There are two types of people in this world: those who have seen the biggest hot dog they'll ever see in this life; and those who have yet to see it

Gosh this is just one of the songs of all time. I love this band but this is pure magic. youtu.be/p7ZbQzDNVe8

Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane

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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a fun, greasy, overstuffed thriller about a bad-decisions single mom multitasking between murder, journalism, the PTA & a toxic custody battle. It doesn’t always make the most sense, but it has a great cast, especially Absolute Genius Tatiana “Orphan Black” Maslany

New local classic rock station says it's staying away from computer generated playlists! Sweet. I love traditional terrestrial radio. Marketing on their social media? AI generated, of course. Yuck. Pass.

This is so embarrassing. These are police officers, not little boys being scolded by their dad. Why on earth are the police being asked to 'knock it off, fellas' when they are breaking these privacy laws? They would even likely know exactly which laws they're breaking! Cmon man

Matthew Guariglia@mguariglia.bsky.social · last mo.

In Ottawa, the police chief had to make a 7-minute video telling officers to stop using databases and surveillance tools to look up women they found attractive out in the world. This is a major problem *everywhere* and one that has only gotten worse as police have gotten access to more technology.

It pains me a little to admit, but boy do I like listening to Phish concerts on music streaming apps. I'm three songs into their most recent release recorded at Saratoga and really loving it. Deeply uncool take but I always enjoy them! Fuck it man

It is time once again to discuss the Most Dad Things we have done in the past year. A couple of reminders: - gender is a social construct, anyone can do Dad Things - you need not be a parent to do a Dad Thing - the definition of a Dad Thing is entirely subjective and maybe made up I’ll go first:

This thread is fantastic. Every song in here is either a big cosign from me or about to be a new favourite. Thank you for highlighting these artists. I love country music and I think it should belong to everybody.

Country Universe@countryuniverse.net · 2mo ago

The belief that country music is not and has never been the purview of any one person is foundational to what we've tried to do for 22 years, and we strive to elevate the work of diverse artists around here every day. To recognize Juneteenth, a thread to highlight some essential black artists:

Jack Johnson by Miles Davis is really incredible. How did this get by me for so long? It informs so much of the thinky guitar stuff I liked in the 1990s. It feels like a master text that everyone else drew from.

The Mrs and I saw Disclosure Day last night and boy was it rough. The trailer was exciting! Movie bad. The characters in the movie were dragged around by the plot and none of the choices made sense.

I shall not be returning to the Cobs Bread

I'm pretty struck by the irony of Seth Rogen working on a new version of "The Littlest Hobo" while acting as a spokesman for a prominent gig employer. Will today's hero dog be a member of Canada's working poor? Maybe he'll have a little orange bag strapped to him.

Ontario government is running ads about public parks, claiming that they're going to keep them clear of "encampments." What a cynical way to frame Doug Fords government's mishandling of both the housing crisis and the addiction problems facing every community here.

Imagine talking about any other public service this way. Does the government keep public hospitals “afloat”? What about when it gave Marine Atlantic $169 million to support its operations in 24/25? The media does the bidding of those who want to private Canada Post when they adopt this framing.

Feds greenlight $673M to keep Canada Post afloat this year | CBC News

The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year.

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To be honest, I think even without bringing religion into it, you can question the idea of building a gold statue of someone. I greatly admire many, many people; I cannot think of one I think it would be un-weird to honor with a gold statue.

Lately people on my route have been telling me (to my face!) that I'm lucky to have work. I don't have any control over the post office's mgmt decisions, or the way conservative owned media depicts public services and the working class. But people love telling me I'm losing. It doesn't feel good.

Rubberband Man by the Trammps: I listened to it today because of The Game/50 Cent "Hate it Or Love It" which has such an incredible composition behind it. Come to learn a different part of it is in J Dilla's Donuts. Being a fan of Rap is so much fun. youtu.be/JcwmTqC4pUE

Rubber Band

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I shut down someone complaining about how "multicultural" my city was by telling them how much I loved eating chicken shawarma and how it became a symbol of independence for me. Wouldn't have that if we weren't multicultural, my guy

Can anyone tell me the hexadecimal color code for American Cheese?

I'll never understand questions like these. Are we really expected to ignore viewpoints outside our own in books, films and music? Is it so terrible to think about what someone else experiences for a few minutes?

Colin Smith@colinsmith.bsky.social · 3y ago

Joe Elliott, bless him: “There’s been many a time people have said to me, ‘You’re a Jobriath fan? But you’re not gay!’ So? What, do I have to throw my Elton John records away? If I had to throw every gay artist out of my collection, I’d have no records left.”

I could be the only one who wishes there was more overlap between rap MCs and break beat DJs circa 1990s

Love hearing Coogler talk about making movies, he loves it so sincerely. Lucky to get to see movies like his.

𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨 & 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧@quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

Proximity Media dropped new Sinners footage Ryan Coogler narrating the process of the early stages of the hair & makeup test (The Stack and Annie interaction 😂)

youtu.be/ruRkLJdSzqI This is a Kraftwerk cover by some Canadian session musicians from 1983. Fun to imagine a world that liked German electronic music enough to warrant knock-off cover versions. I found this on a K-Tel compilation with breakdancing instructions.

10-Speed - Tour De France (Radio Mix)

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Life's not fair. De La Soul credited Steely Dan on "Eye Know" but Dan never credited Horace Silver for "Rikki Don't Lose"

How did I make it to 42 without doing a deep dive on Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (aka Chic) ? Those guys were absolute masters, even their albums that are considered 'misses' are packed with amazing moments.

If you're a baseball person of any stripe, the movie EEPHUS is truly made just for you. Perfect flick for a winter afternoon.

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Lex Feathers 🍂@lexfeathers.ca · 8mo ago

Canadians, please sign this and share it around: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Here's a very specific piece of advice: Don't listen to this episode of Heavyweight while delivering the mail, unless it's pouring rain. I don't think anyone saw me cry. Such a beautiful show. Every episode is special. Thanks to all who work on it.

Heavyweight@heavyweight.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Hello. Today, our season finale: Deborah. omny.fm/shows/heavyw...