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Loretta Lynn and Banned Songs

RIP Loretta Lynn. Not sure if its true but I read that this trailblazing songwriter had more of her songs banned from radio airplay than every other male country artist *combined* in the 20th Century. Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio than every other male country artist combined in the 20th century. pic.twitter.com/IOchPjwmWL […]

¶ Posted 04 October 2022 § Censorship § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: freedomtoreadweek, language, music

Music Monday – “God save the queen/’Cause tourists are money/And our figurehead/Is not what she seems” (aka Decorum and The Queen’s Death)

There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]

¶ Posted 19 September 2022 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

¶ Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, movies, music

Secular Sunday – The Longer Lasting Harm of 9/11?

9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]

¶ Posted 11 September 2022 § MemoryLane § News § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, economics, education, health, history, science

Secular Sunday – Supreme Injustice

¶ Posted 26 June 2022 § News § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, history, unitedstates

A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™ according to many, it’s not really. Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

¶ Posted 22 June 2022 § News § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, science

Secular Sunday – Religion’s Role in the Klondike Papers

And it’s not good…

¶ Posted 19 June 2022 § Canada § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, economics

Friday Fun Link – Saskatchewan Political Contribution Search Tool

Not sure how long this has existed but recently came across a tool that lets you search political donations to various parties in Saskatchewan (I think the cut-off for public disclosure is amounts $250 or over. So if you’re a manager and want to donate to the NDP or a union member who wants to […]

¶ Posted 17 June 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § News § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – Tampa Bay Players Refuse To Wear Gay Pride Logo On Their Uniforms Saying Their Religion Forbids It

I always chuckle as how selective (some) Christians are about which “rules” they follow and even how they decide that these rules exist in a book that was written thousands of years ago. Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear the Gay Pride logo on their uniforms this weekend — saying their religious beliefs wouldn't […]