This just confirms what I thought when I heard the second half of #BTS "Arirang" - that they wanted to be heard as pop from Korea and not simply K-pop.
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WWE can't shake its addiction to Stupid Babyface Syndrome. They let Brock lock HHH, Oba Femi & a bunch of "cops" in the cell like a bunch of dummies, and rather than have Oba stay cool and tough, he looks like a wounded dope following Brock as he walks outside the ring. #BuryAllFaces
“We must protect America before these lunatics give everyone healthcare” is a weird button for a Truth Social post, even for him.
Rough watching the Switzerland/ Canada match. I’m rooting for Canada but teams don’t win World Cups or knockout round matches making sub-par plays while hoping someone else will be awesome.
Hard to say France looked like shit in a 3-1 win, but it looked like it didn't take Senegal seriously. They scored when they tried & probably should have won 6-1. Yesterday against Iraq felt more engaged, but they look like they're waiting for the knockout round to start their #worldcup
No parent would let their child get away with a statement as tepid as “Mistakes are made.” They’d expect an acknowledgment of who did it and an expression of regret. That’s basic for a kid and a national embarrassment that a president can’t manage that.
France looks like they’re waiting for Senegal to lay down and concede the match. So much lazy, aimless play. #worldcup
I’m in the virtual waiting room to but tix for my daughter to see K-pop band #Cortis (who I like too) & this is more nerve-wracking than standing in a real people line for Prince on the Purple Rain tour.
Judging by a quick look at TicketMaster, there are a lot of tickets available for all nights of #EssenceFestival. There are a lot of things it needs to do, and one is move into the Smoothie King Center. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/ess...
Essence Fest Needs to Move Next Door — My Spilt Milk
The Essence Festival of Culture is starting to renegotiate its contract with New Orleans and its venues. The festival would benefit from moving out of the Superdome and into the Smoothie King Center.
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Am I the only person who thinks the reason Trump thinks he won the war in Iran on day one because he can't imagine a country being anything but the body being driven by its leader's head? I'm sure he can't imagine a U.S. not led by him anymore.
I'm not a card or collector guy, but I found this story of online marketplaces and moms to be well worth the time. www.404media.co/man-finds-1-...
Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster
It was already a sordid tale of online drama, blurry photographs, and erratic TikToks. Then his mom started posting.
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Threatening weather has prompted #jazzfest to trim down today's schedule to try to get it done before things get ugly. Here are my picks for today at the festival with a graphic that shows the changes and new times. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/lad...
Ladies First at Jazz Fest on Friday Starting with Lainey Wilson — My Spilt Milk
Country music star Lainey Wilson makes her Jazz Fest debut on Friday at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. It's also a good day for women artists at Jazz Fest, from Jamaica's Koffee to the Bywater's Sarah Quin...
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I can't be the only person who thinks numbering how many he has been president by writing out 3 and putting it in quotation marks, all caps and parentheses counts as failing the exam right there.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump: "Anybody running for President or VP should be forced to take a Cognitive Examination! By doing so, we wouldn’t be surprised at people like Barack 'Hussein' Obama, or Sleepy Joe Biden, getting 'ELECTED.' I took the Exam three times during my ('THREE!') Terms as President"
Here are my updated highlights for today at #JazzFest. A few artists I was looking forward to were cut in an effort to get everybody off the stages around 5, but many are still performing. I have also posted the updated schedule. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/fre...
Fred Wesley, Flagboy Giz and Tra$h Magnolia Among Highlights for Second Thursday at Jazz Fest — My Spilt Milk
For the second week in a row, the Locals Thursday is one of the strongest days at Jazz Fest in New Orleans, with some very interesting, very different choices to make to close the day.
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The second week of #jazzfest in New Orleans starts today, with Fred Wesley, Lettuce, Flagboy Giz and Sasha Masakowski's Tra$h Magnolia among the highlights. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/fre...
Fred Wesley, Flagboy Giz and Tra$h Magnolia Among Highlights for Second Thursday at Jazz Fest — My Spilt Milk
For the second week in a row, the Locals Thursday is one of the strongest days at Jazz Fest in New Orleans, with some very interesting, very different choices to make to close the day.
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Today’s a good day for #americana at #jazzfest, but it’s also great to see #hiphop on the Fair Grounds w/ Nas, HaSizzle and Kr3wcial. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/ame...
Americana Dominates Saturday at Jazz Fest 2026 — My Spilt Milk
Tyler Childers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit top a strong day for country, folk, and Americana at Jazz Fest.
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Do others hear as much Amy Winehouse as I do in Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars?
Day two of #JazzFest closes with #JonBatiste, who has become a must-see artist at the Fair Grounds. Every show since 2017 has been musically and conceptually different and exciting, and he tops our #highlights for Friday at the Fest. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/jon...
Jon Batiste's Jazz Fest Weekend Continues Friday — My Spilt Milk
The highlights of the second day at Jazz Fest in New Orleans include a Givers reunion, Big Freedia's gospel and Jon Batiste's headlining set.
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My highlights for today, the first day of #JazzFest and a Locals Thursday. For me, it's one of the best days of the festival this year. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/jaz...
Jazz Fest 2026 Starts with One of its Best Days — My Spilt Milk
Our picks for a very good start to the 2026 Jazz Fest in New Orleans.
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Tomorrow #JazzFest starts, so here's my guide to the Jamaican acts who'll play weekend one. We're getting a lot of strong reggae - no surprise - and I'm looking forward to the dancehall showcase with BrukOut Sound System.
Jamaican Artists in the Jazz Fest Spotlight, Week One — My Spilt Milk
A guide to the acts from Jamaica that will play the first weekend of Jazz Fest in New Orleans.
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How wrong must your life have gone to end up in Power Slap matches?
On Sunday, May 3, #TeddySwims will play #JazzFest in New Orleans in front of Trombone Shorty. Here's a preview from his set at Coachella last weekend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOui...
Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All - Live at Coachella 2026
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It’s not bad enough that Trump blundered us into a war. He also has to look like an idiot doing it, threatening to blockade the strait Iran already blockades.
I'm reading "Frank Zappa's America" & am not sure the author's not a little kind to Frank, but it has made me go back to "Absolutely Free" and "Only in it for the Money." This Frank is so much more interesting than what he would become.
I'm going to be on @wwlradio.bsky.social today after 2 to talk about the ghost of Checkpoint Charlie in #NewOrleans with @ianhoch.bsky.social
On Fri & Sat, @tnawrestling.bsky.social will be in New Orleans for Sacrifice & an Impact taping. Recently I talked to @matthardy.bsky.social about returning to #TNA & how trying to work smarter led to Broken Matt Hardy.
Death-defying Hardy Boyz return to New Orleans for 2 televised wrestling shows
Wrestlers Matt and Jeff Hardy have made memories in New Orleans. In 2009, Jeff won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a daring ladder match that almost broke his shoulder, and his brother led f...
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Pictures and video of ICE at the New Orleans airport show them doing nothing to speed the lines & patrolling them instead.
Questions musicians might want to think about as they rage about #AI. @antigravitymag.bsky.social antigravitymagazine.com/column/my-sp...
MY SPILT MILK - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
Folk AI Commercials during the Super Bowl presented one vision of artificial intelligence (AI). The Genspark ad gave us AI as a tool that could speed up the cubicle warriors’ productivity so they coul...
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