Power, Pronouns, and Persuasion It’s a cool afternoon out here in East Tennessee, and I find myself enjoying a shot in the dark and listening to The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd’s “Us and Them” is a sincere and understated piece concerning war. One of the aspects of the song that always resonates... Continue Reading →
The Point of “Pointless Drinking”
The Wisdom of a Solitary Drinker What is LaVere’s eternal barfly, that drinker at the end of the bar dispensing a bit of 80 proof wisdom, trying to tell us? Is “Pointless Drinking” meant to be some sort of cautionary tale? Is it a plea to abstain or is there some other message? The song... Continue Reading →
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