25 most significant works of postwar architecture

I am a big admirer of the Guild House in Philadelphia and have posted about it.

Your weekend read from the NYT—25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture. The decision-making process is almost as interesting as the selections: https://t.co/lhBmgd3K8k pic.twitter.com/RspmCGcdkC
— UO College of Design (@uoregondesign) August 7, 2021

A much better list than @nytimes came up with. https://t.co/LnJrwyKh2l
— Paul Goldberger (@paulgoldberger) August 7, 2021

read the thread

More people who regret not getting vaccinated

A Florida radio host who railed against Dr. Fauci and vaccines has died from COVID-19

Typical asshole Republican – always against something until it affects them.
https://t.co/ezCt5Qh94r
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby Calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) August 7, 2021

"I messed up big time, guys," he says through an oxygen mask in one video. "I didn't get the vaccine … I made a mistake, I admit it."

While he hopes he's turned a corner, for a scary stretch, he thought he needed to make arrangements in case he died. https://t.co/XfxlBY9hsU
— CNN (@CNN) August 6, 2021

An unvaccinated Virginia man who’s been hospitalized with Covid-19 is using social media to urge others to go out and get the shot: "We thought we were invincible." https://t.co/AZjBnhoKsA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 4, 2021

Michael Freedy will never marry his fiancé or watch his kids grow up.

His life was cut needlessly short by COVID-19.

One of his final texts: ‘I should have gotten the damn vaccine.'

Please, go get the damn vaccine. https://t.co/f3wGBWPjVW
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 2, 2021

A coup in 2024 would be worse

I got lots of likes and some good comments on my reply to this tweet. 2024 will be awful.

Republicans definitely won’t accept a loss in 2024. Democrats won’t accept one either if it’s due to voter suppression and overturning results. 2024 will be so bad, we’ll be nostalgic for 2020 when we had a failed coup.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 6, 2021

What’s in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

This is an excellent thread from the White House about specific provisions in the deal. The media focuses on the politics of getting the deal made while they should focus on how it affects us.

🧵THREAD: 10 programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal that you may not have heard about:

1. Weatherization — The deal will invest a historic $3.5B in the Weatherization Assistance Program, reducing energy costs for more than 700K low-income households.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 3, 2021

60% think it would be bad for the US if Trump ran in 2024

The media should listen to the majority and give him less coverage.

Quinnipiac poll:

60% of Americans think it would be bad for the country if Trump ran for president in 2024. Just 32% think it would be good.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 5, 2021

Covers: You Should Be Dancing

“You Should Be Dancing” is a 1976 song by the Bee Gees. The Foo Fighters mocked people with it this week. They have performed it before.

See Foo Fighters troll Westboro Baptist Church with Bee Gees classic before Kansas concert. https://t.co/1WpPDt6Olf
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 6, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PPjtBkSi4

Good thread on antibodies from Covid infection vs. antibodies from vaccination

look at the thread

I have a weird question for the actual experts on here. Is there some way after the fact to know if you had a COVID infection if you *also* had antibodies from having been vaccinated? That is, can a test distinguish vaccine-acquired and naturally-acquired antibodies?
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 5, 2021

one answer

Yes. The vaccine gives you antibodies for the S (spike) protein, but the tests can distinguish antibodies to the N (nucleocapsid) protein, which will be a feature of infection, but not of vaccination.
— Derek Lowe (@Dereklowe) August 5, 2021

Covers: Don’t Fear the Reaper

“Don’t Fear the Reaper” is a 1976 song by Blue Oyster Cult. It’s famous for the 2000 “More Cowbell” skit on Saturday Night Live. GQ just published an oral history of the song.

Danny and I are a part of this @GQMagazine oral history of Don’t Fear The Reaper! We made sure to sound super professional. https://t.co/gErP6FFShG pic.twitter.com/2ciK5jskj4
— Brian Wecht (@bwecht) August 5, 2021

Will Ferrell turns 55 today.

After “More Cowbell” aired on SNL in 2000, he said, Christopher Walken couldn’t escape cowbells. Folks would ring them at Walken’s B'way shows. Waiters would ask if he “wanted more cowbell.” “I think he was really mad at me.”pic.twitter.com/AmpnkKZqwr
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) July 16, 2022

John Huston

John Huston was a great director and screenwriter. He even gave some fine acting performances in films like Chinatown. In This Our Life is underrated and belongs up there with The Maltese Falcon and Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

#BOTD #JohnHuston

(w/Hopper and Ford) pic.twitter.com/cxREexwj7U
— KINOSCOPE (@Kinoscope) August 5, 2021

trailers for some of his films

"I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk." The great John Huston, #BOTD in 1906. https://t.co/OSmpROAJGr

Over on @criterionchannl, check out our 19-film Huston collection featuring UNDER THE VOLCANO, THE AFRICAN QUEEN, FAT CITY, WISE BLOOD, THE DEAD, ANNIE, and more! pic.twitter.com/bvuhzttzQj
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) August 5, 2021

Songs about Jack Ruby

Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated President Kennedy on 11/22/63. There are songs about Ruby. I was thinking about the great one by Camper Van Beethoven today. Here’s a list on Turn Me On Dead Man of songs about the assassination. Two songs with Ruby references are discussed here. Start with the video of the killing if you haven’t seen it.