Thomas Hogglestock
@hogglestock.bsky.social
Books, classical music, prone to hyperbole. Just moved back to Minneapolis after 22 years in DC and I’m loving it. Someone assumed I was straight, so here’s this:🏳️🌈.
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I mainly listened to CDs in 2025 so the Spotify results are a little funky, but I’m guessing there is no one else on the planet with this as their top song for the year.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I mainly listened to CDs in 2025 so the Spotify results are a little funky, but I’m guessing there is no one else on the planet with this as their top song for the year.
I would date the owner of this list.
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I would date the owner of this list.
I would date the owner of this list.
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I would date the owner of this list.
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
I know many things in the world suck right now, but I'm delighted to report generalized personal joy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I know many things in the world suck right now, but I'm delighted to report generalized personal joy.
Same thing for classical music recordings. A conductor (John Wilson maybe?) once tweeted (in the less bad old days) that streaming won't pay for a cup of coffee but even modest CD sales can fund a new recording.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Same thing for classical music recordings. A conductor (John Wilson maybe?) once tweeted (in the less bad old days) that streaming won't pay for a cup of coffee but even modest CD sales can fund a new recording.
I think the novella Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a masterpiece, but I don’t think I want to see it on the screen.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I think the novella Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a masterpiece, but I don’t think I want to see it on the screen.
Hot take: I don’t like jib doors.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hot take: I don’t like jib doors.
Henry DORN, Anna CLYNE, and my first live BRAHMS Requiem. @minnesotaorchestra.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Henry DORN, Anna CLYNE, and my first live BRAHMS Requiem. @minnesotaorchestra.org
Not one, but TWO Coleridge-Taylor discs released today! One featuring the orchestral works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; the other, nearly all premiere recordings of Avril Coleridge-Taylor's orchestral works. Check them out! You won't be disappointed.
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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I fucking hate Arizona. Beautiful weather and not one single window in this VRBO has a screen. Because we must be pickled in AC 12 months a year. This is why we are all going to die.
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I fucking hate Arizona. Beautiful weather and not one single window in this VRBO has a screen. Because we must be pickled in AC 12 months a year. This is why we are all going to die.
@rohanmaitzen.bsky.social Calgary to Phoenix.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@rohanmaitzen.bsky.social Calgary to Phoenix.
YYC is trying hard to look like the Soviet Union.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
YYC is trying hard to look like the Soviet Union.
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Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.
I flew from Minneapolis to Calgary for 8 minutes of Malcolm ARNOLD with the @calgaryphil.bsky.social. I guess I’ll stay for the DVOŘÁK and NIELSEN. (I wish we got to hear this organ tonight as well.)
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.
Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.
I flew from Minneapolis to Calgary for 8 minutes of Malcolm ARNOLD with the @calgaryphil.bsky.social. I guess I’ll stay for the DVOŘÁK and NIELSEN. (I wish we got to hear this organ tonight as well.)
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.
I think there is a reason all eight Slavonic Dances aren’t often programmed in one concert. It’s like eating a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting, seems delicious at first but by the end you’re wondering why you did it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I think there is a reason all eight Slavonic Dances aren’t often programmed in one concert. It’s like eating a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting, seems delicious at first but by the end you’re wondering why you did it.
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a classical concert where they allowed people to record video during the performance. Can’t say I’m a fan.
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a classical concert where they allowed people to record video during the performance. Can’t say I’m a fan.
Bad cup holder placement.
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Bad cup holder placement.
I flew from Minneapolis to Calgary for 8 minutes of Malcolm ARNOLD with the @calgaryphil.bsky.social. I guess I’ll stay for the DVOŘÁK and NIELSEN. (I wish we got to hear this organ tonight as well.)
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I flew from Minneapolis to Calgary for 8 minutes of Malcolm ARNOLD with the @calgaryphil.bsky.social. I guess I’ll stay for the DVOŘÁK and NIELSEN. (I wish we got to hear this organ tonight as well.)
Any gay with a brain knew all along that the real Kristin Chenoweth was always lurking barely below the surface.
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Any gay with a brain knew all along that the real Kristin Chenoweth was always lurking barely below the surface.
Go buy a bunch of @mcnallyeditions.com, they have a great art department. I’m only 35 pages in, but this illustration couldn’t be more on the nose.
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Go buy a bunch of @mcnallyeditions.com, they have a great art department. I’m only 35 pages in, but this illustration couldn’t be more on the nose.
After last weekend's Beethoven S1 with the SPCO, number 4 is the only Beethoven symphony I haven't heard live.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
After last weekend's Beethoven S1 with the SPCO, number 4 is the only Beethoven symphony I haven't heard live.
It's time for my senators @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov to call on Schumer to step down.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's time for my senators @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov to call on Schumer to step down.
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
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November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM