Ashley Boynes-Shuck a.k.a Beulah Marie

A swirling flock of Linnets takes to the air in a burst of gold and chestnut, their wings flashing silver in the light. The birds fill the frame in a blur of motion, twisting and turning in perfect unison above a tangle of autumn seed heads.

These Linnets got the #FlyDay memo! ✨🍂

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The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.

Last night's Moon. 6 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Why So Many MIT Students Are Writing Poetry A professor at the Institute discovered that his students were quietly meeting outside class to write verse. What might it mean for the future of AI?

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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

How to Make Music Popular Again The rise of headphone listening has changed us profoundly—and maybe not for the better.

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The FAA says it will begin cutting the number of flights in the “high traffic” parts of the country as the government shutdown grinds on. NBC News’ Tom Costello explains what to know before you fly.

A writers club for older adults soothed my grief as we’ve ‘ranted, raved and wrangled’ with aging The Now-or-Never Writers meet monthly to “rant, rave and wrangle” with aging. Mary Schinhofen says the creative bond is healing her grief.

“I had forgotten that creativity is not only a powerful healer, but also necessary for a full life.” Mary Schinhofen reflects on how the Now-or-Never Writers group helped heal her grief. buff.ly/LD4N17w

The Alternative Number Ones: Bush’s “Glycerine” In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This colum...

Love it! 👏 🎸 🖤 🔥 #Glycerine #AlternativeRock #GrungeMusic #Bush #Stereogum | www.stereogum.com/2327084/the-... | @stereogum.bsky.social

Timbaland Releases Futuristic Music Video For AI Artist TaTa’s Debut Single ‘Glitch x Pulse’ Timbaland released the first music video for his AI artist TaTa for the song 'Glitch x Pulse.'

🤖 www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Music #MusicBiz #MusicBusiness #TechSky #MusicSky #FridayNews #wtf

We give disgusting people WAY too much attention.

Chart Rewind: In 1999, Britney Spears Hit Number ‘One’ for the First ‘Time’ Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time' debut album and its title song was No. 1 on Billboard 200 and Hot 100 on Jan. 30, 1999. Here's the chart rewind.

Chart Rewind: In 1999, Britney Spears Hit Number ‘One’ for the First ‘Time’

thekiffness on Instagram: "My spirit animal 🐐🌺 #goatView all 117 comments" My spirit animal 🐐🌺 #goat

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The curse of high intelligence If ignorance is bliss, does high intelligence equal misery?

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A united media stands up against the Pentagon’s press restrictions - Poynter No major news outlet agrees to sign on to policy limiting reporting to authorized information, costing them Pentagon access. Only OAN agrees.

#FirstAmendment ✍🏼

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❤️‍🔥 The amount of records set and broken by Taylor Swift is rather unprecedented. 🤯

🔗 Updated list here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1K6k...

#TaylorSwift #Swiftie #TLOAS #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #SwiftieSky #IProtectTheFamily ❤️‍🔥

I’m a rare Swiftie who also loves rock. would love to hear your thoughts on the new NIN? 🤘🏼

Taylor Swift Breaks More Records Billboard: According to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate, the tracks on The Life of a Showgirl have generated more than 460 million on-demand official streams in the United States since the album’s release on Oct. 3. There are multiple versions of album on streaming services: a standard 12-song edition, a track-by-track commentary edition that includes […]

Taylor Swift Breaks More Records

The era I lived in, where Backstreet Boys went number one selling things I bought at Tower Records, is over.

~Selling~ anything period in the era of streaming is pure anomaly. And Taylor Swift is that anomaly. She is maybe the last one.

And that is something special. Gasp of monoculture we imbibe.

A close-up portrait of Taylor Swift seated on a gray chair, wearing a strapless black dress with a floral pattern and a thick, ornate choker necklace. Her hair is parted with bangs and half pulled back. She is looking slightly to her left with a gentle expression and a slight smile. The background is a blurred window showing a dark blue city skyline at night.

A long-shot photo of Taylor Swift sitting on a gray armchair during a late-night talk show appearance. She is wearing a strapless black mini-dress with a gold and purple floral brocade pattern and a thick, dark choker necklace. Her legs are crossed, and she is wearing sparkly pink heels. She is smiling and looking off-camera to the right. A dark wooden desk is to her right, and a window behind her shows a blurred, city skyline at night. A camera and blurry figures are visible in the foreground.

📸| Taylor Swift looks stunning for her interview with Seth Meyers!

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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The three bright stars of Orion's belt. Left to right Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. The red flame nebula to the left of Alnitak.

The Belt of Orion (Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka) with the Flame Nebula. 10 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Dolly Parton 'ain't dead yet,' and a weary nation breathes a sigh of relief The country music icon may be the last thing we can all agree on

Dolly’s doing just fine — and still blazing trails. Meredith Blake reflects on the icon.

wtf 😔

New Orwellianism just dropped

If whimsy and impulse too often guide your style, you’re likely wasting money. The sensible move: Avoid these shopping traps.

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TBH I love a good conspiracy theory— mind you, I don’t believe 90% of them. But I nonetheless enjoy learning about them and trying to figure out how they started/why folks do believe them. So I am an outlier, as I’m neither angry nor a victim— but then again, maybe that’s reflected in my skepticism?

TBH I love a good conspiracy theory— mind you, I don’t believe 90% of them. But I nonetheless enjoy learning about them and trying to figure out how they started/why folks do believe them. So I am an outlier, as I’m neither angry nor a victim— but then again, maybe that’s reflected in my skepticism?

Taylor Swift Sets Modern Day Sales Record With 34 'The Life Of A Showgirl' Variants Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl is doing numbers. Upon its arrival last Friday, the pop star’s 12th proper studio album quickly broke the one-day vinyl sales record, and broke the record previou...

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Cult Classic 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Gets 50th Anniversary Vinyl Release The 50th anniversary vinyl release featuring color vinyl, behind-the-scenes photos, and more, and follows the 4K Blu-ray release of the film.

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