Forty-five years ago, Steve Winwood's Arc of a Diver. #MusicSky

#OTD in 2009, the Codeine Velvet Club's eponymous album. #MusicSky

‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country

Brigitte Bardot: the zeitgeist-force who was France’s most sensational export | Peter Bradshaw

On this day in 1967, Bob Dylan with John Wesley Harding. #MusicSky

KIMMEL, to the UK: “.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.” @jimmykimmel.com

It's Jay Farrar's 59th birthday. After the breakup of Uncle Tupelo, he had immediate success with Son Volt, and the album Trace (1995). #MusicSky

In honor of Annie Lennox's birthday, Diva (1992). #MusicSky And a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating.

Today is Mary Ramsey's birthday. She became the lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs after Merchant's departure. Love Among The Ruins (1997) was her first album with the band. #MusicSky

It is Eddy Vedder's 61st birthday today. Pearl Jam, No Code (1996). #MusicSky

Billy Bragg is blowing out 68 candles today. Life is a riot with spy vs spy (1983). #MusicSky

To be clear, NYT, the proposed axing of NCAR is not about funding. The AGU meeting was good for a mental health check on colleagues ("everything OK with you?"). Attendance seemed a bit lower than other years, especially from European and Canadian scientists. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/c...

It is Edith Piaf's birthday today. She was too vulnerable for this life, but her music is eternal. #MusicSky

NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader. So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.

They control all three branches of government, yet all Trump could do in his annual accomplishments speech was yell at Americans.

It's Keith Richards' 82nd birthday. Given his rough life he has beaten the odds over time, but apparently he is not fit to play concerts next year. From the archives, Rolling Stones Now! (1965). #MusicSky

Another insane move from the Trump regime. One of NCAR's contributions to climate science is the development of the Community Earth System Model (CESM), which is used by researchers worldwide. Here's a simulation of air-sea CO₂ fluxes from CESM.

In half an hour Trump will come on TV to declare that we have always been at war with eastasia, I mean Venezuela.

OPINION: "The deliberate act of using a transgender or nonbinary person’s birth name after they’ve chosen a new one ... is more than just an insult to one nationally recognized medical leader. It’s a signal about what our health system is becoming." — Arthur Lazarus

Fifty-four years ago, David Bowie established his style with Hunky Dory. #MusicSky

Today is Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday. I think he would be thrilled to know that two centuries later a college rock band from California, bearing his name, would put out a few messy albums. Camper Van Beethoven, Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart. #MusicSky

Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica! If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc

Beatlemania had already started years before, but Beatles '65 still shines 60 years later. #MusicSky

Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

The Clash, with London Calling. On this day in 1979. #MusicSky

Today would have been Tom Verlaine's 75th birthday. Performances with Television at the CBGB club laid the foundation for punk rock in the US. #MusicSky

After her collaboration with Paul Simon on Graceland, Miriam Makeba came out with the album Sagoma in 1988. It is a collection of traditional chants she learned from her mother. #MusicSky

I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!

Fifty-five years ago, John Lennon came out with John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Ringo Starr was on the drums, so I guess the Beatles hadn't broken up completely yet. #MusicSky

If you have registered to #AGU25, please bookmark the AGU Security page, which will have updates & resources re:immigration enforcement operations announced for New Orleans: www.agu.org/agu25-neworl... We hope you can come to AGU25 because when science is connected, science is unstoppable.

The White Stripes, with their 3rd album White Blood Cells (2001). Today is Meg White's birthday. #MusicSky

The Ethiopians had already been around for 30 years when they came out with their album Owner Fer De Yard. Today would have been front man Leonard Dillon's 83rd birthday. #MusicSky

I remember the days when "unitary executive theory" was only mentioned by the far right fringe. Now they have Supreme Court majority. www.inquirer.com/wires/wp/sup...

Forty-five years ago today, Ping Floyd with The Wall. As kid, I was spooked by those marching hammers. It was a lasting political impression. #MusicSky

Well, of course. Trump is an expert in mortgage fraud. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Tom Waits is turning 76 today. Rain Dogs (1985). #MusicSky

Kilauea is doing what Kilauea does. Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt... (h/t to @sophiecarr.bsky.social)

At Art Basel, Beeple's installation displays robot dogs with the heads of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg pooping NFTs. Genius we always need more Art 💙🤖.

The Black Keys came out with their album El Camino 14 years ago. I think it is their best. #MusicSky

Buffalo Springfield's self-titled album, 59 years ago today. #MusicSky

Sixty years ago today, December's Children, of the Rolling Stones. On Side 1 still has a lot of cover songs, but Jagger and Richards started to feature their songs, including the hit single Get Off My Cloud. #MusicSky

Today would have been Ozzy Osbourne's 77th birthday. Farewell, Prince of Darkness. #MusicSky

I had a refreshing 10 km run along the Red Line. This is green space along Austin's commuter train tracks. #running

Queen's album A Night At The Opera had its US release 50 years ago. #MusicSky

Axis Bold As Love, by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was released on December 1, 1967. #MusicSky

58 years ago today, Jefferson Airplane's album After Bathing At Baxter's. #MusicSky

Van Morrison, with Astral Weeks (1968). #MusicSky