What One Million COVID Dead Mean for the U.S.’s Future
Mother Earth: “Don’t Mourn for Me, Organize!” and Earth Now Has a 50% Chance of Hitting 1.5°C of Warming by 2026
Environmental Racism: and the Philippine Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Fact-checking “2000 Mules”, the movie alleging ballot fraud “uses a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election nearly 18 months after it ended.”
John Green: My Religion and My Banned Books
The Real ID Deadline Is May 2023
Mexico to reroute trade railway connection from Texas to New Mexico due to Greg Abbott’s $4 billion stunt
Florida Taxpayers Sue Gov. Ron DeSantis For Eliminating Disney’s Special District. Also, Disney Copyrights Targeted in Bill Proposed by Sen. Josh Hawley. The librarian in me likes it. The fact that it’s meant to target the “woke” corporation, not so much.
Jon Stewart Warns “Authoritarianism” Is the Greatest Threat to Comedy as He Receives Mark Twain Humor Prize
Concerns over ‘soft’ youth (1942)
The surprising afterlife of used hotel soap
How to build your poetry collection
The 23-game run of 23-year-old Mattea Roach on JEOPARDY!
Air Bud: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Now I Know: Why the Michelin Man is White (and Maybe an Alcoholic) and Polly’s Neighbor Want a Walnut? and The Mystery of the Missing Internet, Rural Wales Edition, and The Moon Over the Rhine River
Voting
On May 17, many entities in New York State are having their annual budget vote and school board election. Here’s the info for the Albany City School District.
Additionally, the Albany Public Library Albany Public Library budget is on the ballot. “The total tax levy includes a 2.5% increase, which is under the NYS tax cap. The proposed increase would mean that the owner of a $150,000 home would pay approximately $5.98 more in library taxes next year. And there are 10 candidates for the four open trustee seats.
Note that the polling places may be different than the primary/general election sites. Check here. This is the first election for which a certain teenager I live with is eligible to vote.
Passing on
Nate Hopper was a member of our church choir. He was talented, friendly, funny, and generous of spirit in the too-brief time I knew him. The College of Saint Rose wrote on their Facebook page that the college senior had “been a member of the Saint Rose family since 2017. He once served as an RA, was beloved within our music community, and was the president of the Golden Notes, Saint Rose’s only co-ed a cappella group. “
Memorial for Alan Hahn, my old college buddy
Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators’ Rights, Dies at 80. Mark Evanier shares a few stories but especially here.
George Perez, Legendary Wonder Woman, Teen Titans Comic Book Artist, Dies at 67. He did a couple of pieces for FantaCo, my old stomping grounds, including the cover for our Avengers Chronicles.
Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning Duo The Judds, Dies at 76. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, announced her death due to “mental illness”. Why can’t we say suicide?
David Birney, Actor on ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ and ‘St. Elsewhere,’ Dies at 83. Bridget Loves Bernie (1972-73, CBS), which I watched, was the highest-rated network show, #5, that was canceled after a single season.
Joanna Barnes, Actress in ‘The Parent Trap’ and ‘Auntie Mame,’ Dies at 87. She appears in both versions of The Parent Trap, which I saw during the pandemic.
A new database highlights African American burial grounds across NY state
MUSIC
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Elliot Del Borgo
When The Battle Is Over (LIVE) – The Sully Band Featuring Rebecca Jade
The Highwayman, written by Alfred Noyes, sung by Loreena McKennit
When I Rose This Morning – The Mississippi Mass Choir
The Lark Ascending, music by Ralph Vaughn Williams, a poem by George Meredith
All By Myself – Eric Carmen
Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien – Franz von Suppé
Show Biz Kids – Rickie Lee Jones
High Flight by John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ a concept album set in Upstate NY, gets new life
