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Alabama public library system mistakenly flags children’s book as ‘sexually explicit’ because author’s last name is Gay

You can’t make this stuff up.

¶ Posted 17 October 2023 § Censorship § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language

Music Monday – “Problem, problem/Problem, the problem is you/What you gonna do with your problem?/I’ll leave it to you”

“Problems” – Sex Pistols

¶ Posted 16 October 2023 § MusicMonday § UK § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Friday Fun Link – The Iron Claw Trailer

This looks *really* good!

¶ Posted 13 October 2023 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

Music Monday – “Now, the sun’s coming up/I’m riding with Lady Luck/Freeway, cars and trucks/Stars beginning to fade”

Ever rediscover a song and just listen to it on repeat endlessly? Yeah, this one right now… “Ol 55” – Tom Waits

¶ Posted 09 October 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Friday Fun Link – “Creep” (But The Genre Keeps Changing)

¶ Posted 06 October 2023 § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Music Monday – “So if you’re lost and on your own/You can never surrender/And if your path won’t lead you home/You can never surrender”

“Never Surrender” (cover) – Hawksley Workman

¶ Posted 02 October 2023 § Canada § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Friday Fun Link – Visualizing Why Americans Increasingly Use Sub-Titles

Not understanding accents. Poor sound mixing. Helps overcome noisy distractions while watching. (Ironically as I type this, Sasha is literally digging in the fridge asking if we have any yoghurt as Shea and I (try to) watch “Daisy Jones and the Six” – and yes, we have sub-titles on!) Bad hearing Not necessarily bad hearing […]

¶ Posted 22 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, language, movies, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hammy Warhol (April 2012)

¶ Posted 21 September 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Trailer)

Heard about this book after seeing a mention on a FB music group that Jason Isbell had a part in an upcoming Scorsese/DeNiro/DeCaprio film which was going to be based on the book. Picked it up and it was a pretty good read, not least because it’s set in Oklahoma but talks about a lot […]

¶ Posted 12 September 2023 § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

Music Monday – “Well, I’ve been selling my soul/Working all day/Overtime hours/For bullshit pay”

This song went mega-viral recently, becoming the first song to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard charts by an artist with no other previous charting songs. There was controversy about the writers’ intentions and politics, up to and including it even being played during a GOP debate! “Rich Men North of Richmond” – Oliver […]