Mike Farnan
@michaelfarnan.bsky.social
Minnesotan in the City of Angeles. Proud uncle. Un flâneur.
Honing my nunchucks skills to begin a second career as a ninja.
Honing my nunchucks skills to begin a second career as a ninja.
Once again I feel compelled to share Björk. Genius feels too small a word for her:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWW...
Björk - Unison (live at Harpa Reykjavik, 11 Oct 2021)
YouTube video by Таня Ларионова
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December 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Once again I feel compelled to share Björk. Genius feels too small a word for her:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWW...
A perfect description, written decades ago, of last night’s uncommonly hot winds:
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Raymond Chandler Quote
There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A perfect description, written decades ago, of last night’s uncommonly hot winds:
libquotes.com/raymond-chan...
libquotes.com/raymond-chan...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Covering Björk’s genius songwriting, musical production, and vocal performances is a difficult task, but this cover of “Unison” by Mary May is an amazing cover:
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Mary May performs 'Unison' by Björk — Cassette Head Sessions
YouTube video by Cassette Head Sessions
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December 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Covering Björk’s genius songwriting, musical production, and vocal performances is a difficult task, but this cover of “Unison” by Mary May is an amazing cover:
youtu.be/35o2BqINs0k?...
youtu.be/35o2BqINs0k?...
My downstairs neighbors have three one gallon tubs of beef tallow that have been sitting outside their door for weeks, and I have questions (which I will never actually ask them). #mystery
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
My downstairs neighbors have three one gallon tubs of beef tallow that have been sitting outside their door for weeks, and I have questions (which I will never actually ask them). #mystery
Random thought: Norah Jones should do a cover version of Sparks’ “The Number One Song in Heaven”.
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Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven (Official Video)
YouTube video by S P A R K S
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December 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Random thought: Norah Jones should do a cover version of Sparks’ “The Number One Song in Heaven”.
youtu.be/P6I6yr7WDeg?...
youtu.be/P6I6yr7WDeg?...
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This is absolutely real. The current HBO Max version of this "Mad Men" episode "remastered for 4K" did not include an updated visual effects shot, which originally painted out the crew and equipment. Not just that, the HBO Max episode titles/order is jumbled for s01.
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is absolutely real. The current HBO Max version of this "Mad Men" episode "remastered for 4K" did not include an updated visual effects shot, which originally painted out the crew and equipment. Not just that, the HBO Max episode titles/order is jumbled for s01.
7-year-old Edith is fascinated by graffiti. Her assessment of taggers: “Some of them are really good artists,and some of them are really bad artists.”
#wisdom
#wisdom
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
7-year-old Edith is fascinated by graffiti. Her assessment of taggers: “Some of them are really good artists,and some of them are really bad artists.”
#wisdom
#wisdom
On a rainy night in L.A. I’m taking the #4 bus, which travels through downtown Beverly Hills. There many people on the bus who are clearly unhoused and have nowhere else to go. It is a cruel irony that we do so little for them as they travel through one of the richest cities in the world.
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On a rainy night in L.A. I’m taking the #4 bus, which travels through downtown Beverly Hills. There many people on the bus who are clearly unhoused and have nowhere else to go. It is a cruel irony that we do so little for them as they travel through one of the richest cities in the world.
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
Love this article about what it was actually like to be at game 7 of the World Series.
A 2750-word essay about the greatest game ever played, where I officially debut my 2025 year end video featuring @joshgitt1214.bsky.social, @alainnfocail.bsky.social, @baseball-broad.bsky.social, and @megambuske.bsky.social set to Oh Lord? I know what I'm about.
Hope you enjoy!
Hope you enjoy!
What it was like at World Series Game 7 in person
One final look back at a field report of what was likely the best baseball game ever played.
www.truebluela.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Love this article about what it was actually like to be at game 7 of the World Series.
Well reasoned article by Joshua Baum arguing that @wehocity.bsky.social’s requirements for below market rate apartment units are counterproductive. #WeHo #urbanism
Op-Ed: West Hollywood’s inclusionary housing update misses the economic moment
On Monday night, the West Hollywood City Council will consider major changes to its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, one of the city’s most significant housing policy debates in years. The proposed upd...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Well reasoned article by Joshua Baum arguing that @wehocity.bsky.social’s requirements for below market rate apartment units are counterproductive. #WeHo #urbanism
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NEW MA BLOG POST: The Militant's Metrolink Beer Map! 🍻🚉
A guide to Metrolink-accessible breweries, taprooms and pubs! Don't drink and drive - Drink and Link:
militantangeleno.com/blog/2025/08...
A guide to Metrolink-accessible breweries, taprooms and pubs! Don't drink and drive - Drink and Link:
militantangeleno.com/blog/2025/08...
August 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
NEW MA BLOG POST: The Militant's Metrolink Beer Map! 🍻🚉
A guide to Metrolink-accessible breweries, taprooms and pubs! Don't drink and drive - Drink and Link:
militantangeleno.com/blog/2025/08...
A guide to Metrolink-accessible breweries, taprooms and pubs! Don't drink and drive - Drink and Link:
militantangeleno.com/blog/2025/08...
Reposted by Mike Farnan
I was one of the columnists who left the Post after owner Jeff Bezos demanded the Opinion section largely focus on “personal liberties and free markets." Yes, they’re under pressure. But maybe these leaders kinda like what Trump’s doing.
— Perry Bacon, TNR's newest team member
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— Perry Bacon, TNR's newest team member
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August 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I was one of the columnists who left the Post after owner Jeff Bezos demanded the Opinion section largely focus on “personal liberties and free markets." Yes, they’re under pressure. But maybe these leaders kinda like what Trump’s doing.
— Perry Bacon, TNR's newest team member
trib.al/Xj7T00b
— Perry Bacon, TNR's newest team member
trib.al/Xj7T00b
Please sign this petition to demand a red-light camera at the intersection of Fountain and Gardner in #WeHo to improve traffic safety for all. chng.it/8gKBFf6JTq
Install a red light camera at Fountain and Gardner
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Please sign this petition to demand a red-light camera at the intersection of Fountain and Gardner in #WeHo to improve traffic safety for all. chng.it/8gKBFf6JTq
Not only is this fascinating research about the actual mechanisms that allow our brains to maintain memories, but this is spectacular scientific reporting.
@ajdinahalilovic.bsky.social wrote an engaging article that clearly explains a very complex topic.
@ajdinahalilovic.bsky.social wrote an engaging article that clearly explains a very complex topic.
How do memories last a lifetime when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks or months? An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. @ajdinahalilovic.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/the-molecula...
The Molecular Bond That Helps Secure Your Memories | Quanta Magazine
How do memories last a lifetime when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks or months? An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory.
www.quantamagazine.org
July 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Not only is this fascinating research about the actual mechanisms that allow our brains to maintain memories, but this is spectacular scientific reporting.
@ajdinahalilovic.bsky.social wrote an engaging article that clearly explains a very complex topic.
@ajdinahalilovic.bsky.social wrote an engaging article that clearly explains a very complex topic.
After yet another person is killed on Fountain Ave. in #WeHo, we need immediate action to fix this dangerous road. chng.it/LrKS2BSRR7
This campaign needs you now
Call for the Resignation of Councilmember Lauren Meister
chng.it
July 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
After yet another person is killed on Fountain Ave. in #WeHo, we need immediate action to fix this dangerous road. chng.it/LrKS2BSRR7
MLB.tv has been terrible this year. Long and frequent buffering hangs. Games randomly restarting. Today the Twins broadcast started in the 6th inning.
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July 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
MLB.tv has been terrible this year. Long and frequent buffering hangs. Games randomly restarting. Today the Twins broadcast started in the 6th inning.
At every Dodgers game I’ve attended this year (all two of them) Ohtani has hit a home run so if they want to give me season tickets that would be great for all involved.
July 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
At every Dodgers game I’ve attended this year (all two of them) Ohtani has hit a home run so if they want to give me season tickets that would be great for all involved.
Fantastic that not only is @underworldlive.bsky.social playing the Hollywood Palladium, but they actually have reasonably priced tickets, which is a rarity these days. Should be a great show!
June 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fantastic that not only is @underworldlive.bsky.social playing the Hollywood Palladium, but they actually have reasonably priced tickets, which is a rarity these days. Should be a great show!
Reposted by Mike Farnan
Just a reminder going forward...
(cartoon from 2003)
(cartoon from 2003)
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just a reminder going forward...
(cartoon from 2003)
(cartoon from 2003)
@mnaurorafc.bsky.social What’s the deal with changing the time of the match at the last minute and then refusing refunds to the fans who can’t attend at the the later time? That’s no way to treat your fans!
June 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@mnaurorafc.bsky.social What’s the deal with changing the time of the match at the last minute and then refusing refunds to the fans who can’t attend at the the later time? That’s no way to treat your fans!
