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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

Meryl Streep, honoring Keaton at AFI:

“She’s given us all so. Much. Happiness.”

#RIP 🙏🏼

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 9h

Today's Tune: Diane Keaton THERE'S A LULL IN MY LIFE

youtu.be/PGBy-xhLzWk?...

From The Tonight Show, 1972.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 9h

"She accepted her Oscar wearing a linen jacket, two full linen skirts, a scarf over a white shirt and black string tie, and high heels with socks. In her 2014 memoir, 'Then Again,' she looked back on the moment, with some regret, as 'my ‘la-de-da’ layered get-up.'”

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Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

www.nytimes.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10h

"I think the kindest thing that someone's ever done for me ... is that I got cast to be in The Godfather and I didn't even read it. I didn't know a single thing."

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

people.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

“Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way; through the senses, theoretically, technically,” Coltrane wrote for Downbeat Magazine in 1960.

#MusicSky
#Jazz

The rare sounds of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at the Five Spot Café

For Thelonious Monk's 108th Birthday, we look back at the sparsely documented collaboration of the eccentric pianist and famed saxophonist John Coltrane.

www.knkx.org

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

“There would be no Miranda, no Brandi, no Gretchen, no Maren without Tanya Tucker."
~ Brandi Carlile

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Born on This Day in 1958, the Child Prodigy Who Had Her First Hit at 13 and Paved the Way for Your Favorite Female Country Stars

Sixty-seven years ago today, a country legend who would see decades of success while growing up in the spotlight was born.

americansongwriter.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 3d

“If fragile means somebody who can’t cope, well, Joan coped,” Eunice Kennedy Shriver, told The Globe in 2000. “I think she never gave up. She consistently tried to improve and overcome her problems, and eventually she did. So that is not a person who is fragile.”

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Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 4d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 6d

Today's Tune: Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
From the album released 52 years ago on this date.

youtu.be/wy709iNG6i8?...

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Elton John album front cover—Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 7d

You are right about that. 💔

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 7d

"More than the music or the nostalgia, what felt devastating was the realization of how rare the festival’s sense of collective possibility feels today. It’s hard not to yearn for what the festival conjured at the end of the 20th century: a sense of shared strength and communal agency." #MusicSky 🎁🔗

The Hard-Won Lessons of Lilith Fair

A new documentary about the ’90s women’s music festival emphasizes how rare its collective ethos feels today.

www.theatlantic.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

“Drop the word ‘folk’ and just call it real, old, honest to God American singing. No matter who makes it up, no matter who sings it and who don’t, if it talks the lingo of the people, it’s a cinch to catch on, and will be sung here and yonder for a long time after you’ve cashed in your chips.”

On This Day in 1967, We Lost One of the Most Important Folk Singers in American History—an Influence on Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Johnny Cash

Fifty-eight years ago today, one of the most influential folk singers in American history died after a long illness.

americansongwriter.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

I'm grateful that my aunt and godmother made another trip around the sun and is still enjoying the company of all of us who are lucky enough to travel in her loving orbit. Happy birthday to 92-year-old Gloria.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

"Laufey's singing style, with its subtle vibrato, up-close mic technique and warm, fluid tone, encapsulates the lineage's evolution.
On some level, as the 'jazz / not-jazz' debate swirls around Laufey, she's simply experiencing what her predecessors also endured."

#MusicSky
#Jazz's

Laufey is a trad-pop superstar (and that's enough)

The young Icelandic-Chinese singer, now a Grammy nominee, has been pegged by some as her generation's jazz savior — a burdensome role that arguably misreads her talents.

www.npr.org

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

"The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry."

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

www.npr.org

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

Same.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

I think I'll drop this right here. (I'd give credit, but a friend shared via text and doesn't know the origin) #TCMParty

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

Indeed.

Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

“Since young girls began reading about my early life and my career with the chimps, many, many, many of them have told me that they went into conservation or animal behavior because of me. I sincerely hope that it will help to create more interest and fascination in the natural world.”

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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

Today's Tunes: Cass Elliot & Julie Andrews MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC

youtu.be/4XxY1avY65A?...

Happy 90th birthday, Dame Andrews!

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Cass Elliot and Julie Andrews, sing a duet.

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Terence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 11d

Tonight's song is "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield #SongOfTheNight youtu.be/dvTmm0wV9SY?...

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

YouTube video by Dusty Springfield - Topic

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 12d

Today's Tune: Sarah McLaughlan BETTER BROKEN

youtu.be/LwpmikfHzo4?...

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Singer-songwriter, Sarah McLaughlan. Founder of the Lilith Fair Festival and the Sarah McLaughlin School of Music,

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 12d

Wonderful, rich profile of the divine Carol Burnett by the fabulous
@rachsyme.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Carol Burnett Plays On

The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs.

www.newyorker.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 13d

“Afterwards, we both cried – and then I said: ‘Oh, Stephen, it’s such a beautiful song. But it’s not winning me back’. I’ve always understood that people have to write about their lives. Most of all, I felt the song was flattering and heartbreaking – for both of us." ~ Judy Collins

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Crosby, Stills & Nash debut the heartbreaking 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'

Crosby, Stills & Nash had barely played together when they took the stage at Woodstock—but their performance of 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' was magic.

dangerousminds.net

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