I realized many years later that Lightfoot wrote the song in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. It seemed instantly mythical, like the Titanic.

We were about to take off from San Diego last week when the pilot stopped short, came on the intercom and said the tower held us because another plane was landing on the runway. I didn't see it pass close by us, by my wife on other side of plane did. www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...

That’s the second reported and sourced story on US soldiers not being fed today

There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia, Arizona and the work @universityofkansas.bsky.social researcher Melinda Adams is doing with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska to reintroduce a beneficial “fire regime” to their lands.

This was a fun story to work on. HMU to interivew #kuexperts about good fire. news.ku.edu/news/article...

This show is up almost until Xmas. Journos, HMU to interview an amazing artist. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Welcome to technofeudalism on steroids: Just 8 of the S&P500 companies account for 35% of the entire US market’s value, 69% of the gains since the market bottomed in April, and almost 80% of the S&P 500’s net income growth in the last year. www.ft.com/content/ae4d...

That KU prof Melinda Adams speaks of "fire-deficient" landscapes gives you an idea of how she looks at the world. HMU to interview her re: her latest research. news.ku.edu/news/article...

HMU to speak with fire scientist KU prof Melinda Adams about her new work in this field. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Keith & Donna is my favorite Dead era. R.I.P.

Big ups to KU Jewish Studies/Slavic Languages prof R.B. Lemberg (Perelmutter) for winning Best Novella for her latest Birdverse effort! locusmag.com/2025/11/worl...

Wonder if Trillin has tried these? Have to admit, I'm tempted. Been tryna get a trip to Snead's together. www.postguam.com/lifestyle/wo...

‘History is repeating itself’: fight against far-right in London’s East End goes on

Some AI experts told me it looks like Grok's been given a restricted list of sources when talking about subjects where Elon wants it to give a specific answer. So I asked Grok to give me a list of researchers on cognition and heritability and it spit out total bigots and pseudo-scientific cranks

From the people that pretend to be Christian, they hit a clergyman directly while protesting. They’ve gone from attacking marginalized communities to attacking the community in general. Now they are openly attacking religious institutions.

KU Comm Studies Prof Robert Rowland has written books about both Reagan and Trump. There is no one better to comment on today's philosophical dustup. HMU to speak with him. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Reupping this for anyone who needs an expert on Trumpian rhetoric. HMU news.ku.edu/news/article...

Analysis | Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo makes him unfit for the U.S. Senate. He should instead set his sights on becoming Secretary of War.

Biz, HR journos, HMU to speak with #kuexperts re: new study on job applicants' views on AI fairness: "The data shows that people are OK with algorithms making decisions — up to a certain point." news.ku.edu/news/article...

I always get Willis Carto and @Cato.org confused. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_...

Jeffrey Girard and Rami Zeedan, KU faculty members who champion open-access scholarship — one by creating widely used open-source software and tools, and the other by launching an open journal and textbook — have been named recipients of the 2025 Shulenburger Award. #OAWeek 🗞️ rockcha.lk/oashulen25

Did a new one

After failing to explain why Border Patrol posted a video using offensive terms for Jews—even as it was celebrated by antisemitic accounts—the agency has finally responded. “We deleted the post and will update with different music. End of story. Now focus on the violent criminal illegal aliens.”

In case you're wondering why the US would cough up a $20B rescue package to Argentina: Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet big on Argentina, asked for a favor from his close friend and former colleague Scott Bessent, who also happens to be the US Treasury Secretary. popular.info/p/update-hed...

Thx @julieebeck.bsky.social and @theatlantic.com for including @universityofkansas.bsky.social prof Jeff Hall here. Other journos writing about friendship, HMU to speak with #kuexperts www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Cool. This is how professional drag racing got started. www.kcur.org/news/2025-10...

It's a good day for a publicist when your folks get quoted in @theatlantic.com and @washingtonpost.com. Thx to Julie Beck for quoting #kuexperts Jeff Hall here.

Thx, WaPo, for quoting @universityofkansas.bsky.social Comm Studies prof and presidential rhetoric expert Robin Rowland here. Journos, HMU for thoughtful comment on such issues from the prof. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Bobby Baseball is worth the price of admission.

If you ever need an expert in art, culture of Peruvian Amazon, HMU to speak with @universityofkansas.bsky.social Spencer Museum curator Ryan Clasby. #kuexperts news.ku.edu/news/article...

It's NOT a rice wine? Huh. #kuexperts news.ku.edu/news/article...

This was a fun one to write, touching, as it does, on jaguars, psychedelic tourism and such. HMU to speak with #kuexperts like Ryan. news.ku.edu/news/article...

New story from @universityofkansas.bsky.social Speech-Language-Hearing Dept. HMU to interview the researcher. news.ku.edu/news/article...

During the Red Scare of the 1950’s, two-thirds of the people questioned by McCarthy were Jewish. A war against the left is always going to disproportionately target Jews.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city. They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

“LET’S DO THE FUCKING NEWS!”

I have a #kuexpert who thinks this will be a tall task, even for the Russians, to foment a Civil War II. HMU to ask Comm Studies prof Jay Childers why. www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

Thx to @cnbc.com for citing @universityofkansas.bsky.social Comm Studies Prof Jeff Hall here: "It simulating speech & interaction creates unique circumstances of building trust & reciprocity that are just different than anything that I've seen." www.cnbc.com/2025/10/06/o...

Horrible

Herminia Machry of @universityofkansas.bsky.social Architecture gives Red Hot Research presentation.

Of interest to the upcoming 50th anniversary of KJHK-FM, Lawrence.

Just saw this story about an exhibition of the photographs of Ray Corey, with whom I worked at Sun Publications in the early '90s. Runs through 12/19/25. www.kcur.org/history/2025...

Great piece on @universityofkansas.bsky.social Spencer Museum by @juliedenesha.bsky.social www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...

People talk a lot about what the Founders would make of Trump but here we have him firing a govt employee as part of an effort to give a gift to the literal King of England

Always knew it was a banger. TIL it means "I hate hate." www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNvT...

KU Music man Brandon Draper is bringing it all back home. HMU to ask him why. news.ku.edu/news/article...

The latest from @universityofkansas.bsky.social music professor Brandon Draper’s 2024 deal with KU graduate Oz McGuire’s Symphonic Distribution service starts with “In My Dreams,” a Draper Family Band single being released Oct. 3. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Why does the century-old action in this play resonate today? HMU to ask the director. news.ku.edu/news/article...