The Mystery of Sudden Genius. The phenomenon of acquired savant syndrome reveals what happens when brain damage unleashes brilliance. I know Diana, who is profiled in the piece.
Federal Courts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Interview: John Oliver Is Still Working Through the Rage:
One year after October 7
Junk Science Put Me on Death Row. I Shouldn’t Die.
A Woman Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. Now She Tells Her Story
Twitter is not Elon’s
To Understand Trump vs. Harris, You Must Know These American Myths
‘Trump Bible’ is one of few that meet the criteria for Oklahoma classrooms. “According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.”
The Republican Ethic of Lies
Jill Stein: The Grifter Who May Hand djt the White House Again
1950s TV episode featured a con man named “Trump” who wanted to build a wall
Also
John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad, Dies at 84. I saw him perform at Capital Rep in Albany in the August Wilson play Fences as the father several years ago, and he was very good.
I knew the plantation before I knew the college.
U.S. Divorce Rates Down, Marriage Rates Stagnant From 2012-2022
2023 New Zealand Census data
Wrecked rain gauges. Whistleblowers. Million-dollar payouts and manhunts. Then a Colorado crop fraud got really crazy. “The sordid story of two ranchers who conspired to falsify drought numbers by tampering with rain gauges on the plains of Colorado and Kansas, resulting in millions in false insurance claims.”
History of the Famous “Daisy” Attack Ad from the 1964 Presidential Election
A history of Western art (in less than 7 minutes)
Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles.
Cookbooks and the war of the sexes
Zoom Sex
Drake Hogestyn, a ‘Days of Our Lives’ Veteran, dies at 70. I only watched DOOL for a couple of years, but I remember him well.
Word of the Day: Zhuzh– Make something more stylish, lively, or attractive. This would be a brutal Wordle word.
MUSIC
For sister Leslie: He that that a pleasant face by John L. Hatton
When I Go Away – Levon Helm
Nocturne in E min by Fryderyk (Frédéric) Chopin; Grazyna Auguscik
Avinu Malkeinu – Barbra Streisand
Favorite Songs By Favorite Artists: The Cure
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at The Egg, Hart Theater on 2016-06-08
When Somebody Loved Me – Sarah McLachlan from Toy Story 2
Our Time – Jim Walton, who originated the role of Franklin Shepard in the musical Merrily We Roll Along
I Am What I Am – Voctave and the The Swingles
Matrix III by John Whitney Sr.
Death Of Suzzy Roche-The Roches (live)
An Oscar-Nominated Short Film of John Lennon’s Ramblings
Professor of Rock interviews Weird Al
The last of the DNC 2024 roll call and playlist
South Carolina — Get Up – James Brown, who grew up in rural southwestern South Carolina
South Dakota — What I Like About You – the Romantics
Tennessee — 9 to 5 – the Tennessee singer, artist and activist Dolly Parton
Texas — Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyoncé, a Texas native.
Utah — Animal -Neon Trees, from just outside Salt Lake City.
Vermont — Stick Season – Noah Kahan, who hails from Vermont, mentions “I Love Vermont” in the song.
U.S. Virgin Islands — VI to the Bone – Mic Love, about the Virgin Islands.
Virginia — The Way I Are – Timbaland, born and raised in Norfolk, Va.
Washington — “Can’t Hold Us,” by the Seattle-based hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
West Virginia — “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” by John Denver, a song so core to West Virginia that it is considered an official state anthem.
Wisconsin — “Jump Around.” Though written by California’s House of Pain, this song is played at University of Wisconsin football games.
Wyoming — “I Gotta Feeling,” by the Black Eyed Peas.