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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 11h

If only.

The Onion @theonion.com · 15h

Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo

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Judd Greenstein @juddgreenstein.bsky.social · 4d

but what do you think about the Riyadh *Opera* Festival

Judah Adashi @jadashi.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this didn't get a lot of attention. Perhaps/hopefully that's because it's now well established that the Met is an unethical organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/a...

The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes

www.nytimes.com

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.

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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 6d

Last night at a rehearsal a singer friend hugged me and whispered very seriously into my ear “you have better diction than so many singers.” I’ve never felt more elite than I did in that moment.

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Josh "cortex" Millard @joshmillard.bsky.social · 12d

ISAAC CHOTINER: you've said you're sitting in a room

ALVIN LUCIER: [gesturing around] of course

CHOTINER: and that it's different from the one I'm in now

LUCIER: well, but

CHOTINER: which, sitting here together, I'm just wondering if you see a contradiction there

LUCIER: let me start again

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations.

It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops.

CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.

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Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.social · 13d

I got a chance to chat with @bjcolangelo.bsky.social of @slashfilm.bsky.social during @screamfactory.bsky.social's special Piranha screening at @vidiots.bsky.social last week about cult cinema restoration & preservation!

www.slashfilm.com/1976924/cult...

Why Restoring Cult Movies Is A Public Service, According To Legendary Horror Director Joe Dante [Exclusive] - SlashFilm

Joe Dante, the filmmaker behind movies like Gremlins, Piranha, The Howling, and The 'Burbs, has strong feelings about the restoration of cult films.

www.slashfilm.com

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Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 13d

CHOTINER: you view music as an extension of your faith

ANTON BRUCKNER: oh, very much so

C: and your use of the orchestra to mimic a church organ

B: devotional, absolutely

C: and your regard for other composers?

B: second only to my regard for the Lord

C: let's talk about Beethoven's skull

B:

Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 13d

CHOTINER: these people, they can be dangerous

PROFESSOR X: so can anyone, but yes

CHOTINER: training is important

PROFESSOR X: it's critical

CHOTINER: let's talk about the danger room

PROFESSOR X:

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Benjamin Ahr Harrison @benjaminahr.mobi · 13d

Chotiner interviews Janeway

A back and forth between Isaac Chotiner and Captain Janeway made to look like a screenshot from The New Yorker.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 14d

Stolen from an Animorphs Facebook group.

A teenager turning into a bird, Animorphs cover style

"Getting raptured?

No thanks

I'm getting raptored"

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 15d

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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 14d

Ugh, this was my concern about Soup Cubes: idea is good, size not for real humans eating food. My condolences.

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 15d

Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return tomorrow.

“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday” — Disney

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Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 16d

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 16d

Ooo EXCELLENT!

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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats!! I was so bummed to miss this, sounded like such a cool event.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18d

Internet Outage Forces Public Into Street To Voice Their Inane Opinions

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afmlocal47.bsky.social @afmlocal47.bsky.social · 18d

Hollywood unions AFM, DGA, IATSE and SAG-AFTRA issued this joint statement in response to ABC's indefinite suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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Diana Wade @violanerd.bsky.social · 19d

Felt like a reunion of the strike days protesting outside of Disney today. We’ll keep showing up.

A white woman wearing a blue AFM Local 47 tee with a sign that says “musicians for free speech”

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 Join us TODAY at 12 PM at the main Disney Gate at 2201 W Alameda Ave in Burbank to protest ABC and tell them to bring back #JimmyKimmel.🚨 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Writers Guild Rips ABC’s Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ From Air: “The WGA Stands With Jimmy Kimmel and His Writers”

SAG-AFTRA also released a statement following the news, noting, "The decision to suspend airing 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' is the type of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone’s freedoms."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 20d

for sale: institutional spines. never used.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19d

Democratic Party leadership is calling for the resignation of FCC Chair Brandon Carr.

They say he disgraced his office by coercing ABC to bend the knee to the Trump admin.

Carr threatened the broadcaster and its affiliates, using his power in violation of the First Amendment.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 19d

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19d

In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 19d

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

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