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Juvenile white sharks are already appearing along the California coastline,
fleeing warmer than usual waters in Mexico during what’s expected to be an incredibly strong El Niño.
But while shark experts say it could be the sharkiest summer in California in a decade,
they also say beachgoers shouldn’t be too alarmed as the apex predators have spent generations learning what’s on the menu.
And humans aren’t their preferred food

California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic
Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menu

i can see why some fans might be miffed by artists pressing not-quite-finished albums to LP, but if i was a fan of these artists, i feel like i'd also be at least a little stoked? alternate takes/mixes/edits/drafts/outtakes/rarities! things to collect! https://www.

A pressing issue: why are vinyl albums becoming so different from their digital versions?
They’re expensive, elaborate – and may not contain all the music. After Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more sent out incomplete or unfinished vinyl versions, fans are feeling shortchanged

Folk who've been following me for a long time will remember that last autumn I was posting pictures of doing the joinery for a new workshop. And then I went mad, and got ill, and for most of this year there's been no progress.
But my friend Lucy has been here for a week, and between the two of us the frame is now erected. Now I need to sort the timber stack (which hasn't been improving while I've been ill), erect a roof, and build some walls. But the bit I couldn't …

40 years ago this weekend, jerry garcia falls into a diabetic coma & nearly dies. in the hospital, his heart stops following an allergic reaction when doctors give him valium. the dead will cancel 30 dates through fall. he relearns to play guitar & is performing again by october.

once again feeling trapped by the ever-enshittifying otter #transcription platform. does anybody have an online or offline alternative that allows users to search through all transcripts at once?

Does journalism face its gravest danger yet?
Christiane Amanpour speaks to reporter Amy Goodman and filmmaker Tia Lessin, about their new documentary exploring the fight for an independent press.
Then: A powerful new exhibition imagines the life Emmett Till was denied. Historian Sarah Lewis and the Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr. join the show to discuss.
And: Long before Silicon Valley dominated our lives, Paulina Borsook warned of its growing power. Michel Martin speaks to the …

pete & toshi seeger gonna be haunting some malevolent schmucks real soon. https://mastodon.social/@angusm/116867964343269206

Angus McIntyre (@angusm@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image One more thing about "Clearwater”, the sloop banned from the Sail 4th parade due to banners with political messages. Here it is the day before, flying the Progress Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, among others. Another vessel in Friday's lineup flew the An Appeal to Heaven flag, which is possibly appropriate (Washington operated a fleet of schooners that flew the flag). But the Appeal flag is also a symbol of the Stop the Steal election denial movement, so … Anyway, …

at the vision fest at abrons arts center, leading off with marshall allen (102?!!) & all-stars including william parker, andrew cyrille, dm hotep, & darius jones, flowing through the outer darkness. then, trae crudup & co. with a powerful milford graves tribute, heartbeat thunder & glitched vocals. #nyc #jazz

recent-ish reading/rereading. #books

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead conclude 4 nights in #philadelphia at the tower theatre with a WMMR simulcast. spring ’76, show #15. a nice-feeling soundboard with tight 2nd set, upgraded since i last visited this run: