Commentary File

[Bradley Zweig]

Thiswebsite has no "official" connection to the Pet Shop Boys. It merely presents my own personal commentary—often including attempted explanations and interpretations—on the songs of my favorite contemporary pop band. Of course, this commentary has often been influenced by what the Pet Shop Boys themselves, Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, have said about their music and by what others have previously written. Nevertheless, many of the observations I make here are original with me.

By no means am I suggesting that these are the "only" or "correct" interpretations. In fact, it's typical of great art, even great pop art, to lend itself to multiple interpretations. It's part of what makes it great. And I do consider the Pet Shop Boys to be the creators of great pop art. So you can take or leave my interpretations as you wish. If you disagree, please don't take offense. Rather, enjoy the fact that we're both fans of music rich enough to invite different interpretations.

Despite my best efforts, I have no doubt that I'm guilty of at least some factual errors. I recognize this fact and apologize in advance for any that may have slipped past me. I'll certainly correct any errors that come to my attention.

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I don't mind when other writers, either online or elsewhere, use the ideas I express here. That's one of the reason this website exists. Ideally they will cite me as the source of those ideas or otherwise attribute them to me. That's wonderful, and I greatly appreciate it. If they don't, however, that's unfortunate but forgivable. After all, people don't own ideas.

I don't do any of those things. So my site really doesn't need to be "secure" in this way, particularly considering the costs involved. I hope this doesn't dissuade you from visiting.

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In my many years of teaching verse-by-verse through the Bible, I came to prepare my teaching notes in a certain way. Through a series of unexpected events I found that what I prepared for myself as teaching notes was helpful to some others as Bible commentary.

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News broke Thursday that two-term Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas, a shiny-cheeked lad of 36, would retire at the end of the year. He joins Reps. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Ken Buck of Colorado and Patrick McHenry of North Carolina in choosing not to run or resigning right away. Altogether, reports Axios, nearly 20 House GOP members have decided to leave the chamber without firm plans.

I write with a heavy heart today to announce that I will not run again for my beloved congressional seat. It has been my pleasure to serve the amazing, wonderful, awesome and totally hot people of Wisconsin or Colorado or Kansas. This of course is why I decided to work in Washington, D.C., so I did not have to see many of them.

No, I want to spend more time with my spouse. Or I want to spend more time with my spouse and young children or my spouse and teenage children or my spouse and grandchildren. Perhaps I just want to spend more time with my mistress and possessions.

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Clay Wirestone serves as Kansas Reflector's opinion editor. His work has appeared in more than 100 outlets in two dozen states. He has written columns and edited copy for newsrooms in Kansas, New Hampshire, Florida and Pennsylvania. He has also fact checked politicians, researched for Larry the Cable Guy, and appeared in PolitiFact, Mental Floss and cnn.com. Before joining the Reflector in 2021, Clay spent four years at the nonprofit Kansas Action for Children as communications director. Beyond the written word, he has drawn cartoons, hosted podcasts, designed graphics and moderated debates. Clay graduated from the University of Kansas and lives in Lawrence with his husband and son.

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