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“I... uh, I've already gone places. I kind of like to stay where I am.” —Harry Dean Stanton
#UGA #AthensGA #honeybees #bzzz ❤️🐝👍🐝❤️🖤🐝🖤❤️🐝👍🐝❤️
The New York Times@nytimes.com · yesterdayVeterinary students at the University of Georgia learned to care for honeybees, which are vital pollinators for U.S. agriculture. Between 2024 and 2025 more than half of the managed colonies in the U.S. have been lost. nyti.ms/45Knh00
In which #AthensGA meets the #TourDeFrance with a side of rock'n'roll. An indepth look at the advent of Athens' role in the international cycling community, featuring Dixon's Bicycles and Greg LeMond. www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
Fried chicken and Nowhere Road: Greg LeMond’s forgotten fall spent in Athens, Georgia (Gift Article)
1987 was a tough year for the first American to win the Tour de France, but it ended on a high note in the Deep South
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Iranian cyber attacks on water supplies in Michigan and Minnesota. Oh no, now conspiracy theorists are going to assume it’s actually Trump doing it to punish blue states. I wouldn’t want to spread a conspiracy theory like that.
The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
Now playing: Van Morrison & The Chieftains, Irish Heartbeat. Better than therapy at this moment.
Coming to the Criterion Channel in August ❤️🔥 📺 From a series of (actually good) rock biopics, a selection of great Southern Gothic sagas and 4 psychedelic journeys through the sun-scorched Southwest–alongside 2 1970s Hollywood classics and a new episode in our Adventures in Moviegoing original series
As some of us were thinking of #ShaneMacGowan just this week, here's #GlenHansard leading the musicians in performing 'Fairytale of New York' at Shane's funeral two years ago. You might dance. You might weep. Or both. youtu.be/6s8lvnSmISc?...
'Fairytale of New York' played at Shane MacGowan's funeral
YouTube video by RTÉ News
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This is terrible news. If you know anything about Irish music, you know Glen Hansard. One to rally around. Condolences to all his loved ones and may the angels guide him home.. apnews.com/article/glen...
'Once' Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash. His management says the accident happened in Dublin on Wednesday. He was 56.
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Just back from Joro patrol along the back fence (which is lined with dense trees). Sprayed about 25 or so. Destroyed about twice as many webs. Need to keep up with them so they never get as big as happened that first year, which may as well have been a horror movie.
Whoa. Mr Gibson’s signed off on this, so it might very well be amazing. His prescient 1984 novel certainly was. May have to have a re-read before January. #Neuromancer #AppleTV
William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 2w agoOn the Criterion Channel, watch LUCKY (2017) in our Starring Harry Dean Stanton collection! ❤️ Acclaimed actor John Carroll Lynch directs this meditation on mortality, loneliness, spirituality, and human connection that doubles as a love letter to the life and career of the legendary and beloved HDS.
Late to the party, but I’d never heard this song before Peter Hammill’s performance at last weekend’s Proms in London. Couldn’t hold back tears, as it seemed he’d lived his life to reach that onstage moment. Took my breath away. #Refugees #VanDerGraafGenerator youtu.be/zpsHoGUiZSI?...
Peter Hammill, Refugees. BBC Proms 2026, Sat 18 Jul 2026. #peterhammill #vandergraafgenerator
YouTube video by Lupus Dystopian Hope Music
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Hey ho fellow Wrexham fans -- this is major news! #WelcomeToWrexham www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
Steve Nickson joins Wrexham as director of football – a statement of intent from Hollywood owners (Gift Article)
The appointment of Nickson is seen by some as a coup for Wrexham, and changes the way the recruitment department has been run for five years
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DIY Air Purifier! This makes too much sense. box fan + HVAC filter + tape = cleaner air www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
How to DIY an Air Purifier
If your air quality is bad and you don’t have an air purifier, an HVAC filter taped to a box fan is better than nothing.
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Lovely treat to come across on Substack this morning! @pylongurl.bsky.social #Pylon #Gyrate #StopIt substack.com/@noearplugs/...
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SONG OF THE DAY: “Stop It” by Pylon.
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Sam Neill was a very favorite follow in old Twitter days, often featuring his winery animal friends, who became ours, too. Loved that he kept a Howard Finster in his kitchen as well. Not to mention his talent! On wings of angels, fly thee... [gift NYT link] www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/m...
Heads-up fellow R.E.M. folk, the latest #TrackStar* features one of our very favorites. (Hint: Layla piano coda.) #REM #AFTP youtu.be/ia2bMVZKO94?...
Battle of the Jo(h)ns: Hamm vs Slattery | Track Star* Versus
YouTube video by Track Star*
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The artist views his work: "David Lynch: The Unified Field", his first major U.S. museum exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, 2014-15. Early works previewed Eraserhead baby & the essence of Bob. (Lynch studied painting at the Academy in the late 60s.) #DavidLynch
There is at least one fireworks-free refuge for those of us who enjoy peace, quiet, and a safe haven for our pets and loved ones with PTSD. #fireworks #dogs #ptsd #peace&quiet (gift-link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs.
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Atlanta International Pop Festival, July 4 & 5, 1969 (just a few names you might recognize)
Patti Smith + Clive Davis = mutual respect. “I had a lot of guts, not a whole lot of talent, but he had faith in me and let me go out of the gate, just a colt, and stayed with me.” (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/a...
Clive Davis Was a Proudly Hands-On Executive. But Not With This Artist.
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Over here on E Street, we mourn the death of the great record man and close friend Clive Davis...
