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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 3h

"It would be a great national service to provide women with medical information based on facts, science, and research. Women do not need to be lectured by a president of the United States who has never been pregnant about how to 'tough it out.'"
~ Maria Shriver

Women's Health Should Be a Bipartisan Priority

A lack of investment in women's health research is costing lives, writes women's health activist Maria Shriver

time.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 11h

Diane Keaton audiobook recommendation: her narration of Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem is 10/10. Perfect meeting of reader and writer.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 6h

"When books that merely describe sexuality, ugly American history, or LGBTQ people are challenged it’s not because they’re getting caught in a child-protective dragnet. They are the targets of a deliberate effort to ban books deemed to have the wrong viewpoints—& to make any book easier to ban."
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A Half Century of American Book Banning

In the 21st century, censorship of work like Judy Blume’s has evolved into a broader attack on books.

www.theatlantic.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 6h

"Vandalism, trash and human waste will tarnish natural treasures that are the envy of the world. But apparently nothing says ‘Make America Great Again’ like turning Yosemite into one giant toilet.”

What to Expect When Visiting Museums and National Parks During the US Government Shutdown

Key takeaways, along with a short list of what is and is not open during the ongoing government shutdown in 2025.

www.artnews.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 7h

“Governing boards are meant to act as fiduciaries for their institutions, not as extensions of political parties/federal agencies. Linking core federal funding to sweeping national directives turns institutions into compliance machines rather than mission-driven centers of learning and discovery."

Higher Ed Sounds Off on Proposed Compact

The sector has overwhelmingly panned Trump’s plan to give preferential treatment to universities that commit to his policies. So have some conservative leaders.

www.insidehighered.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 7h

"As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer’s groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long?"

‘A certain bite’: how Martha Graham pushed dance in dazzling new directions

As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer’s groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long?

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Meryl Streep, honoring Keaton at AFI:

“She’s given us all so. Much. Happiness.”

#RIP 🙏🏼

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

Today's Tune: Diane Keaton THERE'S A LULL IN MY LIFE

youtu.be/PGBy-xhLzWk?...

From The Tonight Show, 1972.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

"She accepted her Oscar wearing a linen jacket, two full linen skirts, a scarf over a white shirt and black string tie, and high heels with socks. In her 2014 memoir, 'Then Again,' she looked back on the moment, with some regret, as 'my ‘la-de-da’ layered get-up.'”

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Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

www.nytimes.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

"I think the kindest thing that someone's ever done for me ... is that I got cast to be in The Godfather and I didn't even read it. I didn't know a single thing."

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

people.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

“Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way; through the senses, theoretically, technically,” Coltrane wrote for Downbeat Magazine in 1960.

#MusicSky
#Jazz

The rare sounds of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at the Five Spot Café

For Thelonious Monk's 108th Birthday, we look back at the sparsely documented collaboration of the eccentric pianist and famed saxophonist John Coltrane.

www.knkx.org

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 1d

“There would be no Miranda, no Brandi, no Gretchen, no Maren without Tanya Tucker."
~ Brandi Carlile

#MusicSky

Born on This Day in 1958, the Child Prodigy Who Had Her First Hit at 13 and Paved the Way for Your Favorite Female Country Stars

Sixty-seven years ago today, a country legend who would see decades of success while growing up in the spotlight was born.

americansongwriter.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 4d

“If fragile means somebody who can’t cope, well, Joan coped,” Eunice Kennedy Shriver, told The Globe in 2000. “I think she never gave up. She consistently tried to improve and overcome her problems, and eventually she did. So that is not a person who is fragile.”

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Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 5d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 6d

Today's Tune: Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
From the album released 52 years ago on this date.

youtu.be/wy709iNG6i8?...

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Elton John album front cover—Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

You are right about that. 💔

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

"More than the music or the nostalgia, what felt devastating was the realization of how rare the festival’s sense of collective possibility feels today. It’s hard not to yearn for what the festival conjured at the end of the 20th century: a sense of shared strength and communal agency." #MusicSky 🎁🔗

The Hard-Won Lessons of Lilith Fair

A new documentary about the ’90s women’s music festival emphasizes how rare its collective ethos feels today.

www.theatlantic.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

“Drop the word ‘folk’ and just call it real, old, honest to God American singing. No matter who makes it up, no matter who sings it and who don’t, if it talks the lingo of the people, it’s a cinch to catch on, and will be sung here and yonder for a long time after you’ve cashed in your chips.”

On This Day in 1967, We Lost One of the Most Important Folk Singers in American History—an Influence on Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Johnny Cash

Fifty-eight years ago today, one of the most influential folk singers in American history died after a long illness.

americansongwriter.com

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 8d

I'm grateful that my aunt and godmother made another trip around the sun and is still enjoying the company of all of us who are lucky enough to travel in her loving orbit. Happy birthday to 92-year-old Gloria.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

"Laufey's singing style, with its subtle vibrato, up-close mic technique and warm, fluid tone, encapsulates the lineage's evolution.
On some level, as the 'jazz / not-jazz' debate swirls around Laufey, she's simply experiencing what her predecessors also endured."

#MusicSky
#Jazz's

Laufey is a trad-pop superstar (and that's enough)

The young Icelandic-Chinese singer, now a Grammy nominee, has been pegged by some as her generation's jazz savior — a burdensome role that arguably misreads her talents.

www.npr.org

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

"The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry."

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

www.npr.org

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

Same.

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 10d

I think I'll drop this right here. (I'd give credit, but a friend shared via text and doesn't know the origin) #TCMParty

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Books and Tunes @booksandtunes.bsky.social · 11d

Indeed.