Does the red pill have an antidote? Why do previously reasonable people go down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, and what can be done to bring them back?
The vaccine tore her family apart. Could a death bring them back together?
Pharmaceutical messianism and the COVID-19 pandemic
Why WHO skipped ‘nu,’ ‘xi’ for the new COVID variant, omicron
Trump believed his press secretary when she told him he’d win ‘because’ of COVID
Nations Fiddle While the Earth Burns (and Floods)
Time’s Up– IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD, AND WE KNOW IT
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Union Busting and The Power Grid
Wealthy Americans get paid leave. Shouldn’t the rest?
The scary rise of private intelligence companies
What your smart devices know (and share) about you
Public-Private Partnerships Are Quietly Hollowing Out Our Public Libraries
Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout. (It’s happened at least twice in Albany this fall.)
To Catch a Turtle Thief: Blowing the Lid Off an International Smuggling Operation
An Extraordinary 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Rewriting the History of the Age of Discovery
Land Back and The Third Reconstruction: A Truth Commission with the Shinnecock Nation
Can a Doughnut Heal Our World?
Culture
An Indigenous chef is putting her heritage on the menu with landmark restaurant
French dictionary adds non-binary pronoun
Sesame Street debuts Asian-American muppet
Lee Elder, first Black golfer to play in Masters, dies at age 87
How to wake up early, even if you’re not a morning person
The link to Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library book talks
Some People Can Literally See Time
Your 2 Step Guide To Creating Mindfulness Gratitude Practice
Ancient Board Games, even more ancient than I am
Ken Levine’s 250th podcast: For Those Who Love Lucy
David Brickman and Stanley Tucci are not the same person
RIP, laugh track
The Love Boat video shows every single guest in alphabetical order.
Now I Know: What Does the Fox Spray? and How Ben Franklin Killed the Competition and The Boy Who Shared His Wish and The Somewhat-Fake Sausage That Saved Lives
Heart-pulling Christmas commercials
MUSIC
How Great Thou Art, performed by Carla Fisk
A Pile Of Dust – Voces8
Peter Sprague Plays Miles Davis
Romanian Rhapsody #2 by Georges Enescu
Come A Little Bit Closer – Jay and the Americans
Barnyard Boogie – From Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume
Overture to Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin
Future Past (Visualizer) – Duran Duran
Symphony No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian
J. Eric Smith: Be Thankful for What You’ve Got
Latke Recipe – the Maccabeats
Coverville 1379: Cover Stories for Lorde and Taylor (Swift) and 1380: Covering the 2021 Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft – Carpenters
The Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library is having its Literary Legends Gala 2021 on Saturday, October 16 from 6 to 8 pm. It will be held at the Pine Hills branch of the Albany Public Library, 517 Western Avenue. The first six annual galas were in person. The one in 2020 was, no surprise, virtual. This year’s event will be a hybrid because that’s what 2021 looks like.