Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab.
Takeaways from the November 7 elections
Israel-Hamas War War: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Can we talk about Israel and Palestine?
A settlement marks a step toward ending abuses at for-profit immigrant prisons.
Sesame Street Getting “Reimagined” for Season 56
Hollywood Reacts to Tentative SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Deal
Anonymous Strike Diary: A Writer’s Back-to-Work Hangover
Why the Dying DVD Business Could Be Headed for a Resurrection
US Census Bureau: Interracial Couples More Common Among Same-Sex Couples and U.S. Population Projected to Begin Declining in Second Half of Century
Health and more
COVID Immunity in 2023: Guide to Weathering the Winter Resurgence
Vision Impairment May Raise Your Dementia Risk, Research Suggests
In a Comment Submitted to U.S. Copyright Office, FTC Raises AI-related Competition and Consumer Protection Issues
Stand Up To Cancer and the Trebek family have launched The Alex Trebek Fund to accelerate critical research with the goal of better treating pancreatic cancer, which has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers.
Astronaut Frank Borman was the commander of the Apollo 8 mission, humanity’s first mission around the Moon in 1968. He passed away at the age of 95.
Thomas K. Mattingly was originally part of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission but was bumped 72 hours before takeoff due to his possible exposure to rubella. He helped to guide the Apollo 13 crew as they returned to Earth after an explosion compromised their lunar mission, then flew on Apollo 16. He died at age 87.
Peter S. Fischer, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Co-Creator and ‘Columbo’ Writer, Dies at 88
Condolences to Kelly and his family upon the passing of his mom, Theresa Sedinger
Trevor Noah Sort Of, Kind Of Misses ‘The Daily Show
Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter
Hey, writers! It’s NaFaDoYBIMSCoM
How Netflix Conquered Hollywood — And Then Broke It
The 2023 Gold Glove Award winners
CDTA’s New BusPlus Purple Line BRT commenced on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Service along the Washington & Western corridors will be enhanced from downtown Albany to the University at Albany and Crossgates Mall.
Now I Know: The Man Who Sued Himself (and the IRS) and Won and The Girl With Two Twin Sisters and New Jersey’s Fake Sister and The Problem With 500 Pounds of Pennies and The United States/North Korea Alliance of 2007 Am I happy about Christmas television ads starting on November 1st? I am not.
MUSIC
A friend wrote about Now and Then, “It’s a trap! It’ll get us marveling at how cool it is to hear The Beatles again and use that feeling to lull us into ‘AI complacency.’ I am deeply suspicious.” AI is so suddenly ubiquitous that I understand the confusion. I saw Tony Dokoupil raise similar concerns on CBS Mornings, with his co-anchors explaining the process, which you should see on the Beatles website. Rick Beato’s reaction to the recording is similar to mine: I’m glad it exists.
Now and Then – the MonaLisa Twins
Sweet Sounds of Heaven – The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga (Live from Racket NYC)
Eve Was Black-Allison Russell
Quiet City by Aaron Copland
Cast Iron Skillet – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Another Wasted Life – Rhiannon Giddens
El Dorado – Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Work Until My Days Are Done – Blind Boys of Alabama
De todas las flores – Natalia Lafourcade
K-Chuck Radio: The cheapest knockoffs.
Dymaxion – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Woven Song – Ólafur Arnalds (Hania Rani Piano Rework)
Dracula OST by John Williams
What Now – Brittany Howard
Coverville 1463: The Johnny Marr Cover Story II and 1464: The Joni Mitchell Cover Story IV
18,000 strangers sing Africa by Toto
Jenny– The Mountain Goats
Goodnight, My Someone – Voctave from Meredith Willson’s The Music Man
Dumb Guitar – Mount Kimbie
Decimal – Tom Lehrer
When You Wish Upon A Star – Dave Koz
ALA Releases Preliminary 2023 Book Ban 
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