CEO Pay Has Soared by 1,460% Since 1978
The Onion advises the Supreme Court’s ‘total Latin dorks’ on parody
Decomposing HUMAN remains can legally be used as compost from 2027 thanks to new California law aimed at tackling climate change
Someone is pretending to be me, and Internet Trolls Have Tormented This Sci-Fi Writer for Years—and He Can’t Stop Them
Cheating scandal at an Ohio tournament rocks the competitive fishing world
NY-CT Border Disputes and The Kidnapping of Freedom-Seeker Peter John Lee
Against All Odds – Building Albany’s Free Black Community in the Early 1800s
The U.S. Just Renamed 650 Sites Around the Country—Here’s Why It Matters
MAD magazine’s oldest active artist is still spoofing what makes us human. Sergio Aragonés has drawn for the publication since he arrived in New York from Mexico 60 years ago. At age 85, he’s contributed to its 70th-anniversary issue: “Drawing has become like walking.”
Charles Fuller, Playwright, and Screenwriter Behind A Soldier’s Play, Dies at 83
Robbie Coltrane, Comic Performer Who Played Hagrid in Harry Potter Movies, Dies at 72
Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Delivered Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dies at 75
Kitten hailed a hero for saving a family poisoned by carbon monoxide
Daniel Abesames-Hammer of D III Cornell College is among the smallest college football players ever
Hitchcock Talks About Lights, Camera, Action
Mark Evanier: Blackhawk and me
Variety Intelligence Platform’s Level Up report examines the interrelated sectors within the near-$200 billion global gaming market
Now I Know: When a Lot of Wine Had to Defend Itself in Front of the Supreme Court, and How a Lot of Typos Led to Late Emails and The Intentionally Bad Song That Accidentally Worked and We Are All Invisible Pinocchios
POLLY TICKS
The Making and Remaking (and Remaking) of MAGA Heir Ron DeSantis
Florida GOP’s Assault on the Freedom to Teach
What is a MAGA Republican? and Racism, Lies, and Hypocrisy Are Now Seen as Electable Qualities in GOP Candidates
Herschel Walker says forget about him holding a gun to his wife’s head because Jesus and Does anything matter?
Democrats Warn That Republicans Will Turn US Into a Fascist Hellhole If GOP Prevails in Midterms
Speaking Out Against Hate: SPLC Intelligence Project Director tells a congressional panel that white supremacy threatens communities, education, and democracy
Inside the S–tshow That Was the Trump-Biden Transition
Why ‘Veep’ and ‘The West Wing’ Plotted a Crossover Reunion (Hint: to Save Democracy)
Someone named Gregory purchased http://www.governorgregabbott.com/ and built for him his very own (not very complimentary) website. “More content is on the way.” He also bought the following:
EliseStefanik2022.com
KevinMcCarthy2022.com
TheLaurenBoebert.com
GymJordan2022.com
SenatorRonJohnson.com
SenatorMarcoRubio.com
OfficialSCOTUS.com
DevinNunes2022.com
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Bolsonaro, Brazil’s terrible leader
MUSIC
Some Controversial Classics From Loretta Lynn; One’s On The Way
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzola.
Tired Of Waiting – MonaLisa Twins (The Kinks Cover)
Democracy – Leonard Cohen.
Coverville 1416: The Motley Crue Cover Story
Autumn Gardens by Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now from Hairspray
Portland, Oregon – Loretta Lynn and Jack White
Loretta Lynn, Feisty First Lady of Country Music, Coal Miner’s Daughter, dies at 90. Living in her America. Over her long career, she documented the highs and lows of rural life in an incredibly complex emotional register.
Official release date of Rebecca Jade’s newest album, A Shade of Jade
For more than 40 years, taxpayers funded the FBI’s fruitless surveillance of Aretha Franklin
Linda Ronstadt on Her New Memoir, Feels Like Home, and Her Mexican American Heritage
Questlove and Black Thought Know Much More Than Music
DEATH CAFE in Albany, NY
The parking lot in the back of the Library and the street parking meters are free on Saturdays.
Learn more about this international movement at DeathCafe.com
Folks will break into small groups of 4-6, as always. Please wear a mask inside until you are seated with your small group, and your group chooses to be masked or not. Homemade treats and cold and hot water for tea; feel free to bring your own mug and/or beverage.
As always – it is not a support group. We just talk about whatever our group chooses and respect each other’s views.
Please RSVP by emailing to DeathCafeAlbany@gmail.com