Glen Hansard died in Dublin a few days back. He was a talented musician and amazing person. He and Ukrainian singer/songwriter Marketa Irglova created magic with The Once soundtrack which was a breakout hit movie during a similarly bleak political time in the U.S. youtu.be/FkFB8f8bzbY?...
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Once)
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Friday April 18, 2008 5 years into the Iraq War 6 years into the Afghanistan War (thank you for ending it Joe Biden) 7 years into GWoT The Great Recession and election? Months away. The great Nellie McKay? Singing truth to power and cheering up WRNR listeners. youtu.be/GZWH1bUqm9U?...
Nellie McKay - Mother of Pearl
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At least one radio station edited out the siren sounds in this song due to listeners in their cars, just like Odysseus trying to get home from a long journey, freaking out. Listen if you dare! youtu.be/StFlPZ602tQ?...
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - A ? of WHEN
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I, personally, think public discourse surrounding adaptations of epic poetry by leading scholars in the field is fantastic lol Tickles the brain, man. Very good stuff
“Today, the financial sector operates by mafia rules; it is not that the mafia has become financialised, but that the financial sector has become mafia-like.”
Naomi O'Leary@naomiohreally.bsky.social · 2w ago“The Mafia would not exist without the concept of family, of unbreakable bonds… Ireland and Italy are very similar in this respect and therefore recognise each other in criminal terms.” My interview with @robertosaviano.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Have been a member of the @whca.bsky.social almost continuously since the 1990s. Our mission is to defend the First Amendment rights of White House correspondents to report on the president without fear or favor. Unfortunately last night did not advance that cause. Time to rethink the dinner.
New low budget YouTuber directed movie coming out in 2027 called "Fake Walls".
Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · 2w agoJust no. www.thejournal.ie/woman-says-l...
Now everyone’s referencing the Odyssey
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 3w agoBAHRAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTRY HAS ACTIVATED THE SIREN.
[NEW VIDEO] Meet the translator behind Christopher Nolan's Odyssey Emily Wilson has been vilified on social media for the last two months We chat about all things Odyssey: heroes, gods, feminism, vegetarianism, and translation Watch it now! Link: youtu.be/9p5VeyX1PJE
philosophical exploration of the right to freedom of movement in public spaces supported by the Supreme Court's "round" rejection of prior restraint
Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social · 3w agoA burnt-out employee makes a rounding error.
About Pete Hegseth’s talk about testosterone for service members … Rep Becca Balint (D-VT): “There are so many people in this Administration that have some weird, intense homoerotic feelings toward men, while also being homophobic”…
Say his name: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 4w agoICE desperately wants you not to care about this story But we must. The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national striving for his American Dream, is a moral outrage, and a warning. ICE hopes you won't notice that mass deportation is back My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
This is the frustration I have with many "centrists" in the Democratic party: they see themselves apart from the Dem party while also being the only "real" Dems. If you want a functional and strong Republican party, go join it and make it the new center right party. That would be more helpful.
Once again, Hannah Arendt from downtown. * 'Épater la bourgeoisie' means to shock or scandalize the middle and upper classes. The term was popularized by 19th century French poets.
Alan Elrod@aselrod.bsky.social · last mo.I wrote about the continued appeal of dirtbag politics, from the left to liberals, and how only a politics of grace and edification can save our liberal democracy Dirtbagism delenda est www.liberalcurrents.com/the-dirtbags...
Michelle Obama: You were doing the people's work, rescuing our economy, expanding health care, ending a war, ordering the bin laden raid, saving an auto industry, winning a peace prize.
@moiradonegan.bsky.social has the best asides. "The object [of MMA] seems to be to inflict repeated head injuries, which might help explain why so many of the fighters issued effusive praise for Trump." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump presides over spectacles of violence like a dysfunctional Roman emperor | Moira Donegan
The sordid UFC event represents his own efforts to symbolically fuse the federal government with his person, to insist that he is America and is the state, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan
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On this theme, sports photography from the 1970s and 80s had this gorgeous blue glow because the light from now-banned bulbs passing through clouds of cigarette smoke created a (lethal and ecologically catastrophic) kind of beautiful Instagram filter.
Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · 9mo agoThey say the air pollution gives LA its incredible sunsets, the lack of sunlight forces Sweden to make happy pop music, and the constant rain gives the West of Ireland its storytellers.
What should Democrats be doing? NOT THIS! Starring Spanberger, Sherrill, and Polis. This week's Next Comes What goes pretty hard into Schoomering, but not to the depths of Schumerfraude. This is no time to collaborate. No one wants it, and the snake will just eat you with more pleasure.
What should Democrats be doing? NOT THIS!
Podcast Episode · Next Comes What · June 4 · 29m
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Paul McCartney helped Stephen Colbert, his entire team, and their families, turn the lights out for the last Late Show.