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Gone Astray - Russell Johnson

Gone Astray - Russell Johnson

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 Russell Johnson goes astray with his essays about culture, travel, and the absurdities of lifeRussell Johnson Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • My Old Neighborhood: The Place Where it Happened

    My Old Neighborhood: The Place Where it Happened
    May 25 2025

    On the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a remembrance of 38th and Chicago, my old neighborhood, the place where it happened, and the hope that that address could still become the symbol of a new era.

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    5 mins
  • For Better or for Verse: The Mad Poet's Society of Lake Garda

    For Better or for Verse: The Mad Poet's Society of Lake Garda
    Apr 11 2025

    Wine, song, and a visit to the lairs of the Mad Poets who lived on Lake Garda, Italy plus a wave from Juliet's balcony in Verona.

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    6 mins
  • Word of the Day: The Magaphone

    Word of the Day: The Magaphone
    Mar 29 2025

    The Magaphone, which had its origins in the megaphone, aka the bullhorn, cowhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer, is today, as it was in the past, used to make a weak voice loud. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | TuneIn | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Deezer| Pandora A weak voice is projected into the narrow end of the Magaphone by holding it up to the mouth and shouting, thereby, in technical terms, amplifying the acoustic impedance of the vocal cords to match them to the outside air while forcing the sound waves loudly in one direction. This is frequently manifested in a screech because the frequency response of […]

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    2 mins
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