Well, nothing like a good jeremiad to end the day, so if you missed it, do read my post on “losers.”
Here are some final items of the day:
* Thousands–but not the advertised “2 million”–bikers roar into DC to commemorate 9/11 and apparently protest Muslim rally on Mall.
* De Blasio actually improving his percentage of vote as absentee ballots trickle in.
* Tina Brown and Daily Beast reach a parting of the ways.
* At Ten Miles Square, Christopher Monaff notes the U.S. government has yet to acknowledge its role in the “other 9/11,” the bloody coup against Chilean democracy four decades ago.
* At College Guide, Robert Kelchen looks at this year’s U.S. News college rankings, and despite claims of improvements, finds it’s pretty much the same rankings as before.
And in non-political news:
* Baby-boomer special: listicle of vanishing or vanished restaurant chains headed up by HoJo (sigh!) and Mister Donut.
So that’s it for the day. I know there are many songs inspired by 9/11 across genres and with wildly different perspectives from jingoism to self-reflection, and again, feel free to suggest others (along with reminiscences) in the comment thread. But we’ll close with Suzanne Vega’s “Anniversary.”
Selah.
