Brad Lange
@bradlange.bsky.social
Backyard birder. Euro ‘72 fan. BLT connoisseur. Chelsea FC. Atlanta Hawks. 🚲 🏀
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The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor. n.pr/4oXdpat
He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor. n.pr/4oXdpat
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When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.
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Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
Jason Collins, on his cancer diagnosis: It's Stage 4 glioblastoma and I'm fighting
In an exclusive with ESPN, the 13-year NBA veteran and pioneer reveals that he is fighting for his life.
www.espn.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
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HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
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So this is the first excerpt from my upcoming Tupac biography, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." It's the story of how we tracked down the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby." Huge thanks to GQ for putting it out. www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...
A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby
Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...
www.gq.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So this is the first excerpt from my upcoming Tupac biography, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." It's the story of how we tracked down the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby." Huge thanks to GQ for putting it out. www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...
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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Phi-Psonics
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LA's Phi-Psonics collective delivers a pair of Duke Ellington compositions (including “Fleurette Africaine” from the seminal Money Jungle), early sixties Sun Ra, and “River Man” from Nick Drake’s debut album.
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LA's Phi-Psonics collective delivers a pair of Duke Ellington compositions (including “Fleurette Africaine” from the seminal Money Jungle), early sixties Sun Ra, and “River Man” from Nick Drake’s debut album.
September 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Phi-Psonics
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/09/23/t...
LA's Phi-Psonics collective delivers a pair of Duke Ellington compositions (including “Fleurette Africaine” from the seminal Money Jungle), early sixties Sun Ra, and “River Man” from Nick Drake’s debut album.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/09/23/t...
LA's Phi-Psonics collective delivers a pair of Duke Ellington compositions (including “Fleurette Africaine” from the seminal Money Jungle), early sixties Sun Ra, and “River Man” from Nick Drake’s debut album.
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Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
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We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks - Reactor
It's partly nostalgia, but there really is something special about those books...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
reactormag.com/we-all-miss-...
reactormag.com/we-all-miss-...
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The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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August 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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Will never not be amazed by highlights of Jim Abbott fielding his position
July 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Will never not be amazed by highlights of Jim Abbott fielding his position
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Neil at Glasto 2025
NEIL YOUNG 2025.06.28 Glastonbury Music Festival
This is "NEIL YOUNG 2025.06.28 Glastonbury Music Festival" by JoeRay Skrha on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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June 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Neil at Glasto 2025
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Elvin Jones outside the studio after the first take of “Ascension,” June 28, 1965
📸 Chuck Stewart
📸 Chuck Stewart
June 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Elvin Jones outside the studio after the first take of “Ascension,” June 28, 1965
📸 Chuck Stewart
📸 Chuck Stewart
"There were only 22 California condors left on Earth when the California Condor Recovery Program started four decades ago. As of 2024, there were 561 condors, with 344 living in the wild. The species remains critically endangered."
Once there were only 22 condors left on Earth; the L.A. Zoo just hatched 10 chicks
The Los Angeles Zoo announced this week that 10 healthy condors were hatched, making them eligible to be released in the wild to help replenish the state's depleted condor population.
www.latimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"There were only 22 California condors left on Earth when the California Condor Recovery Program started four decades ago. As of 2024, there were 561 condors, with 344 living in the wild. The species remains critically endangered."
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As called by:
Sean Kelley on Florida Gators radio
Jeremy Branham on Houston Cougars radio
Kevin Kugler on Westwood One
Rafael Hernandez Brito on Westwood One
Fernando Tirado on ESPN Mexico
Matheus Suman on ESPN Brasil
Brian Custer on ESPN International
Sean Kelley on Florida Gators radio
Jeremy Branham on Houston Cougars radio
Kevin Kugler on Westwood One
Rafael Hernandez Brito on Westwood One
Fernando Tirado on ESPN Mexico
Matheus Suman on ESPN Brasil
Brian Custer on ESPN International
April 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
As called by:
Sean Kelley on Florida Gators radio
Jeremy Branham on Houston Cougars radio
Kevin Kugler on Westwood One
Rafael Hernandez Brito on Westwood One
Fernando Tirado on ESPN Mexico
Matheus Suman on ESPN Brasil
Brian Custer on ESPN International
Sean Kelley on Florida Gators radio
Jeremy Branham on Houston Cougars radio
Kevin Kugler on Westwood One
Rafael Hernandez Brito on Westwood One
Fernando Tirado on ESPN Mexico
Matheus Suman on ESPN Brasil
Brian Custer on ESPN International
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EXCLUSIVE: At 91, Hubie Brown is calling it a career.
He was not an entertainer but desired to be informative. He was an educator and a basketball pillar for a half century.
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social's conversation with an outgoing legend ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
He was not an entertainer but desired to be informative. He was an educator and a basketball pillar for a half century.
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social's conversation with an outgoing legend ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
February 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: At 91, Hubie Brown is calling it a career.
He was not an entertainer but desired to be informative. He was an educator and a basketball pillar for a half century.
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social's conversation with an outgoing legend ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
He was not an entertainer but desired to be informative. He was an educator and a basketball pillar for a half century.
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social's conversation with an outgoing legend ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
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Scientists now know that birds’ brains can contain elephantine powers of recollection. Some birds can store, or cache, tens or even hundreds of thousands of morsels in trees, or in or on the ground. Why don’t our memories work the same way?
The Elephantine Memories of Food-Caching Birds
Some animals can remember where they’ve buried hundreds of thousands of seeds. Why can’t we remember where we’ve put our eyeglasses?
www.newyorker.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Scientists now know that birds’ brains can contain elephantine powers of recollection. Some birds can store, or cache, tens or even hundreds of thousands of morsels in trees, or in or on the ground. Why don’t our memories work the same way?
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My tribute to Rickey Henderson, an entertainer like no other: www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Kepner: Rickey Henderson leaves legacy as one of baseball's greatest showmen
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
My tribute to Rickey Henderson, an entertainer like no other: www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
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Happy World Basketball Day! On Dec. 21, 1891, 🇨🇦 Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts. What a legend.
December 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Happy World Basketball Day! On Dec. 21, 1891, 🇨🇦 Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts. What a legend.
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Romario and Ronaldo 🇧🇷
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Romario and Ronaldo 🇧🇷
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Happy Thanksgiving :: Doug Sahm And Friends – Austin, TX 1972
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If you thought you were covered in the Thanksgiving tradition department, we did too…until a few years ago, when someone blew the dust off a long lost tape — Doug Sahm’s Thanksgiving Jam.
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If you thought you were covered in the Thanksgiving tradition department, we did too…until a few years ago, when someone blew the dust off a long lost tape — Doug Sahm’s Thanksgiving Jam.
November 24, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Happy Thanksgiving :: Doug Sahm And Friends – Austin, TX 1972
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/24/h...
If you thought you were covered in the Thanksgiving tradition department, we did too…until a few years ago, when someone blew the dust off a long lost tape — Doug Sahm’s Thanksgiving Jam.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/24/h...
If you thought you were covered in the Thanksgiving tradition department, we did too…until a few years ago, when someone blew the dust off a long lost tape — Doug Sahm’s Thanksgiving Jam.
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This is such a charming glimpse at what it was like to grow up as a kid on the road with the Grateful Dead, by Reya Hart (daughter of Mickey!) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
What I Ate Growing Up With the Grateful Dead
Much of my childhood was spent touring across the country with the band.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM
This is such a charming glimpse at what it was like to grow up as a kid on the road with the Grateful Dead, by Reya Hart (daughter of Mickey!) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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reading the books I want to read less than the other ones and saving the ones I want to read more as a treat, resulting in bookshelves, cabinets, corners filled with the books I want to read most, about which I will never know more than how attractive they seem to me. the total condition of desire
November 16, 2024 at 11:11 PM
reading the books I want to read less than the other ones and saving the ones I want to read more as a treat, resulting in bookshelves, cabinets, corners filled with the books I want to read most, about which I will never know more than how attractive they seem to me. the total condition of desire