Gavin O’Hara

The Washington Post eliminates sports section as part of wider layoffs The Post's sports section was a longstanding foundation for sports fans in the D.C. region.

Literally murdering a big piece of my childhood

U.S., PSG star Crystal Dunn announces retirement from soccer United States women's national team great Crystal Dunn on Thursday announced her retirement from soccer at age 33.

One of my all-time favorite players - congrats to UNC & USWNT legend Crystal Dunn on an incredible career.

"Silicon Valley used to believe it could change the world. Now it just hopes the world won’t change its stock price."

-- Journalist Om Malik after Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a VIP screening of "Melania" hours after the Alex Pretti execution

MLK no KKK no ICE no fascism no more cruelty repeat

Coming May 8 - not kidding.

In Durham, North Carolina, neighbors are protecting neighbors from ICE: ‘We care for each other’ Community members have stepped up with carpools, food deliveries, school patrols and policy advocacy

Love ya, Durham

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert "Cold at Night" - The Mountain Goats ft. Tommy Stinson (LIVE on The Late Show)

A @themountaingoats.bsky.social performance for the ages. Band on fire and John seems to have unlocked a portal that helps him shoe-horn a novel into a pop song. Speechless.

Best Pop 2025 :: Hydroplaning

The full deal here open.spotify.com/playlist/77g...

A Nigerian Brit. A small town North Carolinian Brazilian. Finneas. My songs of the year.

Excellent, much-needed digging as always

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes

Great Guardian piece on some shocking dollar store shenanigans (co-written by Durham journo legend Barry Yeoman)

Putin 2026 wall calendar. You're welcome.

A penny cost 3 cents to make.
A nickel costs more than a dime to make.

Perfect lesson in modern economics.

The Penny Dies at 232

RIP to the penny

under my regime if a company uses the term “tools” to refer to something without measurable weight which cannot be physically brandished and used as a weapon, that company will be dissolved and its assets seized

Sign o the times but I teared up when I saw your Dad in there. xoxo from nc

Breaking news: Pre**dent T**mp reacts to last night's Dem victories with deep and insightful comment...

“We had an interesting evening, and we learned a lot, and we’re going to talk about that.”

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.

The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.

"I could smell the onions and mustard."

IYKYK

Hey NC lovers of art or people or community or meaningful life experiences marked by kindness and camaraderie:

I dare you to get as excited as I am about this upcoming art show at @peelgallery.bsky.social in Carrboro

Please report back if you do indeed get that excited so I can log it. Thx

US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious

Doritos don't kill people - guns do

Because figuratively tearing down the White House wasn't enough

Autumn in Chicago

YouTube video by SylvanEssoVEVO Sylvan Esso - WDID (Official Visualizer)

Some early MIA vibes (and appropos MySpace visuals) on this new banger from Sylvan Esso

My easygoing free country full of so many freedoms

YouTube video by bakar Bakar - Lonyo! (Official Music Video)

Bakar is everything

YouTube video by ANTI- Records Neko Case - "Neon Grey Midnight Green" (Full Album Stream)

New Neko out today. Total stunner. Title track goes from elegiac to Zeppelin in nothing flat. Nailed it.

Maker of Masterpieces

Durham Pride this weekend. Taking a moment to recognize the horrors & sacrifices so many people endured to drag us forward from our natural resting neanderthal state. Good to live in a place with a history of kindness, compassion, tolerance and occasional heroism.

Warped information here, warped information there. Trust nowhere. We are living in a truth desert.