The 50 best Halloween songs of all time

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/22/best- halloween-songs-party-playlist/

 

Note that in Alexandra Petri’s take, both “best” and “Halloween songs” are relative terms.

 

Journalists should ask questions – not think they have all the answers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/22/cnn-joe-rogan-covid-ivermectin-mistake-credibility/

 

From David Von Drehle:

 

“Among media critics (and who, after all, is not a media critic — there is so much to criticize), one sees a dangerous trend. Reporters are increasingly urged to be definitive, to call out “liars” and defend “science” and hurl all sorts of Zeus-like thunderbolts adjudicating the Truth. This is a terrible idea.”

 

“It is not the journalist’s job to tell people what to think. The job is to question, to learn and to share those learnings — as well as their limits. In weighing the credibility of sources, we must first examine ourselves.”

 

Favorite Best-Of Albums: The Best Of Prefab Sprout: A Life Of Surprises

What? ANOTHER semi-obscure 1980s act from across the pond?

 

Sorry about that, but this really is a worthwhile compilation. While the band had only one single that even reached the UK top 20, it had better luck with its albums, 8 of which made the top 25. Unlike the Housemartins, Prefab Sprout rarely ventured into politics. The 1992 edition of the Rolling Stone Album Guide characterizes their mood as “one of refined impressionism: intelligent, clever, bittersweet, romantic” while praising their “melodic pop, complex but irresistible.” Songwriter Paddy McAloon is aptly characterized as “a cult figure with decent sales, virtually no air play and truckloads of critical raves.”

 

“When Love Breaks Down” is, deservedly, the most likely track to be heard on this side of the Atlantic, at least if you listen to suitably discerning radio stations. But “Cars And Girls”, a good-natured commentary on The Boss’s early oeuvre, is also well worth seeking out.

 

Favorite Tracks:

When Love Breaks Down

Cars And Girls

We Let The Stars Go

Hey Manhattan!

All The World Loves Lovers

 

The Sound Of Crying

Cruel

Carnival 2000

The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll

I Remember That