As Star Trek debuted 50 years ago today, and tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, I decided to spend some time this evening looking into what’s happening today that might have the same kind of long-lasting cultural impact. Sadly, I didn’t find much. No books, as far as I could tell, were released […]
Tag Archives: 1966
Star Trek, Nevermind and the passage of time
Posted in Pop Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged 1991, Bernie Sanders, Lance Bass, Nevermind, Nirvana, NSYNC, observations, Siege of Leningrad, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Star Trek, the passage of time, Time 14 Comments
Bill Moyers on why facts matter
Bill Moyers, speaking a few weeks ago before a group of broadcasters on the importance of investigative journalism, had the following to say about the Freedom of Information Act and Wikileaks. The entire speech is worth a read, but I found this section to be of particular interest. …Here’s a sidebar: I remember vividly the […]