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The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,’ Geraldine de Haas dies at 91
Along with being a talented singer in her own right, she was a tireless advocate for jazz in Chicago. A tribute concert for Duke Ellington she helped put on in Grant Park in 1974 became the foundation...
chicagotribune.com
The amount of money invested in the AI bubble is about 17 times the size of the dot com bubble and has faaaaaaaaar less demonstrated market demand and use cases.
An excellent profile of one of our foremost artists:
Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
newyorker.com
Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3h ago“I’m a really lazy bitch, but I have a punitive superego. The two go together.” — Colson Whitehead
It turns out the US is not alone in having MIA leaders. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation
Cameroon’s Paul Biya has not made a statement or been seen since leaving for ‘brief private stay’ at Swiss hotel on 7 June
theguardian.com
“I’m set to make a killing off this movie where sex is only legal once a year. They bought the IP from my wife!”
Archaeologists Discover Two Thumbnail-Size Bird Sculptures Carved From Mammoth Ivory 40,000 Years Ago Measuring less than an inch long, the figurines were buried beneath Germany’s Hohle Fels Cave, where some of the world’s oldest known figurative artworks found www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
Archaeologists Discover Two Thumbnail-Size Bird Sculptures Carved From Mammoth Ivory 40,000 Years Ago
Measuring less than an inch long, the figurines were buried beneath Germany's Hohle Fels Cave, where some of the world's oldest known figurative artworks have been found
smithsonianmag.com
Oldest Roman library in Iberia identified at villa near Córdoba www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/08...
Oldest Roman library in Iberia identified at villa near Córdoba
A new study identifies the oldest known Roman library in Iberia, overturning decades of archaeological interpretation.
archaeology.wiki
I joined @nynurses.bsky.social and health care workers to stand in solidarity with Haitian New Yorkers after the Supreme Court’s decision to end TPS. New York stands with TPS holders, always. Together, we'll keep demanding the dignity, safety, and justice every family deserves.
Happy birthday to @juliamahaka.bsky.social, a former student with whom I once made a film, who is now an outstanding teacher. So proud of her. vimeo.com/223981194
SEPULVEDA Trailer 2
SEPULVEDA is available for purchase or rental worldwide on 7/4/17!
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Terrible news. Sounds like all these pubs were gutted.
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
pitchfork.com
"oh no a candidate crushed their opponent in a primary, now we'll never win the general" God shut the fuck up
Beautiful and very interesting topographic map of South America.
Going back longer than we care to count, @itspetergabriel.bsky.social has been one of our favourite artists, and he is still creating beautiful new music. Enjoy a solo classic on your Wednesday aft. #DiggingInTheDirt #LiveForLiveMusic
The way they looked back like, "Mum... did you see that!?" 🥰 IG: @harljess
⛔ #YESTERDAY A vigil for Edwin Giovanni Lopez Cornejo outside Delaney Hall erupted into fury as protestors confronted ICE agents outside the detention facility‼️
Exclusive pictures of the SpaceX rocket hitting the moon have just been released.
Congratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Education Dept. to Wipe Out Student Loans of 170,000 More Defrauded Borrowers (Gift Article)
The sprawling case, centered on students defrauded by for-profit schools, has now become the largest class-action settlement in American history.
nytimes.com
One of the most powerful songs ever written, direct, to the point and oh so tragic. youtu.be/VZt7J0iaUD0?...
Suzanne Vega - Luka
YouTube video by SuzanneVegaVEVO
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I want the statement "Black Americans are conservative" to absolutely die in a fire. It's a lie from the pits of hell. Black America's record demonstrates that, as a whole, we are the MOST progressive racial/ethnic demographic in the United States and it's not even close.
Mohamed Salah is officially with Trabzonspor FC
Banger and in-depth article with some real balla knower recommended Bundesliga games to watch
Bill Connelly@espnbillc.bsky.social · 8h agoSo you've fallen in love with soccer. Now what? For the burgeoning American soccer fan, here's a guide, full of obvious (Haaland plays for City, always watch Barca) and less obvious steps (you'll love Trabzonspor and Bodø/Glimt), for loving European club football, too. www.espn.com/soccer/story...