Shawn Galvin

A major music critic is taken off his post late morning thoughts on Zachary Woolfe, the Times, and the role of the critic

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Direct flights feel like such luxury.

Musk’s Foundation Gave Away Less Money Than Required in 2023 Private foundations must donate 5 percent of their assets every year. Elon Musk’s enormous charity missed that standard for three consecutive years.

Third year in a row.

The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.

A Celebration of Strauss - Pittsburgh | Official Ticket Source | Heinz Hall | Fri, Nov 29 - Sun, Dec 1, 2024 | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra A Celebration of Strauss - Pittsburgh | Official Ticket Source | Heinz Hall | Fri, Nov 29 - Sun, Dec 1, 2024 | @pghsymphony | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Double rehearsal day done. Concerts on Friday night and Sunday afternoon! #orchestra #classicalmusic #pittsburgh www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/9...

A Third World War? Let's help those who are holding it back

What is preventing World War III? Ukrainians are containing the ongoing war in Europe to their own country; they are deterring war in the Pacific; and they are preventing spread of nuclear weapons. These scenarios have not played out because Ukrainians take risks
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The Library of Babel On infinite libraries, totalitarian propaganda, and a new song cycle

“We are all trapped in our own hexagons, poring over the pages of its six-hundred-and-forty books in search of symbols that confirm our preexisting beliefs, lashing out at those who do not see what we see.” gabrielkahane.substack.com/p/the-librar...