folly of the week – in praise of folly

Folly of the Week – How the necktie industry saved Fathers Day

ciono June 16, 2017 0 Comments

Each Friday, Andrew and friends will tell you about something that caught their attention this week – a song, a book, a video game. If you have suggestions for Folly of the Week, send it to us at inpraiseoffolly@gmail.com. In honor of Father's Day this weekend, here is an amusing article from Vox on the history of Father's Day, from it's initial inception in 1910 (shortly after the founding of...

Folly of the Week – A Bang and Olufsen History Lesson

ciono June 9, 2017 0 Comments

Each Friday, Andrew and friends will tell you about something that caught their attention this week – a song, a book, a video game. If you have suggestions for Folly of the Week, send it to us at inpraiseoffolly@gmail.com. The brand Bang & Olufsen has become synonymous with audio and video quality, selling some of the most lauded speakers in the world - though not without the...

Folly of the Week – The origins of fantasy accents and tropes

ciono December 16, 2016 0 Comments

Each Friday, Andrew and friends will tell you about something that caught their attention this week – a song, a book, a video game. If you have suggestions for Folly of the Week, send it to us at inpraiseoffolly@gmail.com. Every week the A.V. Club solicits contributions from its readers for interesting articles found around the internet. This week's entry involved the origins of the...

Folly of the Week – Gorillaz and Defying Genre

ciono June 27, 2016 0 Comments

Each Friday, Andrew and friends will tell you about something that caught their attention this week – a song, a book, a video game. If you have suggestions for Folly of the Week, send it to us at inpraiseoffolly@gmail.com. I've read pieces in the past about the Gorillaz, but an article recently surfaced on AVClub with the intriguing title "Gorillaz revolutionized pop music without actually...

Folly of the Week – Allen Toussaint, ‘American Tunes’

ciono June 17, 2016 0 Comments

Each Friday, Andrew and friends will tell you about something that caught their attention this week – a song, a book, a video game. If you have suggestions for Folly of the Week, send it to us at inpraiseoffolly@gmail.com. I've long been a fan of Allen Toussaint, and was saddened when he passed away late last year. Getting one more album of his work almost seems too good to be true, though I'm...