ActiveCultures
@activecultures.bsky.social
Imposing his taste on friends & strangers since 19xx. Agitador Cultural. Globalizer. Arts Monger from Long Island & Brooklyn now in Abu Dhabi UAE
IG @activecultures
Also me (w/ others):
@NYUADArtsCenter @globalFEST_NYC
Representing no one but me
Also me (w/ others):
@NYUADArtsCenter @globalFEST_NYC
Representing no one but me
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If you resold candy that you bought in bulk, in high school, raise ya hand 😂
Some of us knew about Costco at a young age because we were replenishing blow pop inventory
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you resold candy that you bought in bulk, in high school, raise ya hand 😂
Charms lollipops. 6th grade.
I was in second grade, but
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Charms lollipops. 6th grade.
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Oh, here's that exquisitely beautiful music from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh that you should hear.
Ritual Mouth Organs Of The Murung - Bangladesh
YouTube video by World Field Recordings
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Oh, here's that exquisitely beautiful music from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh that you should hear.
My friend Piotr Orlov @dadastrain.bsky.social writes regularly about Rhythm, Improvisation, Community. He also wrote about the recent shift in NYC thanks to the Mayoral election thru that lens.
open.substack.com/pub/dadastra...
open.substack.com/pub/dadastra...
Bklyn Sounds 11/7/2025—11/11/2025 + "Turn the Volume UP!!!!"
Some connective thoughts between what just happened and Dada Strain + This week's events incl. Durations Festival / Ellen Allien / Charlie Dark @ Musicland (discount code) / Tommaso Cappellato / more
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My friend Piotr Orlov @dadastrain.bsky.social writes regularly about Rhythm, Improvisation, Community. He also wrote about the recent shift in NYC thanks to the Mayoral election thru that lens.
open.substack.com/pub/dadastra...
open.substack.com/pub/dadastra...
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I don’t know how to make this a Well Done gif but I would like to.
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I don’t know how to make this a Well Done gif but I would like to.
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wait for her 😍 IG:emmakeys836
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
wait for her 😍 IG:emmakeys836
"Can you do facial?" an officer is heard asking.
(Isn’t that entrapment?)
(Isn’t that entrapment?)
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. n.pr/440Ovz4
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Can you do facial?" an officer is heard asking.
(Isn’t that entrapment?)
(Isn’t that entrapment?)
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Jenny Holzer
April 17, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Jenny Holzer
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World’s longest-married couple reveals key to a lasting relationship: ‘We love each other’
World’s longest-married couple reveals key to a lasting relationship: ‘We love each other’
Eleanor Gittens, 107, and Lyle Gittens, 108, of Miami met at a basketball game in 1941 and have been married for 83 years
A Miami husband and wife who recently attained the title of world’s longest-married couple say they managed that feat just by loving one another.
“We love each other,” Eleanor Gittens, 107, said to LongeviQuest when the website specializing on people who are in their second century of life asked what was the secret to her 83 years of marriage to her husband, Lyle. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
World’s longest-married couple reveals key to a lasting relationship: ‘We love each other’
I wanted to steer folks to open.spotify.com/track/7IKo80... @listigeplaylists.bsky.social so now we may need to add a second track.
📌 #1 Added to playlist:
"Oração 1" by Luiza Brina
"Oração 1" by Luiza Brina
Of all the Brazilian albums I returned with, the one I’m returning to the most is Luiza Brina’s gorgeous Prece, MPB with lush orchestral arrangements along with traditional rhythms.
open.spotify.com/album/4sup6u...
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social - I recommend track 2: Oracão 2 with Silvana Estrada
open.spotify.com/album/4sup6u...
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social - I recommend track 2: Oracão 2 with Silvana Estrada
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I wanted to steer folks to open.spotify.com/track/7IKo80... @listigeplaylists.bsky.social so now we may need to add a second track.
Happy DJ MAM included me in his Billboard roundup.
My quote, alluding to the Brazilian cultural tendency of “cultural cannibalism”:
“Brazilian artists devour global musical styles from pop, to electronic music, to rock, to funk, and yet continuing to create something uniquely Brazilian.”
My quote, alluding to the Brazilian cultural tendency of “cultural cannibalism”:
“Brazilian artists devour global musical styles from pop, to electronic music, to rock, to funk, and yet continuing to create something uniquely Brazilian.”
Como o mercado internacional vê a música brasileira?
Na coluna da Billboard Brasil, o DJ MAM analisa a força da música popular brasileira aos olhos do mundo
billboard.com.br
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy DJ MAM included me in his Billboard roundup.
My quote, alluding to the Brazilian cultural tendency of “cultural cannibalism”:
“Brazilian artists devour global musical styles from pop, to electronic music, to rock, to funk, and yet continuing to create something uniquely Brazilian.”
My quote, alluding to the Brazilian cultural tendency of “cultural cannibalism”:
“Brazilian artists devour global musical styles from pop, to electronic music, to rock, to funk, and yet continuing to create something uniquely Brazilian.”
As if being consistently pro-Palestinian and promising to raise taxes is telling a NY audience “exactly what they want to hear”
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As if being consistently pro-Palestinian and promising to raise taxes is telling a NY audience “exactly what they want to hear”
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It’s amazing how Trump keeps demanding state ownership of major corporations and people worry about Mamdani being a Marxist
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It’s amazing how Trump keeps demanding state ownership of major corporations and people worry about Mamdani being a Marxist
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The jury — which had sandwiches for lunch on Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours on Wednesday and Thursday.
"Jurors found Sean Dunn not guilty of one misdemeanor assault charge on Thursday in federal court in D.C."
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
DC ‘sandwich guy' found not guilty of assault after throwing sub at federal agent
A man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors are trying to prove that it was a federal crime. Jurors heard attorneys’ opening statement...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The jury — which had sandwiches for lunch on Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours on Wednesday and Thursday.
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“To design it he leaned into his fascination with the mythologies of traditional masks from African antiquity and his childhood memory of seeing Parliament-Funkadelic in concert; the sculpture is named after the band’s 1975 album.”
A Public Art Rocket Ship Lands in Manhattan
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“To design it he leaned into his fascination with the mythologies of traditional masks from African antiquity and his childhood memory of seeing Parliament-Funkadelic in concert; the sculpture is named after the band’s 1975 album.”
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Remembered to buy tickets to GlobalFEST; last year I left it too late and missed out.
www.lincolncenter.org/series/linco...
cc @activecultures.bsky.social
www.lincolncenter.org/series/linco...
cc @activecultures.bsky.social
globalFEST · Lincoln Center
The cultural catalysts at globalFEST have been promoting the world's greatest musical traditions for over 20 years. This annual festival features an eclectic array of…
www.lincolncenter.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Remembered to buy tickets to GlobalFEST; last year I left it too late and missed out.
www.lincolncenter.org/series/linco...
cc @activecultures.bsky.social
www.lincolncenter.org/series/linco...
cc @activecultures.bsky.social
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If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
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Mamdani announces transition team:
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mamdani announces transition team:
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
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The rumors are true: scrolling through Zohran’s transition website and seeing that his co-chairs so far are eminently qualified women of color is a great way to feel like better things are possible
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The rumors are true: scrolling through Zohran’s transition website and seeing that his co-chairs so far are eminently qualified women of color is a great way to feel like better things are possible
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*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
Oxygen Destroyer
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Oxygen Destroyer