Everyone wants to be funny and smart, but no one could touch Barbara in either category. She synthesized activist journalism, radical scholarship, and a brilliant sense of humor into books beloved by anarchists, Oprah, and maybe even your mom.
Sad news. Barbara Ehrenreich, my one and only mother, died on September 1, a few days after her 81st birthday. She was, she made clear, ready to go. She was never much for thoughts and prayers, but you can honor her memory by loving one another, and by fighting like hell.
Alice Coltrane's 80th bday party at Grand Park was a delight. Performers from her ashram joined by an orchestra and not one but two brilliant harpists (Nailah Hunter and Low Leaf) from the LA experimental scene @dublab@_LowLeaF@nailah_hunter
@BBC6Music@BBCSounds Cable TV by Fol Chen. An absolutely perfect slice of electronic pop, a love song about the simple joy of doing nowt together #NP6Music
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Improvisers! Actor people! Artists! Here’s a cool film about maybe the most influential teacher of the last century and a certified madman! For Madmen Only | Official Trailer | Utopia https://t.co/Klld9c1tU8 via @YouTube