Ghostly Clockwork

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When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

was reading up on that John Waters quote where he famously said you shouldn’t fuck people who don’t own books, and learned he apparently has ANOTHER banger quote about books:

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Enjoyed this Esquire feature on the Churchwell brothers. IMO, they are among the last elegantly dressed men in the United States. Notably, neither are "fashion influencers." They are both distinguished cardiologists with great taste and a lifetime relationship with the same tailor.

It’s the 91st anniversary of the world learning of the murder of criminal, blackmailer, and police informant Jim Smith. His demise, then, might not have been entirely surprising – but it was discovered because a shark in a Sydney aquarium vomited up his left arm in front of a crowd of spectators 🧵

Part of a severed arm, thankfully with no gory bits showing, featuring a crude tattoo of a boxer

Rowling: thiss time, harry potter will finally rule them all! Rowling: nothing will ssteal hiss thunder thiss time! Barker: hey did you hear there's a new animorphs series Rowling: what KA Applegate: IT'S ANIMORPHIN' TIME!