People who frequent the intersection of Green End Avenue and Valley Road on Aquidneck Island know that the area is Gravy’s turf. Story by @leahbcrowley.bsky.social: www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Fuuuuuuckkkkk Amazon.

Extremely sad to hear the news that cartoonist & musician JD King has died. I discovered his work when he illustrated a @lindamariesmith55.bsky.social record in the early 1990s, but he was also known for his band, the Coachmen, featuring a young Thurston Moore. www.tcj.com/rip-j-d-king...

Help Michael Hurley's daughter.

Some words on the great Udo decider.com/2025/11/24/u...

A pair of snowy owls has taken up residence along a Lake Michigan beach, sparking curious speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.

They mostly hate each other but sometimes …don’t?

One of only a small handful of releases on Dome’s short-lived, eponymous record label, Desmond Simmons’s curious sole album, 1981, was produced by Dome/Wire legends Bruce Gilbert + Graham Lewis, remastered and reissued for this new edition boomkat.com/products/alo...

One of the best bits of my job @thequietus.com is asking @danieldylanwray.bsky.social to write about Sheffield & its music & this is going to be such a brilliant book on a fertile city (arguably one under-celebrated compared to certain places across the Pennines that never shut up about themselves)

It’s 11pm and someone has been chainsawing something for the last hour in my neighborhood. Trees? Bodies? Wtf are you doing at this hour, you absolute cretin?!? 💤

“Once a species is extinct, it’s gone. Is that the legacy we want to leave behind?” - Stephanie Adams, NPCA’s Director of Wildlife

At the cat vet! (Routine, don’t worry.)

Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today! buff.ly/nflmjN6

A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago

In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n 1/4

Link to study:

A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org

Never thought I'd get to sing back ups for Ricky Martin. Here's the track from Palm Royale: youtu.be/pJK88OHxdmM?...

I am very pleased to announce that Phil King/@junkshopper's 'Lush: A Far From Home Movie', is now on YouTube for all to see. I very much enjoyed appearing with Phil last year at various events, at home abroad, discussing the film with him and the audience. www.youtube.com/watchv=ow3jE...

Pulp! Tiny Desk Concert! Truly stretches the limit of how many musicians can jam themselves into a lil corner and still sound like they’re playing to a stadium. Four songs, old & new. All stupendous: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Kl...

I have been super sick for two weeks and finally, finally have an appointment to see my GP. I’m exhausted, have zero appetite, zero energy. Walking pneumonia? I’m afraid I’m probably going to end up on antibiotics, although I hope not. Just fun all around!

Regina Giménez - Geometría cósmica - gouache and collage on paper, 95x68 cm (2017)

Barbican Centre, London:

Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right. In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

happy birthday, Vic…you are missed

Think you’ve heard everything about the Creative Capital? Join The Providence Eye on 12/11 for an evening of live storytelling about our city. Learn more and buy tickets at the link below. All ticket sales support our end-of year fundraising campaign!

At Monty Hall, this Sat., 11/15: Meet volunteers from rescue organizations in NJ. Ready to adopt a cat or kitten? Meet your new friend and apply to adopt! Or just say hi and admire the best cats in town. With DJ sets by Abbie from Mars, and hosts DJs Amanda and Bucci. Details:

Man when JCO is on she is ON

A reminder that rodenticide travels through the ecosystem and can harm a wide range of animals. It doesn’t stop with rats.

"My brethren, soldiers may leap out of that statue tonight and kill me, but what’s leaping out at me right now is our total disregard for norms. What you see as an enemy threat, I see as a one-of-a-kind statue of a mare." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...

UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status. This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.

I think all Democratic eight senators who caved to the GOP should have to read this to truly understand who they've hurt.

LIon River Crossing! I highly doubt many researchers have seen this! Nature is amazing.

#COP30 kicked off today in Belém, Brazil! 🦜 
 We’re calling on countries to put nature at the heart of climate action and deliver a nature-safe renewable energy transition that benefits both people and planet. 🌍 Discover more here 
👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/11...

"As of Monday, there were a total of five cats and seven kittens awaiting homes." 🥺

It’s not even 11am and I’ve gone through red-hot anger (why the #%^*%% are the Democrats so spineless?!?!) and elation (SNAP benefits restored; Kim Davis shut down AGAIN). What’s next?!?

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

The fight for Alaska’s wild future is happening right now. Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska. Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ

What would it look like if the world came together to prevent the fossil fuel industry from obstructing science-informed public policy and its implementation? UCS's Kathy Mulvey decided to imagine what a COP free from fossil fuel industry influence would look like. act.ucsusa.org/4hSh9IA

The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die. An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...

This is a fantastic idea, and I see no reason not to try it – the other side, twists, distort, and ignores laws for political reasons, but this actually has merit

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

In Aug-Sep 2020, thousands of migrating birds were found dead in the SW US. Cause? “Compound climate extremes” had pounded the birds until they expired. Climate change increases the threats migrating birds face: heatwaves, storms, droughts, wildfires, etc.: therevelator.org/weather-whip... #birds 🌎

If Rep Lauren Boebert's so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” becomes law, wolves would no longer find refuge or roam safely in Wilderness areas in places like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Urge your U.S. House Rep to oppose the bill >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose_hr845...

The deceptively named “Fix Our Forests Act” threatens Wilderness with more livestock grazing and manager-ignited fires! Tell your senators to vote NO! wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/fix-our-fore...

Raise your voice to defend wolves and help keep Wilderness wild! Stop Congress from killing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves! Click here to howl >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr845-wolf-esa

21 easy projects to help wildlife in your garden - you don't have to do them all, even just a few of these make a huge difference! www.wildway.info/p/21-ideas-s...