sound — and a big reason you won’t forget the songs that made you cry
Martin Amis
RIP Martin Amis
Opinion: A cerebral rock star is dead | CNNIn a tribute to his literary hero, John Avlon calls Martin Amis, who died last week, “an impossibly cool and erudite observer,” who “chronicled transatlantic culture from the rise of Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan through 9/11 to the whiplash between Barack Obama and Donald Trump, in novels and e…
May 18, 2023
The evolution of comic books
How comic books changed from books for children to something with significantly more depth.
How Writers On LSD Changed Marvel Comics ForeverIn the 1970s, a forgotten generation of comic book writers took the medium from schlocky superheroes to artful considerations of consciousness, identity, and selfhood. Their secret? Tapping into the counterculture.
May 15, 2023
Unbelievable…
This is so sad…
Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character | CNNA fifth-grade teacher said she is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education after she showed her students “Strange World,” a 2022 animated Disney movie featuring a character who is biracial and gay.
