September 11, 2009

When the eagle cries / flies / soars

9/11 inspired countless songs. Here are three with “eagle” in their titles. Which is the funniest/most disturbing/most exploitative — power metallers Iced Earth with words like “HONOR” and “RESPECT” flashing behind them in Orwellian backdrops; country singer Aaron Tippin proclaiming, “I pledge allegiance to this flag / And if that bothers you, well, that’s too...

George Washington was a fan of Moss

…or perhaps of Soft Cell. The more I read about Freemasonry, the less I know about it. (I have the same difficulty with Scientology.) What I have gleaned so far: the Masonic apron is worn by members at society functions. It derives from the aprons worn by actual stonemasons, and is “an emblem of innocence,...