Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ
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Whovian, Trekker, general geek. Culture Vulture (esp classical music, opera). Choral Singer. Veggie. Political Leftie. Sweet Jewish Person. She/her. Bookkeeper - business account @timeoffbooks.bsky.social
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3: #BBCProms - 2026 Live at the BBC Proms: Hallé orchestra & Kahchun Wong with pianist Alexandra Dariescu. ▶️ Relisten on BBCSounds
BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2026, Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony
Live at the BBC Proms: Hallé orchestra & Kahchun Wong with pianist Alexandra Dariescu.
bbc.co.uk
I told him he’s famous online and he just lay on my floor like a beached whale waiting for someone to pet him
Imagine if your neighbor broke into your house daily to boo your food choices
The cat, who does not live here, just came in, sniffed the overnight oats I’m eating and recoiled in exaggerated horror. I didn’t ASK you. Get a JOB
Nursing women were traditionally encouraged to drink beer (as in, in Ashkenazi communities as late as the early 20th century)
Sorry, misremembered. She was nursing, not pregnant, worried milk would stop if nothing in her stomach.
Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ@datadivajf.bsky.social · 6h agoRead mystery novel set in 12th Century France where a pregnant woman DID drink beer (flat and probably very low in alcohol) to help with seasickness. Baby was fine. Obviously we have better remedies today.
He wrote some terrific choral works. I just sang Hymns from the Rig Veda (all of them, generally not done at once). Hodie a couple of years ago.
Thomas Hogglestock@hogglestock.bsky.social · 6h agoFive seasons of Gustav Holst as programmed by professional orchestras in North America: 67 The Planets 1 Walt Whitman Overture 1 Winter Idyll
Read mystery novel set in 12th Century France where a pregnant woman DID drink beer (flat and probably very low in alcohol) to help with seasickness. Baby was fine. Obviously we have better remedies today.
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑@emilylhauser.bsky.social · 6h agoAnd "pregnant women should drink beer" will make a comeback.
Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win Michigan’s Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat. The primary bucked simple narratives about Black voters and set the stage for a high-stakes general election. https://bit.ly/3RtGwI4
What El-Sayed’s Michigan Win Reveals About Black Voters and Democrats
The Senate primary bucked simple narratives about the state's electorate and set the stage for a high-stakes general election.
capitalbnews.org
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
The important thing to know about boots is that Dr. Martens was bought by a private equity firm a while back, the boots are now garbage in terms of construction quality, but Solovair set up to make similar boots on the old equipment in the old factory and their versions are much better quality.
Will Wilkinson@wlknsn.xyz · 7h agoMy take on boots discourse is that we face a lemons problem with many consumer goods, given the acquisition of many storied brands by companies aggressively milking accumulated brand equity for higher profits, such that price and reputation for durability does not reliably predict higher roi.
The Vaughan Williams Foundation invites funding applications from ensembles, organisations and individuals. We offer grants in 2 key areas: 🎶 Support for the music of composers of the last 100 years 🎶 Performance of work of Ralph and Ursula Vaughan Williams
BTW, I saw a Tesla thingy-wingy (Cybertruck?) in the street last night. Ugly piece of shit.
Dan O'Dowd@realdanodowd.bsky.social · yesterdayWatch Tesla self-driving v14.3.6 drive straight toward a curb at 40mph, forcing the driver to swerve to avoid crashing into it! Elon Musk's self-driving software is riddled with critical safety defects and must be banned immediately.
IT'S NOT EVEN HARD TO PRONOUNCE. (Some Arabic names are)
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 7h agoThis is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
I was in a friend’s rental car and in place of a rear-view mirror there was a mirror-sized digital video feed of the back of the car. They replaced one of the most reliable & intuitive safety features in a car with a digital surrogate that could glitch at any moment. KEEP ANALOG SAFTEY FEATURES
A crossover between Chekhov's Gun, Schrödinger's Cat, Occam's Razor, and Murphy's law.
"The events of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” occur today: August 4, 2026. Like so many dates in science fiction, this one probably seemed far away when it was chosen, but once it was finally upon us, it passed like all days." www.rogerebert.com/mzs/silhouet...
Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" On the Exact Day When It's Set
The events of Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" occur today: August 4, 2026.
rogerebert.com
Annie Bergen is hosting tonight.
Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ@datadivajf.bsky.social · 23h agoBroadcast on WQXR (105.9 in NYC, otherwise wqxr.org or search WQXR on TuneIn. Some WQXR young people just announced that regular morning host Jeff Spurgeon, who is hosting tonight's concert, is retiring as of September 1. 😢
Anyone Else Think This Looks Like the Cookie Monster? - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/diZy4d
Every time America has had a choice to pick a woman, it has picked a man in effect proving to the world that America is a little boy who will never grow up and do what mom keeps telling him to do.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterdayOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
I had thought... maybe he just uses a bidet??? Wishing on him Worst Hemorrhoids Ever.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterdayOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
Program is here. naumburgconcerts.org/upcoming
2026 Season — Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
naumburgconcerts.org
Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ@datadivajf.bsky.social · 23h agoFinal Naumburg concert of the season! Nosky's Baroque Band - works by Torelli, Corelli, Telemann, and Bach.
Broadcast on WQXR (105.9 in NYC, otherwise wqxr.org or search WQXR on TuneIn. Some WQXR young people just announced that regular morning host Jeff Spurgeon, who is hosting tonight's concert, is retiring as of September 1. 😢
WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station
WQXR - New York Public Radio
wqxr.org
Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ@datadivajf.bsky.social · 23h agoFinal Naumburg concert of the season! Nosky's Baroque Band - works by Torelli, Corelli, Telemann, and Bach.
Final Naumburg concert of the season! Nosky's Baroque Band - works by Torelli, Corelli, Telemann, and Bach.
Beautiful New York trees. Gei in drerd, Orange Pus Bag.
