Steven Loy
@stevenloy.bsky.social
Conductor, composer, light-chaser
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A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
For the first time, astronomers have detected a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun, and it was a big one – powerful enough to strip the atmosphere from nearby planets. That's bad news for the search for extraterrestrial life. Here's why: physicsworld.com/a/astronomer... 🧪⚛️🔭
Astronomers observe a coronal mass ejection from a distant star – Physics World
Burst from M-dwarf star could be powerful enough to strip the atmosphere of any planets that orbit it, with implications for the search for extraterrestrial life
physicsworld.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
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🔭 Webb's Rho Ophiuchi
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI),
www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI),
www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🔭 Webb's Rho Ophiuchi
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI),
www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI),
www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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"There is nothing new under the sun. But there are new suns." - Octavia Butler
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September 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"There is nothing new under the sun. But there are new suns." - Octavia Butler
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Bring it on!
The Onion: November 20, 2013
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West
WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on...
theonion.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Bring it on!
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The Onion: November 20, 2013
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West
WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on...
theonion.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Onion: November 20, 2013
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
In a video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, “In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West.”
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Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’
Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’
Exclusive: The creator of some of cinema’s most memorable music says it pales in comparison to the great works
As one of the greatest composers in film, John Williams has written some of the most memorable music in cinema for masterpieces such as Jaws, Jurassic Park and Star Wars.
But despite winning five Oscars, the 93-year-old believes that, as an art form, film music pales in comparison to history’s great works. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’
Have said it before, will say it as often as it continues to make me laugh: the Guardian has a genius headline writer. There are layers here 🧅
Love? Actually, no: Emma Thompson reveals Donald Trump asked her on a date
Love? Actually, no: Emma Thompson reveals Donald Trump asked her on a date
Actor said Trump phoned her to make the offer on the day her divorce from Kenneth Branagh was confirmed in 1998
Emma Thompson has accepted Academy Awards, Baftas and even a damehood over a glittering career, but there was one offer she had to turn down.
The actor says she once got asked out on a date by Donald Trump on the same day her divorced was confirmed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Have said it before, will say it as often as it continues to make me laugh: the Guardian has a genius headline writer. There are layers here 🧅
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Kurtág’s second opera is due for a première in Budapest on February 20 next year, the day after his hundredth birthday.
György Kurtág's new opera coming soon – Die Stechardin
Is there an afterlife? Does our soul live on after death? Is there love that lasts beyond the grave? Although no one knows the answer, many people would answer yes, but even those who do not believe i...
www.umpemb.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Kurtág’s second opera is due for a première in Budapest on February 20 next year, the day after his hundredth birthday.
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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Today we celebrate the 98th birthday of conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Still active, still touring, still entrancing orchestras and audiences alike.
Chapeau, maestro 🫡
📷 © Paul Yates
Chapeau, maestro 🫡
📷 © Paul Yates
July 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today we celebrate the 98th birthday of conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Still active, still touring, still entrancing orchestras and audiences alike.
Chapeau, maestro 🫡
📷 © Paul Yates
Chapeau, maestro 🫡
📷 © Paul Yates
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From my ‘Sirens’ series, this is Boreas, Greek god of the cold north wind, storms and winter. Boreas was often depicted as a striding, winged god with ice in his beard or as a gust-blowing head in the clouds.
May 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
From my ‘Sirens’ series, this is Boreas, Greek god of the cold north wind, storms and winter. Boreas was often depicted as a striding, winged god with ice in his beard or as a gust-blowing head in the clouds.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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April 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Strange, bobbly sand trees, because who does not like strange, bobbly sand trees?
April 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Strange, bobbly sand trees, because who does not like strange, bobbly sand trees?
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dear unhappy Trump voters,
yes, this IS exactly what you voted for. you were just too fucking dumb to understand it
yes, this IS exactly what you voted for. you were just too fucking dumb to understand it
March 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
dear unhappy Trump voters,
yes, this IS exactly what you voted for. you were just too fucking dumb to understand it
yes, this IS exactly what you voted for. you were just too fucking dumb to understand it
Definitely too many for me.
March 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Definitely too many for me.
Sad news indeed. If we measure success by how often a composer’s works are performed, Sofia Gubaidulina was likely the most successful female composer in history. (In recent years, Kaija Saariaho was a close second).
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sofia Gubaidulina on March 13, 2025. She was regarded as the grande dame of contemporary music and the most significant Russian composer of our time.
© Bodil Maroni Jensen
#SofiaGubaidulina
© Bodil Maroni Jensen
#SofiaGubaidulina
March 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sad news indeed. If we measure success by how often a composer’s works are performed, Sofia Gubaidulina was likely the most successful female composer in history. (In recent years, Kaija Saariaho was a close second).
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Happy 78th birthday to composer Tristan Murail, famous for his spectral soundscapes. These excellent recordings conducted by Yves Prin and Karl-Anton Rickenbacher provide an excellent introduction to his style.
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy 78th birthday to composer Tristan Murail, famous for his spectral soundscapes. These excellent recordings conducted by Yves Prin and Karl-Anton Rickenbacher provide an excellent introduction to his style.
Sometimes the universe delivers.
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Sometimes the universe delivers.
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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..