to the people who think paul makes this shit up for clout now when he was the most vocal against racism and did the most to help black (and female) acts get hired/played out of any of the beatles:🖕🏽 (quote from truant boy by martin shough)

you listen to many artists? me: yeah... sure..

GEORGE LUCAS filming The Phantom Menace with a t-shirt with the New Yorker's review of STAR WARS: Comic-book characters, unbelievable story, no political or social commentary, lousy acting, preposterous dialogue, a ridiculously simplistic morality. In other words, a BAD MOVIE.

They found Jimmy Höffna!

Beyoncé claims the Beatles' "Blackbird" as if Paul McCartney wrote it just for her. Because in so many ways, he did. I wrote about how Beyoncé redefines Paul's best-loved classic on Cowboy Carter, and how she brings the "Blackbird" story full circle. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

The smash hit superhero pic ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Robert Redford opened in theaters worldwide this week 10 years ago. 😶‍🌫️🔫💻 #OTD

This is wild: California senators want to exempt factory farms from the state's animal cruelty law. If their bill, SB-921, passes, any practice the *industry* thinks is "routine and acceptable" is presumed legal. This is like a bill to exempt coal power from environmental laws.

PLEEEASE

Mum was beautiful, lovely, peaceful, joyous and so sweet. I wish I could see her. And how do I? By being the best version I can be of myself. Where are you? Heaven? I'm with you. Xxx

Incredible never-before-seen footage of The Beatles on Ready Steady Go from October 1963. Plus cameos from Helen Shapiro and Dusty Springfield youtu.be/nJNn2vE-fPk?si…

Foodies, man.

WHAT....LIKE WHAT!?! OMG

factory farming, the biggest environmental and public health and animal welfare scourge in food system history, is expanding globally and people are writing hand-writing headlines about whether a beyond burger is as healthy as a handful of spinach. deeply unserious stuff.

Happy birthday, Paul McCartney! As I’m struck with what to write here, all I can think of is simply, what the hell would we have done without you all these years? Here’s to many more, Macca! 🎂

One of my least favorite habits of food writers (and a certain bent of academic) is imputing benefit/utility to domesticated animals at the species level.

I will always miss you, Twitter 2012- 2015.

A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and crafted a plan to fight back against environmentalists & potential regulation: vox.com/future-perfect…

Ok, I'd like to say it was fun, but this place ain't fun. But it's been nice touching base with some of you. I have to go write a thank you note to some listeners now. Maybe will see you another time. Stay safe All!

Regardless of your thoughts on today's MN shooting the predictable response by the administration officials should really tell you all you need to know.While some try to parse out video frames, they're straight up using words like "assassin", "domestic terrorist" etc. ORWELLIAN.