@guerrieroc.bsky.social
Wine & Cats with a touch of nonsense
Lonely Planet called our boutique store, La Cava del Barrio, the best wine shop in Santiago (Chile)
Lonely Planet called our boutique store, La Cava del Barrio, the best wine shop in Santiago (Chile)
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So, I figure I should post a photo of our store, La Cava del Barrio, the only shop in Santiago (Chile) devoted to small scale, national winemaking projects.
Yeah, we’re all the way at the end of the world but *do* drop by if you come our way.
Cheers!
Yeah, we’re all the way at the end of the world but *do* drop by if you come our way.
Cheers!
It is a pleasant surprise to see Chile in 2nd place! A good friend of mine is partially to thank for this since he works in solar energy development, but I had no idea that we were so (relatively) advanced overall.
Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It is a pleasant surprise to see Chile in 2nd place! A good friend of mine is partially to thank for this since he works in solar energy development, but I had no idea that we were so (relatively) advanced overall.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Tradition is a Lie — French Wine’s Place in France’s Far-Right Gastronationalism — Pellicle
The wine that French presidents choose to serve during official visits is far more than a drink. It’s a way of expressing their political beliefs, and their taste has long been scrutinised and documen...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social have I got an idea for you… and I even have my first nomination ready, if you’re game ….
😉
😉
I love the Vince Guaraldi soundtrack so much that I listen to it all year long. If Kent ever does a Christmas Album Tournament that’s my Number 1 seed.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social have I got an idea for you… and I even have my first nomination ready, if you’re game ….
😉
😉
Tom’s at his best curmudgeon-y self here and it’s very funny. I am in complete agreement with his assessment of the Christmas specials.
Tis the season where I share my reflections from a few years back on the best and worst Christmas specials:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Most Beloved Christmas Specials Are (Almost) All Terrible
Here are the only two worth watching.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Tom’s at his best curmudgeon-y self here and it’s very funny. I am in complete agreement with his assessment of the Christmas specials.
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Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca as percussionists playing the 1812 Overture: youtu.be/Dl3RMnJChyA
SID CAESAR: 1812 Overture [PANTOMIME] (YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, Jan 17, 1953)
YouTube video by Sid Caesar: Your Show of Shows / Caesar's Hour / Admiral Broadway Revue
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca as percussionists playing the 1812 Overture: youtu.be/Dl3RMnJChyA
Never heard of "Zogg the Terrible" but that Godzilla one? Now, that's a quality toy...
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Never heard of "Zogg the Terrible" but that Godzilla one? Now, that's a quality toy...
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
'89 Tourney participant (and all-around legend) Neil Young turns 80, so Stereogum got 80 artists to pick their favorite song of his.
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social from what I can see not a single person picked a tune from FREEDOM. (Smh...)
Still a cool article.
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social from what I can see not a single person picked a tune from FREEDOM. (Smh...)
Still a cool article.
Today is Neil Young’s 80th birthday! Stereogum asked 80 musicians to discuss a favorite song of his, and here’s Tom Morello on “My My, Hey Hey.”
Check out everyone’s picks at stereogum.com/neil
Check out everyone’s picks at stereogum.com/neil
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
'89 Tourney participant (and all-around legend) Neil Young turns 80, so Stereogum got 80 artists to pick their favorite song of his.
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social from what I can see not a single person picked a tune from FREEDOM. (Smh...)
Still a cool article.
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social from what I can see not a single person picked a tune from FREEDOM. (Smh...)
Still a cool article.
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social Guess today's the day to post about Tourney participants: here's a neat article about the making of FYC's She Drives Me Crazy and the impact that Prince (indirectly) had on it.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘Most of it was the conga preset on Prince’s drum machine’: how Fine Young Cannibals made She Drives Me Crazy
‘Prince’s Purple Rain guitar was in the corner of the studio and his lava lamps were everywhere. You couldn’t help but be inspired’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social Guess today's the day to post about Tourney participants: here's a neat article about the making of FYC's She Drives Me Crazy and the impact that Prince (indirectly) had on it.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social It's gonna be a tough week in the bracket, but current Tourney participants The Primitives just released a 40th anniversary version of "Thru the Flowers".
It's on the '88 album LOVELY, but I guess it was recorded in '85? God I'm old.
open.spotify.com/track/4uJHag...
It's on the '88 album LOVELY, but I guess it was recorded in '85? God I'm old.
open.spotify.com/track/4uJHag...
Thru The Flowers - 85/25
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social It's gonna be a tough week in the bracket, but current Tourney participants The Primitives just released a 40th anniversary version of "Thru the Flowers".
It's on the '88 album LOVELY, but I guess it was recorded in '85? God I'm old.
open.spotify.com/track/4uJHag...
It's on the '88 album LOVELY, but I guess it was recorded in '85? God I'm old.
open.spotify.com/track/4uJHag...
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I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
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A fantastic portrait of life in the wine trade courtesy of David Williams in this week's Observer.
Hats off to him for the humour, honesty and realism he brings to this 25-year overview of the ups and downs involved…
observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Hats off to him for the humour, honesty and realism he brings to this 25-year overview of the ups and downs involved…
observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Days of wine and noses: the life of a critic | The Observer
Getting paid to drink all day might sound like a dream job. But what’s it really like to be a wine critic?
observer.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A fantastic portrait of life in the wine trade courtesy of David Williams in this week's Observer.
Hats off to him for the humour, honesty and realism he brings to this 25-year overview of the ups and downs involved…
observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Hats off to him for the humour, honesty and realism he brings to this 25-year overview of the ups and downs involved…
observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Really thought-provoking and enjoyable three part series on Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin from the gents at ORIGIN STORY.
(But do yourself a favor and listen to the entire season, which started with an examination of the roots of Socialism and a two part piece on Karl Marx.)
(But do yourself a favor and listen to the entire season, which started with an examination of the roots of Socialism and a two part piece on Karl Marx.)
🚨ICYMI🚨
@iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky in the first part of our three-part epic story. This week they're doing a deep dive into the Revolution. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#lenin #stalin #trotsky #socialism #podcast
@iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky in the first part of our three-part epic story. This week they're doing a deep dive into the Revolution. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#lenin #stalin #trotsky #socialism #podcast
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Really thought-provoking and enjoyable three part series on Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin from the gents at ORIGIN STORY.
(But do yourself a favor and listen to the entire season, which started with an examination of the roots of Socialism and a two part piece on Karl Marx.)
(But do yourself a favor and listen to the entire season, which started with an examination of the roots of Socialism and a two part piece on Karl Marx.)
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The spookiest part of Halloween 🎃 isn’t the ghosts or the ghouls…
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The spookiest part of Halloween 🎃 isn’t the ghosts or the ghouls…
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
I don't know who Byron Houdayer is (the author of the article posted by David), but did orange wine kill his puppy or something?
This is ridiculous. He's conflating poorly made natural wine with the entire orange category. Our clients like them just fine and most are "wine newbies".
This is ridiculous. He's conflating poorly made natural wine with the entire orange category. Our clients like them just fine and most are "wine newbies".
The overstatement of this spittle-flecked invective will undoubtedly inspire an equal and opposite reaction from orange and natural wine advocates.
But coming from a non-specialist, it should carry weight. Casual drinkers see them as the wine world's blind alley.
www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...
But coming from a non-specialist, it should carry weight. Casual drinkers see them as the wine world's blind alley.
www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...
The Case Against Orange Wine
Wine doesn’t need to be reinvented. Or orange.
www.vanityfair.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I don't know who Byron Houdayer is (the author of the article posted by David), but did orange wine kill his puppy or something?
This is ridiculous. He's conflating poorly made natural wine with the entire orange category. Our clients like them just fine and most are "wine newbies".
This is ridiculous. He's conflating poorly made natural wine with the entire orange category. Our clients like them just fine and most are "wine newbies".
I hadn't discovered @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social yet, but when I posted this last yr, didn't get a single reaction.
So it's been really surprising and cool to see that she has a following among the Electorate & even took down AIR as a 111 seed?!
@renamj.bsky.social
@hellonfriscobay.bsky.social
So it's been really surprising and cool to see that she has a following among the Electorate & even took down AIR as a 111 seed?!
@renamj.bsky.social
@hellonfriscobay.bsky.social
Looks like there are only a few mentions of Juana Molina on this site, but let’s see if she has more fans.
Saw her in ‘17 and the sound was so poor at the venue that she stopped the show. A fiasco.
Saw her again last night. Just amazing. Loved the reworked, live versions of the songs.
Saw her in ‘17 and the sound was so poor at the venue that she stopped the show. A fiasco.
Saw her again last night. Just amazing. Loved the reworked, live versions of the songs.
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I hadn't discovered @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social yet, but when I posted this last yr, didn't get a single reaction.
So it's been really surprising and cool to see that she has a following among the Electorate & even took down AIR as a 111 seed?!
@renamj.bsky.social
@hellonfriscobay.bsky.social
So it's been really surprising and cool to see that she has a following among the Electorate & even took down AIR as a 111 seed?!
@renamj.bsky.social
@hellonfriscobay.bsky.social
And another thing, I'm not mad, please don't put in the newspaper that I got mad...
Aaron Rodgers: This is not a revenge game for me.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Aaron Rodgers: This is not a revenge game for me
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't get the ending he wanted in Green Bay, but he said on Wednesday that the way things ended with the Packers isn't a source of bad feelings heading into Sunday ...
www.nbcsports.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And another thing, I'm not mad, please don't put in the newspaper that I got mad...
Gee, now surely *this* comment section will be a place of civility and reasoned debate, right?
pitchfork.com/news/were-te...
pitchfork.com/news/were-te...
We’re Testing Comments and Reader Scores on Album Reviews
The features are currently in beta testing, and we hope to launch them next year
pitchfork.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Gee, now surely *this* comment section will be a place of civility and reasoned debate, right?
pitchfork.com/news/were-te...
pitchfork.com/news/were-te...
I've given up hope we will win another WS in my lifetime, but the Pirates are too engrained in my DNA to abandon.
So, as one of the fans interviewed here says: "We'll never give up on the Pirates. We are going to be here rain or shine. We just wish it would shine a little bit more."
So, as one of the fans interviewed here says: "We'll never give up on the Pirates. We are going to be here rain or shine. We just wish it would shine a little bit more."
Why are there still Pirates fans? defector.com/why-are-ther...
Why Are There Still Pirates Fans? | Defector
PITTSBURGH — Baseball is one of those sports where most fans head into Opening Day at least with a hint of hope. How else do you explain 48,000 showing up for the Rockies’ home opener? This year, the…
defector.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I've given up hope we will win another WS in my lifetime, but the Pirates are too engrained in my DNA to abandon.
So, as one of the fans interviewed here says: "We'll never give up on the Pirates. We are going to be here rain or shine. We just wish it would shine a little bit more."
So, as one of the fans interviewed here says: "We'll never give up on the Pirates. We are going to be here rain or shine. We just wish it would shine a little bit more."
If there was a way to add up how many times I've listened to complete albums, from start to finish, there is no doubt that GETZ / GILBERTO would be in my Top 5.
Probably every human being on Earth knows "Ipanema"; do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Probably every human being on Earth knows "Ipanema"; do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Stan Getz / João Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto
Read Andy Beta’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If there was a way to add up how many times I've listened to complete albums, from start to finish, there is no doubt that GETZ / GILBERTO would be in my Top 5.
Probably every human being on Earth knows "Ipanema"; do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Probably every human being on Earth knows "Ipanema"; do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Very interesting read on Frankenstein.
Makes me want to pick up the book again.
Makes me want to pick up the book again.
Alright, who wants to talk about "Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley? Here are all the things people often get wrong—plus some cool trivia and background information—about one of the greatest stories ever written:
October 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Very interesting read on Frankenstein.
Makes me want to pick up the book again.
Makes me want to pick up the book again.
WTF?
I have never seen *that* before. How in the world (as a baserunner) can you even tell that the ball was not caught?
I have never seen *that* before. How in the world (as a baserunner) can you even tell that the ball was not caught?
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
WTF?
I have never seen *that* before. How in the world (as a baserunner) can you even tell that the ball was not caught?
I have never seen *that* before. How in the world (as a baserunner) can you even tell that the ball was not caught?