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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 17m

yeah confirming from Hendersonville as I drive down Johnny Cash Parkway past Cash Cabin studios on the way to the House of Cash museum my Johnny Cash t-shirt playing the latest multi-artist Cash tribute album on the car stereo

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 1h

I didn’t get there as often but it was also a treasure!

Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 3h

I also got to experience great Seattle architecutre by going to these theaters. That aspect of arthouse movie culture was so valuable. Always felt special to walk through the anterooms at the Harvard Exit for example and think about what the ladies had once been up to! www.livabl.com/articles/new...

A brief history of Seattle's historic movie theaters | Livabl

A look back on the origins of Seattle’s famous cinemas.

www.livabl.com

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 3h

So depressing. I learned how to be a baby cinéaste at fabulous palaces like the Egyptian. (RIP the Seven Gables, the Grand Illusion, the Neptune as a movie theater, the Harvard Exit...)

Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The SIFF Egyptian, the historic and beloved Capitol Hill movie theater, will not be reopening. After decades of bringing movie magic to Seattle audiences, the space will now permanently conclude operations under SIFF 📽️

My story for @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

A person walks in front of the exterior of the building that was formerly the home for the SIFF Cinema Egyptian which will now be closing on a beautiful day in Seattle. Photo by Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 4h

A small good thing: Rickie Lee Jones is jamming live in her living room right now with one guy on guitar and another on accordion, singing in harmony while her dog wanders in and out: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

LIVE NOW: Live with Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones on Substack

open.substack.com

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 15h

This is a story, music writers

Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social · 1d

The 31 Minutos El Tiny performance has more than 5 Million YouTube views in less than 72 hours. Only a handful of Tiny Desks can make that claim. Pretty insane.

31 Minutos: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

youtu.be

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 17h

HELL YES YOU ARE!!

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 1d

Really honest, beautifully wrought piece. Karly is the queen of the telling detail. www.vulture.com/article/wedn...

‘I’m Poking Roadkill With a Stick. Making It Twitch.’

Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman broke up. A month later, she writes in this personal essay, she had to record a love song for him.

www.vulture.com

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for sharing!!

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 1d

ohhh those salmon ones in the shape of the fish

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 1d

This is so good! Such a unified theory love it

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 2d

This is a very good piece on Showgirl and its fallout, and I didn't know about the viral tweet that inspired "Wood" -- knowing that exists really changes how I think about it www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...

Do We Still Like Taylor Swift When She’s Happy?

The weak lyricism in the Travis Kelce-inspired songs on “The Life of a Showgirl” has led to some of the most virulent and sexist anti-Swift discourse in years.

www.newyorker.com

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 2d

Literally still on the dining room table

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 2d

Right?!?

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 2d

This explains the films of Guy Maddin

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 2d

And this is where I say my current synth pop playlist is totally inspired by your great book RIP IT UP AND START AGAIN. Read it everyone its the Bible on post-punk!