James Neal

Dayum ...

NBA cancels Hawks' plans to celebrate Atlanta strip club The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s Magic City adult entertainment club.

Gambling... Strip clubs... today's NBA is so gross ... www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

The Professor...

I don't like DC in the summer. Fall rules ...

Giancarlo Esposito Wants to Walk Into a Restaurant and Actually Smell Food

My man ... "Giancarlo Esposito Wants to Walk Into a Restaurant and Actually Smell Food---'If I don’t smell anything, I don’t know that it’s a restaurant,' said the 'Breaking Bad' actor and longtime New Yorker." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/d...

I know it's going to get cold again. We are not safe until Easter. I am enjoying this evening though...

What Walter Benjamin Knew A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

A new biography of Walter Benjamin emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/faPpUP

HT @markanthonyneal.bsky.social

Over 1,200 killed in Haiti by drones, including 60 civilians, in less than a year: Human Rights Watch | CBC News Drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others in less than a year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Horrific ... "Drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others in less than a year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday." www.cbc.ca/news/world/h...

"The 25-page report draws on testimony from parents and community members at four public hearings in Navajo Nation communities within the school district"

"A personal chronicle of three key legal privacy battles that have defined the digital age and shaped the internet as we know it---From a seasoned leader in the field of digital privacy rights"

Opinion | Schools are thinking about AI all wrong They should teach kids to have agency over the technology, not just how to use it.

"Schools are thinking about AI all wrong---They should teach kids to have agency over the technology, not just how to use it." wapo.st/3P8SyEX

Pennsylvania’s Library of Accessible Media is right here in Philly The Library of Accessible Media provides many different accessible materials – including Braille reading machines and large print books.

"The Library of Accessible Media is committed to providing resources like large print books and braille stacks to those who need it. But the accessibility extends beyond this." #A11y
billypenn.com/2026/03/10/p...

Where is the father?

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

Jay Graber is stepping down as the head of Bluesky. Revisit a profile of the tech leader in which she talks to @chaykak.bsky.social about her efforts to build nontoxic social media.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/zcBW0Q

HT @shannonmattern.bsky.social

Still Life with Profile of Laval

Still Life with Profile of Laval
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12045

After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the government’s 2 million-person civilian workforce.

"After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring---The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the government’s 2 million-person civilian workforce"

wapo.st/46PRiN5

"In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America when she encountered a stumbling block at the Library of Congress: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as 'missing on shelf.'" HT @monsieurwaldo.bsky.social

I admire Sandy Littletree and Alex Soto very much.

Who is sponsoring this conference? Thanks for sharing.

Please welcome the National Association of Black Bookstores. Today we mark the launch of a new literary institution: the National Association of Black Bookstores. A nonprofit collective and member-based organization, the NAB2 looks to “amplify Black vo…

The National Association of Black Bookstores aims to “amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and impact of Black bookstores and booksellers.”

I just listened to this as I began working today. What gorgeous piece of music. I just love Melissa's tone and style.

For as long as she’s been a recording artist, saxophonist Melissa Aldana has wanted to make a ballads record. With archetypes like John Coltrane’s classic “Ballads” LP as her North Star, Aldana set out to create “Filin,” a pivotal next step in her lifelong quest for sound: melissaaldana.lnk.to/Filin

The March edition of “The Blue Note Monthly” celebrates Women’s History Month with a playlist featuring women from across Blue Note history including Jutta Hipp, Sheila Jordan, Melissa Aldana, Gabrielle Cavassa & more: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteMont...

That was a good one Mark ...

MELISSA ALDANA "FILIN" - Blue Note Records By Evan Haga For as long as she’s been a recording artist, the Chilean-born tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana has wanted to make a ballads record. With archetypes like John Coltrane’s classic 1963 LP B...

I have seen and heard Melissa Aldana twice this year. She inspires me ... "For as long as she’s been a recording artist, the Chilean-born tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana has wanted to make a ballads record." www.bluenote.com/spotlight/me...

This spreadsheet is insane. Search for your cancelled NEH grant here! 👇

The weather today in the DMV was a harbinger of the spring to come. I am having a Sunday Funday in DC ...

The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Rebecca Solnit - Longreads The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using.

"The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Rebecca Solnit---The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using." longreads.com/2026/03/04/q...