Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his e-book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had rather a lot in common. Alexander in particular attracts our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles what any musician will recognize because the “Circle of Fifths,” however…
20 years later, John Iglehart pursues a UNT BAAS Life not often follows a straight path, and Oklahoma native John Iglehart’s story is a testomony to perseverance and rediscovery. Now residing in Louisiana and dealing as an Assistant Supervisor at Cinemark, John is getting ready to advance to Senior Assistant Supervisor—a job that requires extra…
Picture of Moby Dick by David Austen. In 2013, Plymouth University kicked off Moby Dick The Large Learn, promising a full audioe book of Herman Melville’s influential novel, with well-known (and never so well-known) voices taking on a chapter every. After we first wrote about it right here, solely six chapters had been unveiled, however…
John Waters’ rollicking commencement speech at The Rhode Island College of Design provided up some good one-liners and some pearls of wisdom, although phrased, fairly naturally, in an irreverent method. Prepared for some sage recommendation on what actually counts as wealth? And what profession choices will make you truly rich? Mr. Waters has this to say:…