How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David KaiserMy rating: 2 of 5 stars In a word, ug. Honestly, I was disappointed with the lack of physics. Aside from a solid explanation of the two slit experiment and Bell’s Theorem (which is used to assert quantum nonlocality), and the refutation […]
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Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again [6:03] Tomorrow Is A Long Time [4:42] Highway 61 Revisited [4:12] It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue [5:40] Ballad Of A Thin Man [4:42] (cuts) You can see most of the show in this video: Quality varies. E Rutherford New Jersey, 7/12/87 Full Setlist: Sunday,
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Rosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Ira Levin specializes in disturbing tales of enormous vision. As such, Rosemary’s Baby is a quintessential tale of terror, standing beside giants like Frankenstein and Dracula, because it creates a new, oft-imitated horror form. The book is essentially a psychological conflict set in New York
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Harvest Home by Thomas TryonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Let’s take a successful, but troubled couple (Ned & Beth Constantine) with a daughter (Kate) who has emotional issues that manifest in physical illness out of the city and put them in the country where all their problems will be solved. Give them a rainbow
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Seven Days In May by Fletcher KnebelMy rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the third time I’ve read Fletcher Knebel’s novel about a beleaguered president whose job is threatened by a charismatic military man. Before I go into my new impressions I will give a short summary of the political situation of 1961-2, when
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Alec Wilkinson interviews Trey Anastasio: (1) Conversation about songwriting, influences, playing with the Dead, summer tour, parenthood, much more.(2) Performances of “Blaze On”, “The Line”, “Joy”, “Cartwheels”, “Farmhouse”, “Backwards Down the Number Line”, “Sample in a Jar” Listen to show here! I loved the story of counting down “Althea”.
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