Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102 He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

Jessie Mahaffey, who was scrubbing the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was hit by Japanese torpedoes at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and who was among the last living service members who survived the surprise attack, died on March 1 at 102.

Partners in crime get hitched in Vegas in middle of SoCal armed robbery spree, authorities say An alleged modern-day Bonnie and Clyde have been charged with going on a two-week armed robbery spree across Los Angeles, pausing only to get married.

An alleged modern-day Bonnie and Clyde have been charged with going on a two-week armed robbery spree across Los Angeles, pausing only to get married in Vegas.

All 27 James Bond movies ranked, according to critics Now that a new James Bond is almost certainly coming our way via Amazon, we ranked all 27 films from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Now that a new James Bond is almost certainly coming our way via Amazon, we ranked all 27 films from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

For this week’s cover of the magazine, the cartoonist Tom Gauld suggests a novel form of light therapy for the winter months: exposure to the warming rays of a work of art. #NewYorkerCovers

Mourning David Lynch in a City on Fire In L.A., the death of the director of “Mulholland Drive” and “Inland Empire” leaves an unfillable void.

“How could a movie so arrestingly strange, with so many layers of deadpan absurdity and film-noir pastiche, also be tender and moving beyond words?” @justincchang.bsky.social writes about the impact “Mulholland Drive” had on him, and about mourning the loss of David Lynch.

‘Into the heart of the whirlwind’: how Led Zeppelin were sweet-talked into their first film They were quizzed endlessly and one wrong answer could have blown the lot. The makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin relive the tactics – and cups of tea – that got it green lit Bernard MacMahon says he knew he was taking a massive risk. The Irish-British…

‘Into the heart of the whirlwind’: how Led Zeppelin were sweet-talked into their first film

How Two Close Encounters with Copperheads Changed Don Lyman As I watched the snake crawl off into the darkness, I thought back to the copperhead incident of my youth that happened in those same woods.

NEW: Two close encounters with copperheads, nearly six decades apart, have reshaped biology educator and freelance journalist Don Lyman's appreciation of nature. 🧪

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I do try to spread general positivity and good history, but am finding that harder to accomplish these days.

Anyway, here’s a shot of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry’s monument along the site of Hancock’s defense at Gettysburg.

The Paranoid Thriller That Foretold Trump’s Foreign Policy — The Atlantic Some of the president’s policies are stranger than fiction. January 23, 2025 This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you di...

I won't give it away but I loved reading this - wait for it in the 11th paragraph! LOLLL. And the 15 paragraph highlighting the difference is ... ok I have to read this book! @radiofreetom.bsky.social

The penultimate paragraph is depressing AF apple.news/AWtzLmXdXQLG...

A graphic produced by C3i e-magazine that includes the following text next to a black and white photograph of one of the B39 thermonuclear bombs involved in this Broken Arrow accident (the one found hanging by its parachute from a tree): "24 January 1961 | Goldsboro, North Carolina B-52 Crash | 2 Mark 39 Nuclear Bombs The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, on 24 January 1961. A B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. The captain ordered the crew to eject, which they did at 9,000 feet (2,700 m). Five men ejected and landed safely. Another ejected but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash. The size of each bomb was 3.8 megatons, more than 250 times the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb. In 2013, investigative journalist Eric Schlosser published a book, Command and Control, in which he presented a declassified 1969 document obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. In the report, entitled 'Goldsboro Revisited,' written by Parker F. Jones, a supervisor of nuclear safety at Sandia National Laboratories, Jones says that 'one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe,' and concludes that, 'The MK 39 Mod 2 bomb did not possess adequate safety for the airborne alert role in the B-52.'"

Today in 1961—less than four days after President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration—a B-52G bomber on airborne alert over North Carolina suffered a massive fuel leak, caught fire, and exploded on approach to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. As it broke up, two 3.8-Megaton B39 Mod 2 H-bombs fell out.

Red Maine Coon Cat peering out a sunlit window. Photo by @JonHutson January 20, 2025

Leo has stopped listening to the news and tuned into his favorite sunbeam. 🌤️

The Metaphor Years: Writing Lessons from "The Twilight Zone" | Features | Roger Ebert A look back at a show that never shied away from commenting on the world around it.

“Serling was following a path laid down by writers and artists in a lot of different cultures who had more to lose than their income—including ones who were, at that very moment, being persecuted by dictators.” — I wrote about Rod Serling today. No reason. www.rogerebert.com/features/the...

Also interesting because... not all birds can walk! Crows can, as can eagles, herons, and turkeys. Often birds that can walk spend a lot of time on the ground and tend to have larger legs than birds that can't, like the passerines, such as warblers and tanagers. Why? 1/?

California Fires Expose a $1 Trillion Hole in US Home Insurance Homeowners in increasingly risky areas can’t obtain adequate coverage as insurers flee the state to avoid losses.

"Policymakers need to decide when to let the rising seas or expanding deserts take over land where people used to be and build new, affordable housing for those people in safer areas." - @markgongloff.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The US’s S&P 500 index has risen more than 20% for the second year in a row, marking its best two-year run of performance this century. www.ft.com/content/b413...

Persian Achaemenid rhyton (drinking vessel or vessel for pouring libations) made of lapis lazuli and gold. 6th-5th century BCE. Abegg Foundation, Riggisberg, Switzerland (6.7.63).
📷 Abegg-Stiftung. #AncientBlueSky

Three Dog Nightmare: The Chuck Negron Story is one of the best and most brutal decadent rock star books.

a screenshot of a tweet from Emily Brier that reads: "Have we discussed how Henry was the ring bear(er) at our elopement and stole the show with this one single photo." it's accompanied by a picture of a bride in a knee-length white dress holding a bouquet and facing her groom in a suit with only an officiant standing nearby. their dog, a big fluffy white guy, is sticking his head in from the left side of frame and looking directly at the camera with only his mischievous eyes.

14/10 for Henry

Has Penn State permanently surrendered to Michigan?

Must have banged his head really hard when he took that fall

I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”

Honored to see "On Freedom" on a list of best nonfiction books of 2024
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Russia uses civilians as ‘target practice’ for killer drones Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson hit more than 9,500 times as Moscow attempts to drive out residents

"Kherson’s civilians have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted Russian campaign to empty a city by stalking its residents with attack drones"
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World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Lays an Egg at 74 Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has outlived at least three mates and the researcher who outfitted her with a tracking band in 1956.

The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is expected to welcome another baby chick in the coming months, astonishing scientists who have been tracking her since 1956.

Sometimes the best howls are lazy 😂

The Bears could be drawn offsides eight times by a High School team.

OMG. Hearing goes completely off the rails today as Rep Pat Fallon accuses Secret Service Director Rowe of going to Ground Zero on 9/11 so he can suck up to Trump to try and keep his job and they start screaming at each other.

The Times They Are A-Changin’ Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are "confused," "offended," and "frustrated."

Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...