dan friedman
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social
From Leeds he/him. Drinks whisky. Reads books. Writes culture. Organizes stuff. At times funny. @danfriedmanme on platforms Ebook http://bit.ly/shout2change
Today is Samuel Weisberg's centenary, better known (barely) as poet Samuel Menashe. Despite talking beautifully & deeply about everyday things using everyday words, he was so neglected, they gave him a Neglected Master award of $50k. Here's how I knew him. danfriedmanme.substack.com/p/an-undisco...
An Undiscovered Poem of a Neglected Master
Discovering Samuel Menashe Anew at 100
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September 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Today is Samuel Weisberg's centenary, better known (barely) as poet Samuel Menashe. Despite talking beautifully & deeply about everyday things using everyday words, he was so neglected, they gave him a Neglected Master award of $50k. Here's how I knew him. danfriedmanme.substack.com/p/an-undisco...
As per JB Pritzker: "thirteen of the top twenty cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of these cities is Chicago. Eight of the top ten states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states is Illinois.”
August 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As per JB Pritzker: "thirteen of the top twenty cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of these cities is Chicago. Eight of the top ten states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states is Illinois.”
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On one hand, Republican officials call themselves "warfighters."
On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident.
Real macho stuff.
On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident.
Real macho stuff.
August 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On one hand, Republican officials call themselves "warfighters."
On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident.
Real macho stuff.
On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident.
Real macho stuff.
Does anyone care that the new Cuomo social media team sound absolutely nothing like Cuomo? Or is it just good theater?
August 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Does anyone care that the new Cuomo social media team sound absolutely nothing like Cuomo? Or is it just good theater?
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Just over a month ago, trailblazing particle physicist Mary Gaillard passed away. Today, we induct her into the Archive. Her work on kaons, strange and charm quarks, the Higgs boson, and supersymmetry was central to the Particle Revolution.
tinyurl.com/mrx3dwzh
#WomenInSTEM #Physics #HistSci 🧪⚛️
tinyurl.com/mrx3dwzh
#WomenInSTEM #Physics #HistSci 🧪⚛️
Underneath It All: Mary K Gaillard’s Adventures in the World Subatomic
The sub-atomic world as we learn about it in high school is a seemingly settled and staid affair - you have protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and much smaller electrons orbiting about them. Electro...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just over a month ago, trailblazing particle physicist Mary Gaillard passed away. Today, we induct her into the Archive. Her work on kaons, strange and charm quarks, the Higgs boson, and supersymmetry was central to the Particle Revolution.
tinyurl.com/mrx3dwzh
#WomenInSTEM #Physics #HistSci 🧪⚛️
tinyurl.com/mrx3dwzh
#WomenInSTEM #Physics #HistSci 🧪⚛️
It's like they want Americans to be sick.
With deep job cuts at the FDA, inspectors say the ongoing strain could compromise policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries.
“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.
“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's like they want Americans to be sick.
I reviewed @anneleen.bsky.social's new book which, btw, would serve as the basis for an amazing cartoon series.
Automatic for the Robots explores Automatic Noodle, Annalee Newitz’s post-apocalyptic novella about robots running a noodle shop. Tender, political, hopeful.
bookandfilmglobe.com/books/automa...
@Annaleen #AutomaticNoodle #AnnaleeNewitz #CozySciFi #BFGReads
bookandfilmglobe.com/books/automa...
@Annaleen #AutomaticNoodle #AnnaleeNewitz #CozySciFi #BFGReads
Automatic for the Robots - Book and Film Globe
I feel conflicted about Automatic Noodle, the latest novella from Annalee Newitz. On the one hand, Newitz is one of my favorite thinkers and writers in
bookandfilmglobe.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I reviewed @anneleen.bsky.social's new book which, btw, would serve as the basis for an amazing cartoon series.
I wrote a thing about Marc Maron’s new show.
Panicked! In Marc Maron's new comedy special he's “mining for gold in a river of panic.” He shovels real & metaphorical poop on the way to personal insight and dark laughs.
Review at: bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/minin...
@streamonmax.bsky.social
#Panicked #MarcMaron #HBOmax #StandupComedy
Review at: bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/minin...
@streamonmax.bsky.social
#Panicked #MarcMaron #HBOmax #StandupComedy
Mining for Gold in a River of Panic - Book and Film Globe
In the first 2 minutes of Mark Maron’s new stand-up show Panicked he dismisses 50 million of the American electorate. Within 30 seconds he has called
bookandfilmglobe.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I wrote a thing about Marc Maron’s new show.
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The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
July 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Fawlty Towers is about to turn 50. We revisit the cringe, chaos & comedic genius that made these 12 short episodes Britain's finest.
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
Don’t Mention the Anniversary - Book and Film Globe
For decades at the end of the last millennium our family gatherings would be marked by repeat viewings of Fawlty Towers episodes taped on deteriorating
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Fawlty Towers is about to turn 50. We revisit the cringe, chaos & comedic genius that made these 12 short episodes Britain's finest.
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
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August streaming roundup:
@netflix.com Wednesday S2 (Aug 6), Hostage,
Hulu King of the Hill reboot (Aug 4), Alien: Earth
@primevideo.bsky.social The Pickup (Aug 6), Butterfly
& @criterionchannel.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social
bookandfilmglobe.com/netflix/ever...
#StreamingAugust #BFGTakes
@netflix.com Wednesday S2 (Aug 6), Hostage,
Hulu King of the Hill reboot (Aug 4), Alien: Earth
@primevideo.bsky.social The Pickup (Aug 6), Butterfly
& @criterionchannel.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social
bookandfilmglobe.com/netflix/ever...
#StreamingAugust #BFGTakes
Everything Streaming August 2025! - Book and Film Globe
Everything That’s Streaming in August 2025 As we head into the heat domes of summer, most streaming services are offering slim pickins. Well, except for
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
August streaming roundup:
@netflix.com Wednesday S2 (Aug 6), Hostage,
Hulu King of the Hill reboot (Aug 4), Alien: Earth
@primevideo.bsky.social The Pickup (Aug 6), Butterfly
& @criterionchannel.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social
bookandfilmglobe.com/netflix/ever...
#StreamingAugust #BFGTakes
@netflix.com Wednesday S2 (Aug 6), Hostage,
Hulu King of the Hill reboot (Aug 4), Alien: Earth
@primevideo.bsky.social The Pickup (Aug 6), Butterfly
& @criterionchannel.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social
bookandfilmglobe.com/netflix/ever...
#StreamingAugust #BFGTakes
Genius at 50.
Fawlty Towers is about to turn 50. We revisit the cringe, chaos & comedic genius that made these 12 short episodes Britain's finest.
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/dont-...
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social #FawltyTowers #ClassicComedy #BFGTakes
Don’t Mention the Anniversary - Book and Film Globe
For decades at the end of the last millennium our family gatherings would be marked by repeat viewings of Fawlty Towers episodes taped on deteriorating
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Genius at 50.
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I asked AI image generators to draw me.
See the surprising results…
www.gordonhaber.net/i-asked-ai-i...
See the surprising results…
www.gordonhaber.net/i-asked-ai-i...
July 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I asked AI image generators to draw me.
See the surprising results…
www.gordonhaber.net/i-asked-ai-i...
See the surprising results…
www.gordonhaber.net/i-asked-ai-i...
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The show they couldn't categorize is snubbed by the Emmys. bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/very-... @dropout.tv @vipeopleshow.bsky.social @vicmmic.bsky.social @theemmys.tv #VeryImportantPeople #Emmys
'Very Important People' Snubbed In Emmy Talk Series Category It Can’t Win - Book and Film Globe
Imagine an improvised show so well-played that it feels like a tightly-scripted comedic short. Like an elaborate Whose Line Is It Anyway game, with the
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The show they couldn't categorize is snubbed by the Emmys. bookandfilmglobe.com/comedy/very-... @dropout.tv @vipeopleshow.bsky.social @vicmmic.bsky.social @theemmys.tv #VeryImportantPeople #Emmys
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The thing about "new normals" is that until the whole global economy gets off of fossil fuels, new normals will soon become old normals. These are snapshots on an upward climbs not a stable new resting place at the top of a hill and... www.bbc.com/news/article...
Met Office: Extreme weather the UK's new normal
The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.
www.bbc.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The thing about "new normals" is that until the whole global economy gets off of fossil fuels, new normals will soon become old normals. These are snapshots on an upward climbs not a stable new resting place at the top of a hill and... www.bbc.com/news/article...
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OK I at this point I am 100% convinced that a malicious government with sway at FIFA designed the Club World Cup trophy to be as gold as possible so Trump would keep it in the Oval Office and then filled it with listening devices. It's been there for months!
The White House Flickr account just published a photo taken yesterday that feels like one of those you could dissect for hours.
May 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
OK I at this point I am 100% convinced that a malicious government with sway at FIFA designed the Club World Cup trophy to be as gold as possible so Trump would keep it in the Oval Office and then filled it with listening devices. It's been there for months!
Important piece by the excellent @dfriedman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...?
Stop taking the Epstein bait, Dems
Democrats don't need conspiracy theories. There are more than enough real Trump scandals.
www.motherjones.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Important piece by the excellent @dfriedman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...?
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I am just learning that Trump went to the Club World Cup championship, got booed, hung awkwardly around on stage after the game, then stole the trophy. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-g...
July 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I am just learning that Trump went to the Club World Cup championship, got booed, hung awkwardly around on stage after the game, then stole the trophy. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-g...
Wow, check out the art on that! @michaelwashburn.bsky.social
New rule: Never buy a book you won’t show off.
We check out the best redesigned classics — from Gatsby to Orwell — that you’ll want to display face-out forever. bookandfilmglobe.com/books/judge-...
#BeautifulBooks #FolioSociety
We check out the best redesigned classics — from Gatsby to Orwell — that you’ll want to display face-out forever. bookandfilmglobe.com/books/judge-...
#BeautifulBooks #FolioSociety
Judge a Book by Its Amazing New Revamped Cover (and Original Art Inside) - Book and Film Globe
The mordant quality of Yuko Shimizu’s illustrations for the Folio Society’s centennial edition of The Great Gatsby is striking indeed. Her images make
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Wow, check out the art on that! @michaelwashburn.bsky.social
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For @bookandfilmglobe.bsky.social, I wrote about Ry Russo-Young's Call Her Alex--one of Hulu's most-watched offering this month--which feels more like Alex Cooper's Call Her Alex. If anything, that take-charge aproach has been a significant factor in Cooper's success. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
From Soccer Star to Podcast Powerhouse - Book and Film Globe
Superstar podcaster Alex Cooper (Call Her Daddy) follows in the footsteps of other attractive, charismatic young women who made a splash with something
bookandfilmglobe.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For @bookandfilmglobe.bsky.social, I wrote about Ry Russo-Young's Call Her Alex--one of Hulu's most-watched offering this month--which feels more like Alex Cooper's Call Her Alex. If anything, that take-charge aproach has been a significant factor in Cooper's success. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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📣👋 New paper from @sierraclub.org out today! It's been a long time in the making.
It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios.
👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...
It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios.
👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...
June 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣👋 New paper from @sierraclub.org out today! It's been a long time in the making.
It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios.
👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...
It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios.
👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...