R.I.P. the great Neil Sedaka! :) One of the most memorable events with Neil is probably when he played the piano in Oslo around 1990 and a young Norwegian girl named Sissel Kyrkjebøe sang the fabolous "Solitaire": www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tKM...
Neil Sedaka was so talented, and he inspired me to follow my dream of being a songwriter.
With love and gratitude and condolences to his family.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
Neil Sedaka..
Thank you for the beautiful lyrics and songs
Singer and song writer for many .... grew up in great Brighton Beach,Brooklyn
RIP🙏
My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends
My favorite song of his
The Washington Post headline reads: "Try a ‘fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down. November 24, 2025" Accompanying the article if a black ad white photo of someone walking on what appears to be a cold fall day. The camera is capturing their back as they're walking in a park with leaves on the ground. They are wearing a black coat and black leggings. The Washington Post has added radiating yellow lines from their butt to suggest they're farting. The photo credit says the image is from iStock.
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
MEMO I have been asked to remember young eyes of a sailor in France You gave your lashes to your dear friends I have been asked to remember white nights in cafés the little cafés May all your drinks come true I have been asked to remember Tomorrow to wonder if ever we may no longer Be cast into prison for jail breaking I have been asked to remember one town's death or long division victory and I would remember my secret compositor his news That any human hand may set the headlines of a heart
looking at a poetry anthology from 1947 at the British Library, obscure enough that I had to ask them to cut some of the pages (!)
here’s a poem by Oswell Blakeston and Max Chapman, artists and writers who were pretty much a lifelong couple
Exciting new billboard advocacy campaign underway shining a light on lived experience of unsafe healthcare in Australian hospitals - we deserve better
To push 4 change, we need evidence: pls share yr unsafe hospital experiences here*
pandemicresistance.org/safe-access
*can be anonymous
Beyond sad to hear about the passing of Brian Wilson
One of my biggest heroes. As a child of melody
he had almost no equal. I thought I'd upload a few faves in honour of Brian who shall forever be missed RS
youtu.be/kjfhGcTvixY?...
This of course was one of his monumental songs
"God Only Knows" RS
youtu.be/CF5YJfVq_W0?...
If you visit my website RonSexsmith.com
you'll find all my upcoming shows and tour dates
for 2025! Hope to see you somewhere
on the road this year! RS
incredible stuff!
And thanks to the wonders of air travel, we can expect the same here soon.
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
Microscopy photo showing brain cells such as astrocytes (purple) and microglia (orange) interacting with cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 (cyan, for the virus nucleocapsid protein). It looks like the virus can already be detected in adjacent microglia.
We believe many neuro problems associated with #COVID come from the virus hijacking blood vessels to gain access to the brain. This is what it looks like for me, using super-resolution microscopy.
With thanks to @harryspoelstra.bsky.social, combining vascular and neuro to understand #NeuroCovid 💪
celebrating a 14th birthday
I might delete this later, but today is my kid’s birthday and we have a tradition that is the best thing I have done, or will ever do, in my life. So I thought I’d share.
It’s hard to believe little Rodney survived never mind living the life he now does.
From wandering the streets alone as puppy in Thailand 🇹🇭 to a wonderful family home Wales 🏴
We've updated our @independentsage.bsky.social website to be a much easier to use archive site.
From May 2020-Dec 2023 we produced 62 reports, 50 short statements and hosted 139 live-streamed briefings (half of which featured special expert guests). All of it is on the website!
independentsage.org
Don't pretend it's not still happening. Don't pretend it's not airborne. Don't pretend it's all Omicron. Don't pretend it's mild.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The idea that we can try to do better by one another is reinforced each time you wear a mask.
There's a bond shared between those who take precautions and this speaks to why: there is joy in solidarity, compassion and kindness. Showing that you care enough to try is a radical act of love and trust.
@profstevegriffin.bsky.social
It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Dr Stone nails it…
watching THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL with the kids and as has been noted by many, many people this is a world-class michael caine performance. like, one of the best of his career!
From the WHO's Director General (Dec 10, 2024) 👇
I thought it might be worth introducing myself here as most people might not know me and what I do.
My name is Niall and I am on a mission to save street dogs around the world.
This is me with Tina. A very special dog. This is my story…. (1/8) 🧵
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Increasing COVID activity in Victoria
7-day average hospitalisation figures (194) have increased approximately 12% in the last week
Case numbers increased 10% in the last week to 1,597 laboratory-confirmed cases
A 63% increase over the last month
Cross-stitch embroidery ring, with a few flowers, a knife a skull, and the words: "Warning This is proof I have the patience to stab something 1,000 times."
Watch the Hugely-Ambitious Soviet Film Adaptation of War and Peace Free Online (1966–67)
www.openculture.com/2022/07/watc...
Ancient English Woodland in the summer
I miss summer & the leaves on the trees, but not why you think
My father told me the wind helps the trees sing, & if I listen carefully I will hear fragments of music familiar to me
I am surrounded by a symphony of my musical life in our summer woodland. It reminds me of him
