Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful! And while we're on the subject of Christmas music….I am not a huge fan of popular Christmas music. I love the traditional stuff – Schubert's Ave Maria, for example, I think is the most beautiful piece of music ever composed. But there are a few exceptions: Bing Crosby's White Christmas and Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song are undeniable classics. Bob Dylan's new LP is called Christmas in the Heart. The man can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. It's a wonderful record. He even does a good job with Winter Wonderland – a tune I have always loathed with a passion I can't even describe. Good for you, Uncle Bobby!But for the most part, popular Christmas music has been known to make me sick to my stomach. One tune in particular is enough to drive me to extreme violence. Dick Wells is a legendary disc jockey and singer. Back in the fifties and sixties he was the vocalist for the Harry James Orchestra. He is also a good friend and an expert on the subject of popular songs. I once had a telephone conversation with him that went like this.DEGAN: Dick, who wrote, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow?DICK: Tom, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule StyneDEGAN: Are Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne still alive, Dick?Dick: No, Tom. Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne are both dead.DEGAN: Good.Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer is another "Christmas song" I wish had never been written. I find it amazing and ironic that the root of Gene Autry's extraordinary fortune is based on the fact that he penned this hideously dreadful piece of holiday trash. Gene Autry is also dead. No comment. It's Christmas. Joy to the world.http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com Tom DeganGoshen, NY
Oh, the weather outside is frightful! And while we're on the subject of Christmas music….I am not a huge fan of popular Christmas music. I love the traditional stuff – Schubert's Ave Maria, for example, I think is the most beautiful piece of music ever composed. But there are a few exceptions: Bing Crosby's White Christmas and Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song are undeniable classics. Bob Dylan's new LP is called Christmas in the Heart. The man can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. It's a wonderful record. He even does a good job with Winter Wonderland – a tune I have always loathed with a passion I can't even describe. Good for you, Uncle Bobby!But for the most part, popular Christmas music has been known to make me sick to my stomach. One tune in particular is enough to drive me to extreme violence. Dick Wells is a legendary disc jockey and singer. Back in the fifties and sixties he was the vocalist for the Harry James Orchestra. He is also a good friend and an expert on the subject of popular songs. I once had a telephone conversation with him that went like this.DEGAN: Dick, who wrote, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow?DICK: Tom, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule StyneDEGAN: Are Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne still alive, Dick?Dick: No, Tom. Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne are both dead.DEGAN: Good.Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer is another "Christmas song" I wish had never been written. I find it amazing and ironic that the root of Gene Autry's extraordinary fortune is based on the fact that he penned this hideously dreadful piece of holiday trash. Gene Autry is also dead. No comment. It's Christmas. Joy to the world.http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com Tom DeganGoshen, NY