08:15 AM, Hiroshima. People observe a minute of silence on the Aioi Bridge, which is said to have been the target of the atomic bomb, 80 years ago Today.

People say “libraries are obsolete now that we’re all online” but libraries provide self-education, crafts, classes and community for millions while the internet gave us facebook and brain rot. Libraries remain unmatched.

Carl Sagan; books remain our greatest technology

As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.

I’m on my way to give a talk at Tulane Business School! They’ve built a class around Family Meal and their sole project is to come up with a fundraising strategy for us feeding the kids! How nice is that!

It went amazing! I left feeling so inspired and hopeful for the next generation. These kids are smart!

Big thanks to everyone who came out for the show with The String Cheese Incident in Cleveland a few days ago—it was an absolute blast! 💥🎶 Tonight, the band is in New York to rock the Chenango Blues Fest—see you there! 📸: Brian M. Lumley Photography

the architecture of south louisiana

Sunrise over the French Quarter on this August 29th, 2025. We remember storms that changed our area on this day. Katrina 2005, Isaac 2012 and Ida 2021.

Happy birthday to Dinah Washington, born on this day in 1924 — the “Queen of the Blues.” With her unmistakable voice and fearless delivery, Washington moved effortlessly between blues, jazz, gospel, and pop, scoring timeless hits like “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes” and “This

20 years after Katrina stole 1,800 lives, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré is sounding the alarm: FEMA cuts could leave vulnerable communities unprotected. We must not forget the lessons of Katrina — lives are at stake.

Born on this day, John Cage, who touched down for a time and left us with an open landscape of vast spaces, moments of tenderness and delight, darkening clouds and bursts of sunlight. photo by, Roberto Masotti

Happy Birthday Richie Powell! Here's the pianist on his own composition "Powell's Prances," with Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, George Morrow, and Max Roach, from the 1956 EmArcy album Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street: youtu.be/q3o9SdL651g?si…

Saxophonist Marcus Anderson and his band performing during plane delay.

95 today, Happy Birthday to the Saxophone Colossus that is “Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930)

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Today is the birthday of a wonderful drummer, and my dear friend, Elvin Jones. He left the concert far too soon. Here I am doing a bit of reminiscing about our time together.

Billy Cobham in the pocket on "Tenth Pinn", live at Kongsberg in '74. #JohnAbercrombie - guitar #MichaelBrecker - tenor sax #RandyBrecker - trumpet #GlennFerris - trombone #AlexBlake - bass #MilchoLeviev - keys #BillyCobham #JazzIsDead

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