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stevesilberman, 1 day ago to random

The best postscripts to an invitation I've ever seen. [via Scott Ruplin]

stevesilberman, 2 days ago to random

Allen Ginsberg's mother, Naomi, died on this day in 1956 as the result of a botched lobotomy. Allen wrote about the traumatic events leading up to her death in his greatest poem, "Kaddish." [photo colorized and digitally enhanced]

stevesilberman, 2 days ago to random

Fascinating Richard Brody review of a new biography of director Elaine May, a comedic genius whose career was derailed by sexism and backlash to her unorthodox ways of getting the truth onscreen. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/could-elaine-may-finally-be-getting-her-due?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_SundayArchive_060924&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea0f4c3f92a404695e1e51&cndid=14794871&hasha=2cc2d0847a1936286c236c4b4b73e7ed&hashb=4528b20d179d27d68a1ec44b151cefc5d36aa82e&hashc=088d757a1ed3e943b21ac6accc55f6e002e2b4da51f64e0a3eb6d1f0d8f0f51f&esrc=&mbid=CRMNYR062419&utm_term=TNY_SundayArchive

stevesilberman, 2 days ago to random

The "failure" comment makes sense in context, b/c Graham is saying Hitler should have been stopped sooner. But that underlines the fact that this simpering hypocrite is one of the most shameless and opportunistic apologists for the aspiring American Hitler. Now it's people like Trump and Graham who must be stopped. https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/C7_8sgegp9M

stevesilberman, 2 days ago to random

Anthony Bourdain died tragically on this day in 2018. In 2009, Bourdain visited my neighborhood in San Francisco and went to the coolest bar in the Haight with one of the best living poets, my friend August Kleinzahler. Here's August's remembrance. https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2018/june/remembering-anthony-bourdain

stevesilberman, 2 days ago to random

Prominent GOP thought-leader Rudy Giuliani, embodying the spirit and values of today's Republican Party and the teachings of Jesus Christ, calls District Attorney Fani Willis a "ho" at a Christian gathering. https://www.threads.net/@davidcorn1/post/C7-YNOeIKV8

stevesilberman, 3 days ago to random

Richard Linklater's "Hit Man," which just dropped on Netflix, may not be an all-time great film, but it's fun and sassy - a noir screwball comedy, basically.

stevesilberman, 4 days ago to random

Why RFK Jr. and Nicole Shanahan are so dangerous for the people they claim to represent. If you missed this new SciAm column of mine because you hit a paywall, here's a de-paywalled version: http://archive.today/x0Bir

stevesilberman, 4 days ago to random

I'm on Jesse Jarnow's fabulous Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast this week to talk about my second Dead show, 8/6/74 at Roosevelt Stadium. At 1:01:40 or so, I mention a mystery that has haunted me for decades -- a curious sequence of notes that Garcia played several times that night, and throughout his career, that I've never heard anyone else mention. https://www.dead.net/deadcast/mars-hotel-50-pride-cucamonga

stevesilberman, 5 days ago to random

Trump rally in SF draws massive crowd of 8 buffoons. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sf-trump-rally-draws-only-8-people/

stevesilberman, 5 days ago to random

LinkedIn cofounder @reidhoffman.bsky.social on why American business should not empower the criminal Trump. (Related: I once sat in a room with Peter Thiel, Bush torture lawyer John Woo and other creeps. Hoffman was one of the few people there who seemed human.) De-paywalled link: http://archive.today/jon6u

stevesilberman, 6 days ago to random

I feel so sorry for this young woman, whose special moment at graduation was spoiled by her racist father. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/baraboo-high-school-graduation-nazi-photo-b2557484.html

stevesilberman, 6 days ago to random

This is the first time I've seen this kind of publisher's warning in the front matter of a book: "All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies." In a book coming later this year from Greystone Books.

stevesilberman, 6 days ago to random

Blatantly corrupt Trump tool Aileen Cannon, who should not just be disbarred but arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, draws so many complaints that Florida court tries to dismiss them as an "orchestrated campaign." https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/03/politics/cannon-orchestrated-complaints-trump

stevesilberman, 6 days ago to random

Social media post of the day, via Threads.

stevesilberman, 7 days ago to random

So it turns out that if you live long enough, half the shit you do is to honor the memories of dead people.

4CPcomics, 8 days ago to random

Grateful Dead: Summer ’73 (The Phil Jazz Jam)

I can’t say I have a general take on the sporadic #gratefuldead performances from the summer of 1973… except for the luminous quality of the improvisation, featuring one of the great improv themes, The Phil Jazz Jam.

70 minutes of summery Dead improv:

Streaming:
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqTF79vs4Tg&t=610s
Archive:
https://archive.org/details/grateful-dead-save-your-face-theme-from-summer-of-73-the-phil-jazz-jam

Notes and mp3 download:
https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/theme-from-summer-of-73-phil-jazz-jam

stevesilberman, 8 days ago to random

Please read and spread this link: Why Nicole Shahanan, RFK Jr.'s running mate, is so dangerous for disabled people like her own daughter, and how she's playing into one of the darkest chapters of the Kennedy legacy. My new column for Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-s-vice-presidential-pick-drawn-in-by-debunked-autism-conspiracy/

stevesilberman, 9 days ago to random

Here's Rupert Murdoch getting his usual fawning society-page coverage describing him as an "incorrigible romantic," rather than as "One of the most evil men alive, up to his neck in blood, responsible for the corrosion of democracies worldwide and the spread of medical misinformation that has killed millions." https://ca.style.yahoo.com/news/rupert-murdoch-marries-fifth-wife-121924735.html

stevesilberman, 9 days ago to random

I have little doubt that blatantly corrupt judge Aileen Cannon has parked her MAGA-owned ass directly over this case because Trump sold classified documents to the Saudis and Russians and our undercover agents died. No one's talking about it because it would raise uncomfortable questions about treason and capital crimes [article from 2022]. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/world/us/us-justice-dept-poised-release-redacted-affidavit-trump-search-2022-08-26/

stevesilberman, 9 days ago to random

The thing about "Godzilla Minus One," which is a stupendous romp and now on @netflix, is that it's one of the most fascinating explorations of the Japanese psyche post-WW2 I've ever seen, while Godzilla is practically an incidental character. It feels like an instant classic.

stevesilberman, 10 days ago to random

If you like what this Fascist thug creep couple did with their security detail to intimidate their neighbors, you'll love what the GOP has in mind for the rest of America if Trump wins. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/samuel-alito-flag-neighbor-interview

stevesilberman, 11 days ago to random

Walt Whitman was born OTD in 1819. In his essay "Democratic Vistas," the poet predicted the current zeitgeist with uncanny accuracy.

stevesilberman, 11 days ago to random

Pro-tip: If you're a liberal rushing into threads today to declare that "Trump's felony convictions will just make Republican voters love him all the more" because you think it makes you sound less naive, you may as well be cashing checks from Steve Bannon and Lindsey Graham.