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The Gospel Queen of the Brazos Bottom Star Route
Celebrating intergenerational connection this week with
@bellabromberg.bsky.social and other talented young writers. aginginamerica.news
YouTube commenter: I want this played as they lower my body into the grave. youtu.be/n_SiVabBvC4?...
Which only proves it's impossible to take a bad photograph of this man
"This is one of the most powerful immersive works of music I’ve ever heard, and feels almost as inexhaustible as the natural forces it aims to channel."
@tedgioia.bsky.social on #JohnLutherAdams's Become Ocean open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia... cc @blueridgegurl.bsky.social
Everyone should listen to #NeilYoung's 35-minute aural collage "Arc" (1991) once, but not more than that.
Congratulations on episode 200!
"First Song," composed by #CharlieHaden, lyrics by #AbbeyLincoln
Elina Duni - vocals
Rob Luft - guitar
Matthieu Michel - flugelhorn
Patrice Moret - double-bass
Viktor Filipovski - drums
@joshhaden.bsky.social
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We'll take our stand for this land / and the stranger in our midst
Whose goldfish in the toilet?
Don't flush it, it's #FreddieMercury
Shining orange
Unhinged
A moustached amputee
Heading out to sea
youtu.be/BZpMqMW-8zY?...
disambiguation: #ThrowingMuses have a different song titled "Mercury"
Just know that it's hate that lets you know /
Just how much further your heart has to go
@tuneyards.bsky.social
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There are several different audiobook versions of #MobyDick on @hoopladigital.bsky.social, including one read by #BurtReynolds.
In times like these, DC could use some Dessa
#JohnLeeHooker #RyCooder #IkeTurner open.spotify.com/track/1aAMoE...
Why are we doing less for low-income, older, and disabled Americans?
@amberchrist.bsky.social @justiceinaging.org
aginginamerica.news/2026/01/13/m...
Nepalese dishes consider the whole rhythm of a meal.
Thanks for the tip, @rkobell.bsky.social
Rev AI transcription:
"...So Irving said, I'll give you my heart attack."
What Irving actually said:
"I'll give you my architect."
Join us in supporting #MontgomeryBlair students affected by immigration enforcement.
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This kleptocracy is buried inside an infotainment complex. It is normalized through bureaucracy. But it is, at its heart, a mafia state.
As #ChildCare programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.
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Author Toni Morrison with a red bandanna in her hair and a big smile on her face
"Inviting compassion into the bloodstream of an institution's agenda or a scholar's purpose is more than productive, more than civilizing, more than ethical, more than humane; it's humanizing." -- #ToniMorrison, "The Price of Wealth, The Cost of Care," 2013
" #MauriceSendak brought the scary, thrilling, perverse world of fairy tales and folktales to modern picture books"
"The attrition of the VA workforce in the last nine months has put a strain on understaffed hospitals and clinics, hurt morale and sped up the transition to private care."