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In 1972, Adriano Celentano recorded a song designed to sound like English without actually saying anything. And somehow it proves you can say an enormous amount without saying anything at all. 54 years later, it still sounds ridiculously bonkers and cool. All right. youtu.be/fU-wH8SrFro?...
Adriano Celentano canta "Prisencolinensinainciusol" da "Formula due" del 1973
YouTube video by Rai
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Conversely you have never had more access to content depicting crime. You have never felt less safe while living in a year that is in competition for the safest in human history.
FOX 9@fox9mn.bsky.social · 2d agoMinnesota's murder and violent crime rates fell sharply in 2025, with the state recording its fewest murders and lowest violent crime rate since before the pandemic, according to a new report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
I'm constantly shown adverts for guitar tech 'innovation' and I genuinely don't know why 90% of it exists. "Heres another expensive solution to a problem nobody has, that only serves to overcomplicate something that was perfectly simple", but like audiophiles they seem to love spending money on it.
👁️ Researchers found LG TVs logging plain text transcripts in standby, mapping every device in the house, & feeding it to LG's ad arm Unplug the internet and it saves files until network restored. LG says its TVs don't record conversations. Evidence begs to differ. 216 million in homes /Braiinsforge
ALAN AND MARTIN REV PERFORMING “GHOST RIDER” DURING SUICIDE’S CONCERT AT THE DANCETERIA CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY, AUGUST 1ST 1980. THE CONCERT WAS RECORDED BY PAT IVERS AND EMILY ARMSTRONG. COURTESY OF THE NIGHTCLUBBING PROGRAM. — #alanvega #80s #music #suicideband #alanvegaarchive
Amazon's own balance sheet presents the most compelling evidence that we are stuck in the Enshittocene, the era in which everything is turning into a pile of shit, because the worst ideas of the worst people now make the most money. 1/
Germany had a strategy to contain the far right – but it may have backfired. Elections this weekend may see Alternative for Germany take control of a state parliament for the first time.
Germany Built a Firewall Against the Far Right. It’s on the Verge of Collapse.
For more than a decade, other parties cooperated to keep the far right out of power. That strategy may have backfired.
politico.com
1. Rick Steves has spent $2 million of his own money to rescue a single-screen theater in Edmonds, WA. This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for.
Waiting to leave for an eye check up I'm nervous about so I've fallen down a Look Around You hole to calm down. "Ask anyone to think of fast-food and they automatically think of one thing. Casserole" youtu.be/b-2PRJQvc1s?...
Look Around You - Casserole
YouTube video by TheOncomingStorm
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This video really clarified my hatred for chatbots and their vapid, suck up speech patterns. youtu.be/MXEInc6Zy7Q
Making 3 AI's Count to 100 Together
YouTube video by Husk IRL
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Baba Yaga is a 1973 film directed by Corrado Farina, based on the celebrated Valentina comic strip by Guido Crepax.
"I am a massive fan of Prefab Sprout and a huge fan of Paddy McAloon. He had such a beautiful quality to his voice. Beautiful harmonies and wonderful lyrics – sheer poetry. Everything about it was magical." #KimWilde on #PrefabSprout - From Langley Park To Memphis #ThePortal buff.ly/qZlSEV5
Good. Sue the shit out of them. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Stars and Stripes employees sue Pentagon over firings at military newspaper
The publication’s publisher, its editor in chief and a reporter allege that the government violated their First Amendment rights to free speech.
washingtonpost.com
Velocity Girl's "1989-1992" is out tomorrow! It's a deep look at the band's early years feat. unreleased tunes, remastered audio and awesome liner notes. Our copies are late so direct preorders won't go out quite yet, but we'll be packing as fast as we can! slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/velocity-gir...
Gonna see some trash ragebait headlines about this as usual, but an executive order is not legislation. "Executive orders are simply signed by the president, primarily to direct the officials in the executive branch, but they do not have the same force of law" www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoHoly shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
So effectively, if you're so inclined, you can pay to destroy the mental health of children. It's a lot but these people have a lot. Imagine what they're hiding if this is the settlement they're willing to pay??
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3w agoBreaking news: Meta agreed to pay up to $16.68bn to settle its blockbuster legal battle with more than two dozen US states over alleged failures of child protection and social media addiction. ft.trib.al/5bEqrzY
“This is a fallacy …” references ain’t shit. (from Simon Reynolds’ Still in a Dream)
with sound from an early age on & heard music in everything.
mean when saying this is, that Joe didn’t have a musical bone in his body but not being able to sing or play an instrument well is NOT the same as being tone-def. Furthermore most people with amusia find music unpleasant or even painful, that certainly does not apply to Joe Meek who was fascinated
Massive respect to @fiverfines.bsky.social for taking their catalogue off Spotify. Given half of the music uploaded there these days is AI generated, all actual human artists should do the same. #elbowsup🇨🇦 exclaim.ca/music/articl...
Fiver to Remove Catalogue from Spotify │ Exclaim!
"'What is better?' Nothing. Everything. I dunno."
exclaim.ca
There is no quicker way to cast a terrible impression than driving a cybertruck
"Morales explains that in his 34 years of presenting the weather,{...} He’s always been able to stand behind his data, modeling, and forecast in order to help protect the people of South Florida." “I am here to tell you that I am not sure I can do that this year.” www.upworthy.com/weatherman-h...
Despondent weatherman goes off-script on live TV to explain why he 'can't' forecast anymore
A veteran meteorologist warns that federal budget cuts are degrading hurricane forecast accuracy.
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I somehow managed to miss out for decades on Jon Hassell’s incredible Eno/Lanois-produced ECM album—spiraling minimalist ethno-chug of the highest order—so I am now urging you not to make the same tragic mistake.
