In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference www.wgbh.org/news/2017-10...

I appreciate Bad Bunny for bringing the Telemundo Saturday afternoon variety show ethos (dancers, inapt sets, let's-try-this attitude) to global TV.

“If we fight, we have to do it with love.” -Benito 💚🙌🏼🙏🏼 #Grammys

Ilhan Omar is a sponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act. Delia Ramirez is a sponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act. AOC. Rashida Tlaib. We have the most fearless people, who are facing down the worst every day, behind us - how can we ever feel discouraged www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

My @salon.com obituary for David Bowie, published a decade ago. www.salon.com/2016/01/11/a...

Unicef photo of the year awards 2025

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

"95% of organizations found zero return despite enterprise investment of $30 billion to $40 billion into GenAI" - MIT study www.axios.com/2025/08/21/a...

RIP to a North Dakota legend. Marilyn Hagerty used to sometimes write her restaurant reviews addressed to her deceased sister, and I just like to think that they’re together now, enjoying Olive Garden breadsticks in the afterlife. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

It’s official: NY Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

Miss Rachel continues to have more of a moral backbone than 99% of public figures

From a journalistic ethics standpoint. whoever permitted this should lose their job.

Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

Proud resident

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wait is a Good Political Thing actually going to happen??

Excellent news for the NYC left: There were 10 city council members of the Progressive Caucus who faced primary challengers today, some of them very ideologically polarized primaries. All 10 incumbents are leading *by a lot.*

My app The Medley (themedley.app), the digital community for local musicians, turns one tomorrow. 🎂 We're celebrating at Main Drag in Williamsburg ft. 8 artists from Brooklyn & beyond. 🎉 Our friends at @distrokid.com are sponsoring. 🎵 Join us: partiful.com/e/KzRWgQDfqP...

Hi Chicago! Recs for a first-timer, Bluesky?

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze. I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies. Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

if anyone heard chappell call for a liveable wage for performing musical artists and songwriters at the grammys and thought “what is the best organization i could support that’s fighting for that” that organization is called @umaw.bsky.social

Awesome to see Chappell Roan speaking out about health care! We have a ton of thoughts about this. Our research found that musicians have lacked health insurance at about 3 times the rate of the general population.

New Jamie XX banger alert: "It's So Good". pitchfork.com/news/jamie-x...

"If I can’t manage global peace this year, maybe I can still help raise money for a new playground or grow some half-decent rhubarb. Maybe I can be more patient with the kids or listen better to a friend in trauma." - @mykebartlett.bsky.social on stoicism in 2023

It's a beautiful day for the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Today, you can order four free COVID tests. Go here: www.covid.gov/tests Pass it on.

The autumnal (or fall) equinox is the halfway point between the summer and winter solstices and marks the precise moment when the sun appears directly over the Earth’s equator. wapo.st/46f6DnS

Biden is good sometimes actually

Best part about Bluesky so far? Cats (@cats.bsky.social) already follow me.

A group of prominent authors, including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of infringing on their copyrights by using their books to train its popular ChatGPT chatbot.

"Too much copy," he whisper-yells on a Wednesday morning.