Author: Steve Walton

One of the most incredible pieces of music ever written by a deaf person, to a lucky audience of non-deaf persons.

Joel Pollak asks an interesting question today at Breitbart News: did Trump force the Democrats to go to the insane left extreme? From the “Green New Deal” — a socialist policy nearly every Democratic presidential candidate now supports — to “Medicare for All” and even reparations for slavery, Democrats are proposing extremist ideas that enjoy […]

Until today I had no idea what a “girandola” was. Apparently there is a whole system of jargon employed by the fireworks industry, and a girandola is the spinning things that spray sparks and smoke. These guys put a GoPro camera inside one and lit it off. The results are spectacularly — unsettling: Here is […]

Here are two very different interpretations of this classic piece of music. I wonder for how many centuries we will be setting animation (or its descendants) to this piece? This urge is almost the very definition of “visual music”, as it inspires more senses than simply the ears. Walt Disney was so driven to show […]

Born in 1879 to Irish parents who immigrated to the United States during the Irish Potato Famine, Margaret Sanger was one of eleven children. The experience apparently taught her nothing about how to be a human being. If one is looking for an example of a eugenicist extraordinaire, look no further. On January 17th, 1932, […]

Something to listen to, while I watch the new robins and green grass checking out this “Spring” thing that might be poking out of the snow.

MSNBC’s favorite outrage monkey alternates between holding back tears and shuddering rage as he absorbs the fact that there is “no there there” in the Mueller Report.

I’ll get rid of this post after awhile. (All credit goes to Ralph Kopera, BW member, for discovering this.) Ralph, as I mentioned in the comment under your post, this is just the YouTube link URL on its own line. This video is exactly what everybody needs to see. The propaganda power of edited video […]

Movies have terrified many of us of a future containing robots, and not without some basis in reason, but the truth is these machines are simply advanced tools, tools like your can opener only with more options and a better salesman. Cute Robots Kids run into robots early these days, and there are a plethora […]

In an act of utter cowardice, the University of Cambridge has disinvited the distinguished and popular professor Dr. Jordan Peterson from a visiting fellowship, where he was to give a series of lectures on various Biblical matters. Apparently, members of the Cambridge University Students Union disapproved of Dr. Peterson because he harbored bad thoughts. James […]

This has been around for awhile, but I thought it was time to visit it again. For any of you who appreciate the Moodies, this is a gem of a concert — the finest they’ve ever performed in my not-terribly-humble-at-all-opinion. They do a lot of extended riffing on songs they are well-known for. For those […]

This seems like a decidedly low-rent method of aerospace testing, using standard propane welding heaters, but whatever works I guess. It fits with the rest of the philosophy of building spaceships in the back yard. (Here is a link to Musk’s post of a short video on Twitter.)

The witch Pelosi is at it again, hacking away at the foundations of our country, our culture, and anything resembling common sense. Last Wednesday, she introduced the “Equality Act” to Congress. For the sake of you, your family, your employer, and your medical providers, you’d better hope this steaming pile doesn’t make it into law. […]

I recently stumbled across this video of Michael Crichton and a panel of experts discussing this, that, and that other thing over there in the corner. It is a little dated now (Crichton died November 4th, 2008), but if you have a couple hours to spare of an evening it might be enjoyable to watch […]