Mark your calendars: @leahstokes.bsky.social in convo with former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, cofounder and former director of Sunrise Varshini Prakash, and moderator @davabel.bsky.social on SEPT 4 at 7 PM. www.eventbrite.com/e/leah-c-sto...
Biden’s bet that the Inflation Reduction Act could address climate change and create jobs for voters is widely considered to have been a bust—but this is the wrong lesson to draw from his administration’s experience, @leahstokes.bsky.social argues.
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think
Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.
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A column with sundry items: athletic, political, musical, etc. Sample line: "With the Republican Party Trumpified, our country desperately needs Democrats not to be nuts. They have a hard time delivering." See what you like (and dislike). www.jaynordlinger.com/p/throwing-i...
Throwing It Away, &c.
On the Detroit Tigers, Rod Blagojevich, Francesca Hong, Donald Trump, Richard Wagner, and more
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The view from my sidewalk table at Provini on 8th Avenue in Park Slope.
RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi
RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi
Shouldn’t the health secretary have his hands full with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, measles or rabbit fever? Not when there are crispy salmon cakes to prepare, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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This morning in WBUR Today: What Mayor Wu has learned about the city's approach to bike lanes Plus: — Cambridge restores ShotSpotter — Red Sox make big trade deadline moves www.wbur.org/news/2026/08... @wbur.org
What Mayor Wu has learned about the city's approach to bike lanes
Mayor Michelle Wu joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about what the city is doing to improve bike safety, after city transportation planner Louisa Gag was hit and killed by a truck while riding her...
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Capital One Says It Closed 300+ Trump Accounts for “Anti-Money-Laundering Reasons” ”the closures were the result of months of analysis and a careful review by Capital One’s AML team in accordance with bank policies and regulatory guidance.” open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
Andrew Sean Greer's comic novel "Villa Coco" isn't mere ice cream; it's stracciatella gelato served in one of the most beautiful places on earth. My review: roncharles.substack.com/p/andrew-sea...
Andrew Sean Greer Under the Tuscan Fun
In “Villa Coco,” a young American goes to Italy for serious work and finds himself trapped in a delightful comedy.
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Marimekko’s Spring/Summer ’27 runway show live at Copenhagen Fashion Week August 6 at 15:00 CEST #CPHFW #marimekko www.marimekko.com/us_en/journa...
I'll be speaking this Thursday at 6pm @ Cambridge Public Library. Flowers as catalysts for life's diversity, creativity, and vitality! Please let your Cambridge/Boston friends know 🏵️ Free reg: cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/17160556
CPL Presents: David George Haskell (Main/Virtual)
Join the Cambridge Public Library in celebrating our Summer Reading theme—“Plant a seed, read!”—by gathering with us for a reading and talk with author and biologist, David George ...
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Happy Book Birthday to CALL ME MOBY by @larskenseth.bsky.social 🎊 Illustrated in bold full color, this funny, charming riff on the Herman Melville classic, Moby-Dick, is at its heart a story about making friends and belonging – and finding those who accept you for who you are. tinyurl.com/4ssxtkp8
![with a BIG white smile
[the image depicts two sailors looking at a huge mouth full of yellow fangs]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xl7ahqkoaivu5viyyrdc7z4e/bafkreifiwukn2ojy4fyzzi6slk2ck7rv6xjqihdk3cdjrfixhxuzjor6dy)
![that makes a BIG impression
[the image depicts eleven sailors looking in awe/horror at a giant white whale]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xl7ahqkoaivu5viyyrdc7z4e/bafkreidnybtcbr3bdgfdvn3b4phx4x3i6coofgv3tabpabktobq727626y)
This month’s From the Vault selection for paid Spliced Personality Substack subscribers is a look back at my initial appraisal of Bob Dylan and Larry Charles’ MASKED AND ANONYMOUS.
From the Vault: Masked and Anonymous
An occasional bonus feature for paid subscribers, From the Vault unearths amusing or otherwise relevant reviews and articles from throughout my career.
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Wu names longtime City Hall veteran Chris Osgood as new interim chief of streets… www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/31/m... @nikigriswold.bsky.social
Wu names longtime City Hall veteran Chris Osgood as new interim chief of streets - The Boston Globe
The personnel changes came with separate announcements that the city and the MBTA will also begin to host a series of community meetings to gather feedback on an updated design for the overhaul of Blu...
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Constantin Joffe An evening shot from the roof of the Museum of Modern Art Vogue, 1945
Robert Lewandowski is up and running in Chicago. The Polish striker scored twice in his home debut, leading the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win over the Charlotte FC. The brace was Lewandowski’s first for his new club since he joined as a free agent in late June.
Lewandowski scores his first goals for Chicago Fire
The win is Chicago's first since the end of the international break.
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Frances McDormand photographed by Annie Leibovitz in 1999.
I have seen the Odyssey and my main takeaway is that it’s time to give John Leguizamo an award for not only being great but singlehandedly improving EVERY FILM HE IS IN.
"You know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone." ✒ #WilliamSBurroughs, American Beat Generation member, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and artist #DOTD 2 August 1997. #Art #Literature
The Simpsons debuted in 1989, which is closer to the mid-1950s than it is to today
On This Day in Simpsons History@dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 4d agoLisa Simpson’s wedding, which took place 15 years in the future at the time it aired, now takes place 16 years in the past. #TheSimpsons
OK, heading in for Mrs. Palfrey once again, but this time with Celia Johnson (and everyone's favorite counterfeit nun, Catherine Lacey)!
Benjamin Dreyer@bcdreyer.social · 5d agoI thought I'd seen all the old-lady movies, but Mrs. Palfrey at The Claremont is feeling new to me. And not only Lady Olivier but...Anna Massey! What fun!
"What Mount Auburn Cemetery teaches the living" By Joan Wickersham @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/31/o...
What Mount Auburn Cemetery teaches the living - The Boston Globe
Over four decades of walks, I’ve discovered that Mount Auburn changes with every season, every companion, and every stage of life.
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Le foto affettuose e meno protocollari (e per me indimenticabili) dell’incontro tra Papa Leone e Patti Smith www.facebook.com/share/p/1HQ9...
