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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 29/09/2026

Instant preorder!

Paul C. @clrksn.com · 21/09/2026

Huzzah! A new EP from the marvelous Lydia Loveless will be released October 30. Pre-orders are open. lydialoveless.bandcamp.com/album/accola...

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Accolades, by Lydia Loveless

6 track album

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Musicophilia @musicophilia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A new Musicophilia mix: 'Dark Lights' (1995-2008) musicophilia.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/d... Featuring Tricky, Bjork, Deadbeat, Pinch, Low & Spring Heel Jack, Drexciya, Burial, The Knife, Autechre, Susumu Yokota, Pole, Squarepusher, Massive Attack, David Sylvian, Scuba, Pinch, et al

A mix cover with smearing pink, red, blue, yellow, white and green lights against a black and purple background--a photo of someone dancing with portable fairy lights wrapped around them, but appearing totally abstracted

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 15/09/2026

I found a Rarity-80 word worth 92 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 813 points · 10 rare words. Only 7 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/RXSGW9

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OUTLIER · Day 118

clarkson scored 813 on Day 118. Can you beat them?

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 13/09/2026

Definitely checking this out! "Weinstein Hammons Gallery is pleased to present Paths That Cross, a rare group of works that reflect decades of artistic exchange between Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Lynn Davis."

Black and white photo of Patti Smith taken by Lynn Davis in 1974

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 10/09/2026

Laurie Anderson's performance at the Walker Art Center last night was angry, funny, and surprisingly emotional. "What do you do when your country disappears? Where will you go?" Sorry, no photos of the performance, but here's the stage and scans of the program they handed out.

The stage at the McGuire Theater in the Walker Art Center. The stage is shiny black and has a keyboard and monitors set up near the middle. A large screen in the back shows a projection of soapy water on a window.

Walker Art Center presents
Laurie Anderson: Republic of Love (Solo)
Wednesday & Thursday, Sep 9–10, 2026, 7:30 pm
McGuire Theater

Laurie Anderson: Vocals, Violin, Keyboards, Electronics
Ryan Kelly: Front Of House Sound
Jason Stern: Technical Direction
Ned Steinberger: Violin Design

Republic of Love (Solo) is a production of Canal Street Communications Inc.

Shaun MacDonald: Producer
Jason Stern: Technical Director
Jim Cass: Studio Manager
Betty Lees: Finance Manager

A Note from the Artist

After spending the summer celebrating the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence with its ringing phrases—“we hold these truths to be self-evident”—it seems like a good time to look at the way we talk now. Republic of Love is a way of looking at words, reframing situations. For me it’s also a way to look at some of my older songs and see what those words might mean these days, words like “every man for himself” in the song Big Science and “language is a virus”.

There have been several versions of Republic of Love in the last year ranging from speeches to full band performances. The version presented here at the Walker is unique, dedicated to the people of
Minneapolis and their determination to come to the aid of others and to uphold the time-honored American values of civic responsibility.

Excerpt from Republic of Love, 2026

Some say our empire is passing as all empires do.
Ah, America, we saw it, we tipped it over and then we sold it.
I’m standing here in dawn’s early late in a country made of stories. What war is this? What time is it?

It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. There was a blueprint. Called “A mandate for leadership”, it was nine hundred and twenty pages
spelling out the whole thing. But by now words meant the exact opposite or they meant nothing. The experts and the pundits weighed
in. It was a field day for the spin doctors....

Yes we had regrets. Ah yes. There’s the past and there are all these regrets that come with it. And you ask yourself? How did I get here?
But like the great Willie Nelson said, “If we didn’t have regrets we wouldn’t have all that much music.” He also said that 90% of the
people in the world end up with the wrong person and that’s what makes the jukebox spin.

Tonight's program runs approximately 1 hour 45 minutes with no intermission.

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 07/09/2026

I found a Rarity-83 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 782 points · 10 rare words. Only 35 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/AAGG3H

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OUTLIER · Day 109

clarkson scored 782 on Day 109. Can you beat them?

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 06/09/2026

I found a Rarity-49 word worth 80 pts in OUTLIER. KEEN · 763 points · 10 rare words. 4 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/ZW23UZ

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OUTLIER · Day 108

clarkson scored 763 on Day 108. Can you beat them?

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 05/09/2026

I found a Rarity-66 word worth 87 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 807 points · 10 rare words. 2 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/TZ572H

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OUTLIER · Day 107

clarkson scored 807 on Day 107. Can you beat them?

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 04/09/2026

I found a Rarity-81 word worth 92 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 705 points · 10 rare words. Only 14 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/BT2NYV

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OUTLIER · Day 106

clarkson scored 705 on Day 106. Can you beat them?

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/09/2026

feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions. one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.

lady presenting about saerbecks climate curriculum

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CIHstudios @cihstudios.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The rules of the house. (I'll make 'em into stickers if they get passed around enough)

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 31/08/2026

I found a Rarity-58 word worth 85 pts in OUTLIER. KEEN · 732 points · 10 rare words. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/BZ3N6A

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OUTLIER · Day 103

clarkson scored 732 on Day 103. Can you beat them?

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 30/08/2026

Coyote vs. Acme was great! Our screening was full of little kids, which made it even better. One kid was walking out of the theater singing "I Fought the Law" and I swear my heart grew three sizes.

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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Two humans who easily might have been part muppet, and I mean that in the best way.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026

This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”

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You Came In Dressed Like a Train Wreck @plbsu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer! I think he might have been our only decent teacher."

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 21/08/2026

My Volvo EX30 fills the VW Golf-sized hole in my heart.

A white Volvo EX30 photographed from the rear

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 19/08/2026

Finally! You have no idea how long I’ve had to pretend I didn’t know all this! #murderbot #murderbotseason2 #booksky

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 16/08/2026

I had my usual travel anxiety dream, but instead of being stuck in an airport I was stuck on a fanciful version of the UK rail system. And both of my deceased parents made an appearance, which was new.

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 08/08/2026

This sounds like a lost verse from “Season of the Witch.”

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 07/08/2026

Cats in boxes Post ‘em if ya got ‘em

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 04/08/2026

No cheating. Post your lock screen.

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C. McGuinn Freeman @cmf406.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

They're burying him as we type, but I never found Once "romantic". Thought it was just me because my Dad moved to Prague around that time, and started dating an 18 year old Czech girl. But turns out, my creep-o-meter was not broken at all. As always, thank you Neko for being a badass.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 01/08/2026

You should watch this trailer if you enjoy watching Olivia Colman get absolutely railed by a wooden sex bot

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 27/07/2026

I saw this sticker on the back of a minivan the other day and it made me laugh.

A sticker that depicts a minivan with the words “Never Say Never” underneath it.

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 25/07/2026

Check out this cool laminated prayer card that came with my pre-ordered Creekbed Carter Hogan CD. creekbedcarter.bandcamp.com/album/peasan...

Two sides of a prayer card. One side shows Creekbed Carter Hogan in a cowboy hat and angel wings pouring mustard on a hot dog held up by the devil. The devil is laying on the ground and Hogan is holding them down with one of their cowboy boots. The other side of the card says "Take time for prayer: 'Give me that hot dog!' Amen."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/07/2026

one of my favorite lenses for looking at american history is “country shaped by successive generations of people experiencing religious psychosis”

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 10/07/2026

ANY Vice President, and this one in particular, talking about "fake jobs" is peak lack of self awareness.

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Racket @racketmn.com · 09/07/2026

The official announcement wasn't supposed to be till next week, but fuck it... Racket is starting a local newsletter in New York.

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John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you love fun femme rock and/or roll music, make sure you see my favorite modern Minnesota band @gullyboysband.bsky.social as they cross-cross-applesauce the country this fall!

MY BIG FAT GAY TOUR

10/08 Eau Claire, WI

10/27 Dallas, TX

10/09 Madison, WI

10/28 Austin, TX

10/10 Chicago, IL

10/30 Mesa, AZ

10/11 Lansing, MI
10/31
Henderson, NV
10/13
Washington D.C.
11/01
Los Angeles, CA
10/14
Rutherford, Nu
11/03
Berkeley, CA
10/15
Brooklyn, NY

11/06 Portland, OR
10/16
Sommerville, MA
11/07
Seattle, WA
10/17
Philadelphia, PA

11/08 Olympia, WA
10/18
Richmond, VA

11/11 Boise, ID
10/19
Charlotte, NC

11/12 Salt Lake City, UT
10/21
Orlando, FL*

11/13 Denver, CO

10/22 Gainsville, FL*

11/14 Oklahoma City, OK

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Bill Krause👊❄️👍 @wckrause.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

One of the things that really brought a smile to my elderly mother-in-law was hearing what her visitor counts were to her quilting website. Now she's in hospice, so I'm going to try to drive some visitation numbers up quiltsbymarlene.com/the-quilters/ This was one of her proudest achivements.

A large quilt of a group of ladies workng on quilts.

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 05/07/2026

Yesterday I saw Lawrence of Arabia on a big screen for the first time (10/10, would recommend). I wish more movies started with an instrumental overture.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our democracy only works when we have a non-partisan Supreme Court we can trust. It's past time to make major reforms to the way this court operates - and what it looks like.

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Meghan “Hostile to Motor Vehicles” Arnold (she/hers) @meghancarnold.com · 21/06/2026

I don’t normally promote personal or professional projects on here but pretty stoked about this upcoming event we’ve cooked up. If you find yourself planning to be in Santa Cruz on July 24th, check in out. Tickets here: www.etix.com/ticket/p/571...

Flier for Spark in the Dark one night music festival on July 24 at the catalyst atrium and cat alley street in Santa Cruz CA. Headliners include David J of Bauhaus/Love & Rockets, as well as Love My Robot and Bay Area and central coast DJs

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 21/06/2026

Christopher Hoffman played a fascimating solo cello set at Berlin in Minneapolis Saturday night, mostly playing selections from his new album, Rex: christopherhoffman.bandcamp.com/album/rex

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Paul C. @clrksn.com · 20/06/2026

Cameron Kinghorn, who I had never heard before, was tremendous tonight at Berlin in Minneapolis performing soul and R&B along with some of his original compositions. Aby Wolf joined for a couple of songs, and his band included the amazing Kavyesh Kaviraj on keyboards.

Aby Wolf sings while Cameron Kinghorn plays trumpet onstage at the Berlin club in Minneapolis.

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