I went to the Phil last night for the Lutoslawaki Concerto for Orchestra. Really amazing work to hear live. Big 20th century orchestration with lots of brass and percussion. Recordings don't do it justice.

Pediment of a 1067' foot hotel with a 260' drop tower. I like the fortress look of it right now. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/740_Eight…

Inflation in Argentina is 34%. Why is the US buying up billions of its currency?

Wow I heard a stellar Mahler 4 tonight. Light, nice impressionistic textures. I think it's his most agreeable symphony.

Mamdani is already getting the criminals out of NYC!

can’t believe he actually did the ad

Ten thousand people working on just 1.8 acres of land. The modern skyscraper is a technological and organizational miracle.

It finally happened. I've got a giant merge conflict and both sides were vibe coded and I don't recognize either. Now I'm vibe merging the conflicts too

Under socialism, robots will do all the work.

If we were a proper country.........

Ronald Reagan loved tariffs. You might disagree. You might even have some evidence to the contrary. But you have to ask yourself, is this worth jeopardizing your pending merger with another media conglomerate over? Ronald Reagan loved tariffs.

13 years after Hurricane Sandy, as it's storming out, a reminder that Proposal 3, ELURP, would make flood resiliency projects much easier. ⬇️ (That's one reason it's endorsed by NYLCV!)

I think "parasite on earth" is too strong when you do this much philanthropy. philanthropy.com/news/michael-b…

Right, it was Tucker Carlson who brought Fuentes into the mainstream. nytimes.com/2022/11/25/us/…

The “intellectual backbone of the conservative movement” is only as strong as the values it defends. Last I checked, “conservatives should feel no obligation” to carry water for antisemites and apologists for America-hating autocrats. But maybe I just don’t know what time it is…