November 12, 2022
Keith Levene, founding member of the Clash and PiL, dead at 65
Keith Levene has died of liver cancer at the age of 65 His stint with The Clash was brief. He had a much larger impact on punk and post-punk as one of the original members of Public Image Ltd. His bright, echoing, shimmering guitar, at times lush, at times harsh, influenced generations of bands to come.
Ellen Needs Insurance
'Ellen Needs Insurance' is the real story of an actor in her quest to get coverage Ellen is a Screen Actors Guild member who's $800 or so short in acting earnings this year to get insurance. When she can't get enough gigs, well....create your own! Which is to say, make a film about trying to get insurance and hire others in the same situation. Fundraising efforts can be found here.
Still Life
Almost 50 years ago Dallas—and the country—was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle. But after the newspapers moved on, another story was quietly unfolding, one of courage, perseverance, and a mother’s fierce love. [more inside]
Twitter Poisoned
What do I think are the symptoms of Twitter poisoning? There is a childish insecurity, where before there was pride. Instead of being above it all, like traditional strongmen throughout history, the modern social media-poisoned alpha male whines and frets. This works because his followers are similarly poisoned and can relate so well. Cached version
There's nothing better than doing a show & seeing 10 guys dressed as you
Judy Tenuta was the first comic to win "Best Female Comedian" at the American Comedy Awards. Her albums Attention Butt-Pirates and Lesbetarians! and In Goddess We Trust received Grammy nominations. [more inside]
Man repatriates 19 antiquities after reading Guardian article
John Gomperts returned ancient objects worth up to £80,000 he had inherited from his grandmother, including artifacts from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, and Pakistan.
The (Culinary) Past Was A Mistake
B. Dylan Hollis is a content producer who makes recipes from vintage cookbooks with a comedic flair. Some recipes go well. Others...don't. [more inside]
"I have been wanting to make this video for 4 years."
F.D Signifier [previously 1, 2] is back with another Black Media Breakdown video essay: You're Wrong About Black Panther (2018) [1:20:57 YouTube video, auto-transcript only] [more inside]
"the entry level hug"
"These are the hugs I miss" by Linda McIver: "One person can give many different hugs, but hugs between the same two people tend to develop a distinctive character over time."
Climate change risk calculation comes home
Risk Calculators Launched to Help Americans Plan for Climate Change. (Bloomberg) "American communities facing a warmer future, with more intense floods, storms and wildfires, on Monday got two new digital tools that will aid officials in calibrating infrastructure and strategies to adapt." [more inside]
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