In late March, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was hailed as “arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world,” died at the age of 71. Read Sasha Frere-Jones on Sakamoto’s vulnerable explorations of consciousness. nyer.cm/MmVXgv3

Listen back to todays interview with Mick Harvey and Phill Calvert in regard to the new Boys Next Door/Birthday Party documentary. Starts about an hour in. rrr.org.au/explore/progra…

Streaming needs to pay more to all recording artists, not more to certain artists and less to others

Word of the Day is a reminder of the beautiful Old English ‘uhtceare’ [ucht-kay-ara]: ‘dawn sorrow’, for those moments when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.

Huge herd of elk resting on lawns in Colorado

New issue of Kevin Huizenga Fielder, sharpest comic I've seen in ages---a comic where every choice 'worked.' Appreciate the unique distro strategy---independent outlets like ours were courted to be part of release. Go grab 1 and 2! dominobooks.org/fielder2.html dominobooks.org/fielder1.html

A #Halloween cartoon for yesterday’s Guardian Books / Guardian Saturday (with apologies to Ottolenghi, whose recipes I love cooking)

Periodic reminder that my book Uncorrected Bound Proof, concerning the randomness of memory and how it can be dictated to or soothed by music, was completed nearly three months ago. Does anybody want to publish it? Beginning to run out of (the book's) time.

The 2nd Amendment is not relevant to the weapons of mass destruction being used to murder innocent civilians.

Up now on the blog: Drawn & Quarterly's 2023 Year in Review! Check out all of the amazing books we published this year from Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, and more! drawnandquarterly.com/news/for-your-…

In honor of Mim and it being a year, this weekend, since her death, I say STOP THE MURDERING AND WAR. After growing up on a farm and knowing death, and then watching someone close pass away, it is UNFATHOMABLE, trying to comprehend why anyone would cause such suffering.

🥜 Charles Schulz

Thread!

Larry nails it.

New for The Nation OppArt: thenation.com/article/politi…

OK, this clinches it.

School Shootings #guns