Monday, Marathon Monday
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Happy Marathon Monday! I'm very proud of my friend Mike, who is already a hero, but then has to go and make us all look even worse by raising a ton of money for Boston Medical Center. Even though the race is over, you can still donate!
I've always thought the idea that people can't change is pretty cynical. On an episode of Invisibilia, the difference between prejudice and pattern recognition is explored.
Not only is biking my most recently acquired skill, it also helped liberate women from the chain of petticoats and corsets.
Bill Russell told Charles Barkley to stop being such an ungrateful miser.
The Joys of Political Spam
This post is not endorsing deleting your unread emails (please read mine), but I have been getting some strange ones.
Tunes to start the week with:
My current obsession with Kacey Musgraves has led me to dig up a favorite from the past. Musgraves' "Velvet Elvis" shares a title and subject with the Alex Winston track of the same name. Winston is different though, with a lot more camp than the country singer. Her "Velvet Elvis" is a fun, weird, pop gem that I'm glad came back into my orbit.
Sudan Archives is a project that brings West African music, Sudanese fiddle, and contemporary R&B production together. Her most recent single is gorgeous:
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