Archive for July 2021
Tough and Competent: An American Legacy
TweetShareShareOn July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 craft landed on the moon. It was a momentous and heroic feat, a testament to American strength, ingenuity and persistence. Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins are historic names and this moment an “American moment.” But we wouldn’t have Apollo 11 without Apollo 1…unfortunately that moon craft…
Read MoreThe Day Disco Died (And How We Got It In The First Place)
TweetShareShareIn the late 1970s, there were only two opinions about a popular dance craze known as “disco.” It was either the best thing since the jitterbug or the worst thing since the Hindenburg. Very few had a position riding the fence. For the critical ear, the monotonous beat, synthesizer hooks, flourishing strings and banal, often…
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