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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 6h

Armed and masked immigration agents sped down Northbrook street, grabbed man as schoolkids watched. Northbrook is a tony little suburb. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/a...

Armed ICE agents sped down Northbrook street, grabbed man as schoolkids watched

Armed, masked federal immigration agents detained one man and chased another through a residential neighborhood in unincorporated Northbrook on Monday, according to witnesses. The incidents, which …

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Diane Ladd, who worked with Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Norman Jewison, Mike Nichols, Roger Corman, Roman Polanski, Bob Rafelson, Martha Coolidge, Mark Rydell, Stuart Rosenberg, Joseph Sargent, Jack Clayton, Bill Duke, Alexander Payne, Rob Reiner, Roger Donaldson, David O. Russell

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 3d

Anthony Hopkins on his memoir www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n...

The iconic Anthony Hopkins talks about his career and new memoir, 'We Did OK, Kid'

Anthony Hopkins talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his long career on stage and in film. His new memoir is called, "We Did OK, Kid."

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 4d

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 6d

Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage

A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 6d

this was wonderful to watch

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Oklou: Tiny Desk Concert

The French artist strips away the electronics and autotune for piano, acoustic guitar, marimba and an eight-piece choir. The results preserve Oklou's sense of sonic adventure.

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 9d

they would be friends

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 9d

This interview with John Tesh about the Roundball Rock theme song returning to NBC is delightful www.npr.org/2025/10/25/n...

John Tesh celebrates the return of his iconic 'Roundball Rock' theme song to the NBC

A '90s classic is back. NPR's Scott Simon talks to musician John Tesh about the triumphant return of "Roundball Rock" to the airwaves.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 9d

ah man rip to a king www.stereogum.com/2327865/reve...

Revered Jazz Drummer Jack DeJohnette Dead At 83

Jack DeJohnette, the widely praised jazz drummer best known for his work on Miles Davis’ fusion records, has died. A press representative for ECM Records confirmed the news to the Guardian, while DeJo...

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 9d

i've reached 60 movies from 2013. top 10:
1. inside llewyn davis
2. the wolf of wall street
3. frances ha
4. nebraska
5. before midnight
6. gravity
7. 12 years a slave
8. the world's end
9. captain phillips
10. enough said

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 14d

WEAPONS... good movie

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 17d

Wonderful story about Don Was and Detroit's music www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...

Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was's new album is an ode to Detroit and its music

NPR's Don Gonyea rides around Detroit with producer and musician, Don Was. He's assembled a new band from the Motor City to honor its musical legacy on the album, "Groove In The Face Of Adversity."

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 18d

Jafar Panahi on IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi discusses his new thriller, 'It Was Just an Accident'

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 19d

7. The Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
6. Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom
1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 19d

52. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
48. Since I Left You - The Avalanches
45. Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood
43. Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
36. Kid A - Radiohead
35. All Mirrors - Angel Olsen
24. Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter
18. Lost in the Dream - The War on Drugs

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 19d

169. Rat Saw God - Wednesday
161. Michigan - Sufjan Stevens
155. Puberty 2 - Mitski
139. U.F.O.F. - Big Thief
135. Diamond Jubilee - Cindy Lee
129. Crack-Up - Fleet Foxes
115. Wildflower - The Avalanches
103. Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens
70. Bloom - Beach House
61. Blue Rev - Alvvays

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 19d

What do I have on vinyl?
249. Currents - Tame Impala
235. Contra - Vampire Weekend
207. Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
202. Set My Heart On Fire Immediately - Perfume Genius
200. Soft Sounds From Another Planet - Japanese Breakfast
172. 22, A Million - Bon Iver
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The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far: 250-201

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 22d

i’ve reached 60 movies from 2025. my top 10:
1. the phoenician scheme
2. one battle after another
3. black bag
4. highest 2 lowest
5. sorry, baby
6. predators
7. the naked gun
8. it was just an accident
9. splitsville
10. friendship

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 24d

Diane Keaton worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Herbert Ross, Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Richard Brooks, Alan Parker, George Roy Hill, Gillian Armstrong, Gus Van Sant, Nancy Meyers, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Rydell, Bruce Beresford, Charles Shyer, Leonard Nimoy, Rob Reiner, Joyce Chopra, Jerry Zaks

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 28d

I have reached 70 movies from 2015. my top 10:
1. mad max: fury road
2. taxi
3. mistress america
4. tangerine
5. spotlight
6. mission: impossible - rogue nation
7. magic mike xxl
8. brooklyn
9. what we do in the shadows
10. spy

danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · 29d

one battle after another is the movie of the year. shadow ticket is out now. nobel committee you know what to do

danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · Sep 25

now that I have seen every 1999 best picture nominee, I have ranked them:

1. The Insider
2. The Sixth Sense
3. The Green Mile
4. American Beauty
5. The Cider House Rules

Two good movies, three awful ones

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · Sep 23

i have reached 30 movies from 1993. my top 10:
1. dazed and confused
2. jurassic park
3. schindler’s list
4. the age of innocence
5. king of the hill
6. the fugitive
7. sleepless in seattle
8. the wedding banquet
9. the piano
10. naked

danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · Sep 20

would love to live in europe but i cannot STAND the european covers of books. they are AWFUL!!!!!

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danny hensel @dannyhensel.bsky.social · Sep 7

having a crisis about how much i love ann arbor

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