Just made one for lunch. Ozersky is a genius:
Steve in Manhattan
How do I love Helen Mirren? Let me count the ways ….
Alexis Weissenberg (1982) – Sonate K 247 Allegro – he gets down into the melody like few other pianists:
You can’t buy that phone, but can you name that tune?
Brandenburg anyone?
There was a segment on MSNBC yesterday morning about Bethenny Frankel. She is a self-help guru. She is a “celebrity natural food chef.” She is a Real Housewife of New York. And she is really fucking annoying.
But how annoying is she, really? Incredibly annoying? She’s certainly no Paris Hilton. Moderately annoying? Heidi Montag and Justin Bieber fill that role every day. What we need people, is a scale. We need a shorthand. We should be able to say: “He’s Larry King annoying” and have others understand what we mean. So here are a few modest suggestions, starting with the least-annoying annoying person:
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NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Welp Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump said that “Cuba looks like it is…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 My mood courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens: https://youtu.be/M7PvWw97Cq0