Bruce Springsteen’s1975 “Born to Run” album was shaped by the times, particularly the malaise of the post-Vietnam and post-Watergate American landscape. There was an energy crisis, and it wasn’t only oil that was in short supply. These lyrical, operatic songs about freedom and fate, triumph and tragedy, still resonate, even though today’s music is more likely to emphasize beats, samples and software than extended guitar and saxophone solos.
Archives for September 28, 2025
Republican Push for Snitching on Charlie Kirk Posts Drives Unprecedented Purge of Public Workers
An ongoing purge of public employees is driven in part by Republican elected officials who are encouraging Americans to report co-workers, their children’s teachers and others who make comments seen as crossing the line. They have been egged on by the Trump administration, with Vice President JD Vance urging listeners of Kirk’s podcast to call the employer of anyone “celebrating” his killing.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, September 28, 2025
‘Avenue Q,’ at City Repertory Theatre, live football from Dublin at Beachfront Grille, Gamble Jam, ‘Nunsense,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Athens Theatre in DeLand, George Carlin on free speech, John McPhee on the Alaskan flag.