Sam Scumaci
@samscumaci.bsky.social
Poet / Musician and sometimes Actor.
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history. www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n...
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history. www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n...
This is one of my favorite Christmas albums that came out a couple years ago youtu.be/sNRSAvJf5PQ?...
STAX CHRISTMAS - Full Album Stream 🎄🎄🎄
YouTube video by Stax Records
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December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is one of my favorite Christmas albums that came out a couple years ago youtu.be/sNRSAvJf5PQ?...
Fela rules! www.npr.org/sections/goa...
He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Fela rules! www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Sony Pictures is set to take control of the Peanuts franchise in a $457 million deal.
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Sony to Acquire Control of Peanuts in $457 Million Deal
Sony will own 80% of Peanuts Holdings after acquiring the 41% stake in the entity from WildBrain.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sony Pictures is set to take control of the Peanuts franchise in a $457 million deal.
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Enjoy your evening youtu.be/zhZXIZs1LEE?...
Geminiani: Concerti Grossi Op.2 & 3
YouTube video by Brilliant Classics
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December 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Enjoy your evening youtu.be/zhZXIZs1LEE?...
Coffee and a book: my favorite couple.
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Coffee and a book: my favorite couple.
This is crazy www.latimes.com/california/s...
Rob Reiner, wife confirmed dead in homicide at Brentwood home; police interview family member
Longtime Hollywood star Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday in what police are describing as an apparent homicide.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
This is crazy www.latimes.com/california/s...
A Cherry Pie Christmas is now on YouTube. Makes me want to go visit Door County Coffee very soon youtu.be/wFM0AGgPHDo?...
A Cherry Pie Christmas | Full Romance Christmas Movie - Katie Leclerc, Ryan Carnes
YouTube video by Nicely Entertainment
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December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A Cherry Pie Christmas is now on YouTube. Makes me want to go visit Door County Coffee very soon youtu.be/wFM0AGgPHDo?...
One more time for Blues Time with Tom Marker youtu.be/YzqktO7ykhQ?...
Blues Time with Tom Marker Final Show 12/13/2025
YouTube video by MusicCollectionHouse
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December 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
One more time for Blues Time with Tom Marker youtu.be/YzqktO7ykhQ?...
Leslie Keros' tribute to Tom Marker youtu.be/8itfMxa3dLg?...
Mood Indigo with Leslie Keros - A Tribute to Tom Marker 12/13/2025
YouTube video by MusicCollectionHouse
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December 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Leslie Keros' tribute to Tom Marker youtu.be/8itfMxa3dLg?...
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., the father of music icon Selena, has died at 86 buff.ly/09EJBOR
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December 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., the father of music icon Selena, has died at 86 buff.ly/09EJBOR
Rest in Peace Peter Greene. He was one of my favorite actors. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Peter Greene, actor known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' dead at 60
As a character actor, Greene also had roles in “The Usual Suspects” and “Training Day,” among others.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Rest in Peace Peter Greene. He was one of my favorite actors. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
There's a new, unique holiday trolley tour that takes riders around to the Chicago area's independent bookstore. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
New holiday trolleys give tours of Chicago's independent bookstores
There's a new, unique holiday trolley tour that takes riders around to the Chicago area's independent bookstore.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
There's a new, unique holiday trolley tour that takes riders around to the Chicago area's independent bookstore. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Download 1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli www.openculture.com/2025/12/down...
Download 1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli
You may have seen every single one of Studio Ghibli's animated films, going well beyond the Hayao Miyazaki-directed My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service to the less widely kn...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Download 1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli www.openculture.com/2025/12/down...
Enjoy Markus Rutz's Third Coast Sounds Quartet! youtu.be/vGOmG6Xxpeo?...
Markus Rutz's Third Coast Sounds Quartet - Live at Skeleton Key Brewery 12/09/2025 Woodridge, IL
YouTube video by MusicCollectionHouse
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December 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Enjoy Markus Rutz's Third Coast Sounds Quartet! youtu.be/vGOmG6Xxpeo?...
That is so terrible www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Jubilant Sykes, Celebrated Opera Singer, Is Stabbed to Death
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December 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
That is so terrible www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Happy birthday in Blues Heaven to Junior Wells youtu.be/Hsz61_nBBy0?...
Worried Life Blues
YouTube video by Junior Wells - Topic
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December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy birthday in Blues Heaven to Junior Wells youtu.be/Hsz61_nBBy0?...
Give people their flowers when they are still alive.
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Give people their flowers when they are still alive.
Rest in Peace Steve Regal. Fans of Windy City Pro Wrestling will remember him as he a part of the early days of the indie promotion www.tmz.com/2025/12/08/s...
Wrestling Star 'Mr. Electricity' Steve Regal Dead at 73
Former wrestling star "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal died at the age of 73.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Rest in Peace Steve Regal. Fans of Windy City Pro Wrestling will remember him as he a part of the early days of the indie promotion www.tmz.com/2025/12/08/s...
Streaming? Out. Borrowing physical media from your public library? In.
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Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?
Streaming is over. The magazine is back. And everyone who’s too online is apparently getting off again. The time is ripe for an analog revolution. And where better to start than the stacks? A…
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December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Streaming? Out. Borrowing physical media from your public library? In.
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I'm excited about this. www.ign.com/articles/sta...
Star Wars Returns to Theaters in February of 2027 in Its Original 1977 Theatrical Release Form - IGN
Earlier this year, Disney announced it would bring the original Star Wars film, later dubbed Episode IV: A New Hope, back to theaters for the film's 50th anniversary in 2027. But it looks like we'll b...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm excited about this. www.ign.com/articles/sta...
Rest in Peace Frank Gehry www.npr.org/2025/12/05/5...
Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Rest in Peace Frank Gehry www.npr.org/2025/12/05/5...