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A good cover teases out something true about the song that was there all along.
Mani’s death has had me fiddling about with The Stone Roses 🎸🎶
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A good cover teases out something true about the song that was there all along.
I think Pantsers lead a happier life than Plotters.
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I think Pantsers lead a happier life than Plotters.
German washing machines are wild.
October 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
German washing machines are wild.
Always amusing to read Americans discovering technology the Dutch have had for 10 years. E-bikes allow older folks to continue using biking infrastructure well into their 90s.
‘It doesn’t replace bike trips [...] It replaces car trips.’
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
It’s okay to do something just because it’s fun.
www.theverge.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Always amusing to read Americans discovering technology the Dutch have had for 10 years. E-bikes allow older folks to continue using biking infrastructure well into their 90s.
I'm now at the age where George Harrison is my favorite Beatle.
September 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm now at the age where George Harrison is my favorite Beatle.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
I made my kids watch Episode IV, not Flash Gordon
Wrong in an interesting way.
The Big Three were immensely influential, but at this point they influenced the influences of the influences on contemporary SF.
One got something from knowing them when reading the writers of the 1970s in dialogue with them, but even then did not NEED them.
The Big Three were immensely influential, but at this point they influenced the influences of the influences on contemporary SF.
One got something from knowing them when reading the writers of the 1970s in dialogue with them, but even then did not NEED them.
August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I made my kids watch Episode IV, not Flash Gordon
The best action film ever made, and I will die on that hill.
Tonight's movie. I mean, once I heard it was on Tubi, I didn't really have a choice. My roommate and I rewatched this so many times in the late 90s.
August 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The best action film ever made, and I will die on that hill.
This is the world we were promised.
Art by Bob Layzell (Born 1940) known for his many book covers and work in the Terran Trade Authority series
July 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is the world we were promised.
In The Netherlands, the nurse comes over every day to check in infant and mother welfare, coach the parents, and even vacuum and do the dishes.
I know this because I was one of those overwhelmed parents.
I know this because I was one of those overwhelmed parents.
As of late May, state officials said more than 4,000 families had been visited by specially trained nurses who check on the mother and child and, if needed, connect the family with other services, like mental health support, among other things. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/07/fami...
Positive first word on NJ nurse home-visit program for new moms | NJ Spotlight News
Family Connects NJ nurse home-visit program is now available to all new mothers in 11 counties, regardless of income, insurance or immigration status.
www.njspotlightnews.org
July 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In The Netherlands, the nurse comes over every day to check in infant and mother welfare, coach the parents, and even vacuum and do the dishes.
I know this because I was one of those overwhelmed parents.
I know this because I was one of those overwhelmed parents.
A friendly reminder that when the Storrow family gifted this land in the Charles River front, they wanted it to be car free
Both sides of Storrow Drive Closed to cars starting on July 3rd at 3pm and all day July 4th between Charles Circle and Bowker Overpass. Picture from last year
July 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A friendly reminder that when the Storrow family gifted this land in the Charles River front, they wanted it to be car free
Whenever @garius.bsky.social posts a thread, it releases more endorphins than an action movie trailer.
The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
June 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Whenever @garius.bsky.social posts a thread, it releases more endorphins than an action movie trailer.
How did I live my life this long without knowing this clip existed?
my favorite televised beastie boys performance is this unaired performance of “the new style” from chappelle’s show
youtu.be/hCXGFU0JKUg?...
youtu.be/hCXGFU0JKUg?...
April 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How did I live my life this long without knowing this clip existed?
Snert! From the Groningen region of the north Ntherlands. Split pea soup with celery root, onions, parsley, and unseasoned meatballs or bacon. A staple against those biting, damp winds off the North Sea.
January 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Snert! From the Groningen region of the north Ntherlands. Split pea soup with celery root, onions, parsley, and unseasoned meatballs or bacon. A staple against those biting, damp winds off the North Sea.
Amen. A tree doesn't acquire all its rings in one year.
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 24, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Amen. A tree doesn't acquire all its rings in one year.
"The old man is us, and his dry lunch is our dry life."
November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
"The old man is us, and his dry lunch is our dry life."
2 cultural icons my kids and I unabashedly enjoy together.
November 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM
2 cultural icons my kids and I unabashedly enjoy together.