The New Coffee Room

Poulemc’s concerto for two pianos.

I was only somewhat familiar with this piece. The larghetto is quite beautiful. I recommend it to everyone here when you have a half hour.

RIP Scott Adams.

NYT obit gift link

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/arts/scott-adams-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.SuLG.fk_J3jikMa77&smid=url-share

If they think it’s unconstitutional they could always challenge it.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly informed Trump on Sunday that the investigation “made a mess” and risked destabilizing financial markets.
A source told Axios, “The secretary isn’t happy, and he let the president know.”
Former economic government officials—including three former Federal Reserve chairs, four former treasury secretaries, and former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas—signed a statement describing the reported criminal investigation into Powell as an “unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine [the Federal Reserve’s] independence.”

Unless it’s a dude in drag then it’s 10 crazy 0 hot.

@Horace said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis:

Body cams have in fact exonerated police far more than they have implicated them. Exactly the opposite of the expectations of those who think like this.

I doubt you could know that since your sample set is limited to white cop/black perp/viral video scenarios.

Who knew that FDR basically sketched out I-80, I-90, I-10 and I-95.

Damn good post.

Next up: "Work will set you free"

Is it more charitable to assume they’re purposely aping Nazi slogans or that Nazi slogans just occur to them independently?

wtf?

said in The Venezuelan Oil Thread:

Darren Woods, who leads the largest U.S. oil company, Exxon Mobil, was especially blunt during a televised portion of the meeting.

“We’ve had our assets seized there twice, and so you can imagine to re-enter a third time would require some pretty significant changes,” he said. “Today it’s uninvestable.”

I only just yesterday finished Chernow’s Mark Twain. While I liked the book and was never really tempted to put it down, it was definitely an endurance test. 1200 pages. I listened and the narration was 44 hours. I think they would do well to create an abridged version.

Still a fascinating man and a fascinating life.