Kate Armstrong
@brainchain.ca
On a journey trying to find new worlds while sending joy into the ether.
Human 🎧 Shazam 🎧. Niche sports fan. Anti-racist. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️LGBTQ2S+ Supporter 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈. From Tkaronto.
She/her.
Co-curator of @womensart2.bsky.social with @tidbit.bsky.social.
Human 🎧 Shazam 🎧. Niche sports fan. Anti-racist. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️LGBTQ2S+ Supporter 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈. From Tkaronto.
She/her.
Co-curator of @womensart2.bsky.social with @tidbit.bsky.social.
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I posted this yesterday, but this one fits the bill on a number of levels. #MacroMonday #ColorADay #BlueSkyMonday
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I posted this yesterday, but this one fits the bill on a number of levels. #MacroMonday #ColorADay #BlueSkyMonday
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From on High
Whistling rattles in the wind
murmurations of crows found
music in the shadows
of cadaver dogs gone to ground
In this air
there are blood songs
of reavers in the sky
and the bones make the sweet sound
of cadaver dogs gone to ground
©️LisaMims2026 #Vss365 #bones
#poetry
Whistling rattles in the wind
murmurations of crows found
music in the shadows
of cadaver dogs gone to ground
In this air
there are blood songs
of reavers in the sky
and the bones make the sweet sound
of cadaver dogs gone to ground
©️LisaMims2026 #Vss365 #bones
#poetry
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Smoke
Heart - Crazy On You (1977) • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Smoke
Since we are watching the Downhill/Slalom Duo thingey.. I’ve been reading about the history of Bormio .. and it’s been around since Roman times!
www.bormio.eu/en/activitie...
www.bormio.eu/en/activitie...
The history of Bormio: the thermal baths in Roman times
In the Middle Ages, some of our roads, such as the one to the Fraele Towers and the Gavia Pass, were key junctions for trade with Northern Europe.
www.bormio.eu
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Since we are watching the Downhill/Slalom Duo thingey.. I’ve been reading about the history of Bormio .. and it’s been around since Roman times!
www.bormio.eu/en/activitie...
www.bormio.eu/en/activitie...
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so i talked to one of the bushes at the super bowl
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
What it was like to be a bush at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
The bushes on the field during the halftime show became a meme after the internet found out they were actually human performers.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
so i talked to one of the bushes at the super bowl
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
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Ebo Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history.
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Ebo Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history.
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
Femke Kok! 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
Olympic Record! 1:12:59.
Holy crap!
Olympic Record! 1:12:59.
Holy crap!
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Femke Kok! 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
Olympic Record! 1:12:59.
Holy crap!
Olympic Record! 1:12:59.
Holy crap!
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#MusicMonday Did you know The Guess Who once wrote jingles for Coca-Cola?
In 1968, Toronto-based musician and jingle-writer Jack Richardson got involved with The Guess Who while he was with McCann-Erickson, the advertising agency for Coca-Cola.
He said:
In 1968, Toronto-based musician and jingle-writer Jack Richardson got involved with The Guess Who while he was with McCann-Erickson, the advertising agency for Coca-Cola.
He said:
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
#MusicMonday Did you know The Guess Who once wrote jingles for Coca-Cola?
In 1968, Toronto-based musician and jingle-writer Jack Richardson got involved with The Guess Who while he was with McCann-Erickson, the advertising agency for Coca-Cola.
He said:
In 1968, Toronto-based musician and jingle-writer Jack Richardson got involved with The Guess Who while he was with McCann-Erickson, the advertising agency for Coca-Cola.
He said:
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We are watching the replay of the women’s 1000m speed skating and I love the live DJ playing disco and Europop and the light show as they clean the ice after every six pairs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
We are watching the replay of the women’s 1000m speed skating and I love the live DJ playing disco and Europop and the light show as they clean the ice after every six pairs.
Lionel Hampton Live in '58
YouTube video by The Ukrainian Sector
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Lionel Hampton - skilled on the vibraphone, piano & percussion; both a sideman and bandleader - with Benny Goodman in 1937. Photo by Rex Hardy.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Lionel Hampton - skilled on the vibraphone, piano & percussion; both a sideman and bandleader - with Benny Goodman in 1937. Photo by Rex Hardy.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Someone is definitely carrying a big stick.
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Someone is definitely carrying a big stick.
Sun and blue skies at 5:15🤩🤩🌞🌞🌞🌞
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Sun and blue skies at 5:15🤩🤩🌞🌞🌞🌞
Green, white and blue.
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Green, white and blue.
Leaving off this site 💤 tonight with a large mural in the Junction advertising for real estate.
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Leaving off this site 💤 tonight with a large mural in the Junction advertising for real estate.
This is an interesting article about the roots of reggaetón being forgotten as it goes more global:
remezcla.com/features/mus...
remezcla.com/features/mus...
Reggaeton Classics Still Get the Party Going, But the OGs Are Being Forgotten
What space do the artists who helped make reggaeton the world-dominating music it is today occupy? Is there even a place for the OGs?
remezcla.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is an interesting article about the roots of reggaetón being forgotten as it goes more global:
remezcla.com/features/mus...
remezcla.com/features/mus...
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So while the furnace was broken I baked a lot for 1. Anxiety management and 2. Excuse to have the oven on. These days the cakes are almost exclusively this one chocolate cake. It’s what my soul needs. Apologies that it’s boring.
🍽️🍜
#cooksky
🍽️🍜
#cooksky
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So while the furnace was broken I baked a lot for 1. Anxiety management and 2. Excuse to have the oven on. These days the cakes are almost exclusively this one chocolate cake. It’s what my soul needs. Apologies that it’s boring.
🍽️🍜
#cooksky
🍽️🍜
#cooksky
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For #SuperbOwl Sunday, a thread of superb owls by artist Morris Graves. First up: Morris Graves, "Owl on a Stone," 1968
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
For #SuperbOwl Sunday, a thread of superb owls by artist Morris Graves. First up: Morris Graves, "Owl on a Stone," 1968
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
We went to the first half of a Super Bowl party and I loved Bad Bunny’s halftime show. The choreography mattered. And it was brilliant.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
We went to the first half of a Super Bowl party and I loved Bad Bunny’s halftime show. The choreography mattered. And it was brilliant.
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Reminder that @six18sfoundry.bsky.social and others are fighting the good counter programming fight with #PoetrySunday today.
Post a poem and tag all the while the pigskin is flying !
Post a poem and tag all the while the pigskin is flying !
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Reminder that @six18sfoundry.bsky.social and others are fighting the good counter programming fight with #PoetrySunday today.
Post a poem and tag all the while the pigskin is flying !
Post a poem and tag all the while the pigskin is flying !