J. Edgar Hoover deep thoughts:

Art but make it the Great American State Fair. Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World, 1948. Flipped.

I had a great time talking with ALIA for POW Mag. Her new album Where the Echoes Bloom, out tomorrow on @leavingrecords.bsky.social, is an evocative, haunting mix of Exotica, Arabic percussion and rhythms, and Indonesian music.

Opening day of the Great American State Fair drew light crowds, long walks, and mixed reactions from visitors. Here's what it was like inside the America 250 event. washingtonian.com/2026/06/26/i...

If you, like me, are a fan of exotica, here is a great modern take on an old genre.

I was working with a student group and was requested to have the students perform this for Mother’s Day. Are you really going to have elementary students sing: She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and cut your hair Luckily it remained an instrumental number. Listen to the lyrics

Good news, Barnes and Noble comments are open. 1 1/2 stars. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/communion-...

Grass suit from David Byrne’s True Stories

If you like Sonny, or want to learn more about Sonny, you will like this piece. It captures his brilliance and his humanity.

This story involves an Iowa tshirt company, a basketball star, a Boston Globe reporter, online trolls who piss on walls, a lot of toxic masculinity and a lot of insight into the state of men. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Well this is fun.

Clearly no one at the New York Times has ever driven a dead skunk to the state ag school for rabies testing.

I run a website on saxophones in opera, a niche of a niche. I easily get 300 views a month when it’s dormant. Hell I get over 1,000 views on YouTube of a nondescript cat video. Even my husbands circuit bent toys get more views than this. @chris-robinson.bsky.social

Adding one more player to the perfect score list: Congrats @mary-huntimer.bsky.social! Great work! Reminder to all that you have until Sunday to play before I post the answers. Have fun! #filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #filmscores #games #fun #quiz #puzzles

And there’s this interview with Griffith talking about his dad who was a confederate general and his mom sewing klan robes at night. He’s not subtle about his racism. And he agrees with Woodrow Wilson. youtu.be/x8UUl1mhsrw?...

William Shatner in Incubus.

For my first piece in POW Mag, I got to talk with Shabaka about his new album, the challenges and rewards of making a true solo album, why now was the right time to start a label, and his return to the saxophone. Come through, subscribe, and share the word.

Did he fix it?

There's only one person who can get Bluesky working again.

We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

Every Catholic in the 90s had to watch so much anti-abortion propaganda and now this jackass says this? Which one is it?

Here’s another fav. youtu.be/46GGxF_Bwhg?...

Asha Boslee just passed away. She sings in one of my favorite genres, psychedelic funk. Bollywood was defined by this sound, composed by her husband rd Burman. It’s a style of music that has traditional Indian instruments, sitar, etc. mixed with western funk. Check this. youtu.be/lUFitnpPihs?...

Now we know why the pentagon is going out of its way to discriminate against Catholics.

The Commandment

There are so many great options but none quite as memorable as this. youtu.be/7kjPKMjvuv0?...

So my cat likes dogs feet. He’s a weirdo. youtube.com/shorts/qKgJW...

The God Squad? No, this is the GoD Squad.

It’s obvious he missed his wife and was looking for the next best thing.

This is gonna get messy. people.com/kristi-noem-...

DHS staff rejoice as ‘glamour shots’ of Kristi Noem that lined the halls are removed www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I’ve had this idea for a while. The worst part was looking up photos of Trump, it’s disgusting to have to look at his face.

Durham turned out for No Kings. Marchers all the way to the building in the background and presumably more around the block.

Waffles is following the KU/St John's score very closely.

Will we come home with a new to us electric car today? Stay tuned. My wife wont let me roll into the dealer wearing my KU shorts during March Madness (we live in Blue Devil/Tar Heel country). She's a buzzkill.

Tarkovsky and Kurosawa at Solaris, when the film played.

Why is Jessie Gemstone’s nemesis hanging out here instead of the Cape and Pistol Society? Put your cape back on like a real man.

Did anyone else read this as Rep. Hairdopolis?

She will be the first candidate to get negative votes.

Chuck Schumer, arms outstretched “but my friend across the aisle….”

Good news for Kristi Noem, Watertown is hiring. Go get yourself a job you are qualified for. May I suggest the wastewater collections operator?

New rule, anytime Kristi Noem appears, you have to sing this song to her. My family lives in South Dakota so there’s a good chance this will happen. www.youtube.com/shorts/mQdWV...

If I was in Watertown, I would be at the airport so fast to laugh in her face. It would be epic. But alas we are reduced to flipping her off every time we pass her home.

While she was governor of SD she refused a mask mandate when COVID hit. My old high school shut down in September because of an outbreak. The Walmart closed before Christmas for a full cleaning. So many nursing homes shut down because so many residents died of covid.

The last time I played a "big band" gig was probably 2012. Needless to say, this will be much different. North Carolina: come by on Sunday for a shit hot good time. My mom might be there!

Waffles being blinded by the postmodern spectacle.

Easy, A.I. An absolute betrayal of story telling. Instead of trusting Kubrick’s vision, Spielberg had to give it a Spielberg ending. That was the beginning of my hate of Spielberg.

One more player has chalked up a perfect score today. Congrats to Mary Huntimer! @mary-huntimer.bsky.social Everyone has until tomorrow to submit answers to my DM before I post them here. Give it a try, you might surprise yourself! #filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #games #fun #quiz