Nolan Kehler (he/him)

This was a beautiful piece to read.

Evening Light near Roseville, Waterloo County
Carl Fellman Schaefer
1972

For North Code: given the disappointing .500 record, what ailment would you say has befallen our Brothers-in-Bud Grant? Is it possible that they are reverting to the form of their little brothers, or are they succumbing to in-game tactics that have more success in the inferior game?

For North Code: given Arif’s newfound love of the superiour game and country, what will his go-to poutine be for watching the Banjo Bowl?

Western Sky
Shannon Craig Morphew
2022

When the Man Tried to Sell Minimalism to the Counterculture Columbia Records saw Terry Riley’s “In C,” now rereleased for his ninetieth birthday, as a perfect anthem for the psychedelic Zeitgeist, but the mainstream couldn’t contain the composer’s utopian ener...

How Terry Riley’s “In C” became a generation-defining crossover hit, marking the major-label arrival of a pulse-based musical revolution—now known as minimalism.

@arif.bsky.social could’ve had Streveler…

YouTube video by Tom Waits Tom Waits - "On The Nickel"

In honor of the unhoused who have somehow become the latest Public Menace: (“The Nickel” is, or was, the nickname for 5th St in downtown LA, aka Skid Row.)

youtu.be/W1yteaX-b_g?...

Sunset Sky
Tom Thomson
1915

For North Code: how will Shadeur Sanders see his career revived when he decides the superior game is the place to take his talents after being disrespected in the draft?

Afternoon Sun, North Shore, Lake Superior
Lawren Harris
1924

Sun Standing Still
Lee Claremont ~ Mohawk
n.d.

Wild Flowers
Tom Thomson
1915

Violinist Esther Abrami uncovers 'hidden treasure' of music by women French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.

French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.

Three Sisters Peaks
Shannon Craig Morphew
2024

Why I Finally Quit Spotify The platform interface has gradually made it harder to find the music I want to listen to. With the latest app updates, I’d had enough.

“In 2012, Spotify launched its slogan, ‘Music for everyone.’ Now it may as well be ‘Be grateful for whatever music we give you.’ ” @chaykak.bsky.social on why he quit Spotify.

Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled As baseball gets set to celebrate the trailblazer’s legacy, it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for

a powerful piece from @tribecalledlex.bsky.social. Well worth your time

theringer.com/2025/04/15/m...

Awakened
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
2023

Baseball is great because it's fun and lyrical and sad and beautiful and all sorts of other things, and then just when you're about to get a little too earnest about it, you remember there's a guy in it who we all call the Big Dumper.

Happy Opening Day, folks - we made it.

Good morning, baseball.

Spring Has Sprung: The Wild Party In A Red Canoe
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2024

Manitoba Landscape
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald
1929

Alberta Chinook
Rick Grandmaison
n.d.

An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane” shows how diversity initiatives can promote works of real cultural value.

“ ‘Morgiane’ displays sufficient inspiration that it would have merited attention no matter who had composed it.” Alex Ross writes about how the composer Edmond Dédé’s 1887 opera shows how diversity initiatives can promote works of real cultural value.

Three Thunderbird Women
Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2024

One of the greats working in opera today. Also had a cameo in “Maestro”!

Quite the lyric change!

Wait until you read about his dad.

Winnipeg Snowstorm
Terry Watkinson
2014

Yukon Trail
Ted Harrison
1986