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Nils Cheville & The Dansant are a French group whose music blends experimental, avant-garde, prog rock, world, traditional, and electronic elements. They use unusual instrumentation: guitars, lap steel, Mohan Veena (a string instrument with Indian classical associations), percussion from various traditions, electronics, Rhodes & Moog keyboards. Their style mixes ambient or soundscape sections with more… Continue reading NILS CHEVILLE & THE DANSANT – Cosmique Baleineau (live)

Hi friends! If you have been following me on YouTube this week, you may have seen me post about the big art supply liquidation sale over at Blick. Last year, Blick bought the largest art distributor in North America (MacPhearsons), and now they are liquidating all of that stock. Everything from Arches paper (10 packs […]

Hi friends! If you have been following me on YouTube this week, you may have seen me post about the big art supply liquidation sale over at Blick. Last year, Blick bought the largest art distributor in North America (MacPhearsons), and now they are liquidating all of that stock. Everything from Arches paper (10 packs […]

Every actor on IMDb has a page that gives all kinds of information, including the top four movies they are “known for.” And just like everything on IMDb, the four titles are selected by way of an algorithm. The algorithm … Continue reading →

Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 27, 2025 include ones on three pretty obscure guys: 19th century writer Epes Sargent, Broadway songwriter Joseph McCarthy (right?), and sit-com mastermind Cy Howard. If they don’t grab ya, it’s also International Rabbit Day. In no particular order, other Travalanche posts for September 27 include ones on: The Tonight […]

Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 27, 2025 include ones on three pretty obscure guys: 19th century writer Epes Sargent, Broadway songwriter Joseph McCarthy (right?), and sit-com mastermind Cy Howard. If they don’t grab ya, it’s also International Rabbit Day. In no particular order, other Travalanche posts for September 27 include ones on: The Tonight […]

S. Samek The Atlantic League championship series is ready to start. Let’s breakdown the matchup and make a prediction to see which team will win the championship this year. The York Revolution vs the High Point Rockers is the matchup for this year’s title series. York swept Lancaster 3-0 to win the North Division championship. … Continue reading “2025 Atlantic League Championship Series”

September 27 was the birthday of comedy creator Cy Howard (Seymour Horowitz, 1915-1993), apparently no relation to the Howards from the Three Stooges, who were also born Horowitz. This Howard conquered radio, television, and films, as writer, director, and producer. Many of the projects he worked on were widely known and appreciated in his time; […]

September 27 was the birthday of comedy creator Cy Howard (Seymour Horowitz, 1915-1993), apparently no relation to the Howards from the Three Stooges, who were also born Horowitz. This Howard conquered radio, television, and films, as writer, director, and producer. Many of the projects he worked on were widely known and appreciated in his time; […]

S. Samek The Triple-A National Championship game sees the champions of the International League battle the champions of the Pacific Coast League. Let’s check out the matchup for this year’s edition of the game. The International League champion is the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. They won their league championship series 2-1 over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Pacific Coast … Continue reading “2025 Triple-A National Championship Game”

S. Samek The LTA concludes their summer playoffs this weekend. This week we see who wins the regional title as well as what the seeding will be for the three LTA teams heading to worlds. Every team left in the regional playoffs has qualified for worlds, it’s just about determining seeding. 100 Thieves vs Vivo … Continue reading “2025 LTA Regional Playoffs Finals”

Have no fear! The title of this post doesn’t refer to some imagined “good side” of the Red-Baiting Senator from Wisconsin. That man was all bad. But as it happens there was another guy with the same handle, almost, Thomas Joseph McCarthy (1885-1943), known professionally as Joseph or Joe McCarthy. This one was a Tin […]

Have no fear! The title of this post doesn’t refer to some imagined “good side” of the Red-Baiting Senator from Wisconsin. That man was all bad. But as it happens there was another guy with the same handle, almost, Thomas Joseph McCarthy (1885-1943), known professionally as Joseph or Joe McCarthy. This one was a Tin […]

Updates: QPR still on. 1-1 for those on the bandwagon with me. IWU up 2-0 on Marietta. Second set was 25-15. Fear the Titans. Is the NCAA Scoreboard not working this morning? Geez. Trying to navigate the UAA matches is tough. Is there only a stream for Emory matches? I really hate schools that gives… Continue reading Saturday, Sept 27 Match Day!