Carl Zimring

I trust that instead of tailgating, you backed off.

Tom Lehrer and Santa Cruz: Sleuthing the trail of one of America’s premier satirists For years, Lehrer spent half the year teaching math at UC Santa Cruz. At 96, he now lives in Massachusetts. Richard Stockton tracks his local legacy.

One of the many wonderful things about going to UC Santa Cruz in the 80s was the fact that Tom Lehrer taught The American Musical course there (and would break out his own songs during finals wrap parties). RIP. lookout.co/tom-lehrer-a...

YouTube video by andone Michael Dahlquist (Silkworm) - Treat the New Guy Right

Every year on this date, I choose to watch Michael's video and remember the joy of the man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jeK...

Phil Hayward's new edited volume Blue-Green Rehabilitation
Urban Planning, Leisure and Tourism in River Cities includes my “Arts and Recreation as Environmental Activism: Reimagining Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal in the 21st Century.”
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My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

Check this thread with much more detailed info about working in Norway, how to apply, etc

With anti-urban racism like this, I wonder if this administration is trying to promote my book Clean and White.

I don’t know, but this is an excellent question.

Zohran Mamdani claims victory in NYC Democratic mayoral primary | Full speech Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is claiming victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary. He spoke to his supporters early Wednesday morning.

This is a very effective speech. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...

And I'd love to see what his administration would do with the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.

Very Very Circus (Marcus Rojas, Chris Bates, Brandon Ross, Jose Davila, Miles Okazaki, Gene Lake, Noah Becker)

Very Very Circus (Marcus Rojas, Chris Bates, Brandon Ross, Jose Davila, Miles Okazaki, Gene Lake, Noah Becker) @ Roulette. Night One of Be Ever Out: The Music of Henry Threadgill

Marty Ehrlich on saxphone, Pheeroan akLaff on drums, and Hilliard Greene on bass.

Air Legacy Trio (Marty Ehrlich, Pheeroan akLaff, Hilliard Greene) @ Roulette. Night One of Be Ever Out: The Music of Henry Threadgill

(Not counting films family were involved in making.)

Brubaker when I was 10.

Whatever method works is terrific!

Carl, congratulations! I did not know that.

Muhammed Ali giggled when he saw my mom had rear-ended a van as we tried to get out of our parking space while mom yelled “that’s Muhammed Ali!”

I used to listen to KFOG back 40 years ago when a lot of the playlist consisted of Bay Area bands of the 60s. I did so in large part because of the brilliance of Sly Stone and CCR's music. Thank you, Sly.

Today is the 101st arrival date of Sun Ra Arkestra Director Maestro Legend Marshall Belford Allen - 25th may 1924 Happy Birthday with space age celebrations

Yes! Looking forward to this one.

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

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E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program

NYTimes: E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...

I have now lived down the street from the Pope’s school, went to temple across the street from the 44th president’s house, and used to see Muhammed Ali, Studs Terkel, and Bill Veeck on the street. Hyde Park is amazing.

The City Works exhibit at the New York Hall of Science

Interactive recycling sorting at the City Works exhibit.

Sanitation workers get their due at the City Works exhibit.

Do you have what it takes to be one of New York’s Strongest?

The New York Hall of Science’s City Works exhibit opens tomorrow. It’s a wonderful look at the systems (and, especially, people) that keep the modern city functioning. Glad to have played a small part in its development.

Congratulations and I hope you are doing well.

"Monster says
When I'm gone
Just don't say I never gave you anything.
And it's not so bad
It's not so bad is it?
Not so bad to be with me."

David Thomas & The Wooden Birds – Monster Walks The Winter Lake

A brown horse eagerly munches on the grass on Pratt Institute’s campus.

Spring, when the horses return to Pratt Institute.

A single-use disposable plastic water bottle.

Nice of the airline to supply a prop for today’s noon ASEH2025 panel on plastics.

I was proud to write for the New York Times for more than 20 years, but I’m not proud of the newspaper’s buried coverage of the nationwide #handsoff protests. Compare the printed front page today to 1970 Earth Day.

Marshall Allen plays saxophone.

Marshall Allen’s ten-piece band features a string quartet.

The band was greeted with several standing ovations.

Marshall Allen, debuting his first solo album New Dawn @ Roulette