A report from what’s probably one of the last stores to exclusively sell classical music on CD. “It’s a hangout.”
↩︎ Texas Monthly
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In light of a round-up in the Washington Post of offensive descrptions in the media of the Ukraine invasion—ironic considering a headline the Post used for a George F. Will column as recently as July: “Civilized nations’ efforts to deter Russia and China are starting to add up”—an old graphic feels pertinent:
It’s extraordinary how accurate this old map is. pic.twitter.com/4m1qnW0wLr
— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) February 28, 2022
The Soviet Union fell on the issue of Ukraine and now, if there are to be effective Russian economic, military, and other spheres of influence, Ukraine is essential, like it was back in 1991.
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Tarpley Hitt: CPAC was the worst stand-up show I’ve ever been to. “Even Trump himself seemed tired of his own schtick.”
↩︎ Gawker
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The USPS’s new mail truck will only average 8.6 mpg. “And it’s not like the USPS tried very hard to find alternatives.”
↩︎ Ars Technica
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TJ Stevenson shows what it’s like to be the only white member of Soul Glo—apparently it’s a lot like being a white jazz drummer around J.K. Simmons? From the forthcoming album Diaspora Problems.
If you enjoy, here’s some good footage of the band playing in November.
Sebastian Smee reaches number 100—Edward Hopper’s 1939 “New York Movie”—in his individual appreciations of great pictures.
↩︎ The Wash…
A brief report on the snowmobile life—including a snowmobile taxi driver—of a former cow town turned ski town.
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In the past 18 months, five Native American women have gone missing or been killed in Northern California’s Lost Coast.
↩︎ The Associated Press
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