Stanford White buildings in Baltimore

Stanford White was an American architect. His best-known building here is the Lovely Lane Methodist Church. In addition to his buildings, White is famous for how he was murdered.

Another building designed by White is the Ross Winans Mansion (1217 St. Paul St.) shown below in a picture I took in the 1970s.

White designed renovations for the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion which is now the home of the Engineering Society.

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Historic American Buildings Survey on the Engineering Society Building (Garrett-Jacobs House, 7, 9, 11, 13 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Independent City, MD)

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The Old Goucher College campus has White buildings shown here.

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Federico Fellini born 1/20/20

Fellini is one of the greatest directors. Start with 8 1/2 or Amarcord.

Il Maestro | by Martin Scorsese

"In the Sixties, Federico Fellini became more than a filmmaker. Going to see a Fellini film was like going to hear Callas sing or Olivier act or Nureyev dance…"https://t.co/XUrHRgC80V pic.twitter.com/xunk4xTMep
— EdwardMO (@EdwardHMO) January 20, 2022

BOTD Federico Fellini!!! 8 1/2, Dolce Vita among the landmarks of modern cinema.
More
–@ChrisNashawaty: https://t.co/P92WdEJ6ZX
–@PasqualeIannone: https://t.co/yEXzp7g7IN
–@PeterBradshaw1: https://t.co/fkAjEtCzgG
–@ohheyvrenee/@nofilmschool: https://t.co/gAqkuwxqNC
— MidCenturyCinema (@MidCenturyCinem) January 20, 2022

Criterion has a great Felini box set. They also have some of his films online on the Criterion Channel.

Now on @criterionchannl, you can watch his masterpieces 8 1/2, LA STRADA, AMARCORD, JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, and more! https://t.co/8i1IUYKMjr

Plus! Enjoy a wealth of archival interviews, behind the scenes documentaries, and program with Fellini! https://t.co/I5zK5vIWEO pic.twitter.com/MmEhHU8u7r
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) January 20, 2022

Federico Fellini and his wife Giulietta Masina at their home in Rome, photographed by Carlo Bavagnoli, 1961. pic.twitter.com/0G9PV0Gd1n
— Lost In Film (@LostInFilm) January 20, 2022

"If you took his films away, there would be a giant chunk of cinema missing. There’s nothing else around like that.” – David Lynch on Federico Fellini, both born on this day pic.twitter.com/rwtEvzucVz
— 🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates🦩 (@oldfilmsflicker) January 20, 2022

Covers: Werewolves of London

“Werewolves of London” is a great 1978 Warren Zevon song that was his biggest hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Jq2e3_kbk

Covers: When the Levee Breaks

“When the Levee Breaks” was recorded by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie in 1929 and covered by Led Zeppelin in 1971.

"When The Levee Breaks" Performed by John Paul Jones & Musicians Around the World

Pretty great. https://t.co/7tKF0wCc1i pic.twitter.com/JcVOoLTeHj
— Open Culture (@openculture) February 19, 2022

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Hear the Only Known Soundboard Recording of Led Zeppelin Playing ‘When the Levee Breaks’ Live

“We have a very dear friend, Billy Corgan, that we got together.” https://t.co/HdC73xqb7q
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) August 1, 2022

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant feat. Michael Eaton on his string instrument 'Hurdy Gurdy', 1995. 🎶'When The Levee Breaks' (Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy, 1929. pic.twitter.com/WHzXnzZxNz
— bluesharp (@bluezharp) October 15, 2022

The year was 1995 when Led Zeppelin took the stage for such a different performance at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction.
The song was 'When The Levee Breaks', but a complete different take.

Plus, Neil Young also joined them for the performance. One more, Robert Plant grabs… pic.twitter.com/vF7F9sPM7i
— Rock'n Roll of All (@rocknrollofall) October 4, 2024

Gerrymandering in Kansas

The KS Senate's vote to override Gov. Laura Kelly's (D) veto of the congressional map is being held open an awfully long time… https://t.co/N6T5OgL5Ik
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 7, 2022

The problem for Republicans is they only have 25 votes to override right now and Thompson's presence would give them 26, one below the required threshold. They don't have the votes to override the veto https://t.co/j1sqQ44ink
— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) February 7, 2022

This KS GOP draft would weaken #KS03 Rep. Sharice Davids (D) from Biden +11 to Biden +5, putting her in a much tougher race. But still a long way to go & very real legal obstacles for Kansas Rs. https://t.co/m7bfARAlxr pic.twitter.com/aWs0bq8JXH
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 18, 2022

Gorsuch is an asshole

He won’t wear a mask even though Justice Sotomoyor has diabetes. The anti-maskers are selfish and showing no concern for others.

that's extremism https://t.co/LULHIofFwh
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 18, 2022

this seems like a good day to repost this column unmasking Neil Gorsuch https://t.co/7N632l3NJ1
— Ruth Marcus (@RuthMarcus) January 18, 2022

Jesus, what a schmuck. https://t.co/EcM1KjrULo
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 18, 2022

When it comes to conflicts about wearing masks as a COVID-19 safeguard, the Supreme Court of the United States is no different than many workplaces.https://t.co/BwXtRjcuLR
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 18, 2022

The media gives Republicans a free pass on voting rights

So galling: In much of the media coverage of the Dem failure to pass democracy protections, lockstep GOP opposition has been simply erased as a factor in what's happening, even as Republicans continue to actively restrict voting in many states.

Reupping this: https://t.co/MMm2VpqGoI
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 17, 2022

Excellent point. Republicans have abdicated their responsibility and get a free ride https://t.co/nKi655RNLJ
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 14, 2022

Completely agree with this. I don't fault Biden for the unrelenting Republican obstructionism. There aren't 10 Republican moderates in the Senate that would join with Democrats to pass legislation that could not be filibustered. https://t.co/Ydzif3etq8
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 17, 2022

You should note that it's also been undercut by Republican unwillingness to stop red state efforts to restrict voting rights. I'm tired of seeing the GOP get a free pass and having all the focus on Manchin and Sinema.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 17, 2022

Being furious at Manchin & Sinema distracts from the truth that we can’t even pretend to have a hope of pressuring a single Republican to vote for voting rights reform. Not even the “moderate” ones. The entire party is a lost cause when it comes to saving democracy.
— Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) January 14, 2022

The voting rights act reauthorization used to be bipartisan. So while Sinema may argue that Dem leadership did not do enough to forge consensus, Republicans have also moved away from the consensus too. https://t.co/asvyLyzc63
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 13, 2022

Your periodic reminder that:

1. Congressional negotiations are always annoying

2. It’s asinine to blame Biden for two pain in the ass Senators when all 50 Republicans are refusing to do their jobs

3. This isn’t over yet
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) January 13, 2022

Altho Manchin & Sinema appear to remain opposed to changing the filibuster, don’t divert your attention from the fact that not a single GOP Senator is willing to vote FOR voting rights. Democrats remain united on the importance of protecting our elections.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 18, 2022

Baltimore magazine articles on Baltimore writers

It also includes bookstores. I highly recommend Charm City Books which is in my neighborhood. I was glad to read that Madison Smartt Bell is fond of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story “Babylon Revisited” which is one of my favorites.

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Covers: Suicide Is Painless

“Suicide Is Painless” was the theme song for the 1970 film M*A*S*H. An instrumental version was also used in the long-running TV show.

Robert Altman stipulating the M*A*S*H theme should be the "stupidest song ever written," so he tasked his 14-year-old-son to do it, who then made millions from TV show royalties while the old man made 70K for directing the film is the GOAT win a child has ever had over a parent
— John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) January 15, 2022

New information on the Trump administration’s efforts to influence the 2020 census

Everything was political to Trump and his cronies.

A newly disclosed memo circulated among top census officials cites "unprecedented" interference by the Trump administration in the 2020 count, including political pressure on a crash program seeking to identify and count unauthorized immigrants. https://t.co/2lvYdMD0gL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 15, 2022

and there’s this

Local leaders worry inaccurate census figures caused by Covid could cost their jurisdictions their share of the $1.5 trillion the federal government distributes annually based on census numbers. https://t.co/mKSkAqvTx4
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 16, 2022