“That premium in turn has allowed the company to keep selling fresh stock, which allows it to keep paying out dividends, and on it goes, a self-licking ice cream cone that works until the stock price falls, which it now has.”
💬 Liz Hoffman, Semaphor
“self-licking ice cream cone” … aaah the visual.
I read Molly Jong-Fast and had never really thought about it - but - TIL she is the daughter of 🔗 Erica Jong (📚 Fear of Flying) … of course she is … the clue
🔗 Man wielding fish knife attacked home of Benedict Cumberbatch
Putting aside the news for a moment … I have been thinking a lot recently about things like death, legacy, memories, leaving your mark … and noting to myself how little we know about anybody. At all. Even famous / historical people. More on this will emerge in the future … but, case in point, in case you know nothing about Cumberbatch, this is his descriptor …
The Doctor Strange star ….
🔗 Will AI free us from drudgery – or leave us jobless and hungry?
It’s a good question. So much noise abut how AI is going to free up people so thy can live fulfilling lives as drudgery is removed … but that last sentence speaks to the reality …
There is certainly a lot of potential for AI to change the world for the better. I just don’t think there’s an appetite among the people at the top to harness that potential.
🔗 Illinois set to become first state to end book bans.
I never hear Pritzker’s name associated with a potential presidential run - but it should be.
🎵 Malcolm McLaren ... Talentless Hack or Talented Svengali?
🔗 Malcolm McLaren’s Duck Rock at 40: the album that foretold today’s anything-goes pop.
For all of his total lack of skill as a musician / singer .. his ability to constantly break new ground and open listeners ears to new possibilities was quite extraordinary.
Duck Rock never made it to ‘personal favorite’ status, but still extraordinary.
My most favorite McLaren is surely ’Fans’ - 40 years old NEXT year
🔗 Japan PM fires son after pictures emerge of ‘inappropriate’ private party at official residence.
Moral leadership … clearly Japan has still got it … take note U.K. and U.S.A.
🎵 Mirror To The Sky - Yes
I have now listened to the new Yes album maybe 4 times. It is definitely not their greatest album - by any stretch - but it is also far from the worst.
Peak Yes years for me were those leading up to Topographic … and to compete with that era is hard … but this does (though it does lose 😎).
Trivia thought.
I wonder why the ‘title track’ off Mirror To The Sky is called ‘Mirror to the Sky’?
Intentional? If so why?
Sloppy? Very ‘un Yes’.
Favorite opening … the first minute of ‘Unknown Place’ - it falls off very quickly.
Favorite Track … the title track - which also happens to be the longest … I am a sucker for long musical exploration.
‘One Second is Enough’ … meh as is most of ‘disc 2’ … why did they bother?
🎵 My friend Scott Schorr has just made 50 vinyl copies of the Levin Torn White album available for sale, with …
$5 from every purchase will be donated to Music Aid Northwest in Alan’s name.
It is a superb album.
Is he right?
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If operations like The Sheraton can’t spell right - why should we bother?
Coffee Shop Detail
The Detail on this mask …
… is only apparent when you get up close and personal.
🔗 US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official.
Well that’s good to know, although when you say ’if we have to’ … can you explain more? #AskingForAFriend
The state of the nation - and what a state it is in …
🔗 Last year, Ukraine built more onshore wind turbines than England.
What the hell are we doing in England while Ukraine is at war?
What happens when two loud mouthed, serial liars have an argument? We might just be about to find out.
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