I assure you “hegeNoMy” is not a variant pronunciation.
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Delicious, even if unprovable. Just like 'Odysseus' coming from the root shared by 'odious.'
Gustaue Flavbert@cataribartok.bsky.social · yesterdayIf you’ve ever been to an Arabic speaking walled city, you’ll be aware that “bab” or “baab” means “gate.” The roots of this word are so firm in Semitic languages that one proposed etymology for the name of the city of “Babylon” is that it translates to “gate of the gods.”
You know what's not down? The library.
Pop Base@popbase.tv · 4d agoChatGPT, Claude & Grok are currently down, according to users.
We're deeply saddened by the news that Cassandra Wilson has passed away. One of the most distinctive voices in modern jazz, Cassandra wove an alluring tapestry of jazz, blues, folk, and R&B into a singular sound that opened up new avenues of expression for vocal jazz: bluenote.lnk.to/CassandraWil...
So, this is out there now. And, yes, my job will be going away at the end of the year. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/b...
Saturday Evening Post Will Stop Printing After 205 Years
The magazine, famous for publishing Jack London stories and Norman Rockwell art, will continue online.
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part of why I want to watch! Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes isn’t an asshole. But the contemporary versions of him almost always are. So much so I just can’t enjoy the shows.
A very American friend is visiting London for the first time, so I gave her suggestions for touristy stuff to check out. Her report from Fortnum & Mason: "That was like stepping into Disneyland, but for tea."
but in the final analysis, as we assess socially-minded collectively governed technological utopias that might have been, I have only one word for you: Minitel
When the 12" LP was invented, the big advance was clear for classical music: 1 symphony = 1 album. For jazz & pop, things were less clear. "Concept albums" didn't yet exist. So Columbia asked veteran jazz musicians to come to the studio and do what they did after hours. Great relaxed jazz.
Gary Kennedy@jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 6d agoBuck Clayton, Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Ruby Braff (cornet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Tyree Glenn (trombone, vibraphone), Coleman Hawkins, Julian Dash (tenor saxophone), Ken Kersey (piano), Steve Jordan (guitar), Walter Page (double bass), Bobby DOnaldson (drums). Recorded March 5, 1956.
There was a time when a person could employ a service or engage in a transaction and would not be asked once—much less hounded—for a rating and feedback thereafter. This I would like The Children to know.
I'm editing today, or as the kids might call it, "prose-maxxing."
James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me
Come for the batshit cover art on this 1970 Mentor ed of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, stay for the incredibly bitchy annotated bibliography
Frank Rosolino was born 100 years ago today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSF...
Carioca (Remastered 1999)
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Back to matters medieval. The latest British Museum magazine has gone with Harold's coronation scene on its cover to promote the #BayeuxTapestry exhibition. I am now over-analysing like mad. Well, I am a historian.
You wanna be a jazz aficionado? One thing to remember. On the original "Kind of Blue", there was a speed problem with the recording (too slow) of “So What,” “Freddie Freeloader” and “Blue In Green”. When played, it sharpened the pitch by a quarter-tone. So there, you're an expert now. Jazzsky #jazz
"Myriad" is, to be sure, an adjective as well, but a myriad of people will insist that it's *only* an adjective, and that's. not. true. And it was a noun first.
All this is to say: more attention and conversation about this topic please. Everybody has an accent. If you think you don't, lucky you: your particular accent happens to the one others consider neutral and hence prestigious and door-opening. So spare a thought for those not as lucky as you.
Today is the centennial birthday anniversary of Buddy Greco: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc58...
Buddy Greco, The Lady Is A Tramp, Live From The Hollywood Palace. 01.02.1964
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