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Jeff Tweedy‘s Twilight Override

They're interviewing sperm racing investors at, of course, Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/peter-thiel-antichrist-san-francisco/ Tech bros versus cool kids

A… possibly… new camera manufacturer https://esquisse.camera/

Carol Kaye Is Being Honored by the Rock Hall. She Doesn’t Care. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/arts/music/carol-kaye-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ok8.jc_B.uWHtQAZ4VieQ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (gift article) The first time Paul McCartney played the Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds,” he was struck by the grand ambition of the music as well the intricacies of tracks like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” “And as I was a bass player,” McCartney noted in a recent interview, “I listened closely to the bass parts.” Like most people, McCartney assumed the song’s melodically affecting rhythms were the work of Brian Wilson. “Then later I looked at the credits,” he said, “and I saw it wasn’t Brian on bass, it was this girl, Carol — Carol Kaye. That was quite a shock to me. I started looking into what else Carol played on, and she was on everything.”

RIP Louise Vincent, Drug User Who Led Harm Reduction Movement “The idea is that we need to care about people who use drugs, whether they use drugs or not.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/louise-vincent-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oU8.Npj8.H-0PSTRpNPv8&smid=url-share (gift article) https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-19/one-womans-controversial-fight-to-make-america-accept-drug-users-for-who-they-are

Anyone else holding off on bathroom visits?

Finding Peter Putnam: The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind https://nautil.us/finding-peter-putnam-1218035/ It’s easy to say why someone is wrong. The hard part is figuring out why they’re right.

This before my Disney+/Hulu sub runs out.

For those in the Bay Area, the Fraenkel Gallery has a Katy Grannan exhibit titled Mad River, portraits from Humboldt. Small (it’s not the main show), but great.

Where the Amish (and Mennonite) go on holiday https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08p2rws/where-the-amish-go-on-holiday

Happy birthday. We love you.

RIP Robert Redford https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.U8U2.n5tnEXrpAu5P&smid=url-share (gift article)

Patrick E. McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80 https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/patrick-mcgovern-obituary-penn-museum-beer-wine-20250909.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/obituaries/patrick-mcgovern-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/patrick-mcgovern-wine-history/

Wet Leg - Moisturizer ex. a little more

I didn’t see this one coming. “CRT enthusiasts” are here. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250911-the-people-who-hunt-down-old-tvs