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Love listening to music while reading a book. Fan of classic movies, political punditry, television, and all who fight injustice.
Nanci Griffith aficionado.
Nanci Griffith aficionado.
"The brutal irony is that the generative AI tools affecting novelists are likely trained on millions of pirated novels scraped from shadow libraries without the consent or remuneration of authors."
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Will AI replace authors? More than half of novelists fear yes
A Cambridge University report found 51% of published UK novelists think that AI is likely to end up replacing their work as fiction writers. The post Will AI replace authors? More than half of novelis...
www.miamiherald.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! was the first “long player” to be released by the Sun label.
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
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The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
#MusicSky
Johnny Cash’s Classics-Packed 1957 Debut Album, ‘His Hot and Blue Guitar,’ Getting Reissued on High Quality Vinyl in 2026
Johnny Cash’s classics-packed 1957 debut album, ‘Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar,’ is getting reissued on high-quality vinyl in 2026.
americansongwriter.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! was the first “long player” to be released by the Sun label.
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
#MusicSky
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
#MusicSky
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
“I was known as a fairly optimistic writer that leaned toward the light. But when I got diagnosed with cancer, I just thought, ‘Oh, look at all this that I’ve been missing.’ I could truly feel every second of the day as this very generous gift. And so it changed my writing.”
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In Death, Poet Andrea Gibson Gets a Film That Celebrates Life
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“I was known as a fairly optimistic writer that leaned toward the light. But when I got diagnosed with cancer, I just thought, ‘Oh, look at all this that I’ve been missing.’ I could truly feel every second of the day as this very generous gift. And so it changed my writing.”
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#poetry
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#poetry
"That’s when I do all my spiritual work, my prayers and my dreaming, my thinking, when all the energies of the world have kind of died down.”
~ Dolly Parton
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#Art
~ Dolly Parton
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#Songwriting
#Art
The Real Reason Dolly Parton Still Begins Her Mornings at 3 a.m.—or Sometimes Even Earlier
While discussing her personal life, Dolly Parton reveals the main reason she likes to start her day at 3:00 a.m.
americansongwriter.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"That’s when I do all my spiritual work, my prayers and my dreaming, my thinking, when all the energies of the world have kind of died down.”
~ Dolly Parton
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#Songwriting
#Art
~ Dolly Parton
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#Art
Today's Tune: Cheryl Wheeler BUT THE DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE LONG
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
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youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Today's Tune: Cheryl Wheeler BUT THE DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE LONG
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
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"Nothing is allowed to die in a society of storytelling people." -- Harry Crews
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Nothing is allowed to die in a society of storytelling people." -- Harry Crews
"I wish all who read this a very happy Thanksgiving. Yes, even the jerks; it's never too late to change."
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#Stocks
Read Warren Buffett's Thanksgiving shareholder letter — his last one as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Legendary investor Warren Buffett said he plans to continue sharing a Thanksgiving letter to shareholders after he steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.
www.businessinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"I wish all who read this a very happy Thanksgiving. Yes, even the jerks; it's never too late to change."
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"If the caring comes too late, the evidence may already be gone, which is why telling stories and saving the truth matters not just for now but for those who inherit the consequences and possibilities."
#History
#Libraries
#History
#Libraries
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance | Common Dreams
History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts.
www.commondreams.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"If the caring comes too late, the evidence may already be gone, which is why telling stories and saving the truth matters not just for now but for those who inherit the consequences and possibilities."
#History
#Libraries
#History
#Libraries
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce."
~ Molly Ivins
~ Molly Ivins
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce."
~ Molly Ivins
~ Molly Ivins
"Under the new moniker, the Cicely Tyson Performing Arts Center — honoring the late groundbreaking actor and activist — the venue would reportedly include a 2,650 capacity theater for plays and musicals, a 200-seat restaurant with live jazz, and a 4,000 square-foot gift shop."
#Theater
#Arts
#Theater
#Arts
Historic Logan Theatre to undergo $10 million renovation to become Cicely Tyson Performing Arts Center
Following decades of vacancy and attempts at restoration, the North Philadelphia landmark is reportedly making an attempt at a comeback
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Jason Isbell talks about his Grammy nominated album “Foxes in the Snow” on “APR Notebook” on Alabama Public Radio.
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www.apr.org/podcast/apr-...
APR Notebook: Jason Isbell on life lessons from the Swampers
It’s tough to know where to start with singer/songwriter Jason Isbell. He has six Grammy awards. Variety Magazine once called him the “Poet Laureate of Rock.” Another critic compared Isbell’s writing ...
www.apr.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Jason Isbell talks about his Grammy nominated album “Foxes in the Snow” on “APR Notebook” on Alabama Public Radio.
www.apr.org/podcast/apr-...
www.apr.org/podcast/apr-...
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I didn't have this Supreme Court basically telling Kim Davis to f*ck off on my Bingo card today but I'll take it. Now Miss "Sanctity of Marriage" can go cry on the shoulder of whatever number husband she's up to.
a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves
ALT: a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves
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November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I didn't have this Supreme Court basically telling Kim Davis to f*ck off on my Bingo card today but I'll take it. Now Miss "Sanctity of Marriage" can go cry on the shoulder of whatever number husband she's up to.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“All I wanted was be a punk rocker and play the bass guitar. I went completely in the other direction from jazz, and now I'm trying to catch up”: When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in common than you might think
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“All I wanted was be a punk rocker and play the bass guitar. I went completely in the other direction from jazz, and now I'm trying to catch up”: When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in com...
From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with a bona-fide rock star and a veteran jazz legend
www.guitarworld.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“All I wanted was be a punk rocker and play the bass guitar. I went completely in the other direction from jazz, and now I'm trying to catch up”: When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in common than you might think
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“It is our desire to perform in our home at the Kennedy Center, but if we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options."
#Opera
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#Opera
#KennedyCenter
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“It is our desire to perform in our home at the Kennedy Center, but if we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options."
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#Opera
#KennedyCenter
"In a career rife with comebacks, Carnegie Hall was perhaps the biggest of them all. And, if her family’s accounts are to be believed, the singer credited at least some of her good fortune to her 'lucky jacket.'"
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The Colorful, Sequined Life of Judy Garland’s ‘Lucky Jacket’
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"In a career rife with comebacks, Carnegie Hall was perhaps the biggest of them all. And, if her family’s accounts are to be believed, the singer credited at least some of her good fortune to her 'lucky jacket.'"
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"Clinching a nomination tomorrow would set Gaga on a path that could result in her finally achieving an accomplishment that has eluded her for 15 years."
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#GrammyAwards
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Grammys: Is it finally time for Lady Gaga in Album of the Year?
The singer's 'Mayhem' is the current favorite in Gold Derby's predictions.
www.goldderby.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"Clinching a nomination tomorrow would set Gaga on a path that could result in her finally achieving an accomplishment that has eluded her for 15 years."
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#GrammyAwards
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#GrammyAwards
"Here are some essays and analyses from our finest political writers showing how this victory came about, what we might learn from it, and what’s ahead for progressives and lefties looking to govern."
Want to understand the Zohran phenomenon? Here’s a mini reading list.
Have you thanked a bodega cat today? Remember, they won’t be getting raises under the new administration. For 51% of New York City bipeds, however, it’s a pretty great week. Zohran Mamd…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"Here are some essays and analyses from our finest political writers showing how this victory came about, what we might learn from it, and what’s ahead for progressives and lefties looking to govern."
"It was an honor to curate these artists — and a very difficult task. Bob Dylan goes electric, Phil Ochs leaps to the present, and Mississippi John Hurt makes time stand still. Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary evolve before our eyes.”
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A New Documentary Shows Another Side of the Newport Folk Festival
The upcoming film 'Newport & The Great Folk Dream' is packed with rare footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, and other icons.
www.rollingstone.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"It was an honor to curate these artists — and a very difficult task. Bob Dylan goes electric, Phil Ochs leaps to the present, and Mississippi John Hurt makes time stand still. Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary evolve before our eyes.”
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#FolkMusic
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#FolkMusic
“We — as his eldest son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — believe that now is the time to follow in his footsteps and stand for the values he truly wished to share with us and all Americans: compassion, inclusiveness and justice for all.”
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Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“We — as his eldest son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — believe that now is the time to follow in his footsteps and stand for the values he truly wished to share with us and all Americans: compassion, inclusiveness and justice for all.”
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November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM