Samhain, the thinning of the veil between the living and the spirit world. The beginning of the darker half of the year. The light this morning was lovely shortly after sunrise here in Glastonbury. #samhain

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“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

Working on a column about the newly resurrected Committee for the First Amendment. Here are some essential reads that can inform this moment. #nowreading #history #politics #firstamendment

Dorico! Big learning curve, but I did a Udemy course in 4 days and was up and running. Overall I like it much better than Finale, and it's relatively easy to transfer a score from Finale into Dorico.

On Looking: Poet Lia Purpura on the Art of Noticing www.themarginalian.org/2025/09/04/l...

Breaking News: A hard-fought international treaty to protect ocean life, decades in the making, cleared a final hurdle. It allows for the establishment of enormous conservation zones in international waters.

Amidst all the misery, some really great news.

In 2021, high school journalists from our network of Student Reporting Labs asked educators in their schools about the significance of teaching 9/11, what the events meant to them, and why it’s important to study the history before and after that day. https://to.pbs.org/47isJrb

On September 11, 2001, the unthinkable happened. Amid the smoke and chaos, New York’s first responders ran toward danger with unwavering courage.

343 @FDNY, 37 @theportauthority_ny_nj, and 23 NYPD lives were lost that day—and many more still suffer from its toll.

Their bravery lives on.

Classic SESAME STREET is coming to YouTube.

With new shows airing on PBS the same day they debut on Netflix, there will soon be multiple ways to watch the show for free — while also expanding reach via the 2 most dominant streaming platforms.

www.engadget.com/entertainmen... #SesameStreet #TVSky

NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.

The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries

The CVS at Shaker Square in Cleveland was taking appointments starting 9/5!

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COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation. It comes as California students, for example, return to the classroom after RFK Jr. nixed the CDC’s recommendation that they receive booster shots.
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mRNA Vaccine Tech Could Transform Medicine and Cure Diseases. RFK, Jr. Just Pulled Its Funding.

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME (1949) — 4:00 pm ET — 1h 43m
(Summer Under the Stars: Judy Garland)

Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall; directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.

#TCM #TCMParty

The Paradox of Knowing Who You Are and What You Want: Cristina Campo on Fairy Tales, Time, and the Meaning of Maturity www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/29/c...

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