AirBnB update

I noted a while ago that AirBnB delisted ads from Jews, and only from Jews, in the West Bank. Non-Jews are still allowed to advertise. This explicit anti-semitism has led to some blowback, which could lead to AirBnB being blocked in Illinois. Kudos to the Illinois board.

Titania's Twitter Triumph

Coyne has a good summary.

Treating people as porcelain

An excellent article on the radical mindset, in Quillette.

Aging well

Woo hoo! I made the big time

Instaquoted!

Nederland Blazers

What happens when you give Michael Nyman a James Last treatment? Maybe this.

Subpoena me

Response.

This is obvious.

Coyne calls her “the Sarah Palin of the left”, but I don’t recall Palin making threats.

Priceless

Twitter is for idiots. And it is staffed by idiots.

Gilets Jaunes — Background

The protests are not sudden. They have been going on for a while and are in response to far more than just the latest tax hike. Here is some background.

Doria

By Ólafur Arnalds. 3 minutes.

A Trump Hater's Guide to Mueller Skepticism

In Vanity Fair.

Tweeting for good

Explaining a song to the clueless. Baby it’s cold outside.

Here is the Persephone link.

By their fruits you shall know them

And the fruits of Twitter are bitter.

Good Coyne Post

Coyne can be a frustrating guy, but he is good about understanding that the rejection of science happens across the political spectrum. Link.

5th Law

Here.
It's fake but just the tip of the iceberg ...

And another.

Canadian Classical's Greatest Hit

This was at one the most famous piece of Canadian classical music. Maybe it still is.
I believe this is the Hanson performance, from the VT album of the previous post, but with better visuals. A more modern recording, by the BBC Orchestra, is here.

BONUS McPhee and Henry Cowell were friends. Here's a short bit by Cowell.

The Feast Of Love, first recording

The first recording of Virgil Thomson’s The Feast Of Love. I suspect this was the personnel for the premiere too, which was also in 1963. Not up to the later recordings I think, but nice to hear. I love this music. The poem is VT's own translation of Pervigilium Veneris, and I think he captures the odd detached passion I find in Roman love poetry.