"I feel entrusted to oversee another great transformation through the eyes of faith, with the clarity of reason, and with openness to the divine mystery, with the cry of the poor and earth resound in my heart."

Watch The Beatles perform their full 1964 concert in Washington, D.C. from the original tapes. Captured at the height of Beatlemania, the performance shows the band’s energy, charm, and unstoppable rise in real time. zurl.co/oBKx1

"Soprano Rainelle Krause, who died in March, was one of the most sought-after performers of Queen of the Night in ‘The Magic Flute.’" "The soprano Kathryn Lewek, a major interpreter of the role, once described singing it as 'playing darts with your eyes closed.'” (gift link) #MusicSky #Opera

Today is Harvey Milk Day. Milk devoted his life to the fight for freedom and equality—a fight that persists as LGBTQ+ rights continue to come under attack. In 1978, Milk famously declared, “You have to give them hope.” Our movement of hope marches onward.

"What’s left in a media environment in which broadcasters are increasingly hesitant to stand up to power or to invest in ambitious entertainment?" (gift article)

"In a monologue, Mr. Colbert called the settlement a “big fat bribe.” He got word he’d been canceled just days later. A week or so after that, the deal was approved. However CBS attempts to characterize the Colbert decision from now on, that’s what people will remember." Well done. (gift article)

AFTER TONIGHT CBS WILL SINK INTO OBLIVION! AS IT SHOULD!!!! 😐😐😐 #Colbert

"After a long winter, readers look to summer for a respite — an opportunity to sink into stories that are magical, mysterious and memorable. If some downtime is in your plans, we have some reading to suggest." #BookSky #NPR

“I wanted my marriage to work and so I let John dictate the terms,” Ms. Martyn wrote. “Looking back, it was the end of my career.” #MusicSky #FolkMusic (gift article)

This episode also includes archival interviews from Leonard Feather, Memry Midgett, Ruby Davis, Corky Hale, John Hammond, Arthur Herzog, and others. #MusicSky

Wonderful thread.

"Having lived and breathed music since the age of four, he was able to instantly access muscle memories of playing 1000 different pieces." “I have no idea of what’s coming next,” he once said, “And if I did, I would be a nervous wreck. Who could keep up with it?” #MusicSky #Jazz

"The blind Southern soul star was renowned for being as bawdy as he was poignant on songs like 'Slip Away' and 'Too Weak to Fight.'"

When people ask what sort of following mzs.press arts bookstore has, I have been known to answer, "The kind where you post that you have a biography of Shemp in hardcover and it sells out within hours." (We just got 6 more in.) mzs.press/SHEMP-The-Bi...

"One night Art Tatum stood behind me as I was playing. 'You're forcing', he told me. 'Don't play the piano. Let the piano play itself.' I was tight, so he gave me that piece of advice, and I've always remembered it." Happy Birthday Red Garland born May 13, 1923

Random House has acquired a “Godfather” novel authorized by the estate of Mario Puzo and written by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani. It is the third “Godfather” book approved by the estate and the first written by a woman. #BookSky #Books

Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the latest moves. www.newyorker.com/books/under-...

“'Remember to vote,' Mr. Obama called as he walked out with a bag that included two street tacos and one mole." (🎁 article)

A tipsy Ava Gardner said of her ex-husband’s marriage to Mia Farrow, “Hah! I always knew Frank would end up in bed with a boy.” Still bruised over that interview 20 years later, Ms. Gardner said of Mr. Reed, “This son of a bitch is either at your feet or at your throat.” 🎁 article #Movies #TCM

“Zuckerberg himself personally authorized and actively encouraged the infringement.” #Books

"Good reading challenges you, and no one is too young to read something that can leave an impact on their worldview." #Books #Libraries

The single most defining thing Elon Musk has ever done is killing untold numbers of people by having DOGE illegally raid and disband USAID. Not rickets, not cars, not even the CSAMbot on X. It’s this, and so many media pundits just choose to unsee it.

"One of the wonderful things about the acoustic guitar is its ability to be completely self-sufficient. More than that, in the right hands, it can even give the illusion of two or more guitars playing together." #Blues #MusicSky

"Diving into solitude means she doesn’t have to pretend to like your mama, or deal with your childhood trauma—though her hushed delivery gives off an air of resignation, rather than glee." #MusicSky #KaseyMusgraves

One of my favorite Oscar Wilde anecdotes is that he once did a reading and Q&A in a mine. With miners. Like down a mineshaft. He had this crazy idea that everybody of every occupation deserved and could benefit from art and information

The legendary Irma Thomas and her amazing interpreter performing My Sweet Lord at the New Orleans Jazz Fest Gospel Tent

Yay!!!

The study compared attitudes towards AI use in music creation from May to November of 2025. It found that overall interest dropped from -13% to -20% during that time period. Good.

“We nearly didn’t record it because we thought it was too bluesy at first, but when we’d finished it and George Martin had scored it with harmonica, it was all right,” recalled Lennon in 1980.

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

Bob Dylan performing “Shelter from The Storm” live in Fort Collins, CO in May 1976 on the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour. Closing cut on his Blood on the Tracks album. #BobDylan m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWS...

Today's Tune: David Allan Coe YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME And I'll hang around as long as you will let me And I never minded standing' in the rain But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin' You never even called me by my name

"...survived prison stints, motorcycle gang fights, horrific automobile accidents, run-ins with the law, and a major bout with COVID that put him in the hospital at 82—he’s succumbed to mortality and passed on to that honky tonk in the sky."

Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash has a message for Trump supporters.👏👏👏👍

"I don’t have any problem with Trump being a Republican. I have a problem with Trump being a complete narcissist who is only working for his own interest and does not appear to care if the entire world burns." (🎁 article)

It's a good list. It would be better if it included Gretchen Peters.

They know we'll call them out when they do this, and they know it won't matter. What ends this madness?

“This is Dakota land. That’s what we’re on in Minneapolis. But the people who have come here from all over the world have come here to make it better.” #Books #BookSky

"Always a teacher, during a conversation about a recent performance with orchestra, she 'assigned' me the Mozart Concerto in A M[inor] to learn and bring to her the next time we visited."

Hey, remember back in the 19th century and earlier when like 75% of casualties any war were from disease? We’re bringing that back!

“This recording is a gem, musically, Duke-wise and probably the best restored and re-mastered concert by the band in the 1960s…" #MusicSky #Jazz

"According to the ALA, 40% of the materials challenged in 2025 were representations of LGBTQ+ people and those of people of color." #Books #Libraries

"He contemplated retirement in the early 2020s, if only to stop thinking about songwriting all the time." “Most importantly, I wanted to find an honest way of saying something that came from my heart.” (🎁 article) #MusicSky #Songwriting

Ann Hamilton, known for conceptual art installations, embraces a new era with scanner photography at the Cleveland Museum — and finds a tactile tenderness. (Gift article) #Art #Photography

"...among a totally random population, levels of creativity for the people watching the experimental films were immediately higher compared to those watching YouTube videos, which didn’t move much at all. So was openness to seeing the world in new ways." #FilmSky

New euphemism for "pure, unadulterated horseshit" just dropped

Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers told the truth, and the truth was hard. Two movement disorders, no cure, and she's still heading out on tour. That is not weakness. That is everything. zurl.co/Ugnm6

Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.

that's real nice

Drop your crime-fighting Catholics.