On April 28, 2025, Canada re-elected the same Liberal government but a new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to replace former PM Justin Trudeau. Many Canadians had been very unhappy with the former Liberal government and, especially, Trudeau, who’d led Canada for nine years through a miasma of misguided industrial policy, climate change initiatives, foreign interference, […]
Quincy Jones: Quintessentially Cool
The passing of Quincy Jones on November 3rd, 2024, was mourned not only by individual fellow artists but by the entire music industry. First as a trumpeter and bandleader, later as a composer, arranger, conductor, and record producer, he enjoyed a stellar seven-decade career. He received 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a […]