"[Lemi] Ghariokwu created a visual identity as unique as Pedro Bell’s work for Funkadelic." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made

Farewell today to Hungarian director Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026), one of cinema’s great visionaries. His deeply poetic and uncompromising films—like Sátántangó and The Turin Horse—redefined slow, contemplative cinema and left an indelible mark on the art of filmmaking

Anti-Imperialist posters seen in Quito, Ecuador

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there is danger aplenty in the forest of thorns!

this is a Must Read the reality of how these apps work is much worse than you've imagined

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happy new year from castle black

ONLY MISSED 9 GAMES!

Woke is back. Happy new years

When you’ve taken down the Xmas decorations

Some live shows/festivals I enjoyed in 2025 in no particular order

The escape of the 3-foot, gray-haired marsupial has sparked a growing search, with neighbors reporting alleged sightings.

Revisiting this jam and hearing new worlds in it - written by Anja Garbarek (Jan’s daughter), whose version is in the comments youtu.be/3WCBPqnzVd0?...

pour one out to an icon www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nice morning jams

Anal Stabwound - Enshrining the Many Fingered Grasp EP

Talking Heads’ bassist, Tina Weymouth, from the August 1985 issue of Vogue #Womensart (Via TalkingHeads Fans FB)

keep an eye out for my forthcoming list of the best 351 records of 2025

This is xactly my pizzatude 👊

A pair of happy hammerhead sharks (ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)

RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).

Someone asked for less birds so they got BLOCKED !!! 2026 will be filled with birds !!!!

Higher percentile stoned jazz here . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnL...

This guitar helped start my old band, The Quiz.

I agree that you should do this . . .

I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential

Stealing this trick to remind myself that I'm actually doing something with my life

At last I reveal my process for my performance in JACK FROST (1998)

Santa's coming (Badalamenti kills it on this one)

Mary just tested positive for covid - happy holidays!

Noah Creshevsky: Twilight of the Gods

Talk about a waste of money.... Where is DOGE? apnews.com/article/nora...

Today's newsletter is about Derek Bailey, who died 20 years ago this week - it includes an article I wrote about him for Jazziz in 2002. burningambulance.substack.com/p/derek-bail...

I got this exact Tokai for xmas in high school and the first riff I learned on it was Midnight Maniac by Krokus. Wish I still had it. #metalmemories

Very happy to share video of performance artist Ben Hersey's set at the Goethe from this past summer youtu.be/8XfNuu4pvhw

when do we secede @massgovernor.bsky.social

call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else. unplug the machine.

Amazing. observer.com/2025/12/pari...

Auditory Clang (Louisville) were an amazing live band and I'm psyched this collection is available. Singer Chris Layton sounds like Damon Edge on this one 🔥

Plunderphonics forever. AI never.

Puerto Rico sends its regards, cabron.

Album by PiL was a life altering record for lil Andy

Festive color combo!

Mark E Smith reads a Xmas story for BBC Collective in 2007. #FallFriday m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZZ8...