A philosopher might miss appointments, but so might someone with a propane torch in his apartment, even if he is a philosopher. ❧
— Gil Scott-Heron
📑 The Unlikely Survival of the Godfather of Rap | The New Yorker
🎵Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
👓 Gil Scott-Heron, Revolutionary Poet and Musician, Dead at 62 | Rolling Stone
Scott-Heron was best known for 1970’s ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’
I remembered reading about his passing several years back, but something this morning got some of his poetry, music, and writing stuck in the back of my head. Perhaps it was something about the revolution not being televised. In any case, what a creative soul we’ve lost…
👓 AMC to Raise Stubs A-List Subscription Price in Select States | Hollywood Reporter
The circuit in 2019 will raise pricing for its ticket app, where it has proven most popular.
👓 MoviePass Rival Sinemia Drops Prices to Dirt Cheap on Weekdays | Gizmodo
MoviePass broke the mold on theater subscription services and broke itself in the process, but the whole idea itself is not dead. Sinemia is carrying on with more modest deals, and it’s now offering weekday-only subscription plans that start at $4 per month.
🎵 Feeling Good by Nina Simone (Phillips, 1965)
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good
My current mood….
https://open.spotify.com/track/1VKsbTJ78G5bnfyoPz46LA
🎧 The Daily: An Unexpected Upset in Florida | New York Times
After a surprise outcome in the primary, the Florida governor’s race is shaping up to be a litmus test for 2020.
🎧 The Daily: An Execution in Nebraska | New York Times
State lawmakers repealed the death penalty in 2015. Why didn’t that last?
When I grow up I want to be Ernie Chambers.
🎧 The Daily: The War Inside the Catholic Church | New York Times
Vatican intrigues usually remain behind the walls. But a new accusation levied against Pope Francis has laid bare ideological rifts.
👓 Democrats fall short in the Senate as Republicans retain control | NBC News
Republicans trounced incumbent Democrats Claire McCaskill, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly on their way to retaining the Senate majority.
👓 Good early sign for Democrats: Jennifer Wexton unseats GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock in Virginia | CNBC
Voters in the affluent Northern Virginia suburban district have sent Republicans to Congress for 60 of the past 66 years.
Breathing a tad easier in math class tonight now…