Yeah they're called the mountain goats, but it's really just one guy. He knows three chords and six trillion bible verses. His songs are all about breakups or drug addiction and he always sounds like he started singing on accident and isn't sure how to stop. He's my favorite guy.
“With AI you never have to draw, paint or write again!” Why does that prospect excite you? We were put on this earth to think and create. Some people are so eager to be liberated from joy.
Dear Refaat,
Today, I returned to your grave to whisper my apology once more.
I’m sorry to feel a small sense of relief knowing I was able to fulfill your mother’s wish to find your grave and move you to Al-Shujaiya.
I’m sorry that you returned to Al-Shujaiya not as you should have, but lifeless, wrapped in cloth, sealed inside a plastic body bag.
I’m sorry we couldn’t gather all your friends, students, colleagues, and loved ones from around the world to stand together at your funeral, to honor you the way you deserved.
I’m sorry I couldn’t recognize you by your clothes. I’m sorry that I had to carry your remains in pieces. And I’m sorry that I cannot sit by your grave forever.
I’m sorry Ya Refaat, that I had to dig for your body, that I had to lift your bones with my own hands. Never in my life did I imagine I would endure such a day, such a heartbreak.
I’m sorry that I didn’t cry, that I didn’t scream, that I didn’t collapse. And I’m deeply sorry that I cannot put into words the depth of grief and anguish that has taken root in my heart, the same sorrow I saw in the eyes of your sons, Omar and Ahmed, as we laid you to rest.
I apologize on behalf of all your friends and loved ones around the world.
I cannot emphasize this enough: the writer is the ultimate object of the writing, not the text. Humanists need to start arguing that *writing is good for you,* that learning to do it is one way we strengthen and develop our capacities to engage and transform the world.
Today we have launched a petition with @TheWritersGuild & @Soc_of_Authors, urging the BBC to rethink plans to axe audio drama from BBC Radio 3.
Audio drama is a vital part of our arts and entertainment ecology. The BBC must protect it.
Sign the petition 👇✍️
https://t.co/KDgDSSatIp