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El Chabon perdura. https://msha.ke/handmadeplaylists
My writing, writing on writing, and thoughts on writing—and on music, culture popular and unpopular, etc.—can now be found on Substack. Check it out. michaelchabon.substack.com?r=oy2er&utm_...
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Field Notes of a Serial Enthusiast. Click to read Michael Chabon, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Only an ignorant, draft-dodging, tinpot showboat weakling would ever consider bringing the military into this situation. www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/p...
About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests | CNN Politics
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will join the thousands of Nati...
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If you’ve ever wondered what lives in spineless’s basement. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets
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“Hegseth” is actually an old Norwegian word meaning “internalized homophobia.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth moves to rename Navy ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk
The directive could be expanded to include other military vessels named for prominent American civil rights figures, said people familiar with internal discussions.
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tinyurl.com/37kvth5u “But the essence of the Trump foreign policy is that this isn’t a special country, not really. We have no admirable values that lift us up, no particular principles, no desire to foment the spread of liberty. We are not trying to be a beacon to the world…”
What Happened to Marco Rubio?
Ambition is a helluva drug.
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Perhaps, judging from the current state of things, we were the VHS to the Neanderthals’ Betamax. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art
A man 43,000 years ago dipped a finger in red pigment and made a nose on a face-like pebble in Spain, scientists say
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Until recently I was totally unfamiliar with the splendidly-named Hyacinthe Jadin (1776-1800) and his (even more splendid) Sonatas for Piano with Violin. This is my favorite of the performances I’ve discovered so far. album.link/i/1733259207
Jadin: Sonatas for Piano with Violin by Marek Toporowski & Zofia Wojniakiewicz
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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An ad agency for McDonald’s France, calling it like they see it, is using graphics and design elements of a fictional meth-smuggling front company to sell “McDo”’s reformulated “McCrispy” fried chicken.
#unintimidated www.billboard.com/music/music-...
Bruce Springsteen Drops ‘Land of Hope & Dreams’ EP Featuring Speech That Set Off President Trump
Bruce Springsteen's speech about President Donald Trump's "corrupt" administration is featured on a new live EP titled 'Land of Hope & Dreams.'
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Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you/Forget the dead you’ve left, they will not follow you/The vagabond who’s rapping at your door/Is standing in the clothes that you once wore/Strike another match, go start anew www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...
In Attacks on Harvard, Chinese See Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S.
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UnitedHealth secretly pressured nurses to change patients' records to include DNRs (Do Not Resuscitate) without their consent, so those patients would die instead of being saved with medical interventions that could cost UnitedHealth money. This is murder. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wait, Robert "Blank Generation Blue Mask Girlfriend" Quine was Willard "To Be Is To Be The Value Of A Bound Variable" Quine's nephew?
When your power depends on persuading the populace that everyone hates them and is their enemy, logic demands that you behave hatefully and make enemies of everyone. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank
Shots force delegation representing 31 countries, including Italy, Canada, Egypt and UK, to run for cover
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If you love indie-alt-Americana-country-rock-whatever, right now is a great time to be alive. #Wednesday open.spotify.com/track/1FZXwh...
Elderberry Wine
Wednesday · Elderberry Wine · Song · 2025
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Am I the only one who hears “I could drink a case of you/And I would still be on my feet” as more of a defiant put down than as sweet talk?
This is the leap into the abyss. Israel will have committed suicide by genocide. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Israel says ‘extensive’ ground operations underway in Gaza Strip
The Israeli military said the ground maneuvers were part of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, an offensive that could include the occupation of Gaza.
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Chipped in to help the great Nelson George make this film a reality. igg.me/at/AGREATDAY...
A GREAT DAY IN HIP HOP THE FILM
A documentary about one of the most iconic photographs in hip hop history, taken by Gordon Parks. | Check out 'A GREAT DAY IN HIP HOP THE FILM' on Indiegogo.
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I was digging Kwame Anthony Appiah’s answer *before* I got to the shoutout! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/m...
Is It Ethical to Buy Used Books and Music?
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It can be hard to discern, at times, which of the amoral idiots presently in power is the most idiotic and amoral, but this depraved bonehead keeps bringing the clarity. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr.: 'I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me'
Rep. Mark Pocan asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a divisive issue. His response? Americans should not take medical advice from him.
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My junk text life is so rich with poignant memories.
Fascinating meditation by a philosopher of language. Bonus points for the “Darmok” discussion. aeon.co/essays/why-a... (h/t @johncoulthart.com)
Why alien languages could be far stranger than we imagine | Aeon Essays
Imagining how aliens might communicate prepares us for first contact and illuminates the nature of our own languages
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There is no “quiet part.” It’s all out loud. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump shut out refugees but is making White South Africans an exception
About 60 Afrikaners are set to be routed through Virginia next week, documents show, in a notable exception to President Donald Trump’s suspension of refugee admissions.
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Like any creation of the Cold War at its peak, RFE has a complicated history, and an ambiguous legacy (esp in Hungary)*, but damn, when I was 8 years old, this dude seemed like the coolest human imaginable. Best DJ talk-up ever. youtu.be/8hXg8XOITpM?... *See failed 1956 uprising
Radio Free Europe PSA
YouTube video by In16mm
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Today is International Surprisingly Versatile Humans Day! Repost with a favorite Surprisingly Versatile Human. Mine is UK illustrator Chris Foss (b. 1946), known both for his eye-popping 1970s sf paperback-cover starships AND the nitty-gritty pencil illustrations for the original THE JOY OF SEX.
So it turns out the whole “shithole countries” thing was *aspirational*.
