Reposted by Michael HunterTibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 4h“War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up.” — Pope Leo XIV Sending Pope Leo my warmest, most loving, healing thoughts during this difficult time. Wishing this remarkable man a full and speedy recovery. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ 65314
Reposted by Michael HunterBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons for more walkable streets.fastcompany.com50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable StreetsFrom making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here. 22969298
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 12hThis is amazing work! Sending out to comics enthusiast @jaywbabcock.bsky.social, who just sent out an edition of his essential Landline newsletter this morning. 000
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I'm sure Pillay and Trump were neck-and-neck in the consideration… 🙄 020
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026McSweeney's, still killing it… www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cro...mcsweeneys.netCrossword Clues Where It’s Clear the Puzzle’s Creator Got Themselves into a Jam Letter-wise- The National Association of Xylophone X-Ray Zebra Paleontologists, briefly - The sound a chicken bone may make when accidentally dropped into a garbage dis... 000
Reposted by Michael HunterBeth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Bonjour! xo Art: Coffee and Pain Au Chocolate, oil on board, Julian Merrow-Smith, Postcard From Provence. 0193
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This IS good! And Mr. Reilly delivered an excellent album this year, too. (The internet is for music recommendations, pt. 247) 031
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Exactly! Copy editing is a separate skill from writing. When they got rid of the copy editors at my previous publication they said, “the editors can do it,” but the editors come from the ranks of writers. 🤷♂️ 010
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Happy 109th Birthday in Heaven to great American Thelonious Sphere Monk. Saw this message on the other place a few years back from @88keezer.bsky.social. 010
Reposted by Michael HunterDean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Vernon Duke wrote both the words & music for "Autumn in New York"; the song actually began as a poem. The video for Diana Krall's version is directed by Mark Seliger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FV...youtube.comDiana Krall - Autumn In New York (Official Video)YouTube video by DianaKrallVEVO 054
Reposted by Michael Hunterjesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026for a while, the @strandbooks.com website listed what books were actually in stock at the store & where to find them, which seemed impossible at first. and now that feature is gone & feels like the lost knowledge of a crumbling society. 1192
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Oh, @nytimes.com! What is “elicit substance abuse”? 100
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Jackson could have stopped after writing “These Days” at 16 and been an all-timer in my book. 151
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Shout out to older guy reading a newspaper before experimental music concert at Emory planetarium. Retirement goals, tbh… 060
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hey, it's Nona Hendryx's birthday! Here she is, singing one of my all-time favorite love songs… www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQDx...youtube.comMy Head Is My Only House Unless It RainsYouTube video by Nona Hendryx - Topic 010
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They are also planning on buying a shit-ton of the two-man submarines advertised in the back pages of comic books. 😂 120
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Well, aint' that some academia shiz? (Can you tell I'm married to a professor?) 021
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026That is beautiful! And Cameron obvs has a thing for feet? 😀 110
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Thanks for the heads-up on the podcast. One of the coolest Americans, for sure! 010
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I'm OK with “Impossible Germany” being our “Hotel California”! 110
Reposted by Michael HunterTibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Grateful to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for proving there is still reason and sanity in the world. Congratulations to South African human rights pioneer Navanethem "Navi" Pillay for winning the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize. A shining light for humanity. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ 📷Wikus de Wet | AFP 617545
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Always a good idea to call the boss on his special day, right? 030
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is my worst fear: “They're going to slaughter them!” followed by weeks of “Why can't the @democrats.org appeal to the average Joe?” pontificating… 030
Reposted by Michael Hunter 𝐊 @girlybojon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.yahoo.com/news/world/a... The "Orange Plague" goes on display at EU Parliament.yahoo.com'Orange Plague': Naked Trump statue goes on display at EU ParliamentA gilded statue of US President Donald Trump naked went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled... 094
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Or, at least, not residing in the U.S. at that time. 🙄 010
Reposted by Michael HunterKate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely. 12321108
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is a great story… www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks backAt 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern livi... 010
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Someday, when our descendants come back to right the timeline, Missouri will not be in the SEC! 😀 130
Reposted by Michael HunterBeth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Joel Graham- Brooklyn Bridge 0266
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ladies and gentlemen, our self-described “greatest President.” 🙄 020
Reposted by Michael HunterDerek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 02/10/2026THIS is how you create more artists. (Hint: it's not AI.) 0244
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A Team Hunter family banger. Whole album is great. Always thought they should forget Byrne and make another great one like this… 020
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Right? And one of my favorite Beatles albums was “Hey Jude” which… didn't exist outside the States. 010
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Industrial Revolution was both industrial and revolutionary… 000
Michael Hunter @mikelark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That’s… beautiful, man! Gratuitous picture of my college band Red Square that we took on my apt. roof when we opened for the ’Mats at FSU’s Club Downunder in Feb. 1985. 051
