Vlogbrothers: End the stigma
What happened to Jaye McBride could have happened to any of us
WAVE 3 News reporter kissed on live TV; here’s why it’s not cool – Sara Rivest is the daughter of Michael, a guy I know in Albany IRL
The differential privacy video the Census Bureau sponsored from MinutePhysics
Unmarried Partners More Diverse Than 20 Years Ago
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies at 75
Longtime TV newsman Sander Vanocur dies at 91
Amy Biancolli turns 56
The Surreal End of an American College
What Happens Right Before Your Best Employee Quits
Alan Zweig’s Vinyl documentary – a record collector’s expose
Baking Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Library Card
The Guardian: 100 best films movies of the 21st century. 1) I’ve seen 26 of them, at least two of which I disliked; 2) the year 2000 is NOT in the 21st century
Chef Boyardee: The Sine Qua Non of Homemade Pizza
Epergne: It’s time this Kitschiest of Obscure Vintage Treasures had a Comeback
The Evolution of a Fractured Coin of the Rebellion
The Modern Jonah
Now I Know: Who is MP and Why Are His Initials on My Checks? and An Aria a Day Keeps the Cougars Away and The Aquarium That Turned a Blind Eye Toward Bullies and The Island That Floated To Safety and Why We Give 21-Gun Salutes
English
Merriam-Webster dictionary adds ‘they’ as a nonbinary pronoun – America’s oldest dictionary claps back at grammar snobs as it embraces a more inclusive definition
Public is or Public are: “British English tends to see either a plural or singular verb, pronoun or noun as acceptable, depending on the context in which the collective noun is used. American English, however, is considerably more rigid in sticking with the singular. Though they too may reconsider occasionally, based on context.”
Harry Potter and the Poorly Read Exorcist
Boss Tweet
He is a threat to virtually everything that the United States should stand for
If This Isn’t Impeachable, Nothing Is and If Democrats put off impeachment until he does something worse, he’ll do something worse and His call to Zelensky was not out of the ordinary – for him and With the Gears of Impeachment Finally Grinding, the Hard Part Begins; also Lindsey Graham’s Impeachment Views in 1999 Vs. 2019
Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market
The Race to Prepare for a Potential U.S. Exit From the World’s Mail System
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Legal Immigration
Travel ban really was a Muslim ban, data suggests
Comedian John Mulaney has the perfect analogy for what’s going on in our country today [explicit language]
MUSIC
What’s My Name – Ringo Starr
Playing for Change: The Weight – Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr, and Musicians Across Five Continents
Old Town Road -Courtney Hadwin
Overture: L’italiana in Algeri, or The Italian Girl in Algiers by Giacchino Rossini
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Sleeping At Last
Happy Birthday, Hans Zimmer edition
Coverville 1278: The Leonard Cohen Cover Story V
Love’s Creeping Up on Me – United Image, a 1971 Stax song that sounds more like Motown to me, and is billed as Northern Soul
All Kinds of Kinds – Miranda Lambert
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris Trio Documentary
The importance of choir: John Rutter (there are about 20 seconds of him in b&w before he actually begins to speak)
Real Arrogance Over False Humility: The Beautiful Honesty of Joni Mitchell
The First Time I Met Prince, by Sheila E
