Ithaca: Where the 1960s Never Ended.

Ithaca, New York, home to my noble alma mater, has long been considered a place where the 1960s never ended. Now, via William Jacobson in The American Thinker we find that the Ithaca Common Council has voted to make Ithaca a “sanctuary city” for anti-war protesters–who, frankly, don’t need sanctuary anyway. But the Common Council hasn’t seen it fit to apply the same standard to those who might support the Iraq war. When a member of the…

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Yma Sumac, the multi-octave exotic Peruvian songstress died Saturday in Los Angeles. Her music never fit into any genre, defying all attempts at categorization. Even today, as her legend has grown, it’s hard to find imitators — quite simply, no one else can sing like her. From her unique vocalization to her mysterious Inca-goddess image, she was always an innovator. (Below is later performance of a song from her best-selling LP Voice of the Xtabay.) RIP.

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