Joyce Linehan
@ashmont.bsky.social
Recovering bureaucrat. Lover of Mercy (the virtue and the dog). Bostonian. Student at The Flying University. No Kings, except Elvis. Neon by DJ Roberts. https://joycelinehan.substack.com/
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Joyce Linehan
@ashmont.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Joyce Linehan | Substack
Writing about a collection of songs, loosely organized around a theme. Frequency is about twice a week. Until I retire. Then watch out. Click to read Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, by Joyce Linehan, a Substack ...
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Yes, of course I have one. Just like everybody else.
The pantry is pretty well stocked, if you need anything. It's outdoors, so accessible 24-7 (and pretty private). St. Greg's, Lower Mills, Dorchester.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The pantry is pretty well stocked, if you need anything. It's outdoors, so accessible 24-7 (and pretty private). St. Greg's, Lower Mills, Dorchester.
Further evidence that the "America First" thing was a ruse. TNR was invented by a Brit. And Calibri was designed by a Dutchman. Comic sans was invented by an American, and it is the one we should be using. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Further evidence that the "America First" thing was a ruse. TNR was invented by a Brit. And Calibri was designed by a Dutchman. Comic sans was invented by an American, and it is the one we should be using. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Important sequel to "corporations are people."
Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits
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December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Important sequel to "corporations are people."
I am VERY excited for this! Dakha Brakha in New Bedford. www.zeiterion.org/events/dakha...
DakhaBrakha at The Z | Zeiterion Performing Arts Center — Official Site
DakhaBrakha is coming to The Z on Feb 28, 2026!
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December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I am VERY excited for this! Dakha Brakha in New Bedford. www.zeiterion.org/events/dakha...
Today is The Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic tradition. youtu.be/ZJYJp3hPn_o
Mother Mary (Remastered)
YouTube video by Ipi 'N Tombi - Topic
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today is The Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic tradition. youtu.be/ZJYJp3hPn_o
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The Week in Birthdays substack.com/@joycelineha...
Joyce Linehan (@joycelinehan)
Also, refugees.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Week in Birthdays substack.com/@joycelineha...
Pulled out of line as they waited for what they thought was going to be one of the best days of their lives. PULLED OUT OF LINE. Our government is cruel.
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Pulled out of line as they waited for what they thought was going to be one of the best days of their lives. PULLED OUT OF LINE. Our government is cruel.
Might be paywalled, but this is very interesting. Just find another way to do it that doesn't involve Spotify.
Save your Spotify Wrapped. Your future caregivers will thank you. - The Boston Globe
A personalized rundown of your taste in music may someday be more valuable than you can possibly imagine.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Might be paywalled, but this is very interesting. Just find another way to do it that doesn't involve Spotify.
Indie-folk lifer? stereogum.com/2482050/joe-...
Joe Pernice Shares Cover Of Aimee Mann's “Save Me”: Listen
When was the last time you saw Magnolia? I just watched that movie for what must be the first time in 20 years — its 25th anniversary happens to be Sunday — and it is a way more coked-out experience t...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Indie-folk lifer? stereogum.com/2482050/joe-...
Q: What's it like working at an art college?
A: It's GREAT, except for when fashion has an exhibition and the mannequins scare me. EVERY TIME. Even when I know they're there. Oh, and also sometimes I am very frightened by motion-activated voices inside sculptures.
A: It's GREAT, except for when fashion has an exhibition and the mannequins scare me. EVERY TIME. Even when I know they're there. Oh, and also sometimes I am very frightened by motion-activated voices inside sculptures.
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Q: What's it like working at an art college?
A: It's GREAT, except for when fashion has an exhibition and the mannequins scare me. EVERY TIME. Even when I know they're there. Oh, and also sometimes I am very frightened by motion-activated voices inside sculptures.
A: It's GREAT, except for when fashion has an exhibition and the mannequins scare me. EVERY TIME. Even when I know they're there. Oh, and also sometimes I am very frightened by motion-activated voices inside sculptures.
Finally! We should be doing lots more of this -- building housing using public
Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
For many people, it sounds like a dream: Living above a library. A number of major U.S. cities are experimenting with such mixed-use buildings as a way to add affordable housing – and cultivate commun...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Finally! We should be doing lots more of this -- building housing using public
Frank Wilson was born December 5, 1940 in Houston. He is mostly known as a producer and songwriter for Motown, but he did some of his own recording too. Here’s a searing indictment of rich people, with a beat you can dance to, from 1969. He died in 2012. youtu.be/2dm5gXcVEuA
Look Out Your Window
YouTube video by Frank Wilson - Topic
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Frank Wilson was born December 5, 1940 in Houston. He is mostly known as a producer and songwriter for Motown, but he did some of his own recording too. Here’s a searing indictment of rich people, with a beat you can dance to, from 1969. He died in 2012. youtu.be/2dm5gXcVEuA
"The first time I heard "Save Me" I almost couldn’t believe how great it was. It hit me as hard as any song—by anyone—ever hit me." - Joe Pernice
Joe's cover of Aimee Mann's "Save Me"
Dear friends,
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December 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"The first time I heard "Save Me" I almost couldn’t believe how great it was. It hit me as hard as any song—by anyone—ever hit me." - Joe Pernice
As always with them, it's one step forward, ten steps back. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/w...
After Years of Debate, Vatican Says No to Women Deacons, at Least for Now
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
As always with them, it's one step forward, ten steps back. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/w...
It’s nice that that rich guy is giving all that money to those child savings accounts, which is a great program, but just to put it in perspective: if an American of the median net worth contributed the same percentage of her net worth, the gift would be about $7700.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s nice that that rich guy is giving all that money to those child savings accounts, which is a great program, but just to put it in perspective: if an American of the median net worth contributed the same percentage of her net worth, the gift would be about $7700.
Engineer Peter Carl Goldmark was born this day in 1906. He invented the LP record, and thus, is an American hero. He was one of “The Martians,” a group of scientists of Hungarian-Jewish descent who emigrated to the US between 1890 and 1910 and absolutely changed the world. youtu.be/6g1ZPXoaIag
The Tweeds - I Need That Record - 1980
YouTube video by PKPurvis
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December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Engineer Peter Carl Goldmark was born this day in 1906. He invented the LP record, and thus, is an American hero. He was one of “The Martians,” a group of scientists of Hungarian-Jewish descent who emigrated to the US between 1890 and 1910 and absolutely changed the world. youtu.be/6g1ZPXoaIag
Join us on Saturday at noon for the Common Good Awards, followed by lunch. It's free and open to all who want to celebrate civically-engaged arts and culture! Ticket reservation info at the link.
MassArt Common Good Awards
Massachusetts College of Art and Design honors artists, educators, and innovators who creatively impact local communities.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Join us on Saturday at noon for the Common Good Awards, followed by lunch. It's free and open to all who want to celebrate civically-engaged arts and culture! Ticket reservation info at the link.
Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Viv Albertine, Julee Cruise, Kouroush Yaghmaei, J.J. Cale, Frank Wilson, Andy Kim, Theola Kilgore -- some of the birthdays we celebrate this week.
The Week in Birthdays: December 1 - 7
Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Viv Albertine, Julee Cruise, Kouroush Yaghmaei, J.J. Cale, Frank Wilson, Andy Kim, Theola Kilgore, Maze
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December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Viv Albertine, Julee Cruise, Kouroush Yaghmaei, J.J. Cale, Frank Wilson, Andy Kim, Theola Kilgore -- some of the birthdays we celebrate this week.
We DID warn you. Advance reservations for the December @whichsideboston.bsky.social are now spoken for. We expect there to be some spaces available at the door that night. Be there at 7 for the best chance. www.whichside.boston
Which Side Are You On? A Protest Music Teach-Out
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December 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We DID warn you. Advance reservations for the December @whichsideboston.bsky.social are now spoken for. We expect there to be some spaces available at the door that night. Be there at 7 for the best chance. www.whichside.boston
Put up some lights today. I call it Ode to the Rainbow Gas Tank.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Put up some lights today. I call it Ode to the Rainbow Gas Tank.
Yes, it's as great as all the awards say it is.
Flesh: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)
A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)
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November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yes, it's as great as all the awards say it is.
One radical in Tennessee, elected by 120 members (out of 132) of the state's General Assembly is closing #libraries in the state to purge them of books he finds objectionable. www.commondreams.org/news/tenness...
Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP 'Book Purge' | Common Dreams
Librarians, publishers, and civil rights groups are sounding the alarm as public libraries in Tennessee have begun shutting down to carry out a state government-mandated purge of children's books with...
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One radical in Tennessee, elected by 120 members (out of 132) of the state's General Assembly is closing #libraries in the state to purge them of books he finds objectionable. www.commondreams.org/news/tenness...
Reposted by Joyce Linehan
Here you go on Apple Music. About 20 missing but that’s not so bad! I used Playlisty. Happy Christmas! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
My Christmas Card To You by Enda Guinan on Apple Music
Playlist · 300 Songs
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November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here you go on Apple Music. About 20 missing but that’s not so bad! I used Playlisty. Happy Christmas! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
Jody Miller was born November 29, 1940, in Phoenix. This is a pretty remarkable song for 1965, and she sings the hell out of it. Anthemic. Miller died of Parkinson’s in 2022.
Jody Miller - Home Of The Brave
YouTube video by WMRO1280
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November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Jody Miller was born November 29, 1940, in Phoenix. This is a pretty remarkable song for 1965, and she sings the hell out of it. Anthemic. Miller died of Parkinson’s in 2022.