k.a.connolly
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art nerd formerly @columbia @metmuseum
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And then there were six... The recreation of a once-'mysterious' historic photo from the 1970s.
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This photo on the National Mall captivated the country decades ago. The real story behind it remained a mystery — until now.
In 1974, a group of friends met the unthinkable with a lavish celebration. The real story behind a photo that captured the moment remained a mystery until now.
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December 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
And then there were six... The recreation of a once-'mysterious' historic photo from the 1970s.
(free, no paywall link)
wapo.st/49m3l4V
(free, no paywall link)
wapo.st/49m3l4V
“If long legs in show business teaches you one thing, it’s that things have their own course.”
Natasha Lyonne Is a Boss (a Boss Trying to Stop Time) (Gift Article)
Amid Oscar talk for her quiet turn in “His Three Daughters” on Netflix, the spitfire star has become a force as a producer driven by a sense of mortality.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM
“If long legs in show business teaches you one thing, it’s that things have their own course.”
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Wapo gift link: wapo.st/3CPNMpZ An 1891 song by Louis Vasnier has been found, by a guy who paid about $100 for a box of wax cylinders at an auction in Pennsylvania.
The earliest known ‘country’ recording has been found. The singer? A Black man.
A new release of an 1891 song by Louis Vasnier deepens what we know about the genre’s origins.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Wapo gift link: wapo.st/3CPNMpZ An 1891 song by Louis Vasnier has been found, by a guy who paid about $100 for a box of wax cylinders at an auction in Pennsylvania.
“So. How are you, friend, where you are? Are you moving slow, staying human, telling people you love them? Are you taking care of yourself?”
anyway, we've got a newsletter out today with some thoughts and links that have been keeping us going. you can see the web version here: hosted.verticalresponse.com/229799/f9feb...
November 29, 2024 at 4:22 PM
“So. How are you, friend, where you are? Are you moving slow, staying human, telling people you love them? Are you taking care of yourself?”
“We all kind of felt like ‘OK, I’ve been told by the world that I’m a freak and abnormal and have perverse taste; but this music makes sense to me and I know it.”
“It’s really gratifying now to meet alienated teenagers who tell you that you broadened the context of what they can do.”
“It’s really gratifying now to meet alienated teenagers who tell you that you broadened the context of what they can do.”
TV on the Radio, Brooklyn Rock Veterans, Return to the Stage (Gift Article)
The acclaimed band, which emerged during the 2000s indie boom, is performing a series of live shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of its debut album.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:44 AM
“We all kind of felt like ‘OK, I’ve been told by the world that I’m a freak and abnormal and have perverse taste; but this music makes sense to me and I know it.”
“It’s really gratifying now to meet alienated teenagers who tell you that you broadened the context of what they can do.”
“It’s really gratifying now to meet alienated teenagers who tell you that you broadened the context of what they can do.”
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I'm with you in Rockland
in my dreams you walk dripping from a sea-journey on the highway across America in tears to the door of my cottage in the Western night
in my dreams you walk dripping from a sea-journey on the highway across America in tears to the door of my cottage in the Western night
November 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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ah, Carl, while you are not safe I am not safe, and now you're really in the total animal soup of time —
November 19, 2024 at 3:00 AM
ah, Carl, while you are not safe I am not safe, and now you're really in the total animal soup of time —
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The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.
November 17, 2024 at 3:45 AM
The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.