Neo-Noir, Noir, and current events, as well as whatever else piques my interest and hopefully yours
By Tom Bussing | Defense News
Hypersonic weapons have grabbed the attention of the defense industry, with Pentagon Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin calling hypersonic capabilities “the highest technical priority.”… Read more
by David Axe Follow @daxe on TwitterL | The National Interest
Key point: The Air Force could opt to replace the F-22 with … the F-35.
A new fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor could eat the U.S.… Read more
BY ROBERT POWELL | THE STREET
Each year, those saving for and living in retirement should check up on their Social Security accounts and be aware of what changes are coming in the new year.… Read more
By Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press | USA TODAY
General Motors is bringing back the name Hummer.… Read more
Lost In Space 50th Anniversary Tribute Poster by Ron Gross:
Here is a beautiful 12″ X 18″ poster by Ron Gross. Ron is known for his Sci-Fi and Nature artwork and has created the box artwork for some of today’s most important model kits from Polar Lights and Moebius.… Read more
Al Cohn – Rifftide
Timeless Records SJP 259
Vinyl, LP, Album
Netherlands 1987
side A:
00:00 Speak Low (Nash – Weill)
07:39 Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk)
15:32 Hot House (Tadd Dameron)
side B:
20:10 The Thing (Cooper)
28:02 We’ll Be Together Again (Fischer, Laine)
34:31 Rifftide (Coleman Hawkins)
Bass – Koos Serierse
Drums – Eric Ineke
Piano – Rein De Graaff
Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn
Recorded at Studio 44, Monster, Holland June 6, 1987.… Read more
By Jacob Shelton
Even if you’re not a racing fanatic. Even if you don’t run your fingers across Funny Car schematics and the differences in tire tread you know about Jungle Pam. She was a presence on and off the track who drew fans to racing while her partner “Jungle Jim” Lieberman changed the way people thought about the Funny Car scene.… Read more
My first career was in corrections, working as a counselor in a juvenile reformatory. I worked with robbers, pimps, addicts, and hustlers. And most of the boys came from really tough circumstances.
Nonetheless, I would constantly tell them that their future … their success and achievement or their failure and setback … would all be determined by their answer to one question. … Read more
Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror Book:
The new book from award-winning historian W. Scott Poole is a whip-smart piece of pop culture detailing the story of cult horror figure Vampira that actually tells the much wider story of 1950s America and its treatment of women and sex, as well as capturing a fascinating swath of Los Angeles history.… Read more
From Larry Nemecek.com’s Trekland and his Switching to Visual vlog series, Larry shares rare video he shot of legendary original Star Trek composer Gerald Fried, 82, playing oboe in a medley duet with pianist Rich Ruttenberg for his most iconic Trek scores ever: “The Paradise Syndrome,” “Amok TIme” and “Shore Leave.”… Read more