#MusicMonday Baby (You got what it takes)

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The Dinah Washington Facebook Page drew attention to Brook and Dinah’s Dream Duet on uDiscover:

It was 25 January 1960 that a dream duet took flight. ‘Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)’ made its debut on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts on on this date for one of the hot new male singers of the era, Brook Benton, and a female vocalist who had been popular since World War II, Dinah Washington.

Here is Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) for your Monday listening pleasure:

I “discovered” Dinah Washington through The Ultimate Diva Collection album.  It was a revelatory experience: where had she been all my life?

#ParisAttacks Le Bataclan targeted because of Jewish owners, pro-Israeli events | The Style Page

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We’ve seen it before: jihadis attacked the Chabad House in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008; they attacked the kosher supermarket in the Paris attacks in January 2015. Now jihadis target Le Bataclan because of its (former) Jewish owners and pro-Israel, pro-Jewish events at the venue.

BTW Ba-ta-clan is the title of an operetta (1855) by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), born Jakob Offenbach, the son of a Jewish cantor, in Köln, Germany.

Source: #ParisAttacks Video shows horrors of siege on Le Bataclan | The Style Page

The Style Page: What’s appropriate?

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Today Melanie objected to my criticism about Michelle Obama’s choice of a light teal suit and the infamous boob belt for the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. How appropriate that Melanie posted her comments on Remembrance Sunday (as it is observed in the UK)!

I do like the decorum that Brits show on Remembrance Sunday, and I wish that we have more of the same.  To me, it’s a sign of respect.  Melanie came around to my point of view after I explained it.  Below Tony Blair’s wife Cherie came under flak for wearing a purple trench coat to Remembrance Sunday services in 2009:

Source: The Style Page: What’s appropriate?

Paula Begoun and her Beautypedia team review Allure’s Best of Beauty picks

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The October issue of Allure might be one of the most anticipated issues of the year, as it features its Best of Beauty picks.

Allure October 2015
Allure October 2015 “Best of Beauty” issue

In this link, Paula Begoun and her Beautypedia team pick the best (and worst!) of Allure’s Best of Beauty:

Source: Allure’s “Best of Beauty” Makeup Winners, Reviewed!

Finding Mr. Righteous

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Finding Mr. RighteousFinding Mr. Righteous by Lisa De Pasquale
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I discovered Finding Mr. Righteous through the conservative web site PJ Media. Initially I submitted a request to Fairfax County Public Library to carry it, but there was no follow-up: strange, because I had thought that FPCL would support a local writer (Ms. De Pasquale lives in Northern Virginia). I had to wait the mandatory 6-12 months after publication to submit a request through Interlibrary Loan.

Finding Mr. Righteous is about Ms. De Pasquale’s search for God in the context of the men in her life: Chris the Atheist, Joe the Catholic, John the Evangelical, etc. I looked forward to reading this book, as I thought there would be a spiritual component to the book, but most of the book is about Ms. De Pasquale’s attachments to men who have other women in their lives and won’t commit to her. I wonder why Ms. De Pasquale didn’t go in therapy to try to break this pattern. The spiritual component comes at the end of the book when she has an epiphany about her relationships and her role in them. I won’t give away the ending: that’s for you to read.

This book dredged up my unhappy experiences with men and my feeling insecure and that no one would love me. If Ms. De Pasquale ever revises her book, I could contribute a chapter on Ali the Muslim.

Altogether, Finding Mr. Righteous is a quick read. As I said, the spiritual component comes at the end of the book, and I’m glad that I read it to the end.
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