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Only person to play CBGB and write about opera for the FT; "Miles Davis' Bitches Brew," Grove Dictionary of Music, Bandcamp, &c, anywhere & everywhere. Edit Brooklyn Rail music section, kickass newsletter: killyridols.substack.com venmo.com/George-Grella

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Latest posts by gtra1n.bsky.social on Bluesky

I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.

17.02.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 512    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
An Elizabeth Holmes tweet with an A.I.-generated image of her showing off the Theranos app to Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Biggie

An Elizabeth Holmes tweet with an A.I.-generated image of her showing off the Theranos app to Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Biggie

between SBF joining Truth Social and Elizabeth Holmes doing … whatever this is … it's clear every disgraced, incarcerated tech mogul will keep posting as bizarrely as possible if they think it'll earn them even a passing glance from the White House

17.02.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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This is how you live a life

17.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1651    πŸ” 464    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 19

LOVE her

16.02.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never not disappointing when new recordings of Mahler symphonies are disappointing

16.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œReaders should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like β€˜um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
-NYT ethical guidelines

16.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2988    πŸ” 783    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 28

Absolutely yes to be scared and confused on my own fucking terms

16.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Robert Duvall. What a legend. Loved him in so many things but nothing more than this ridiculous SNL sketch from 1998. πŸ–€

16.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9

The New York Times has the politics of a cheap gossip rag, it despises anyone like AOC and Mamdani who don't need to kiss establishment ass to succeed.

16.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm intrigued by The Bride, but have we really internalized not paying the slightest bit of attention to the source material that Frankenstein is the monster, NOT the mad scientist? Mary Shelley spinning in her grave, Mel Brooks spinning in his recliner ...

16.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to be Orioles-friendly but now I just can’t

16.02.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bloomsbury's week-long #sale has begun with up to 40% off books on their website (including the 33 1/3 and Genre series!).

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16.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is your brain on Centrism

15.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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lol maybe there's one inside me? Let me ask my kid!

15.02.2026 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And it was weak because Can't Buy a Thrill is the best Steely Dan album so that's where the canon starts

15.02.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The good news is you'll always have The Eagles!

15.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing some weak-ass Steely Dan hate in my timeline and I thought this was a site for people who have escaped the shackles of adolescence smdh

15.02.2026 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not weird when you consider that Rubio and the movement he speaks for knows fuck all about culture

15.02.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is your brain on centrism

14.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

14.02.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is That All There Is?

14.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of Minimalist Music by George Grella Jr. lime green with a repeat sign

The cover of Minimalist Music by George Grella Jr. lime green with a repeat sign

Got a Valentines Day present from @bloomsburymus.bsky.social

14.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A warning sign reading "danger not only will this kill you it will hurt the whole time youre dying"

A warning sign reading "danger not only will this kill you it will hurt the whole time youre dying"

Roses are red,
These times are quite trying

14.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1889    πŸ” 619    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 11

The mainstream public position. It is astonishing that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov cannot get behind it. I would even prefer them to be ruthless sociopaths because this is a gigantic political win, but they have neither political nor moral sense. Cowards are always wrong.

14.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bette Davis - The Letter

Bette Davis - The Letter

Happy Valentines Day!

14.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 427    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

#ValentinesDay

14.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats who are willing to spend even a dime on ICE objectively hate children

14.02.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Jeopardy theme at Olympic hockey???

13.02.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ResPECT!

13.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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