Keep hearing about a new “word” ( think that’s what it is) “bae”.Not sure what it means, where it came from, or how it’s pronounced.Went looking. Here’s the most promising clue so far. At least it’s one I can relate to . . . .
Pete Seeger Was In Selma (And Just About Everywhere Else Activism & Music Were Happening) From “Talking Points Memo”: << One of the few missing ingredients in the film Selma is the centrality of music during the Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama march. A tiny snippet of field recordings from the march can be heard at the very … Continue reading Pete Seeger Was In Selma
Revelation & Memory: Garrison Keillor Saw Garrison Keillor last night. Not his show; just him, solo except for a short set with a local guitarist. He was very much himself: baggy suit, long red tie, long red socks, red tennis shoes. He told stories and sang songs for two hours straight. The Durham Performing Arts Center … Continue reading Garrison Keillor & Me: A Startling Revelation
Our Calico Cat is really the World’s cutest, and we had this vase made so that the world could better appreciate that.
It Had to Happen: the AP Is Using Robots to Write Thousands of Routine Business Stories.Now all we Need Is Some Robots to READ Them . . . Philana Patterson, an assistant business editor at the AP tasked with implementing the system, tells us there was some skepticism from the staff at first. “I wouldn’t … Continue reading Robots Writing News Stories?? You Mean You Hadn’t Noticed??