Saturday, September 30, 2023
SATURDAY STANDARDS: George Benson ~ Don't let me be lonely tonight
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"Do me wrong, do me right
Go on and tell me lies and hold me tight
Save your good-byes for the morning light
But don't let me be lonely tonight... "
George Benson's take on a James Taylor tune, complete with tasty guitar licks and throwback Hammond organ.
Clip: George Benson - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Song: James Taylor
If a tree falls in England ...
_Teen chops down Britain's
famed 300 year-old
Robin Hood Tree
"A 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
This summer, two tourists were caught carving their names into Rome’s Colosseum.
It’s an example of what philosophers call the unilateralist’s curse:
Even if 99.99% of people want to preserve a thing, it only takes one person to destroy it.
Any public landmark is in constant danger of the rare but unstoppable idiot."
--Semaphor
Image & quote: Semaphor.com
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Friday, September 29, 2023
NEW MUSIC: Noah Kahan - Dial Drunk
Vermont-born Noah Kahan's Dial Drunk went viral on TikTok. Post Malone co-wrote.
Noah Kahan - Dial Drunk (Official Lyric Video)
Song: Noah Kahan, Post Malone
_Canada - India - Ukraine relations
--Gary Clement / Canada
Paresh Nath is a cartoonist in New Delhi, India
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Don't believe your eyes
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_Mark Zuckerberg shows off Meta's version of Aritificial Inteligence a day ago.
His prompt: show if dinosaurs were pets.
This makes Photoshop seem almost benign.
Image: Bloomberg/Getty via Axios
NEW MUSIC: Jacob Collier - Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)
Jacob Collier's constant music-making and touring has endeared and excited a world-wide audience. This tune is one week old.
The inventive production of his videos set a standard matched by few.
Clip: Jacob Collier - Little Blue w Brandie Carlile
Fired up and ready to waddle
Image: Michael de Adder / Washington Post
_The commemorative guy Trump wanted to buy, but isn't allowed to while on bail.
This, the same day Trump suggest executing his hand-picked joint chief of staff for treason.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Today's A.I. Masterpiece: Superman's sweater
Prompts: Superman. Sweater. Grandma
She made it for Christmas.
Upstairs, Downstairs on Parliament Hill
Aislin / Montreal Gazette
Standing ovation for a Ukrainian who fought with the Nazis sparks anger and an apology in Canada (NBC News)
Awantha Artigala is a Sri Lanka cartoonist.
Volodymyr Zelensky dances
Currently floating around the Internet, an old clip from Volodymyr Zelensky's former life as a comedian.
Anyone else reminded of SNL's Put a Ring on It dance sketch with Justin Timberlake?
If you suspect a troll farm in St. Petersburg peddles this, I wouldn't bet against you.
Clip: Zelensky - Dancing in Heels. The President of Ukraine dances
Monday, September 25, 2023
Those tumbling tots
_"Mothers and fathers are enrolling their babies in skydiving classes, signing up their children in record numbers.
The trend, known as 'babydiving,' has parents strapping their infants into pint-sized parachutes and throwing them out of airplanes.
It's all about early development sez the mother of newborn twins.
"Why wait for them to walk when they can fly?"
--the Paducah Insider
Babies are like sponges.
They bounce.
The Paducah Insider is a satirical news blog.
Two weeks ago, they managed to
hoax much of the web into
accepting the below as true.
Congratulations.
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