~cgrayson

a post-ACLFest #musicMonday: Middle Kids' self-titled EP (2017). standout track: Never Start

dear Texas somebody is messing with you

wasps' nest

The Musketeers' “Troubadour Stout” ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer #onfriday

fascinating, from the Washington Post: “there are simply not enough Americans who want the type of jobs he offers”

extreme moth closeup

turned on England game, at Wembley; clearly-visible gridiron lines on the field. WHEN will soccer finally make it in that country?! ⚽️

Gessen, on Las Vegas: “The fact that people are terrorized doesn’t necessarily mean that an act of terror has been committed. This matters, because language matters.”

summer of Miyazaki postscript – this charming video of various Ghibli characters and scenes, superimposed on real video

for #musicMonday before #ACLFest, First Aid Kit’s The Lion’s Roar (2012). standout tracks: Emmylou, The Lion’s Roar

diapers, broken glass, cigarette butts, wine corks, rope, garden hoses (plural!) — I never get invited to the good parties

Avery Brewing’s Collaboration Not Litigation Ale ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer

pollinators gonna pollinate

#musicMonday Version 2.0 (1998) by Garbage. standout track: The Trick is to Keep Breathing

Last Stand’s “Coffee Porter” ⭐️⭐️__

#roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter, #yadda #yadda

“The real story is not the threat that algorithms pose to Amazon shoppers, but the threat they pose to journalism”

the Trash Isles: a campaign to recognize a huge pile of trash floating in the North Pacific as an official country

Duca: “a notorious liar who undermined the American perception of truth, rolling around in a ball pit of affection“

#musicMonday Zola Jesus' Okovi (2017). standout tracks: Soak; Wiseblood

“understanding & addressing root causes of Trumpism is too important to let his antics & outrages get in the way” - mindfulresistance.net

Deschutes' The Abyss ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer (on #friday)

Fallows: “Before any news org tells her to pipe down… I’d like to see them be as honest about their responsibility”