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Richard Price: ‘I don’t like to write, I just don’t – it’s too much anxiety’
Richard Price: ‘I don’t like to write, I just don’t – it’s too much anxiety’
The US novelist and co-writer of The Wire on why his new book isn’t about cops and robbers, his 80s drug addiction and the authors who have inspired him
Richard Price, 75, is a screenwriter and author whose books include the 600-page drug-war epic…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Richard Price: ‘I don’t like to write, I just don’t – it’s too much anxiety’
I’m not an extreme person, but whoever invented the terms “tuddy” for touchdown and “celly” for celebration should be drawn and quartered. This is football. It doesn’t have to be cute
January 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m not an extreme person, but whoever invented the terms “tuddy” for touchdown and “celly” for celebration should be drawn and quartered. This is football. It doesn’t have to be cute
From “The Mayor of Leipzig” by Rachel Kushner
December 31, 2024 at 9:56 PM
From “The Mayor of Leipzig” by Rachel Kushner
Me watching “A Complete Unknown.”
December 28, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Me watching “A Complete Unknown.”
Reading recs 2024
December 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Reading recs 2024
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This was a fascinating look at AIDT from @billineastala.bsky.social:
AIDT works to help companies hit their hiring targets....
According to AIDT, it has worked with more than 5,400 companies and trained more than 1 million workers in Alabama.
www.al.com/news/birming...
AIDT works to help companies hit their hiring targets....
According to AIDT, it has worked with more than 5,400 companies and trained more than 1 million workers in Alabama.
www.al.com/news/birming...
Inside the $85 million agency that powers Alabama’s economy
When Alabama lands a new manufacturer, there is an $85 million state agency tasked with training new workers. But how do they do it?
www.al.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This was a fascinating look at AIDT from @billineastala.bsky.social:
AIDT works to help companies hit their hiring targets....
According to AIDT, it has worked with more than 5,400 companies and trained more than 1 million workers in Alabama.
www.al.com/news/birming...
AIDT works to help companies hit their hiring targets....
According to AIDT, it has worked with more than 5,400 companies and trained more than 1 million workers in Alabama.
www.al.com/news/birming...
I have a lot of faith, but I’m just not yet ready to believe that HBO Max has made a $300,000 offer to you to make a movie out of my very niche Christian novel that came out 8 years ago, Mr. Random Telemarketer. My loss, I guess…
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I have a lot of faith, but I’m just not yet ready to believe that HBO Max has made a $300,000 offer to you to make a movie out of my very niche Christian novel that came out 8 years ago, Mr. Random Telemarketer. My loss, I guess…
My dad just received a letter at my address letting him know the deadline is approaching to extend his vehicle service plan.
This would normally concern him, but sadly, he died 16 years ago.
This would normally concern him, but sadly, he died 16 years ago.
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
My dad just received a letter at my address letting him know the deadline is approaching to extend his vehicle service plan.
This would normally concern him, but sadly, he died 16 years ago.
This would normally concern him, but sadly, he died 16 years ago.
Thanks. Now I have that song in my head…
December 9, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Thanks. Now I have that song in my head…
“Hatred like love lives on lies.” - Marcel Proust, “Jean Santeuil”
December 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM
“Hatred like love lives on lies.” - Marcel Proust, “Jean Santeuil”
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At least two key pieces of evidence in the Wednesday killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continued to evade investigators Saturday, including an electric bike the suspect rode and the gun used in the killing.
NYPD divers search Central Park waters for gun used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO, source says | CNN
NYPD divers were searching a body of water in New York’s Central Park on Saturday for the firearm used in the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan, a law enforcement official told CN...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:10 AM
At least two key pieces of evidence in the Wednesday killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continued to evade investigators Saturday, including an electric bike the suspect rode and the gun used in the killing.
Detectives Scour Thousands of Hours of Video for Clues in C.E.O. Killing www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting: Detectives Scour Video Record of Suspect’s Movements
Cameras are everywhere in Manhattan and they helped lead investigators to a distinctive backpack in Central Park that could be a key piece of physical evidence.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Detectives Scour Thousands of Hours of Video for Clues in C.E.O. Killing www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
Welcome to the SEC, Texas. Enjoy downtown Atlanta with hordes of drunk grown people barking like dogs.
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Welcome to the SEC, Texas. Enjoy downtown Atlanta with hordes of drunk grown people barking like dogs.
It's Pearl Harbor Day.
December 7, 2024 at 5:09 PM
It's Pearl Harbor Day.
“How great is God who has made men in such a way that they can all love, and can understand what happens when others love, who know what loving means! How great is God! How great is God!” - Marcel Proust, “Jean Santeuil”
December 4, 2024 at 10:49 PM
“How great is God who has made men in such a way that they can all love, and can understand what happens when others love, who know what loving means! How great is God! How great is God!” - Marcel Proust, “Jean Santeuil”
Really enjoyed the “Music by John Williams” documentary on Disney+. Great sense of him as a creator and person. “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”
a man in a suit holds a baton in front of a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a suit holds a baton in front of a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Really enjoyed the “Music by John Williams” documentary on Disney+. Great sense of him as a creator and person. “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”
"But things which appear important to us at one period of our lives when it never occurs to us, so wrapped are we in illusions, that this importance can ever cease to obsess us till the day of our death, dwindle into nothingness with the passage of time." - Marcel Proust, "Jean Santeuil"
December 4, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"But things which appear important to us at one period of our lives when it never occurs to us, so wrapped are we in illusions, that this importance can ever cease to obsess us till the day of our death, dwindle into nothingness with the passage of time." - Marcel Proust, "Jean Santeuil"
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Eminem's mother, Debbie Nelson, has died at 69. The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of the rapper's earliest hits. nyti.ms/3VobUWS
December 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Eminem's mother, Debbie Nelson, has died at 69. The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of the rapper's earliest hits. nyti.ms/3VobUWS
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South Korea’s history of coups and martial law – explained in 30 seconds
South Korea’s history of coups and martial law – explained in 30 seconds
South Korea has only been governed democratically since 1988, with a previous history of military-authoritarian rule dating back to the Korean war
* News report: South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after martial law shock…
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 AM
South Korea’s history of coups and martial law – explained in 30 seconds
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Former Boise State coach Bryan Harsin is in the mix for the Utah State head coaching job, according to a source. The 48-year-old won three Mountain West titles with the Broncos before leaving for Auburn, where he was fired after less than two seasons, going 9-12.
December 3, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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I will not stand by while this "idea" is normalized.
From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Golden At-Bat rule would change everything about how baseball — the ultimate team sport — has always worked. We broke down how it would work and how it's likely to be received by players, front offices and the baseball gods. nyti.ms/3Vj7gJW
December 3, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I will not stand by while this "idea" is normalized.
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"Simply put, (AIDT &) the agency’s 162 full-time employees teach workers how to do their jobs. That’s everything from robotics to electric vehicles to warehouse and distribution jobs." www.al.com/news/birming...
Inside the $85 million agency that powers Alabama’s economy
When Alabama lands a new manufacturer, there is an $85 million state agency tasked with training new workers. But how do they do it?
www.al.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
"Simply put, (AIDT &) the agency’s 162 full-time employees teach workers how to do their jobs. That’s everything from robotics to electric vehicles to warehouse and distribution jobs." www.al.com/news/birming...
Simply put, the agency’s 162 full-time employees teach workers how to do their jobs. That’s everything from robotics to electric vehicles to warehouse and distribution jobs.
www.al.com/news/birming...
www.al.com/news/birming...
Inside the $85 million agency that powers Alabama’s economy
When Alabama lands a new manufacturer, there is an $85 million state agency tasked with training new workers. But how do they do it?
www.al.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Simply put, the agency’s 162 full-time employees teach workers how to do their jobs. That’s everything from robotics to electric vehicles to warehouse and distribution jobs.
www.al.com/news/birming...
www.al.com/news/birming...
A few months back, I wrote about a family reunion in Alabama involving a tour of a plantation house by the descendants of people who helped build it. Here's a video by one of the participants, Tony Colts:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-e...
Riding With The Colts
YouTube video by Antonious Colts
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:16 AM
A few months back, I wrote about a family reunion in Alabama involving a tour of a plantation house by the descendants of people who helped build it. Here's a video by one of the participants, Tony Colts:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-e...
Thoughts and prayers for the Door Dash guy who just asked for fortune cookies at the Mexican restaurant we just left. He was serious, saying the person who ordered specifically asked for them.
He’s not getting a tip. #TrueStory
He’s not getting a tip. #TrueStory
December 1, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Thoughts and prayers for the Door Dash guy who just asked for fortune cookies at the Mexican restaurant we just left. He was serious, saying the person who ordered specifically asked for them.
He’s not getting a tip. #TrueStory
He’s not getting a tip. #TrueStory