Spent a little time in the local history room at the Albany Public Library, which has a nice collection of old books illustrated by Albany native Dorothy P. Lathrop.
February 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Spent a little time in the local history room at the Albany Public Library, which has a nice collection of old books illustrated by Albany native Dorothy P. Lathrop.
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Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.
Colbert’s Banned Interview With Rep. Talarico Becomes His Most Watched Interview In Months
Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.
First thin mints of the season
February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
First thin mints of the season
February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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“I don’t think they get just how furious people are,” said one Bard student, who described a recent Q&A with Botstein at the president's house — where he had previously hosted Epstein — as “a shitshow. ... By the end, people were shouting ‘resign.’” Sarah Trafton and Nora Mishanec report.
‘S___show’: Bard students protest Botstein’s ties to Epstein as trustees meet
Anger on campus is mounting amid Bard College’s silence about President Leon Botstein’s relationship with the convicted sex predator.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“I don’t think they get just how furious people are,” said one Bard student, who described a recent Q&A with Botstein at the president's house — where he had previously hosted Epstein — as “a shitshow. ... By the end, people were shouting ‘resign.’” Sarah Trafton and Nora Mishanec report.
"A new war with Iran may be the most avoidable war in modern history. The U.S. has no legitimate reason to use force. Iran is not building nuclear weapons, and the U.S. would have no right to attack them even if they were."
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Where Is the Opposition to War with Iran?
This is going to be a significant air war that risks triggering a major Iranian response.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"A new war with Iran may be the most avoidable war in modern history. The U.S. has no legitimate reason to use force. Iran is not building nuclear weapons, and the U.S. would have no right to attack them even if they were."
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Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
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Robert Duvall in "THX 1138" - RIP
February 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Robert Duvall in "THX 1138" - RIP
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“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
-NYT ethical guidelines
-NYT ethical guidelines
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
-NYT ethical guidelines
-NYT ethical guidelines
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Seeing Walton Goggins responding to Robert Duvall's death reminded me that I asked Goggins about The Apostle in a 2008 AV Club Random Roles:
February 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Seeing Walton Goggins responding to Robert Duvall's death reminded me that I asked Goggins about The Apostle in a 2008 AV Club Random Roles:
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RIP, what a songwriting ninja
"True Colors": beautiful song, one of those perfect pop conceits, amazing no one had landed on it before
"Like A Virgin": totally audacious for 1984. Also one of the great opening lines: "I made it through the wilderness/Somehow I made it through." Madonna or Dante?
"True Colors": beautiful song, one of those perfect pop conceits, amazing no one had landed on it before
"Like A Virgin": totally audacious for 1984. Also one of the great opening lines: "I made it through the wilderness/Somehow I made it through." Madonna or Dante?
Billy Steinberg RIP
You may not immediately know the name but by jingo you've heard Like A Virgin, Alone, So Emotional, True Colors, I Touch Myself, I Drove All Night, I'll Stand By You and Eternal Flame.
You may not immediately know the name but by jingo you've heard Like A Virgin, Alone, So Emotional, True Colors, I Touch Myself, I Drove All Night, I'll Stand By You and Eternal Flame.
February 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
RIP, what a songwriting ninja
"True Colors": beautiful song, one of those perfect pop conceits, amazing no one had landed on it before
"Like A Virgin": totally audacious for 1984. Also one of the great opening lines: "I made it through the wilderness/Somehow I made it through." Madonna or Dante?
"True Colors": beautiful song, one of those perfect pop conceits, amazing no one had landed on it before
"Like A Virgin": totally audacious for 1984. Also one of the great opening lines: "I made it through the wilderness/Somehow I made it through." Madonna or Dante?
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Duvall had an innate sense of how to physically embody a character in terms of body language, posture and gestures.
I didn’t even notice that he didn’t duck for cover first time I saw Apocalypse Now.
If felt completely right that Kilgore wouldn’t flinch or be put out by explosions as he was war.
I didn’t even notice that he didn’t duck for cover first time I saw Apocalypse Now.
If felt completely right that Kilgore wouldn’t flinch or be put out by explosions as he was war.
Robert Duvall is 95
Apart from his famous dialogue in Apocalypse Now, it was moments like this that made me realise how insane Kilgore was.
Bombs going off, everyone ducking but just a normal day for the Colonel.
Apart from his famous dialogue in Apocalypse Now, it was moments like this that made me realise how insane Kilgore was.
Bombs going off, everyone ducking but just a normal day for the Colonel.
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Duvall had an innate sense of how to physically embody a character in terms of body language, posture and gestures.
I didn’t even notice that he didn’t duck for cover first time I saw Apocalypse Now.
If felt completely right that Kilgore wouldn’t flinch or be put out by explosions as he was war.
I didn’t even notice that he didn’t duck for cover first time I saw Apocalypse Now.
If felt completely right that Kilgore wouldn’t flinch or be put out by explosions as he was war.
The latest newsletter from the Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social is very good, discussing the many options available to animators and the splendid works of art people can create with unorthodox styles and materials. It highlights
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'Sand and a Source of Light'
Plus: news.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The latest newsletter from the Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social is very good, discussing the many options available to animators and the splendid works of art people can create with unorthodox styles and materials. It highlights
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
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RIP Frederick Wiseman <3 <3
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
RIP Frederick Wiseman <3 <3
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Gunfire erupted at an ice-skating rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday during a high school hockey game, drawing a large law enforcement response to the arena, the authorities said. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the shooting. nyti.ms/3ZHVlqR
Police Respond to Shooting at a Rhode Island Hockey Arena
The authorities said they were responding on Monday to a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, where a high school hockey game was scheduled.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Gunfire erupted at an ice-skating rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday during a high school hockey game, drawing a large law enforcement response to the arena, the authorities said. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the shooting. nyti.ms/3ZHVlqR
R.I.P. Robert Duvall
He made quite an impression on me in The Apostle, which he directed and starred in
He made quite an impression on me in The Apostle, which he directed and starred in
February 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
R.I.P. Robert Duvall
He made quite an impression on me in The Apostle, which he directed and starred in
He made quite an impression on me in The Apostle, which he directed and starred in
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The 4th Amendment isn't a suggestion
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The 4th Amendment isn't a suggestion
Walked around the Charlestown Navy Yard this morning.
Saw the USS Constitution, very cool
Saw the USS Constitution, very cool
February 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Walked around the Charlestown Navy Yard this morning.
Saw the USS Constitution, very cool
Saw the USS Constitution, very cool
A room with a view - Boston Harbor
February 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A room with a view - Boston Harbor
The lightning show at the Museum of Science is still pretty awesome. These generators are 93 years old.
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The lightning show at the Museum of Science is still pretty awesome. These generators are 93 years old.
Getting a distinct pro-vaccine vibe from the virus simulation area at the Museum of Science in Boston
February 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Getting a distinct pro-vaccine vibe from the virus simulation area at the Museum of Science in Boston