Why It's So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, almost 80 percent of the territory is still without power. While nobody expected a quick…

In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference

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I appreciate Bad Bunny for bringing the Telemundo Saturday afternoon variety show ethos (dancers, inapt sets, let's-try-this attitude) to global TV.

“If we fight, we have to do it with love.” -Benito

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#Grammys

Ilhan Omar is a sponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act. Delia Ramirez is a sponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act. AOC. Rashida Tlaib. We have the most fearless people, who are facing down the worst every day, behind us - how can we ever feel discouraged www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

A David Bowie for every mood: From "Space Oddity" to his farewell "Blackstar," Bowie's shape-shifting always felt right - Salon.com In Bowie's music, darkness, desolation, loneliness or alienation were never taboo

My @salon.com obituary for David Bowie, published a decade ago. www.salon.com/2016/01/11/a...

Unicef photo of the year awards 2025 The winning and commended projects from photojournalists working in Afghanistan, Gaza, India Mongolia, South Africa, Ukraine and the UK

Unicef photo of the year awards 2025

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

"95% of organizations found zero return despite enterprise investment of $30 billion to $40 billion into GenAI" - MIT study www.axios.com/2025/08/21/a...

Marilyn Hagerty, who went viral reviewing an Olive Garden, dies at 99 Readers knew her as a chronicler of North Dakota life. But her review of a Grand Forks restaurant brought her wide recognition, including from Anthony Bourdain.

RIP to a North Dakota legend.

Marilyn Hagerty used to sometimes write her restaurant reviews addressed to her deceased sister, and I just like to think that they’re together now, enjoying Olive Garden breadsticks in the afterlife.

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Opinion | Kathy Hochul: Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani

It’s official: NY Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

While Mr. Mamdani was not a target of the hack, the information about him was included in a database of millions of student applications to Columbia going back decades. The data was shared with The Times by an intermediary who goes by the name Crémieux on Substack and X and who is an academic and an opponent of affirmative action. The Times agreed to withhold his real name.

From a journalistic ethics standpoint. whoever permitted this should lose their job.

Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

Proud resident

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Excellent news for the NYC left:

There were 10 city council members of the Progressive Caucus who faced primary challengers today, some of them very ideologically polarized primaries.

All 10 incumbents are leading *by a lot.*

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RSVP to The Medley 1st Anniversary Concert | Partiful The Medley (themedley.app), the digital community for local musicians, is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a special showcase featuring touring German ska pop band The Sensational Skydrunk He...

My app The Medley (themedley.app), the digital community for local musicians, turns one tomorrow. 🎂

We're celebrating at Main Drag in Williamsburg ft. 8 artists from Brooklyn & beyond. 🎉

Our friends at @distrokid.com are sponsoring. 🎵

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Hi Chicago! Recs for a first-timer, Bluesky?

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze.

I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies.

Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

if anyone heard chappell call for a liveable wage for performing musical artists and songwriters at the grammys and thought

“what is the best organization i could support that’s fighting for that”

that organization is called @umaw.bsky.social

Awesome to see Chappell Roan speaking out about health care! We have a ton of thoughts about this. Our research found that musicians have lacked health insurance at about 3 times the rate of the general population.

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Jamie xx Returns With New Song “It’s So Good” The xx producer is back with his first solo track since 2022

New Jamie XX banger alert: "It's So Good". pitchfork.com/news/jamie-x...

We can’t control what disasters a new year may bring. Stoicism can help us get up and try again | ... Social media can amplify our own helplessness and guilt – perhaps it’s time to return our focus from the global to the local, where we can truly make a change

"If I can’t manage global peace this year, maybe I can still help raise money for a new playground or grow some half-decent rhubarb. Maybe I can be more patient with the kids or listen better to a friend in trauma." - @mykebartlett.bsky.social on stoicism in 2023

Golden Gate Bridge in fog

Brooklyn Book Festival photo

It's a beautiful day for the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Today, you can order four free COVID tests.

Go here: www.covid.gov/tests

Pass it on.