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'Meet the New Old Book Collectors' (NYT)
posted by clavdivs at 8:52 PM PST - 6 comments

Political strategist Steve Schmidt, who worked on campaigns for GW Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and most notably John McCain, put a letter on Substack Sunday in which he admits to lying for McCain to cover up an affair with lobbyist Vicki Iseman and to help kill a story about how McCain spent his 70th birthday on a Russian yacht. [more inside]
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 10:31 AM PST - 63 comments

The Untold Story of the White House's Weirdly Hip Record Collection Jimmy Carter’s grandson is unlocking its mysteries (Washingtonian, Rob Brunner)
posted by box at 9:16 AM PST - 23 comments

Professor Solomon gives us twelve principles for how to find something you've lost. Possibly one of the most useful sites on the internet. [more inside]
posted by ewok_academy at 7:42 AM PST - 93 comments

When they arrive in Thailand, the migratory vultures are often very tired from a long flight. They rest in big, tall trees, and then, like any good tourist, go find a local delicacy to try.
posted by Etrigan at 6:00 AM PST - 15 comments

Helen Keller’s Socialism Has Been Whitewashed. The politics of Helen Keller: Socialism and disability. How I Became a Socialist, from Out of the Dark.
posted by clawsoon at 4:23 AM PST - 20 comments

Luigi Russolo's Cacophonous Futures is a thoughtful introduction to the Futurist composer and his mechanical noise makers, or intonarumori. In addition to pioneering the art of noises, and influencing rather a lot of later experimental music, he was a fascist and probably not have been a terribly nice person. He was also a palm reader and fan of the occult.
posted by eotvos at 4:05 AM PST - 9 comments

Joseph Pulitzer is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes, which were established in 1917 as a result of his endowment to Columbia University. The prizes are given annually to recognize and reward excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music, and drama.

Sometimes just seeing someone else's favorites is enough to make your day: 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners.
posted by bendy at 2:03 AM PST - 14 comments