Tax day moved to May 17. Procrastinators, rejoice!
All That We’ve Lost.
Here are a couple of articles from Slate and Afar about vaccination cards – don’t laminate them because you may need to record a booster shot. But if you already did, don’t sweat it. And the vaccine passport in the United States is a definite maybe kind of thing.
COVID vaccine in New Zealand.
Calling Chauvin a “Bad Apple” Denies Systemic Nature of Racist Police Violence.
Cartoon: God-Man trumpets his response to mass shootings!
‘Is This Patriot Enough?’: Asian American Official Shows Military Scars, Condemns Racist Violence.
Matt Gaetz, Now Under DOJ Investigation, Was Lone Vote Against Human Trafficking Bill in 2017
Doctor Fentanyl.
Tucker Carlson and national debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
The Science of Loneliness.
Exhausted Workers Want More Flexibility.
French police are investigating an international Lego crime ring.
Countdown to the 1950 Census release.
Administrative Records and the 2020 Census.
NYC surgeons successfully performed the first windpipe transplant in the world.
7% of Americans don’t use the Internet. Who are they?
Dear WordPress: Really? REALLY?
John Burnside · Poem: ‘The Night Ferry’
Joye Murcison Kelly, R.I.P. Early, uncredited Wonder Woman scribe.
Triple stumper question on JEOPARDY!
Agatha
My paternal grandmother was named Agatha. The definition of agathokakological is “Made up of both good and evil.” I thought she was pretty good, myself. The word is from the Greek agathos (good) + kakos (bad), which proves my point.
How breakfast cereal was invented.
A stone and wood Dutch colonial is said to be the oldest house in New York.
Can Frasier afford his apartment?
Now I Know: The Loophole With Two Wheels and Supercalifragilisticexpialilawsuit and The Wild Deuce and Alaska’s Super Hero Dogs and Save Your Bread When Going on Vacation.
The Beatles: Get Back – A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson.
Conversation between Adam Guettel and Stephen Sondheim.
MUSIC
Music for the Soul: An Evening with Rebecca Jade, February 23, 2021.
Ted and Lindsey – Randy Rainbow.
The Observatory – Caroline Shaw.
Piano Quintet in G minor – Bruch. Novacek/Yoo/Haas/Banaszek/deMaine | Festival Mozaic 2018.
Flintstone themes: first one and the second one.
The Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman.
Road Runner Show theme.
Six Japanese Gardens, for mixed percussion and electronics, written by Finnish composer Kaija Saarioho.
Sunshine Superman – MonaLisa Twins.
Overture 1812 – Tchaikovsky.
Coverville 1352: Lady Gaga Cover Story and 1353: The Ronnie Lane Cover Story II and 1354: The Al Green Cover Story II – Also, Thumbs!
Creation du Monde – Vangelis.
The Rubberband Man (album version) -The Spinners.
Ain’t No Sunshine – Canen.
Prejudice – Tim Minchin.
My mom is part of that 7%. She uses FaceTime, that’s about it. I had to try to help her (from 700 miles away!) deal with the internet sign-up for COVID vaccines, until finally her county realized “oh hey a lot of the people we need to get in the first wave are over 80 and don’t use the internet” and she got on a phone list.