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After 8 years of trying, last Saturday I saw Hilary Hahn perform (Prokofiev Violin Concerto 1) and she truly is every bit as awesome as I had expected/hoped. I have studied several concert videos and her studio recording of this concerto, and her performance Saturday was by far the most aggressive, ...

I love Shostakovich’s 5th! Wish it wasn’t such a long drive. The first time I heard it was when I played it 50 years ago in All-State High School Orchestra and I fell in love with it immediately. It was also the first time I heard a celesta, whose sound (especially as used here) fascinated me. This...

Is AI worse than Nickelback, or One Direction, or the Spice Girls, or K-Pop, or any of the music specifically manufactured as a commercial product? The vast majority of the stuff turned out by humans is crap, too, but every once in a while there's a spark of artistic innovation. AI can't do that bec...

Does this qualify as a protest song? Dropped last week (single from forthcoming Beltway is Burning album). I mean, Ekko Astral is in itself a protest of <gestures broadly>.

I feel personally attacked by this short.

Tell your dog I said hi!

And our schools have taught non-English languages (generally romance languages, especially Spanish and French, but also German and italian and others) and yet few can speak any other language other than English. I had 4 years of Spanish in high school and a year of Spanish literature in college and...

Maybe it will happen today!

Big RR wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 13, 2026 1:36 pm

MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 13, 2026 5:25 am

liberty wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 13, 2026 1:03 am

Is it just one vote per voter, or is it every voter voting multiple times, or perhaps every voter voting as many times as they’ve managed to get registered?

For sale = one brain, recently washed

Like new...never used

And so smooth!

US President Donald Trump and his two sons have filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking $10bn (£7.25bn) in damages. *** Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and the Trump Organization said in the lawsuit that they suffered reputational and financial harm, along with public emb...

Donald Trump is a national security threat to Canada. It's time the Mounties took appropriate action.

Long read, but makes some excellent and provocative points addressing framing of the issues and normalized societal expectations (which I'm pretty sure is why his site is called "The Reframe." ) Don't let the blunt language put you off; this is not a time to worry about the delicate sensibilities of...

Burning Petard wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:21 pm

Thank you. That sort of goes to my observation that almost nobody in the USofA practices their religion religiously ()my dictionary has for definition 2 • with consistent and conscientious regularity

snailgate.
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Why, are you planning to marry your sister/daughter-in-law?

I am probably snowed in for another day. I am bored. Dangerous condition, I have too much time to think weird thoughts, leading to a legal question. When i married I acquired brothers and sisters-in law. As time went on I added sons and daughters -in-law. What is the law? What legal duties do we ha...

Greg Bovino descriptions seen elsewhere: Pocket Nazi One-third Reich Fun-sized fascist Bite-sized fascist Mini-Mussolini Bang-Bang Shrimp BTW, Marisa Kabas's Greg Bovino Bitch Fund Benefitting Immigrant Rights in Minnesota raised $18,500 for two MN immigrant support orgs just for calling Bovino a bi...

There's a reason everyone hates Ted Cruz.




Wait, that's not true, there are lots of of reasons.

Correct diagnosis, at least. Wrong prescription. He should really consult a specialist.

MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 2:12 pm

BBC

US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear

Where's Groucho Marx when you need him?

BoSoxGal wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 2:55 pm

By comparison the current speech is fantastical gibberish rantings by a total LUNATIC.

Rather proves PM Carney's point, don't it.

BoSoxGal wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:52 pm

All I know is that I’m praying for the little clot - break free, little clot, break free! I believe in you and your sacred mission. This can be your year!