With racy lyrics, Bull Moose Jackson knew how to have fun with music. Benjamin Clarence “Bull Moose” Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989) was a blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and...
Get to Know Tristan Harris
A former Google Design Ethicist discusses how we are manipulated by internet search engines and social network providers. by Bill Wood If you’re reading this you’ve already displayed two...
Labor Day Movies
America’s film industry is changing. Do you think the industry is listening? by Bill Wood Some quick background. I look for reasons to celebrate the end of the week and that often means going...
Cutting the Cable Cord
If you’re watching television, listening to the radio, or reading a newspaper as you did thirty years ago, you’re out of touch. By Bill Wood In November, 1974, Muhammad Ali told a battery...
Translating Emojis
Modern communication is taking a page from the ancient Egyptians. by Bill Wood Even if you’re not a member of the Millennial generation, you’ve probably learned how to use emojis in...
My Broadway: The Way it should Be
Recollections of Mr Z. DAVIS, House manager for many years at the Little Theatre on Broadway, later named the Helen Hayes. In the old days Broadway was like a fraternity. If you wanted to see a show...
A History of Hosiery
Not really, but what a great soundtrack! If you’re really looking for a history of socks, you need to go somewhere else. Maybe try Wikipedia. But if you’re looking to be entertained, take...
Brie Capone: “Scars”
Soul meets jazz in Asheville, North Carolina The singer-songwriter hails from Asheville, N.C. The folk-soul artist recently won the LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition for new songs...