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Francesco
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Dog dad and culture vulture. Work in philanthropy pays the bills.
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Moments after MPP Mamakwa was removed from the legislature:

Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"

Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."
June 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Elections have consequences
March 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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The most amazing voice has left us! Happy travels grande dame!
Roberta Flack, the magnetic singer and pianist who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s, died on Monday at 88. Flack was known for her majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” nyti.ms/4h1KzSh
February 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Roberta Flack at her best youtu.be/d8_fLu2yrP4?...
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972
YouTube video by OLD TAPES
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February 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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There will be no shortage of new monstrosities in the New Year, but for now it is good to start with one of the more charming monsters from southern Italy, Skylla surfing on a polychrome askos from Canosa.

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 99.541 🏺AncientBlueSky
January 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Noguchi Museum workers are unionizing for a more transparent and equitable workplace after employees were terminated for wearing keffiyehs.
Noguchi Museum Workers Move to Unionize
The news comes just months after the museum terminated three employees for wearing “keffiyehs,” sparking widespread condemnation and protests.
hyperallergic.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM