If I've got any readers in the Little Rock area, you might be interested in a little talk I'm giving tomorrow evening at the Clinton School of Public Service. The title of the talk is "Kanye West Was A Neuroscientist," which has poor Marcel rolling over in his grave.
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Clearly, what the world needs is another blogger weighing in on the Kanye West/Taylor Swift controversy. But I have no interest in castigating Kanye - I don't pick my music based on the politesse of the artists.
tags: Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin's Kanye West remix,
The new Kanye West album is solid, although it could use a dose of ironic humor. But that's neither here nor there. What interests me about Kanye is his masterful ability to embed hooks and samples into the background of his songs.
You all know who Kanye West is. Personally, I had never heard of the man until yesterday afternoon. But then, until yesterday afternoon I thought MTV was a cable television network that played music videos, so what do I know. But never mind that. We're not here to talk about me.
Mr. Lehrer: Please post the interview for us. Thank you.
And has the rest of us wondering who is/was Kanye West. I second the request above.
Although I'm often wrong, I enjoy listening to a rapper by this name. Rhodes scholars generally live at higher altitudes than rap fans like me, however Mr. Lehrer has the rare ability to teach people like me. Who knows, this might be the same person.
Why not give us the short list: who wasn't a neuroscientist?
Yes you never know, but I seriously doubt that it could be the same person