Wrote about *checks notes* 22 different shows for this week's newsletter. Why do I keep doing this to myself
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Hot well-dressed woman with opinions on music, figure skating, surfing, pizza, etc. Here to hang with pals. I block early, often. Please leave me alone if I'm not following you. She/Her/Philadelphian
Looking an musician's page as I write something for the newsletter and I notice the photo credits are for @formertwink.bsky.social. What a delightful small world
I made it through 1.5 of the *lla **ngley song. ME: Woof, do people actually like this song? ALSO ME: Yes, they do. ME: There's zero personality here ALSO ME: Yes, that's why you dummy
Since tonight is Yacht Rock night on DWTS, may I remind the group: www.yachtornyacht.com
Yacht or Nyacht?
yachtornyacht.com
Everyone excited about that Dino Jr PF seems to not have watched the documentary that came out a couple years back www.criterionchannel.com/films/pbvNcL...
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
One of the most influential bands to emerge from the 1980s underground, East Coast rock legends Dinosaur Jr. laid the foundation for the grunge and alt-rockโฆ
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People can complain abou the Great Au Fornil Pastry Swindle all they want, but what I know is every now and then the La Colombe staff hands S a giant bag of them for free and who am I to complain when there's FREE PASTRY in my fridge at least once a month
Fuuuuuuck Kensington Voice ran out of money and is maybe shutting down. www.kensingtonvoice.com/an-update-fr...
An update from Kensington Voice
Kensington Voice has stopped publishing new stories. Hereโs where things stand, and what comes next.
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Has anyone asked J Mascis what he thinks about the Western Mass Lesbian Bar
Watching the Chrome Hearts lineup for Neil has me fully convinced I am perfectly good enough to join his band and I havenโt touched a guitar in a couple months
I say this as a person who deals with brand work all day long but seriously, simmer down USFS, it's just a logo. Also it's still fugly and your site is a mess: mailchi.mp/009ba3262952...
One Sport. One Community. One Unmistakable Identity
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I keep reading the Western Mass lesbian bar drama and going, "This sounds like a normal Thurday on any West Philly group"
Wow. This is going to change lives.
Never been to the opera before? Nowโs your chance. Weโre giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. Thereโs not a bad seat in the house.
There are at least 300 Flock or similar AI-backed surveillance cameras within ten miles of our city. Theyโre weaponized by ICE to kidnap our neighbors, abused by police forces to stalk their exes, and put everyoneโs privacy at risk. Thurs. morning @ City Hall: tell City Council to ban Flock
Researching something in the Skating Magazine archives and having a laugh over this not because of the idea but that the PO box was like 10 minutes from where I grew up
Y'all ready to do some good this week? How I'd Fix Atlanta has once again partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help out a bunch of our neighbors. As always, we need your help. Please give what you can and tell everyone you know. unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How Iโd Fix Atlantaย was a free monthly essay series for four years. Itโs been a couple of print zines and a performance on a stage a few times. Quite often, itโs stickers. HIFA is large, it contains multitudes. Every September, we do a big fundraiser to abolish medical debt. From 2023-2025, we raised more than [โฆ]
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I was at the rink and I had to wear stockings on my feet, I guess fall is here ugh
Man this + John Oliver's latest episode sums up this final day of summer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkI6...
Hรคnsel - Bock auf Bass (ich hab kein Geld) (Official Music Video) LEGENDADO SUBTITLES
YouTube video by Hรคnsel
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FYI for those who have a BMI membership, the org just launched an insurance navigation tool (would be neat if they offered coverage too): www.bmi.com/creators/hea...
Introducing BMI Health Connect - BMI
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The Raymond Horsch story just keeps getting worse with each new article. HOW.
Delightful, my hot water heater has appeared to have died
If Sabrina Impaccatore does not win an Emmy for this season of The Paper, I will riot
Reading that dating piece and LOLOL at the men in their 40s considering someone in their 20s Date someone age appropriate you creeps
LFGoooooooo www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks is considering running for mayor, sources say
A bid for the mayorโs office would pit Brooks, the leader of the cityโs Working Families Party, against Parker, a centrist aligned with the Democratic Party establishment.
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Better use of his time would be taking a long walk off a short pier: www.inquirer.com/news/new-jer...
N.J. power broker and former Inquirer co-owner George E. Norcross III files $100 million lawsuit against the newspaper
The complaint was filed Thursday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
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Is this Liz Phair/S-K tour doing well? I have seen so many ticket giveaways for the Philly date and I can't tell if that's good or bad
This Beck Zegans record is OUTSTANDING. SY-meets-D&D vibes. Sleeper hit of the fall. beckzegans.bandcamp.com/album/engrav...
Engraving of Armor, by Beck Zegans
9 track album
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