I\u2019m not sure how I had never heard this story before. Nearly a decade before Pearl Harbor, the American military ran a series of war games in which an attacking force wiped out the forces sheltered at Pearl by launching a sneak attack from the north on a Sunday morning. Which is exactly what the Japanese would do nine years later.<\/p>\n
Only the Navy decided the attack wasn\u2019t fair and rather than learning from their failure, nullified the results. One of the reasons for reversing the result? Well\u2026<\/p>\n
Most importantly, the Navy argued, low level precision bombing of battleships at anchor was unrealistic since \u201ceveryone knew that Asians lacked sufficient hand-eye coordination to engage in that kind of precision bombing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yep, good old American racism prevented us from learning a lesson that could have saved thousands of lives and completely altered, if not prevented, the eventual war in the Pacific.<\/p>\n
The First Attack: Pearl Harbor, February 7, 1932<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEvery Sunday Pitchfork does a retrospective review of an album from the past. In August they tackled The Cranberries\u2019 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can\u2019t We?<\/em> That was an album I think you were required to own if you were white and were in college in the early 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s story is kind of amazing, going from new group to putting out one of the defining albums of the decade in an incredibly short time span. I always listen to The Cranberries this time of year, as I find their music perfectly fits the part of fall when the warmth disappears and the days get longer and darker.<\/p>\n
The Cranberries, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can\u2019t We?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n
\nI enjoyed this discussion between actress Keri Russell and Adam Ganduciel about The War on Drugs\u2019 new album, his process, parenthood, and other stuff.<\/p>\n
Adam Granduciel and Keri Russell Mark The War On Drugs\u2019 New Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSteven Hyden recently shared his top 30 TWOD songs. I have a huge quibble with him not including \u201cIn Reverse,\u201d which is one of the best final-tracks of any album I\u2019ve ever listened to. Granduciel has said it is his song he was most proud of, too. My list would also be ordered a little differently than his. But still a fun read.<\/p>\n
The Best Songs By The War On Drugs, Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis is pretty cool. Plug in your favorite TV show and see how its individual episodes were reviewed. The graphs for The Simpsons<\/em> are amazing.<\/p>\n