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Mary Cardwell Dawson created opportunities for black people to perform in operas starting in the 1930s and 40s.


“Dawson understood the symbolic capital of a Black company performing at the Metropolitan Opera,” says Christi Jay Wells, a musicologist at Arizona State University. “She found a way to make that happen despite whatever systemic [racism that] was keeping Black opera companies and the works of Black opera composers from that stage.”

Among the noteworthy talents who appeared with the NNOC were Robert McFerrin Sr., the first Black man to sing with the Met and the father of contemporary pop star Bobby McFerrin; future Broadway star Napoleon Reed; and soprano Lillian Evanti.
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The "awwww..." (and awe) factor. Fire dept rescues dog stranded on rocks after falling down a waterfall.

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Given the ice, snow and mile-long trek to Rudy, additional manpower and specialized equipment were required. Putnam County Technical Rescue Team and the Putnam Lake and Brewster fire departments were called in, and UTVs were used to transport responders and equipment to the scene. The recent snowmelt made the rescue especially precarious, Technical Rescue Team Commander Joey Nickischer said.

“We sent a crew downstream in case the dog or our people fell into the river,” he said. “It’s not really a river — it’s a brook, but it was raging with all the snowmelt.”
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Talk about random hits.... ⚾

Laughing at myself because in skimming a review of a new production at the Metropolitan Opera of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," I misread the opening clause of a particular sentence. My mind was on baseball, as I had just redeemed my free MLB streaming perk from T-Mobile.

So I read this: "As with the Mets in 1999..." instead of "At the Met in 1999..."
 
Man, I hope this is a put-on, because I’d hate to think that back in the day we used to terrify little kids with this stuff. 🫪

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I remember when I was a kid, one of the cartoon shows I used to watch (I think it was Rocky and Bullwinkle) used to have a recurring gag of two guys sitting on a bench, commenting on the goings-on.

One guy would say, “Now there’s something you don’t see every day, Chauncey.” And the other guy would respond, “What’s that, Edgar?” And Chauncey would proceed to describe whatever weird event was happening.

Well, here’s something that Chauncey and Edgar definitely would have commented on…

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I’ve heard “the wheels of justice move slowly” but this is on another level! 18 years to appeal a red light ticket…


Last week, Ontario man Neville Greene finally got the outcome he had fought for in a protracted court battle over whether he failed to stop at a red light in 2007. It took 18 years for the courts to accept his appeal, according to a May 14 Toronto court ruling.https://archive.is/o/InY7K/https://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2026/2026oncj279/2026oncj279.pdf
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Among the reasons for tossing the conviction, Justice Brock Jones ruled that Greene was denied a fair trial because the justice of the peace overseeing his 2008 trial did not “provide him with sufficient assistance as a self-represented person,” and that the reasons for conviction “were insufficient and do not explain why Mr. Greene’s evidence was rejected.”
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It’s amazing how oblivious I can be sometimes.

My wife has this movie she’s been interested in seeing, “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” with Tina Fey and Margo Robbie. Okay, fine. But I never knew what the title referred to (beyond sounding like military communications).

It took until now for my dumb ass to realize that Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is NATO code for WTF. 🤦‍♂️
 
Would you eat this bread?

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Sourdough made from yeast inside Europe’s oldest mummy

Ancient yeast living inside the 5,300-year-old frozen corpse of Ötzi the Iceman has been used to make a “very, very good sourdough”.
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Ancient yeast living inside the 5,300-year-old frozen corpse of Ötzi the Icemanhas been used to make a "very, very good sourdough".

Scientists found four different types of yeast in the "brownish" water that had melted inside Europe's oldest known human mummy.
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Or, for those who prefer to drink…

Although initial efforts did not work, after three months of trying, scientists said they had created a "very, very good sourdough", and said that brewing beer was now "on the list".
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I have no idea if this is real, but the comments are hilarious.

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"Riley" has landed amongst the crew further upstate. She's a tiny bundle of love, mischief, wanton destruction etc. piece of work! I believe that vegetation in her mouth was part of what is on its way to "used to be an ornamental shrub" near the patio. Well they're experienced with raising their dogs from pups so they know the drill, even if she is so far blissfully unaware of any boundaries.


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