A history of “wokeness”: Stay woke: How a Black activist watchword got co-opted in the culture war.
The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed
U.K. Elections: Labour Claims Historic Landslide Victory
The penultimate week of SCOTUS decisions for 2023-24 session, and
The Supreme Court Destroyed The Government While You Weren’t Looking
James Inhofe, the senator (R-OK) who vociferously denied climate change, dies at 89. He led the Environment Committee.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO): ‘I’m Advocating Christian Nationalism,’ which I abhor
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths. “This might foreshadow what is happening in other states,” said Johns Hopkins public health researcher Alison Gemmill. “Texas is basically a year ahead.”
Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School. Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers, posted disparaging, lewd, racist, and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.
How to keep AI from killing us all (Berkeley News) and How to spot AI-generated text (MIT Technology Review)
Which Blockbuster Movies Pass the Climate Test?
A Visual History of the Harlem Renaissance
For the first time in six months. Chuck’s shoes match.
Now I Know: The Longest Marriage Proposal? and How Four Dollars Can Unlock American History and The People Who Stuck Out Their Necks for Giraffes and The Stupid Future-y Shoes That People Actually Love
Obits
Ruth Westheimer, Expert on Everything About Sex, Dies at 96
James B. Sikking, Actor on Hill Street Blues and Doogie Howser, dies at 90. I watched both shows regularly.
Shelley Duvall, Robert Altman Protege and Tormented Wife in ‘The Shining,’ Dies at 75
Richard Simmons, Celebrity Fitness Guru, Dies at 76
Shannen Doherty, “Beverly Hills, 90210” star, dies at 53
Producer Jon Landau, James Cameron’s Right-Hand Man for ‘Titanic’ and the ‘Avatar’ Films, Dies at 63
MUSIC
This Time I’ll Be Sweeter – Angela Bofill, who died at age 70
Joe Bonsall, Mainstay of Country Music’s Oak Ridge Boys for 50 Years, Dies at 76. Here are a pair of songs.
Fantasia symphonica by Franz von Suppe
Time and Tide -Basia
Touch The Hem Of His Garment – Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers
Independently Owned – Alex Newell; Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Sunshine Of Your Love – Peter Sprague featuring Leonard Patton
Coverville 1494: The Kinks Cover Story V
Maybe – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pineapple Poll by Gilbert and Sullivan
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory – Ronnie Spector with Joey Ramone
Burial Ground – The Decemberists
Role Model – Fatboy Slim
Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
The Reflex – Duran Duran
D-O-D-G-E-R-S (Oh really? No, O’Malley!)-Danny Kaye, a “hit-by-hit account of an exciting game which took place during the Los Angeles Dodgers 1962 pennant chase, or did it?” Here are the lyrics. The first player from the archrival San Francisco Giants mentioned was Orlando Cepeda., the Hall of Famer who passed away at 86
99 – Barbara Feldon
The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse, according to Rick Beato. There’s at least one response video to this on YouTube
That is some Wordle score. I like the way you put this entry together.