Anthony Sommers

if you want to go fast, go alone...if you want to go far, go together

[Batfox Pictures @Batfox_Pictures]

Built around a hypnotic bassline and an atmosphere that became central to The Cure's identity, "A Forest" was the song that helped establish the band's darker musical direction. Their appearance at Belgium's Rock Werchter Festival in July 1981 came during the Faith era, with the group emerging as one of the most distinctive acts of the post punk generation.

[Ned Ryun @nedryun]

This is so great.

[Chad Withrow @TheChadWithrow]

This had me at “From Dodgeball Producer Ben Stiller”

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

This 1982 Miller Lite commercial with Rodney Dangerfield, Dick Butkus, John Madden, Bubba Smith, Deacon Jones & others cannot be topped

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Fred Rogers met with a child psychologist every week for 22 years to build his show. She shaped everything: every script, prop, and song. The whole point was to give a child's nervous system time to slow down. In 1984, a single regulatory decision ended all of it.

The psychologist was Dr. Margaret McFarland, who co-founded the Arsenal Family and Children's Center alongside Benjamin Spock and Erik Erikson. She and Rogers understood that the prefrontal cortex in children, the part of the brain that controls impulse, emotion, and attention, takes decades to fully develop. At the start of every episode, Rogers tied his sneakers and changed his sweater while children settled in. Those pauses were intentional, designed to help a child's nervous system shift into a calmer, more focused state.

What ended it had nothing to do with child development science. In 1984, Reagan's FCC chairman Mark Fowler abolished the advertising limits that had protected children's programming from commercial pressure. Toy companies moved within months. Between 1984 and 1985, cartoons tied to toy lines increased by 300%, from a handful of shows to more than 40 animated series. In almost every case, the toy was designed first. The cartoon was built to sell it.

Researchers later put numbers to what parents were already noticing. A 2011 study in Pediatrics from the University of Virginia tested 60 four-year-olds across three groups: one watching SpongeBob, which cuts scene every 11 seconds; one watching a slow PBS show, which cuts scene every 34 seconds; and one drawing. Nine minutes later, all three took tests on attention, impulse control, short-term memory, and problem-solving. The SpongeBob group scored significantly worse across every measure.

In the 1970s, children began watching television around age 4. Research from pediatrician Dimitri Christakis found that by 2009, the average age of first screen exposure had dropped to 4 months, as the content got faster and the audience got younger. Researchers separately found that each additional hour of daily screen time at ages 1 or 3 raised the risk of attention problems at age 7 by 9%.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Insane footage of a supercell over Nebraska

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Today in 1973, the greatest horse race in history was run.

Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to become the Triple Crown winner and set a world record time that has never been beaten!

🎥: CBS Broadcast

[Roy Rogers Happy Trails Music Shop  @RoyRogers_HTMS]

Fun Fact: 🎸
Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” was inspired by the Mark Twain character… but that’s not the full story.
Neil Peart wrote the lyrics after reading a poem called “Tom Sawyer” by his friend Pye Dubois (from Max Webster). He then reimagined it as a modern-day rebel — “a modern-day warrior, mean, mean stride.”
The result? One of the most iconic rock songs ever, with that legendary bass line and drum fill that still gives chills.
Who else thinks this is peak Rush? 🤘

[Rock History Live! @KTrain939913]

Today in Rock History

June 9, 2011
Neil Peart stepped into the spotlight solo on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing an impressive drum showcase. His appearance celebrated Rush’s 40th anniversary and highlighted his status as an elite top-tier drummer in rock.

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[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

This is how Rush introduced Tom Sawyer last night. This was their first show since 2015. Incredible. 😁

[Misy7 @MisyDP]

Before buying a dog know what they were bred for. The genes are really strong. 7-week-old pups.

Happy Sunday everyone.

[Pink Floyd 💎 @Just_pinkfloyd]

Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine

And no one showed us to the land
And no one knows the where's or why's
But something stirs and something tries
And starts to climb toward the light

Strangers passing in the street
By chance, two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can?

And no one calls us to move on
And no one forces down our eyes
No one speaks and no one tries
No one flies around the sun

Cloudless everyday
You fall upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning

And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky

[Mens_Corner__ @Mens_Corner__]

The largest operating steam locomotive in the world is a sight to behold

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Horses may have been replaced by cars on the roads, but the words are actually (distantly) related.

Map by nkiserpuebio

[War Monitor Clips @WarMonitorClips]

The Battle of Westerplatte between German and Polish forces - 1939

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

It wasn’t an authentic 70s swing set if one leg wasn’t popping out of the ground in a concerning fashion once somebody really got going on that motherfucker.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This metal joining trick works without welding, and most people have never seen it.

[Ken Rosato @KenRosatoTV]

Wondering about Geddy Lee's ability to hit all his notes? Wonder no more! #Rush2026 is as amazing as ever. Alex Lifeson is on point and the late, great Neil Peart is smiling down on opening night tonight in LA as Anika Nilles honors his legacy - the crowd loves her. #RushIsABand

[🌸🎵 Beautiful Melody 🎶💖 @Ducnghia16]

Rick Astley and the Foo Fighters perform "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the style of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", after Dave Grohl spotted Rick on the side of the stage (since they were performing the same 2017 event) and just pulled him in to do the song.

[Ministry of Cults @ministryofcults]

Joy Division’s legendary performance of “She’s Lost Control” on the BBC’s Something Else show (recorded Sept 1, 1979, broadcast Sept 15) is one of post-punk’s defining moments. Filmed in a stark, unadorned Manchester studio, this rare national television appearance perfectly captured the bleak beauty, mechanical rhythms, and raw emotional intensity of the band.