Stephen Fine
@stephen-fine.bsky.social
Classical Music - Books - Teaching
BM-Rice (‘06), MM-SFCM (‘08)
I did some mining of academian ore, but Lord Chaos held something else in store; I was vomited from a beast’s belly onto the shore. But this is no firmament. Where am I?
BM-Rice (‘06), MM-SFCM (‘08)
I did some mining of academian ore, but Lord Chaos held something else in store; I was vomited from a beast’s belly onto the shore. But this is no firmament. Where am I?
tell me five classes you took in college:
Shakespeare on Film
Death and Dying
Linguistics 101
Geology 101
Cicero and Catullus
Shakespeare on Film
Death and Dying
Linguistics 101
Geology 101
Cicero and Catullus
tell me five classes you took in college:
Magic, Symbol, and Religion
Philosophy and Feminism
Ireland to Independence
Post-War American Poetry
The Medieval World
Magic, Symbol, and Religion
Philosophy and Feminism
Ireland to Independence
Post-War American Poetry
The Medieval World
tell me five classes you took in college:
Meteorology
Indian Wars and Treaties (got to write a research paper on the treaty between the Cherokee Nation and the CSA)
History of Pirates
The Vietnam War
International Institutions
Meteorology
Indian Wars and Treaties (got to write a research paper on the treaty between the Cherokee Nation and the CSA)
History of Pirates
The Vietnam War
International Institutions
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 AM
tell me five classes you took in college:
Shakespeare on Film
Death and Dying
Linguistics 101
Geology 101
Cicero and Catullus
Shakespeare on Film
Death and Dying
Linguistics 101
Geology 101
Cicero and Catullus
In 2006 I was at a shoe store in Milan that sold gently worn luxury shoes with Bettina Mussomeli and the cellist Jennifer Culp (who is fabulously stylish) and they told me to buy a pair of Moreschi boots that I’ve just taken to the cobbler to be resoled for the 2nd time. They’re still gorgeous.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
In 2006 I was at a shoe store in Milan that sold gently worn luxury shoes with Bettina Mussomeli and the cellist Jennifer Culp (who is fabulously stylish) and they told me to buy a pair of Moreschi boots that I’ve just taken to the cobbler to be resoled for the 2nd time. They’re still gorgeous.
Norman would approve.
I love this.
I love this.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Norman would approve.
I love this.
I love this.
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So many wonderful moments from Catherine O'Hara, but this is the one I thought of. Just her and the camera and she makes it so, so, funny. Her performance is perfectly punctuated www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUGK...
Schitt's Creek Fruit Wine Commercial
YouTube video by Michael Miller
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:19 PM
So many wonderful moments from Catherine O'Hara, but this is the one I thought of. Just her and the camera and she makes it so, so, funny. Her performance is perfectly punctuated www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUGK...
It’s hard to think of a greater actress… truly one of the funniest to ever do it.
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It’s hard to think of a greater actress… truly one of the funniest to ever do it.
I’m always amused when a hugely popular book is discovered to not suck.
“Infinite Jest” is a masterpiece and a pleasure to read, Hermione Hoby writes. “Perhaps the greatest disjunction between the book’s reputation and its contents lies in the notion that it’s a pretentious slog no one could honestly enjoy.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xQHtnb
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I’m always amused when a hugely popular book is discovered to not suck.
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I've actually been meaning to reread Infinite Jest since my brother passed from a drug overdose, because it taught me so much about addiction and (even more so) recovery. I genuinely enjoyed reading it the first time, and had no idea what practically utility it would hold for me personally.
“Infinite Jest” is a masterpiece and a pleasure to read, Hermione Hoby writes. “Perhaps the greatest disjunction between the book’s reputation and its contents lies in the notion that it’s a pretentious slog no one could honestly enjoy.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xQHtnb
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I've actually been meaning to reread Infinite Jest since my brother passed from a drug overdose, because it taught me so much about addiction and (even more so) recovery. I genuinely enjoyed reading it the first time, and had no idea what practically utility it would hold for me personally.
Whoa. Fun show.
The Detroit Opera is showcasing Parliament-Funkadelic in a new way.
Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music
The Detroit Opera is showcasing Parliament-Funkadelic in a new way. George Clinton’s and P-Funk’s greatest hits will be performed by an orchestra.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Whoa. Fun show.
Wow.
Anyone who thinks a single person can’t move mountains hasn’t read The Power Broker.
This clarity of communication feels like power.
Anyone who thinks a single person can’t move mountains hasn’t read The Power Broker.
This clarity of communication feels like power.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Wow.
Anyone who thinks a single person can’t move mountains hasn’t read The Power Broker.
This clarity of communication feels like power.
Anyone who thinks a single person can’t move mountains hasn’t read The Power Broker.
This clarity of communication feels like power.
lol - I hope they’re treating Don nicely, but also, what a boon for his career. Talk about a scoop.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
lol - I hope they’re treating Don nicely, but also, what a boon for his career. Talk about a scoop.
Bring back phrenology but just for this guy.
So I found out this is one of the ICE agents involved in this incident.
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Bring back phrenology but just for this guy.
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Harp playing boar
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Harp playing boar
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
Holy shit.
The lovely Guy Branum had some thoughts about this: www.instagram.com/p/DUFUAJUFOT...
Guy Branum on Instagram: "Unfortunately, I don’t have publicist money to get a spot on @thedailyshow to respond to @whitneycummings trying to explain away her dangerous, opportunistic stoking of our c...
5,214 likes, 313 comments - guybranum on January 28, 2026: "Unfortunately, I don’t have publicist money to get a spot on @thedailyshow to respond to @whitneycummings trying to explain away her dangero...
www.instagram.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Holy shit.
Took 4 episodes, but Starfleet Academy managed to put out a tolerable episode of Star Trek.
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Took 4 episodes, but Starfleet Academy managed to put out a tolerable episode of Star Trek.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
Haiku
Twenty-one cranes fly
up so high they appear small,
saluting the cold.
Twenty-one cranes fly
up so high they appear small,
saluting the cold.
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Haiku
Twenty-one cranes fly
up so high they appear small,
saluting the cold.
Twenty-one cranes fly
up so high they appear small,
saluting the cold.
I feel like the over investment in data centers won’t hurt us much but I don’t see any good coming from the over investment in concentration camps.
Crazy what Republicans will spend money on and what they won’t. Truly bonkers. The deficit spending under Trump is destroying our future.
Crazy what Republicans will spend money on and what they won’t. Truly bonkers. The deficit spending under Trump is destroying our future.
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I feel like the over investment in data centers won’t hurt us much but I don’t see any good coming from the over investment in concentration camps.
Crazy what Republicans will spend money on and what they won’t. Truly bonkers. The deficit spending under Trump is destroying our future.
Crazy what Republicans will spend money on and what they won’t. Truly bonkers. The deficit spending under Trump is destroying our future.
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My conquistador blood boils, as I type out another post on social media, my warrior spirit overcomes me as I check Reddit, home of the modern Gladiator, and I quickly make a tactical move to switch to YouTube, home of the mighty Viking warrior Chef John of Food Wishes dotcom
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
My conquistador blood boils, as I type out another post on social media, my warrior spirit overcomes me as I check Reddit, home of the modern Gladiator, and I quickly make a tactical move to switch to YouTube, home of the mighty Viking warrior Chef John of Food Wishes dotcom
Rahm, my dude, you are a youthful 67 now, but you’d be in office as a 70 year old. wtf man. Know your own limitations, the limitations of biology.
Rahm Emanuel's “combination of policy talk, moral reflection and candid critiques of recent Democratic fixations is distinctive, and there’s impressive political savvy in what he foregrounds and how he frames it,” argues Frank Bruni.
Opinion | Will Rahm Emanuel Run for President in 2028?
A Democratic insider with an outside chance at the White House
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Rahm, my dude, you are a youthful 67 now, but you’d be in office as a 70 year old. wtf man. Know your own limitations, the limitations of biology.
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground/How can you run when you know?
Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground/How can you run when you know?
Congratulations to Eleanor Holmes Norton on a fabulous career. A goddamn hero.
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Congratulations to Eleanor Holmes Norton on a fabulous career. A goddamn hero.
Oklahoma Governor Stitt just said Trump is fucking up and that sensible Immigration Reform would be something like allowing states to issue work permits.
Oh, ya don’t say?!? Republicans are so broken.
Oh, ya don’t say?!? Republicans are so broken.
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oklahoma Governor Stitt just said Trump is fucking up and that sensible Immigration Reform would be something like allowing states to issue work permits.
Oh, ya don’t say?!? Republicans are so broken.
Oh, ya don’t say?!? Republicans are so broken.