Monthly Archives: December 2007

A New Look for the New Year

Posted on December 31, 2007 by

I decided to change my header. A new look for the new year, that sort of thing. I hope there will be some other changes made in the days, weeks and months ahead. More original posts, more photos, even a … Continue reading →

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Favorite DVDs/Videos/Films of 2007

Posted on December 30, 2007 by

[Frogs gone wild. From Paprika] My wife really enjoys watching films. I used to as well but I find less and less time in my life to go out for a show. Money is also a factor. How much is … Continue reading →

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Clifford May: Coal in Israel’s stocking

Posted on December 29, 2007 by

[Hat tip, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies] Clifford May: Coal in Israel’s stocking In this holiday season, there are journalistic conventions one comes to expect: stories lamenting the commercialism of Christmas; stories summing up the 12 months gone by … Continue reading →

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The Team Against the Committee: Fighting Tyranny and Terrorism Without Losing Our Liberal Soul

Posted on December 28, 2007 by

Here is an excerpt from an article by David DeRosiers, “The Team Against the Committee”: Fighting Tyranny and Terrorism Without Losing Our Liberal Soul” (The Political Science Reviewer, Vol 2., No. 1, 2003). The article is a few years old … Continue reading →

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Benazir Bhutto Assassinated at Political Rally

Posted on December 27, 2007 by

I woke up this morning to news of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. Witnesses report Bhutto was shot at close range followed by an explosion which ripped through a political rally at Liaqut Bagh, a park in Rawalpindi often … Continue reading →

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Oscar Peterson, 1925-2007

Posted on December 26, 2007 by

Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson has passed away at the age of 82. Here is Mr. Peterson performing Caravan with his trio (1985).

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Music Post: Yasek Manzano, El Joven Jazz Cubano

Posted on December 25, 2007 by

[Yasek Manzano, La Zorra y el Cuervo, Havana--photograph by The New Centrist, click for larger version] I had an opportunity to see Yasek Manzano’s El Joven Jazz Cubano at Havana’s La Zorra y el Cuervo. Being completely unfamiliar with the … Continue reading →

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Slow days ahead here at The New Centrist

Posted on December 24, 2007 by

My brother-in-law arrives tomorrow morning so don’t expect much activity here for the next couple of days. I’m posting a few–or at least a couple–items that I hope are of interest. First, an update on the Chauncey Bailey case (below). … Continue reading →

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The Chauncey Bailey Project

Posted on December 22, 2007 by

I blogged about the murder of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey by thugs affiliated with Your Black Muslim Bakery back in August. Since then, a group of investigative journalists collectively known as the Chauncey Bailey Project have been probing into the … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Parrots

Posted on December 21, 2007 by

On my way home from the subway I was surprised to see a tree full of green parrots. I’ve read about parrots that hang out at Brooklyn College before but I have never seen them in our neighborhood. So I … Continue reading →

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