Found out the Beatles “White Album” is having its 50th anniversary. I was never a big Beatles fan, but I cannot say why. I think it was just a bit before my time. I ran across this Jan Wenner review of the White Album from Rolling Stone. Worth a read, even 50 years on. Will have to give the old white Album a listen.
Review: The Beatles’ ‘White Album’
Our take on the 1968 double album from the Fab Four
From the New York Times:
Do You Have a Moral Duty to Leave Facebook?
The platform has been used to disrupt elections, disseminate propaganda and promote hate. Regular users should ask if they are implicated in these failings.
By S. Matthew Liao
Dr. Liao is a philosopher.
Nov. 24, 2018
Last Februaury US troops and a group of Russian mercenaries, perhaps just a covert Russian military unit, engaged in Syria. A story that would have been huge in just about any other time.
How a 4-Hour Battle Between Russian Mercenaries and U.S. Commandos Unfolded in Syria
Steven A. Guccione 