christian ericson
@brightmoments.bsky.social
artist : alfa ættar
navigating constellations
www.brightmoments.org
navigating constellations
www.brightmoments.org
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check out this short Q&A about some of what's in my upcoming book:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Out of Africa: PW Talks with Melvin Gibbs
In ‘How Black Music Took Over the World’ (Basic, Apr.), composer and bassist Gibbs charts the spread of African rhythms around the globe and across musical genres.
www.publishersweekly.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
check out this short Q&A about some of what's in my upcoming book:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Lihkku Sámi Álbmotbeivviin - Happy Sámi National Day!
#sápmi #sámi #saami
c/o #AndersSunna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-I...
#sápmi #sámi #saami
c/o #AndersSunna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-I...
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Lihkku Sámi Álbmotbeivviin - Happy Sámi National Day!
#sápmi #sámi #saami
c/o #AndersSunna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-I...
#sápmi #sámi #saami
c/o #AndersSunna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-I...
55 years ago today (February 4, 1971) Rahsaan Roland Kirk recorded "Day Dream", "Breath-A-Thon" and "Black Root (Back to the Root)" for his album “Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata” at Regent Sound Studios, NYC.
#rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0R...
#rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0R...
Day Dream
YouTube video by Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
55 years ago today (February 4, 1971) Rahsaan Roland Kirk recorded "Day Dream", "Breath-A-Thon" and "Black Root (Back to the Root)" for his album “Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata” at Regent Sound Studios, NYC.
#rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0R...
#rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0R...
"it's started by marconi, resumed by sony - a summary by wireless history & only..."
123 years ago today...
remnants from the site of the first transatlantic wireless communication between the u.s. & europe on january 18, 1903 #massiveattack #guglielmomarconi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pg...
123 years ago today...
remnants from the site of the first transatlantic wireless communication between the u.s. & europe on january 18, 1903 #massiveattack #guglielmomarconi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pg...
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"it's started by marconi, resumed by sony - a summary by wireless history & only..."
123 years ago today...
remnants from the site of the first transatlantic wireless communication between the u.s. & europe on january 18, 1903 #massiveattack #guglielmomarconi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pg...
123 years ago today...
remnants from the site of the first transatlantic wireless communication between the u.s. & europe on january 18, 1903 #massiveattack #guglielmomarconi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pg...
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an excerpt from: William Carlos Williams' “In the American Grain" (1922)
November 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM
an excerpt from: William Carlos Williams' “In the American Grain" (1922)
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when I saw the passive voice framing of the Minneapolis ICE incident I knew it was bad - on ICE’s part
we can only imagine what narrative they would’ve came up with if this video didn’t exist
Fortunately
we can all see for ourselves
that ICE taking a life was unjustifiable
we can only imagine what narrative they would’ve came up with if this video didn’t exist
Fortunately
we can all see for ourselves
that ICE taking a life was unjustifiable
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
when I saw the passive voice framing of the Minneapolis ICE incident I knew it was bad - on ICE’s part
we can only imagine what narrative they would’ve came up with if this video didn’t exist
Fortunately
we can all see for ourselves
that ICE taking a life was unjustifiable
we can only imagine what narrative they would’ve came up with if this video didn’t exist
Fortunately
we can all see for ourselves
that ICE taking a life was unjustifiable
january
by william carlos williams
by william carlos williams
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
january
by william carlos williams
by william carlos williams
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
the Village Vanguard, NYC
December 31st, 1973
(Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Reeds, Kenny Rogers - baritone sax, Hilton Ruiz - piano, Henry "Pete" Pearson - bass, John Goldsmith - drums)
youtu.be/z0SoFT_Gs6g?...
the Village Vanguard, NYC
December 31st, 1973
(Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Reeds, Kenny Rogers - baritone sax, Hilton Ruiz - piano, Henry "Pete" Pearson - bass, John Goldsmith - drums)
youtu.be/z0SoFT_Gs6g?...
Cherokee / Koko - Rahsaan Roland Kirk, live nyc 1973
YouTube video by MiqelDotCom
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
the Village Vanguard, NYC
December 31st, 1973
(Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Reeds, Kenny Rogers - baritone sax, Hilton Ruiz - piano, Henry "Pete" Pearson - bass, John Goldsmith - drums)
youtu.be/z0SoFT_Gs6g?...
the Village Vanguard, NYC
December 31st, 1973
(Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Reeds, Kenny Rogers - baritone sax, Hilton Ruiz - piano, Henry "Pete" Pearson - bass, John Goldsmith - drums)
youtu.be/z0SoFT_Gs6g?...
on this day in 1890, innocent men, women, and children were slaughtered at Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála by the united states government. they viewed them as "strange, inferior, and threatening". remember them today and offer prayers in their names:
#woundedkneemassacre #woundedknee
#woundedkneemassacre #woundedknee
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
on this day in 1890, innocent men, women, and children were slaughtered at Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála by the united states government. they viewed them as "strange, inferior, and threatening". remember them today and offer prayers in their names:
#woundedkneemassacre #woundedknee
#woundedkneemassacre #woundedknee
today, December 15, 1890 - Sitting Bull (Lakota: Thatháŋka Íyotake) was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him for supporting the Ghost Dance movement.
#sittingbull #hunkpapa #lakota #sioux #standingrock #indigenous
#sittingbull #hunkpapa #lakota #sioux #standingrock #indigenous
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
today, December 15, 1890 - Sitting Bull (Lakota: Thatháŋka Íyotake) was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him for supporting the Ghost Dance movement.
#sittingbull #hunkpapa #lakota #sioux #standingrock #indigenous
#sittingbull #hunkpapa #lakota #sioux #standingrock #indigenous
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This graph shows the average November volume of Arctic sea-ice. As you can see, November, 2025, set a new record low for sea-ice volume.
Volume, thickness and extent are all at record lows right now for the date. The Climate 8-ball is chanting, "Ice free by twenty-fifty."
Volume, thickness and extent are all at record lows right now for the date. The Climate 8-ball is chanting, "Ice free by twenty-fifty."
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This graph shows the average November volume of Arctic sea-ice. As you can see, November, 2025, set a new record low for sea-ice volume.
Volume, thickness and extent are all at record lows right now for the date. The Climate 8-ball is chanting, "Ice free by twenty-fifty."
Volume, thickness and extent are all at record lows right now for the date. The Climate 8-ball is chanting, "Ice free by twenty-fifty."
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The Impudent Edda asks the important questions. This photo and associated caption are taken from the myth in which Thor drinks way too much and makes a scene at a historic restaurant and then rushes off towards Vígríðr to kill the worst snake that has ever existed.
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1/2
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Impudent Edda asks the important questions. This photo and associated caption are taken from the myth in which Thor drinks way too much and makes a scene at a historic restaurant and then rushes off towards Vígríðr to kill the worst snake that has ever existed.
1/2
1/2
nicholas galanin / yeil ya-tseen
(@nicholasgalanin.bsky.social)
c/o @artreview.bsky.social
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(@nicholasgalanin.bsky.social)
c/o @artreview.bsky.social
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December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
nicholas galanin / yeil ya-tseen
(@nicholasgalanin.bsky.social)
c/o @artreview.bsky.social
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(@nicholasgalanin.bsky.social)
c/o @artreview.bsky.social
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rahsaan roland kirk
08.07.35 - 12.5.77
08.07.35 - 12.5.77
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
rahsaan roland kirk
08.07.35 - 12.5.77
08.07.35 - 12.5.77
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 29, 2025 ~ Stirring thoughts.
"As sea ice retreats, the polar oceans will not only grow darker and warmer. They will also grow more restless, with stronger stirring that touches everything ..."
www.thebrighterside.news/post/melting...
"As sea ice retreats, the polar oceans will not only grow darker and warmer. They will also grow more restless, with stronger stirring that touches everything ..."
www.thebrighterside.news/post/melting...
Melting polar ice supercharges ocean 'stirring', threatening marine climate
New high resolution modeling shows polar sea ice loss will sharply intensify ocean stirring, reshaping ecosystems and climate feedbacks.
www.thebrighterside.news
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 29, 2025 ~ Stirring thoughts.
"As sea ice retreats, the polar oceans will not only grow darker and warmer. They will also grow more restless, with stronger stirring that touches everything ..."
www.thebrighterside.news/post/melting...
"As sea ice retreats, the polar oceans will not only grow darker and warmer. They will also grow more restless, with stronger stirring that touches everything ..."
www.thebrighterside.news/post/melting...
58 years ago today (November 27, 1967) Roland Kirk recorded “Many Blessings”, “The Black and Crazy Blues”, “Fly By Night”, “The Creole Love Call ”and the title track for his album “The Inflated Tear” at Webster Hall in NYC. #rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
58 years ago today (November 27, 1967) Roland Kirk recorded “Many Blessings”, “The Black and Crazy Blues”, “Fly By Night”, “The Creole Love Call ”and the title track for his album “The Inflated Tear” at Webster Hall in NYC. #rahsaanrolandkirk #jazz
#nauset #wampanoag #mohandsick #manomet #paomet #sawkattucket #matake #nobsquosset #sokone #nantucket #capawack #pokanoket #algonquin
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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In the just-released issue of Scandinavian Review! Print only, so get a subscription: www.amscan.org/publications/
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In the just-released issue of Scandinavian Review! Print only, so get a subscription: www.amscan.org/publications/
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Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 16, 2025 ~ breaking the ice.
“Basically, the ice shelves are there and then, boom, boom, boom, a series of melt streams and melt ponds. And then the whole thing collapsed, smattered into smithereens.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
“Basically, the ice shelves are there and then, boom, boom, boom, a series of melt streams and melt ponds. And then the whole thing collapsed, smattered into smithereens.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica - Inside Climate News
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.
insideclimatenews.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 16, 2025 ~ breaking the ice.
“Basically, the ice shelves are there and then, boom, boom, boom, a series of melt streams and melt ponds. And then the whole thing collapsed, smattered into smithereens.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
“Basically, the ice shelves are there and then, boom, boom, boom, a series of melt streams and melt ponds. And then the whole thing collapsed, smattered into smithereens.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...
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my album
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
is out today!
I can't do the false humility/humble brag thing about it...
This Record Is Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
but hey - you don't need to believe me
Go take a listen
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com/album/amasia...
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
is out today!
I can't do the false humility/humble brag thing about it...
This Record Is Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
but hey - you don't need to believe me
Go take a listen
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com/album/amasia...
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2, by Melvin Gibbs
6 track album
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
my album
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
is out today!
I can't do the false humility/humble brag thing about it...
This Record Is Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
but hey - you don't need to believe me
Go take a listen
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com/album/amasia...
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
is out today!
I can't do the false humility/humble brag thing about it...
This Record Is Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
but hey - you don't need to believe me
Go take a listen
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com/album/amasia...
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Tonight!
On the next episode
Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview
Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview
Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
October 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Tonight!
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Today is a good day to admire the ”Odin from Lejre” 🇩🇰
October 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today is a good day to admire the ”Odin from Lejre” 🇩🇰