This episode is on “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, and is the third part of a trilogy following the episodes on the GTOs and Frank Zappa. Click the full post to rea…

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If there’s one thing I believe in my life, it’s that one should do everything they can not to inconvience another person, particularly a stranger. It’s my very strongly held belief that if everyone believed–and this is correct–that they are the least important person in the world, then the world would get along much better. […]

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Let me tell you a story. When I was a child, I suffered from night terrors. It was always the same dream: I could hear my family and neighbors wailing…

4/21/26: Since this is getting some new eyes, I feel like I should probably offer a bit of context. This essay is part of a larger work, Last War in Albion, which traces the history of the magical war...

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Last War in Albion is an ongoing feature of this site, currently running on Mondays. It is an ongoing critical history of the British comics industry focused primarily on the magical war between Alan ...

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced a bill addressing safety concerns with electric vehicle doors, including Tesla’s doors that have trapped people in their own cars. At least...

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This episode, we look at the song “Many Rivers to Cross”, the birth of reggae, and the career of the late Jimmy Cliff. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a tran…