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Organizational Change for 21st Century Community Journalism During the past 20 years, the rapid advancement of technology exposed many...

Run the World (Girls), Beyoncé, 2011 Have you ever heard how our tastebuds diminish or change over time? Yeah. I think I'm in the midst...

Fire Water Burn, Bloodhound Gang, 1996 C'mon, party people! I love playlists and listening to albums but I don't think I'll ever abandon...

C.R.E.A.M., Wu-Tang Clan, 1993 All weekend I've dreaded having to go back to work. It was a great week off ... I'll be off again in just...

Short Skirt Long Jacket, Cake, 2001 A youngun recently posted this and it warmed my heart ... "Cake is so underrated." You're right, my...

The Wall? Please excuse my rant ... Trust me, I'm already a brick in the wall. That "educational mission" was fulfilled decades and...

Junk Bond Trader, Elliott Smith, 2000 Elliott is the best friend I call on for comfort time and time again. For a long time after he...

Sympathy for the Devil, Rolling Stones, 1968 My Cousin Vinny is one of my all-time favorite movies. You know when Ms. Vito is on the...

Sign of the Times, Harry Styles, 2017 I struggled with finding the right words this morning. I seem to be struggling a lot lately. It's...

I'm on Fire, Bruce Springsteen, 1984 As a child of the 80s, my initial introduction to Bruce Springsteen was Born in the U.S.A. Like so...

Tusk, Fleetwood Mac, 1979 Here's the thing, as far as I can recall, I knew Stevie Nicks before I really knew Fleetwood Mac. That...

My Best Friend's Girl, The Cars, 1977 I wish I could remember the exact moment The Cars found me. One thing I know for sure is when I was...

WALT ALDRIDGE: The song is king By Monica Collier Staff Writer Originally published in the TimesDaily Nov 2, 2017 University of North...

Leave the Door Open, Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak, Silk Sonic, 2021 The first time I heard this song, I thought it was an SNL parody. It...

Kiss You All Over, Exile, 1978 This song makes me feel dirty in a very good way. Even as a naive little kid in the late 70s, when it...

Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin, 1970 Is there anyone who doesn't like Led Zeppelin? I was in my late teens before I discovered Led...

Criminal, Fiona Apple, 1996 I’ve had a stretch of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. It’s bound to happen from time to time and...

We Are Never Ever (ever) Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift, 2012 It's not my turn but this song has been chasing me all afternoon. Yes....

Glycerine, Bush, 1994 I'm struggling with feeling way too anxious in my little everyday life. This is a new feeling for me and I am not...

Easy On Me, Adele, 2021 Can we just talk about Adele's new single? You know, music saves me time and time again. This dropping Thursday...