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Anthony Cummins considers "What our obsession with Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life says about us" @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book... but fails to address what my complete lack of interest in this "book of our times" says about me.

This is my too-late contribution to the Discourse about the Coldplay couple. Powel was fond of noting that affairs, like war, are mostly about logistics.

Two War Reporter Brothers, 60 Countries and Now a Pair of New Books

Jon Lee Anderson and Scott Anderson are brothers who try not to be in the same war zone at the same time, but I caught up with them while they both happened to be in New Jersey. We talked about their unconventional lives and their unconventional upbringing.

youtu.be/SbBcL0ztBww?...

wait what if we’re just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year

Haha! I could imagine. Roti fixes a lot of my problems.

Feeling any better?

Her actual favorite show was I Love Lucy. Said Lucille Ball was the only celebrity she was ever interested in meeting.

Don’t remember if reruns were playing on the superstation when I was coming up; my mom used used to watch it back in the day though.

Never got into M*A*S*H* (oddly enough)!

Honorable mentions: ROC, Frank’s Place, first season of the John Larroquette Show .

Treme >>>>

YouTube video by David Bowie David Bowie - Jump They Say (Official Video)

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YouTube video by David Bowie David Bowie - Jump They Say (Official Video)

One of my favs: youtu.be/xPZWgCLMsW8?...

Of course there is!

U2 or Simple Minds?

YouTube video by CherylLynnVEVO Cheryl Lynn - Encore (Official Video)

And this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wACb...

YouTube video by Jim Marshall Joni Mitchell Hejira Jun 15, 1986

Currently listening to a two song playlist on a loop. This: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyj5...

Student loans are a mofo.

Well to be honest I have been thinking about the concept of time a lot recently, between hitting a milestone birthday, death of a parent recently, etc.

my wee-small-hours top 5

Louis Armstrong, "Blueberry Hill" (Live)
Frank Sinatra, "I Can't Get Started"
Billie Holiday w/ Lester Young, "I Must Have That Man"
Louis Armstrong, "Black and Blue"
Chet Baker, "My Funny Valentine"

And they published Herman Melville's books, including MOBY-DICK and Herm died in debt to the firm.

You've been reading Cyrus Colter?

We're getting the band back together!

A hand holding a bottle of Minute Maid Spiked Blue Hawaiian.

The timelines diverged in 2016 and I’m on the wrong one

Bill Evans - Peace Piece
Hem - Waltz
Keith Jarrett Trio - Danny Boy
Whitney Houston - God Bless the Child (Live)
Bob Dylan - Sweetheart Like You

I think it took me about a month (?) to read The Recognitions. (Read the bulk of Gravity's Rainbow in about a week but truthfully I barely understood anything.)

I swear that was unintentional!

Is Rosalind Belben finally getting her due?