JNOV put a link to this video in comments – as if I needed something else to push me over the emotional edge on this anniversary:
When Pete Seeger goes, if he goes before I do, I will fall apart. He is a treasure.
Steve in Manhattan
This is what it looks like:
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It was an important event in the rise of the modern American labor movement.
Which is more beautiful?
That clip is the opening scenes of the cult classic Le Mans, starring Steve McQueen. And now you can buy that very car – it’s being sold at auction.
Hemmings Motor News
How this footage, or the driver, made it out alive is open to speculation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7IL37t7Wjg
The phrase you hear a couple times – “des neh” – is the Japanese version of “Isn’t it?”.
should pick up this podcast. NHK is Japan’s version of NPR, and the news is pretty much unfiltered. No word from the girlfriend since yesterday morning, and I’m assuming it’s the lack of power in Tokyo. More as I hear it.
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