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Love listening to music while reading a book. Fan of classic movies, political punditry, television, and all who fight injustice.
Nanci Griffith aficionado.
Nanci Griffith aficionado.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five (including three of those four) feature prominent female 'sidemen.'"
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The Best Two Jazz Albums of the Year Are Both by the Same Woman
The 10 best jazz albums of 2025.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Refreshingly clear language from the NYT
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Refreshingly clear language from the NYT
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"My books don’t rely on the good will of algorithms or tech billionaires; they’ll still be readable long after the lights have gone out."
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Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania
Desiderius Erasmus lived his happiest months from late 1507 into 1508 at the Venetian print-shop of Aldus Manutius. A peripatetic scholar, the Dutch scholar had lived in Rotterdam and London, Basel…
lithub.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"My books don’t rely on the good will of algorithms or tech billionaires; they’ll still be readable long after the lights have gone out."
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“Stealing the voice of an artist is theft. It is theft of his integrity, identity and humanity. The trust brings this lawsuit to protect the voice of Johnny Cash – and to send a message that protects the voice of all of the artists whose music enriches our lives.”
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Estate of Johnny Cash suing Coca-Cola for using tribute act in advert
The company is being sued under the new Elvis act, which protects a person’s voice from exploitation without consent
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“Stealing the voice of an artist is theft. It is theft of his integrity, identity and humanity. The trust brings this lawsuit to protect the voice of Johnny Cash – and to send a message that protects the voice of all of the artists whose music enriches our lives.”
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#Copyright
Frustrated w/labels to characterize his style, he coined it “country noir.”
“To portray the allegedly folksy & bucolic heartland as the frequently rude & savage & dark world those of us who’ve done our time there know it can be is to explode a happy myth of fantasy-America.”
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“To portray the allegedly folksy & bucolic heartland as the frequently rude & savage & dark world those of us who’ve done our time there know it can be is to explode a happy myth of fantasy-America.”
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Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"There’s nothing like a mother’s love to guide you through life, but also play the most formative role in shaping your musical influences. Amy Winehouse was lucky to know that more than most."
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The five pivotal albums Amy Winehouse played in childhood
Amy Winehouse became known for her jazz and soul infusion, but she was worth so much more. Find out the five most pivotal albums from her childhood here.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"There’s nothing like a mother’s love to guide you through life, but also play the most formative role in shaping your musical influences. Amy Winehouse was lucky to know that more than most."
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The inaugural scholarship was established to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Natalie Cole’s birth this year, as well as celebrate the trailblazing and enduring legacies of pianist/singer Cole and his singer-songwriter daughter.
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Berklee College of Music Presents Inaugural Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Scholarship
Berklee College of Music has named the recipients of the inaugural Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Scholarship, Paris Dior.
www.billboard.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The inaugural scholarship was established to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Natalie Cole’s birth this year, as well as celebrate the trailblazing and enduring legacies of pianist/singer Cole and his singer-songwriter daughter.
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Today's Tune: Gretchen Peters SAY GRACE
Say grace – say grace
Forgive yourself for all of your mistakes
You are not a loser, you are not a hopeless case
Come inside and set yourself a place
And say grace
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#Thanksgiving
Say grace – say grace
Forgive yourself for all of your mistakes
You are not a loser, you are not a hopeless case
Come inside and set yourself a place
And say grace
#MusicSky
#Thanksgiving
Say Grace
YouTube video by Gretchen Peters
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Today's Tune: Gretchen Peters SAY GRACE
Say grace – say grace
Forgive yourself for all of your mistakes
You are not a loser, you are not a hopeless case
Come inside and set yourself a place
And say grace
#MusicSky
#Thanksgiving
Say grace – say grace
Forgive yourself for all of your mistakes
You are not a loser, you are not a hopeless case
Come inside and set yourself a place
And say grace
#MusicSky
#Thanksgiving
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
“For my whole life, I have tried to be good,” to spare her mother (Caroline Kennedy) further suffering, Ms. Schlossberg wrote. “Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
(Gift article)
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A Cancer Diagnosis Brings a New Season of Grief to the Kennedy Family
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“For my whole life, I have tried to be good,” to spare her mother (Caroline Kennedy) further suffering, Ms. Schlossberg wrote. “Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
(Gift article)
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"The brutal irony is that the generative AI tools affecting novelists are likely trained on millions of pirated novels scraped from shadow libraries without the consent or remuneration of authors."
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Will AI replace authors? More than half of novelists fear yes
A Cambridge University report found 51% of published UK novelists think that AI is likely to end up replacing their work as fiction writers. The post Will AI replace authors? More than half of novelis...
www.miamiherald.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! was the first “long player” to be released by the Sun label.
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
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The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
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Johnny Cash’s Classics-Packed 1957 Debut Album, ‘His Hot and Blue Guitar,’ Getting Reissued on High Quality Vinyl in 2026
Johnny Cash’s classics-packed 1957 debut album, ‘Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar,’ is getting reissued on high-quality vinyl in 2026.
americansongwriter.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! was the first “long player” to be released by the Sun label.
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
#MusicSky
The initiative, overseen by Intervention Records, features classic titles from the famed Memphis label mastered to vinyl using the original analog master tapes from Sun’s vault.
#MusicSky
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
“I was known as a fairly optimistic writer that leaned toward the light. But when I got diagnosed with cancer, I just thought, ‘Oh, look at all this that I’ve been missing.’ I could truly feel every second of the day as this very generous gift. And so it changed my writing.”
🎁 article
#poetry
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#poetry
In Death, Poet Andrea Gibson Gets a Film That Celebrates Life
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“I was known as a fairly optimistic writer that leaned toward the light. But when I got diagnosed with cancer, I just thought, ‘Oh, look at all this that I’ve been missing.’ I could truly feel every second of the day as this very generous gift. And so it changed my writing.”
🎁 article
#poetry
🎁 article
#poetry
"That’s when I do all my spiritual work, my prayers and my dreaming, my thinking, when all the energies of the world have kind of died down.”
~ Dolly Parton
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~ Dolly Parton
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#Art
The Real Reason Dolly Parton Still Begins Her Mornings at 3 a.m.—or Sometimes Even Earlier
While discussing her personal life, Dolly Parton reveals the main reason she likes to start her day at 3:00 a.m.
americansongwriter.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"That’s when I do all my spiritual work, my prayers and my dreaming, my thinking, when all the energies of the world have kind of died down.”
~ Dolly Parton
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#Songwriting
#Art
~ Dolly Parton
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#Art
Today's Tune: Cheryl Wheeler BUT THE DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE LONG
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
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youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Today's Tune: Cheryl Wheeler BUT THE DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE LONG
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
youtu.be/4YaP-7gMv5k?...
Patience and grace, blessed is love
I'm loosin my faith
In most of that stuff those wise men said
#MusicSky
#Songwriting
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"Nothing is allowed to die in a society of storytelling people." -- Harry Crews
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Nothing is allowed to die in a society of storytelling people." -- Harry Crews
"I wish all who read this a very happy Thanksgiving. Yes, even the jerks; it's never too late to change."
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Read Warren Buffett's Thanksgiving shareholder letter — his last one as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Legendary investor Warren Buffett said he plans to continue sharing a Thanksgiving letter to shareholders after he steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.
www.businessinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"I wish all who read this a very happy Thanksgiving. Yes, even the jerks; it's never too late to change."
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