Category: Links

Posted on February 6, 2024

Linkblog 🔗: John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord 🎵

> The longest – and slowest – music composition in existence had a big day on Monday – it changed chord for the first time in two years.
> Crowds gathered at a church in Germany to witness the rare moment, which is part of an artistic feat by avant-garde composer, John Cage.
> The experimental piece, entitled As Slow as Possible, began in 2001.
Being played on a specially-built organ, it is not set to finish playing until the year 2640.

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Posted on February 5, 2024

'Every piece of filth that comes out of my mouth – that's mine': inside Curb Your Enthusiasm's final season ​​ 📺 🔗

> The most influential television comedy of the 21st century is coming to an end. Tonight, the first episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 12th and final season will air, kicking off a 10-week run that will apparently wrap up Larry David’s revolutionary improvised sitcom with a definitive conclusion.

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Posted on February 2, 2024

From ESPN CricInfo 🔗🏏

Neither Rehan nor Bashir was born when Anderson made his Test debut at Lord’s in May 2003, while his own Test cap number – 613 – is a full 100 caps shy of the 713 cap that Bashir will receive before the start of play on Friday. At the age of 41, Anderson is about to enter his 22nd year as an international cricketer, but Stokes had no qualms about bringing him back into the fray.

HT @CricketCaptain

Posted on January 26, 2024

Linkblog 🔗: Colin Ward: Everyday Anarchy – a Community crowdfunding project in Norwich by Patrick Bernard

> An audio documentary to celebrate the life and work of the British anarchist Colin Ward and to mark the centenary of his birth in 2024.
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> This is a unique opportunity to tell the story of a rich and overlooked tradition in British thought – and a radical alternative to mainstream politics – which found its greatest advocate in the figure of Colin Ward.