Blast Directory
On "The Blast" page (starting with Blast #153) you can simply SCROLL DOWN to get to earlier Blasts.
The titles are listed below, 1 through 153.
Thanks for reading and Enjoy!
1
“Stars?” WTF? – 08/16/16
2
Seth Rogen, Sausage Pary and where does it end? 08/17/16
3
What the Trump? Time to Buckle up. 08/18/2016
4
An Old M/Fan’s Lament
08/19/2016
5
The Low Bar 08/20/2016
6
R.I.P. – John McLaughlin and “The Nightly Show” 08/22/16
7
My Summer at the Movies
08/24/2016
7B
The Trump Media Empire
08/25/2016
8
Donald Trump, George Foreman & Imaginary Friends 08/26/16
9
Are the Clintons the Stupidest Smart People We Know? 08/27/16
10
Who are these people? And, am I jealous? 08/28/2016
11
The Artistry of Richard Price
08/29/2016
12
Why do we “root, root, root” for the home team? 08/30/2016
13
Who plays Trump In Hillary’s Mock debate? 08/31/2016
14
Oh, say, will we EVER see?
09/1/2016
15
Mellow Music Monday
09/05/2016
16
Trump’s Low Bar & the Liberal (?) Media 09/05/2016
17
Here’s What Happens When I Go to Michael’s Art Supply Store 09/07/2016
18
Johnson/Weld Go Down with the Ship 09/09/2016
19
Trump Political Cartoon
09/20/2016
20
Do the Republicans have a Nosferatu Problem? 09/11/2016
21
Seeing Sully on 9/11
09/12/2016
22
Big Papi, the Mick & PED’s
09/13/2016
23
Just Own It!
09/14/2016
24
Donald Trump, the Moonwalk, and Apology/Regret 09/16/2016
25
Why Journalists Should Act Like Teachers 09/17/2016
26
Chase Headley, Bill Buckner, and Perspective 09/19/2016
27
Pants on Fire (music/lyrics)
09/20/2016
28
The Ghost in the Machine
09/21/2016
29
And now, Another Voice (guest writer) 09/22/2016
30
Do we really want a “businessman” as President? 09/24/2016
31
“I Read the News Today . . . oh, boy” 09/25/2016
32
The Great Debate?
09/26/2016
33
The Reality of Change
09/27/2016
34
Bald Man and Responsible Boy
(cartoon) 09/28/2016
35
VP Debate, Trump Post-Mortem, Snowden Review 09/29/2016
36
“Ragtime” 2016
10/01/2016
37
Country or Conscience?
10/01/2016
38
Those sweet “Legends Suite” seats 10/03/2016
39
Older White Man Undercard , How many White People can eat Chowder at the same time? 10/04/2016
40
Veep Debate & Trump Clown Car
10/05/2016
41
What do we do AFTER the Archie Bunker election? 10/07/2016
42
Grope-A-Dope
10/08/2016
43
A Pence Candidacy? Really?
10/09/2016
44
Maybe I’m Getting this Wrong . . .But
plus-bonus: Profiles in Cowardice 10/10/2016
45
Election 2016 & the Implicit Sexism Card 10/11/2016
46
The Death of Discourse?
10/13/2016
47
1960 Magnificent Seven meets
2016 Multicultural Sever 10/14/2016
48
The Cerebral Pleasure of W. Kamau Bell 10/15/2016
49
A Reflection on the Blues
10/16/2016
50
Assigned Reading
10/17/2016
On "The Blast" page (starting with Blast #153) you can simply SCROLL DOWN to get to earlier Blasts.
The titles are listed below, 1 through 153.
Thanks for reading and Enjoy!
1
“Stars?” WTF? – 08/16/16
2
Seth Rogen, Sausage Pary and where does it end? 08/17/16
3
What the Trump? Time to Buckle up. 08/18/2016
4
An Old M/Fan’s Lament
08/19/2016
5
The Low Bar 08/20/2016
6
R.I.P. – John McLaughlin and “The Nightly Show” 08/22/16
7
My Summer at the Movies
08/24/2016
7B
The Trump Media Empire
08/25/2016
8
Donald Trump, George Foreman & Imaginary Friends 08/26/16
9
Are the Clintons the Stupidest Smart People We Know? 08/27/16
10
Who are these people? And, am I jealous? 08/28/2016
11
The Artistry of Richard Price
08/29/2016
12
Why do we “root, root, root” for the home team? 08/30/2016
13
Who plays Trump In Hillary’s Mock debate? 08/31/2016
14
Oh, say, will we EVER see?
09/1/2016
15
Mellow Music Monday
09/05/2016
16
Trump’s Low Bar & the Liberal (?) Media 09/05/2016
17
Here’s What Happens When I Go to Michael’s Art Supply Store 09/07/2016
18
Johnson/Weld Go Down with the Ship 09/09/2016
19
Trump Political Cartoon
09/20/2016
20
Do the Republicans have a Nosferatu Problem? 09/11/2016
21
Seeing Sully on 9/11
09/12/2016
22
Big Papi, the Mick & PED’s
09/13/2016
23
Just Own It!
09/14/2016
24
Donald Trump, the Moonwalk, and Apology/Regret 09/16/2016
25
Why Journalists Should Act Like Teachers 09/17/2016
26
Chase Headley, Bill Buckner, and Perspective 09/19/2016
27
Pants on Fire (music/lyrics)
09/20/2016
28
The Ghost in the Machine
09/21/2016
29
And now, Another Voice (guest writer) 09/22/2016
30
Do we really want a “businessman” as President? 09/24/2016
31
“I Read the News Today . . . oh, boy” 09/25/2016
32
The Great Debate?
09/26/2016
33
The Reality of Change
09/27/2016
34
Bald Man and Responsible Boy
(cartoon) 09/28/2016
35
VP Debate, Trump Post-Mortem, Snowden Review 09/29/2016
36
“Ragtime” 2016
10/01/2016
37
Country or Conscience?
10/01/2016
38
Those sweet “Legends Suite” seats 10/03/2016
39
Older White Man Undercard , How many White People can eat Chowder at the same time? 10/04/2016
40
Veep Debate & Trump Clown Car
10/05/2016
41
What do we do AFTER the Archie Bunker election? 10/07/2016
42
Grope-A-Dope
10/08/2016
43
A Pence Candidacy? Really?
10/09/2016
44
Maybe I’m Getting this Wrong . . .But
plus-bonus: Profiles in Cowardice 10/10/2016
45
Election 2016 & the Implicit Sexism Card 10/11/2016
46
The Death of Discourse?
10/13/2016
47
1960 Magnificent Seven meets
2016 Multicultural Sever 10/14/2016
48
The Cerebral Pleasure of W. Kamau Bell 10/15/2016
49
A Reflection on the Blues
10/16/2016
50
Assigned Reading
10/17/2016
51
Full Bore Cray-Cray
10/18/2016
52
A Shout Out to Teachers
10/20/2016
53
Public Education & Civic Ignorance 10/21/2016
54
White Male Disability
10/22/2016
55
Suddenly, It All Makes Sense
10/23/2016
56
Party Foul? WTF?
10/24/2016
57
In Praise of Lewis Black
10/25/2016
58
All in the Family
10/26/2016
58B
Me & Mr. Jones
10/27/2016
59
“I won’t endorse him but . . . “ Why? 10/28/2016
60
Comey, Prince of the G.O.P.
10/29/2016
61
Trump’s Staggering Ignorance & the Brilliance of Hamilton
10/31/2016
62
The Bettlejuice Election
11/01/2016
63
The Paulie-Ant’ny Report
11/02/2016
64
Finally, Joy in Mudville!
11/03/2016
65
The Home Stretch! (Finally)
11/04/2016
66
“My Family Didn’t Own Slaves”
11/06/2016
67
You Heard it Here First
11/07/2016
68
Planning Ahead
11/08/2016
69
An American Tragedy
by
David Remnick 11/09/2016
70
What Would I Tell My Students?
11/10/2016
71
Darkness & Light
11/11/2016
72
The Territory Ahead
11/12/2016
73
Tempus Fugit: BSHS 1966
Self-indulgent Blast 11/13/2016
74
Music 11/16/2016
75
Born to Ramble
11/17/2016
76
I Remember Exactly Where I Was When . . .
11/18/2016
77
Born to Run 2020
11/20/2016
78
The Rural/Elitist Electoral Complex 11/21/2016
79
Living in the Future
11/22/2016
80
Giving Thanks for a Fortunate Life
11/23/2016
81
Between Ta-Nehisi Coates & Me
11/24/2016
82
The Electoral College’s Insidious Roots
11/27/2017
83
Professional Sports & U.S. History
11/28/2016
84
Preparing for 2017: Part One
11/29/2016
85
Preparing for 2017: Part Two
11/30/2017
86
The Second Time Around
12/01/2016
87
A Time for Vigilance
12/02/2016
88
Taking Note of the End of an Era
12/03/2016
89
Keeping the “X” in “Xmas”
12/05/2016
90
The Rules Don’t Apply (to Warren Beatty)
12/07/2016
91
A Hot Stove Blast/Why You Should Love Baseball
12/08/2016
92
10,000 Hours of Practice
12/09/2016
93
A Note on Heroes
12/11/2016
94
Let’s Talk About Education
12/12/2016
95
Parallax View of History
12/13/2016
96
‘Tis the Season for Nostalgia
12/14/2016
97
Would Studying History Help?
(probably not . . but)
12/15/2016
98
It’s STILL the economy, Stupid!
12/16/2016
99
Not Much Cheer Here
12/17/2016
100
Looking Backward/Looking Ahead (Photos)
12/18/2016
101
The Electoral College Votes Today
12/19/2016
102
La La La
12/20/2016
103
What, more pictures?
12/22/2016
104
Lost in Translation or What DID Jesus Do?
12/23/2016
105
Happy Hanukkah & Merry Xmas Eve
12/24/2016
Full Bore Cray-Cray
10/18/2016
52
A Shout Out to Teachers
10/20/2016
53
Public Education & Civic Ignorance 10/21/2016
54
White Male Disability
10/22/2016
55
Suddenly, It All Makes Sense
10/23/2016
56
Party Foul? WTF?
10/24/2016
57
In Praise of Lewis Black
10/25/2016
58
All in the Family
10/26/2016
58B
Me & Mr. Jones
10/27/2016
59
“I won’t endorse him but . . . “ Why? 10/28/2016
60
Comey, Prince of the G.O.P.
10/29/2016
61
Trump’s Staggering Ignorance & the Brilliance of Hamilton
10/31/2016
62
The Bettlejuice Election
11/01/2016
63
The Paulie-Ant’ny Report
11/02/2016
64
Finally, Joy in Mudville!
11/03/2016
65
The Home Stretch! (Finally)
11/04/2016
66
“My Family Didn’t Own Slaves”
11/06/2016
67
You Heard it Here First
11/07/2016
68
Planning Ahead
11/08/2016
69
An American Tragedy
by
David Remnick 11/09/2016
70
What Would I Tell My Students?
11/10/2016
71
Darkness & Light
11/11/2016
72
The Territory Ahead
11/12/2016
73
Tempus Fugit: BSHS 1966
Self-indulgent Blast 11/13/2016
74
Music 11/16/2016
75
Born to Ramble
11/17/2016
76
I Remember Exactly Where I Was When . . .
11/18/2016
77
Born to Run 2020
11/20/2016
78
The Rural/Elitist Electoral Complex 11/21/2016
79
Living in the Future
11/22/2016
80
Giving Thanks for a Fortunate Life
11/23/2016
81
Between Ta-Nehisi Coates & Me
11/24/2016
82
The Electoral College’s Insidious Roots
11/27/2017
83
Professional Sports & U.S. History
11/28/2016
84
Preparing for 2017: Part One
11/29/2016
85
Preparing for 2017: Part Two
11/30/2017
86
The Second Time Around
12/01/2016
87
A Time for Vigilance
12/02/2016
88
Taking Note of the End of an Era
12/03/2016
89
Keeping the “X” in “Xmas”
12/05/2016
90
The Rules Don’t Apply (to Warren Beatty)
12/07/2016
91
A Hot Stove Blast/Why You Should Love Baseball
12/08/2016
92
10,000 Hours of Practice
12/09/2016
93
A Note on Heroes
12/11/2016
94
Let’s Talk About Education
12/12/2016
95
Parallax View of History
12/13/2016
96
‘Tis the Season for Nostalgia
12/14/2016
97
Would Studying History Help?
(probably not . . but)
12/15/2016
98
It’s STILL the economy, Stupid!
12/16/2016
99
Not Much Cheer Here
12/17/2016
100
Looking Backward/Looking Ahead (Photos)
12/18/2016
101
The Electoral College Votes Today
12/19/2016
102
La La La
12/20/2016
103
What, more pictures?
12/22/2016
104
Lost in Translation or What DID Jesus Do?
12/23/2016
105
Happy Hanukkah & Merry Xmas Eve
12/24/2016
106
Happy Hanukkah & Merry Xmas
12/25/2016
107
A Reminder About Genius
12/26/2017
107B
Not with a Boom(er) but a Whimper
12/28/2016
108
A Blast Primer on “The Sixties”
12/29/2016
109
Thanks for Reading: Audience Participation Time
12/30/2016
110
Ha-Ha-Ha & Oh-Oh-Oh – Movie Reviews
12/31/2016
(Special Announcement, No #)
The Department of Redundancy Department
01/01/2017
111
Bread & Circuses? Nope – Bowl Games & Pizza
01/03/2017
112
Talking Heads Run Amok
01/04/2017
113
What’s in a Name?
01/05/2017
114
What George Said
01/06/2017
115
Weekend Potpourri
01/07/2017
116
Around the World with Meryl Streep
01/09/2017
117
My Kind of Town
01/10/2017
118
The Bourne Presidency (spoof)
01/11/2017
119
Pretty Funny-ish
01/12/2017
120
A Guide for the Middle Class
01/13/2017
121
NY Time “Vows” Section
01/15/2017
122
Yikes! Where the Hell Did That Half-Century Go?
01/16/2017
123
It’s About Race, Stupid!
01/17/2017
124
Over the Fence(s)
01/18/2017
125
Ask Not?
01/19/2017
126
My Kubler-Ross Inauguration
01/20/2017
127
The Lens of History
01/21/2017
128
As History Turns
01/23/2017
128B
A Little of This, A Little of That
01/24/2017
129
Time to Act
01/25/2017
130
This, That, & the Other
01/27/2017
131
Two Oxymorons
01/29/2017
132
Announcement
01/30/2017
133
Trump’s Gepetto
01/31/207
134
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
02/01/2017
135
Those Were the Days
02/02/2017
136
TV or Not TV?
Never a Question for Trump
137
Special Dispensation Sunday
138
You have Everything to Fear!
139
The Mistress of Doublespeak
140
A Series of Unfortunate Historical Events
141
The Seinfeld Presidency
142
Local Lobbying Tips
143
The Best Four Minutes at the Grammys
144
Happy Saint Valentine's Day
145
Go Figure!
146
I Am Not Your Negro
147
Believing Don't Make It So
148
Cinema 101
(A course on White Privilege)
149
News, "Fake" News
&
"The Enemy of the People"
02/21/2017
150
"I Cannot Tell the Truth"
02/22/2017
151
A Quick Take
02/23/2017
153
In Case You Missed This
02/24/2017
