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Len Barry , real name Leonard Borisoff, with 1-2-3 . Huge hit in 1965, which is about three million years ago. Then Three Doors Do...

Another sample of the cultural enrichment with which Belgium is blessed: Iraqi family convicted for beating daughter with hammer because she...

First, Kosheen with Catch . From the album Resist (2001). The Police with Does everyone stare? , from the album Regatta de Blanc ...

MFBB.

Two must see videos. First Andrew Breitbart : A guy to follow. Then Daniel Hannan : Over here in Europe, watching these video...

Over at The Daily Beast , a compelling article by Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Ayaan Hirsi Ali:THE GLOBAL WAR ON CHRISTIANS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Feb...

Lana del Rey with Video Games . It ain't bad. Sisters of Mercy. Alice . Goodnight. Sigh. MFBB.

As always far too short on time - only two short topics. But to say they are the tip of the iceberg is to defame what's under the water....

Fellow blogger and accomplished engineer/businessman Traveller sent me this Oliver North article. Sorry, I don't have the link. BLA...

From Nine Inch Nails' debut album Pretty hate Machine (1989): That's what I get . It's been some time now since we had s...

A compelling article in the WSJ, January 27, 2012: "...A candidate for public office in any contemporary democracy may have to cons...

From the Inception soundtrack (2010) by Hans Zimmer : Time . Pavement's recognizable sound in Cut your hair (1994). Goe...

In South Africa, bound, under Black Rule, to become Zimbabwe v2.0, the gruesome genocide against white farmers continues. And the world yaw...

As, very unfortunately, the number of muslims in Belgium is steadily on the rise, so is the phenomenon of the so-called 'Honour' kil...

Woman in chains , by Tears for Fears. Never tear us apart , an INXS hit. From, imho, their best album: Kick. 'night. ...

Rush with Freewill . Echo & The Bunnymen. With Rescue from the album Crocodiles , that was. Nite. MFBB.

Another Great Champion of the Conservative Cause has died. Anthony David "Tony" Blankley (January 21, 1948 – January 7, 20...

Around Xmas, amidst a lot of stuff I typically have to take care of towards the end of the year, a short newsflash registered on my radar: ...

Icehouse with Hey Little Girl . Skip the frogs. Thirty years ago and still good. Counts for something eh? From the same period, Jo...

Twenty years ago, Nigeria was black Africa's powerhouse, with seemingly, at the time, prospects of becoming as prosperous as South Afric...