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Seeking Truth

14 Jun 2021 6 minute read 3 comments The Archivist

When you dream, can you tell you are dreaming? How do you tell what is true and what is not? Do you honestly listen to the opposite view and suspend your disbelief in order to see things differently? How do you tell if the opposite view you've found...

Myanmar Struggles Part 11: Expect Sides to be Taken and Regional Instability

13 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Cje95

The only way to describe what is going on in Southeast Asia is a rather simple term but it hits the nail on the head. Southeast Asia is a mess. When looking over foreign power options in the area the options are limited at best and more realistically...

Two Weeks Out of the Furnace and Monday I am Jumping Right Back in!

11 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Cje95

As many of you who have followed my blogging know my last internship ended May 31st however due to Memorial Day my last official day in the office was May 28th. Working on The Hill has already taught me so much and especially with how crazy it had be...

“Melodious” Song of Shajarian(s) | Poetry of Love and Desire!

11 Jun 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr

  If you’re looking for historic and very old types of melody, song, and poetry, Persian music gives the best opportunity in this regard.   Saadi is one of the prominent poets of Iran and had an undeniable influence on the Persian language; So that t...

Week 9: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

10 Jun 2021 6 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards

I think Jeff Lynne and his band are under-recognized as one of the best rock groups to come out of the 1970s, albeit without a conventional four member line-up. Excluding carry-overs from the 60s, they might actually be the best, certainly in terms o...

Music and Human Beings

10 Jun 2021 2 minute read 4 comments mystic_abhi

As human cognitive abilities improved to become more sophisticated, we began to incorporate various art forms into our culture. Music is one such early art form which has thrived in human culture for more than 30,000 years. But why do humans apprecia...

WTF?! (What the FUD) Let's Bitcoin Like It's 2017

10 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments tstn

tl;dr lt feels like 2017 all over again! The 2021 May crash may make your hands feel weak, and 2021 June is looking to be no better, but we've literally been here before! I was supposed to write about what to do when the world ends but the market k...

Week 8: BILLY JOEL (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

8 Jun 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

The piano isn't a staple piece for most rock musicians, but for Billy Joel it most certainly is, taking tones from mellow to melancholy to manic. He's a thoughtful and talented songwriter and his album, The Stranger, was one of my most-played growing...

Five More Underrated Tom Petty Songs (1990-2006)

8 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Last week, I shared my favorite five underrated Tom Petty Songs from 1976-1989. In 1989, Petty released his first solo album Full Moon Fever which garnered critical acclaim. To me, none of the tracks really fit my "underrated" criteria - essentially...

The Day that the World Forever Changed

7 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Cje95

77 Years ago today the weather was just right for the largest operation yet was launched to liberate France and then the rest of Europe from the clutches of Nazi Germany. Originally scheduled to go down on June 5, 1944, the day had to be moved due to...