A message to S.F. Mayor Lurie: The demise of California College of the Arts is nothing to celebrate www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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“I’ve had a very full life; done things I’m proud of,” he wrote when his condition worsened. “I’ve made mistakes, and tried to learn from them. I’ve loved deeply. I’ve pissed people off. And I know on some levels I’ve mattered.” www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

Folks in AI-ville aren't liking each other ?

The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...

another sad loss ... www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas.”(Variety) now memories forever thank you Bob Weir for all the beautiful music.

Duran Duran honors ICE shooting victim at Northern California concert www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

"Mind wandering is one of the critical resources on which the remarkable creativity of high-functioning ADHD individuals is based. This makes them such an incredibly valuable asset for our society and the future of our planet”.

Larry Page, Larry Ellison move business out as California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ looms. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

“It all ends the same for every addict, in isolation,” Mr. Ferrara writes. “They call sobriety finding the self of your former ghost.” Too true. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/s...

“When art loses such a radical creator, for a while it seems that everything will be terribly boring,” Mr. Krasznahorkai added. “Who will be the next rebel here? Who will come forward? Who will kick everything apart?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/m...

Eric Hodel, Midwest Food Bank, which supports about a million people each year, says the rise in food bank use is being driven largely by people with jobs. “Even if both parents are working, they just don’t earn enough to cover the real cost of living,” he says.

Do not eat the "DeathCap" mushroom. Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the death cap, is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus and mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita.

That combination — high positivity and high wastewater, but still-low admissions — is one of the clearest signals public health officials watch for at the start of a [Flu] surge. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

"knowledge speaks but wisdom listens" - a famous quote, often attributed to Jimi Hendrix

U.S. central bank lent a total of $25.95 billion ‍on Monday to eligible ​financial firms via its standing repo operations, the third-highest ​usage of ⁠the lending tool since the central bank opened it in 2021. 👀

Unlock the inner workings of Earth’s most unearthly place - so alien and extreme that it seems almost beyond our comprehension: if Thwaites[the “Doomsday Glacier”] collapsed, causing the broader ice sheet to melt away; add another 10 to 15 feet to sea-level rise. NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/c...

serious rain, for sure

ok youtu.be/4hWMTSnP1AQ?...

[UPDATE: 101 NORTHBOUND CLOSED] WATERWORLD: Widespread Flooding is Closing Area Roads and Prompting Emergency Rescues for Trapped Residents | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County News lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/dec/21/...

“To show him when I’m gone that I loved him and supported him in the things he cared about. He’ll remember this when he’s older and trying to find his way.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

Out riding my bike, then I saw Little Chico Creek after last night's rain. More Pineapple Express on Tuesday.

A brain injury robbed this artist of speech. Will it stop him from finishing his masterpiece, too? “Dad has no cares about being famous or having his work get sold,” Adrienne said. “He makes art just to make art.” www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

PG&E outages in S.F. leave 130,000 without electricity, no timeline for return of power www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...

Why is this one song suddenly popular in S.F.? www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

very kool, thanks Brian youtu.be/tGkGe2T70fc?...

Animatronics come to Theatre in LA www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

That’s because this deal was existential to everyone and both Comcast and Netflix were not going to back down in the face of Paramount’s Nepo Baby and Big Daddy shaking a Trump stick at them. Or be scared off by the money. Enough was enough. Still a hard road for any acquirer but fascinating.

Palantir CEO Karp says "making war crimes constitutional would be good for business"

Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist, songwriter & producer has died at age 84. An anchor in the Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records, he co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

sir, more tRumpCoin incoming - orders ?

We are closer to a better timeline than we’ve been in what seems like years, but we’re also closer to the moment when the cornered beast lashes out with everything it has left. Read this and join us free or paid, if you don't want to face this fight alone: open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

On social media, he can be seen cutting through the most downtrodden parts of Skid Row on his white and neon green Honda Grom minibike, almost always in search of a subject to document. www.latimes.com/california/s...

midnight shenanigans redux

When is your phone worth $11M ? www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

He installed a camera. Last week, the 63-year-old finally identified the culprit: a bear had moved in and made a home underneath Johnson’s abode.(LATimes) www.latimes.com/california/s...

To be clear, this is an invitation to join our community, free or paid, through substack or through the buymeacoffee link in my BS profile. It’s not just two novels worth of future tense Krasnov horror. It’s resistance, mutual aid. Projects. Guides. A hub. Read the article below and join us.

A large supervolcano caldera that lies under parts of Naples and the surrounding area is stirring

if only ...

Michael Douglas recalls ‘Streets of San Francisco’ scene that almost got him fired www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

And they are all “ verified accounts” ‼️

looks like fun

“I’d say it’s epic — this is what we’ve been working for the last three decades, ... It’s going to be a really interesting change and enhancement for a lot of wildlife, but also for the public, seeing these fish back in the stream after so long.” (Jeff Miller) www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

UPDATE: The shelter-in-place order that went into effect for San Pedro, Wilmington was lifted early Saturday morning. The One Henry Hudson has been towed out of the Port of LA overnight and is now a few miles offshore as fire boats continue to battle the fire which erupted last night

Title: "Underground" 48"Hx36"Wx2"D (c) 2025 WillKaal Acrylic on canvas #art #painting