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Captain Beefheart 1997 The Artist Formely Known As Captain Beefheart YouTube video by Jazzfromhell

A BBC2 special on Captain Beefheart has landed on YouTube.Watch it before it gets removed. youtu.be/O3zxyUy0VOY?...

Did you watch on a streaming service?

I made a load of vegetable dishes with a chicken dish yesterday and my son was horrified. He requested Mexican today. When that came, he asked to have no vegetables with it given how many he ate yesterday. The Sheffield is powerful on you, young one.

Leonard Cohen - Happens to the Heart (Official Video) YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO

Yep youtu.be/2AMMb9CiScI?...

It is maybe a strange thing to do, but I find the lyrics Cohen writes brilliant. I don’t meditate but sometimes I’ll go for a walk and just try to tune into every word of his songs as a way to focus.

Things I have done since yesterday to contain my anger:
- Listen to Leonard Cohen, focusing on the lyrics.
- Walk in the mountains.
- Cook and eat lots of vegetables.

How a Close Associate of Epstein’s Found Career Redemption in Japan Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

Testimonial - Karyna — TOKI

Epstein's last girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, visited Japan in 2017 - all funded and arranged by Epstein/Joi Ito, staying at the Hyatt, presumably because Epstein friend + billionaire Thomas Pritzker was chairman of the Hyatt group. Anyway looks like she had a nice time
www.toki.tokyo/testimonials...

This already happens in some areas of Yamagata and it means ice rather than snow a lot of the winter period.

And of course Yokohama once again tops the list of most desirable places to live in Japan. Omiya is second and the rest of the entries are districts to West(ish) Tokyo.

Outside greater Tokyo and Sapporo, apartment prices declined across the board in Japan last year. This is a big reason the soaring inflation residents of Japan feel when shopping is not reflected in government statistics.

テスラ「整理解雇」巡り法廷で突然“降伏宣言”、約1年半の訴訟に幕　弁護士「外資による日本人の使い捨ては許されない」 | 弁護士JPニュース テスラジャパン合同会社の社員が、解雇の撤回と解雇期間中の給与相当額（バックペイ）の支払いを求めていた訴訟で、2025年12月5日の第11回口頭弁論期日において被告側が突然「請求を認諾する」と宣言し、訴訟が終結。 2月24日、原告代理人の坪井僚哉（りょ...

Tesla Japan fell foul of Japan's labour laws. After a lengthy dispute, the company has been obliged to re-employ a man they first tried to sack, and then tried to coerce into leaving. www.ben54.jp/news/3236

I guess it’s in the north as well then. Hope this is a one off. Know it isn’t.

Joi Ito features in this episode. Joi Ito has government roles in Japan and is also president of the Chiba Institute of Technology.

Did you get “peak winter”? I guess a lot of why it feels like we didn’t is ocean temps kept those Siberian winds from getting into Kanto properly.

Hadn’t seen but not surprised.

There just hasn’t been a winter where we live this year. The weather got chilly but there’s been like one day of snow and a bit of rain but it’s generally been closer to autumn weather.

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Chelmico have gone on indefinite hiatus. www.instagram.com/p/DVIv686kQ2...

Malin’s is the real deal. Their fish and chips stands up to anything in the UK. They are serious about the pies, chips etc. The problem is some franchises (Yokohama’s) cut corners with frozen chips etc.

Malin’s in Roppongi has closed

The original Tokyo Malin’s fish and chips shop in Roppongi has closed down.

DEF CON bans hackers, technologists named in Epstein documents Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.

Joi Ito has been banned from future attendance at the hacker conference Defcon because he was a close associate of the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. www.nextgov.com/people/2026/...

まわし姿で宝木奪い合い　「裸祭り」、3人意識不明 | NEWSjp まわし姿の男たちが福男を目指し、宝木を激しく奪い合う奇祭「西大寺会陽」が21日夜、岡山市東区の西大寺...

Seems like three people died at the Japanese naked festival. まわし姿で宝木奪い合い 「裸祭り」、3人意識不明
news.jp/i/1397912460...

Pub Hub cocktails at 7-11. Who is in the target market for this?

Not at all. Your comments on the generational approach to change were not something I had really thought about. As soon as you explained it though… yes. Keep chipping away.

Aristotelian Friendship - Fernando Gros Masculinity has been scrutinized a lot lately. Rightly so. One thing men struggle to do well is friendship, which helps explain what’s wrong with masculinity.

Many men approach friendship in a conspiratorial way. They want friends who can cloak misdeeds. It’s surprising how quickly some new acquaintances will ask if you have infidelities. They expect you to reveal secrets as proof you can cover for theirs."

@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social I really, really enjoyed listening to what you had to say on Climate Pod. Thanks!

I just learned of the death of Billy Steinberg. And I just learned of the life of Billy Steinberg too. He helped write Eternal Flame, Like a Virgin, and True Colors.

For the first time ever I just had some old fart try to push behind me on the train and steal the chair I was sitting on as I took my bag off. I feel transported back to the Showa Era.

Not initiators, invigilators.