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Dr. Chandra and SAL 9000 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (sequel to 2001) YouTube video by greatfilmclips

Every new Claude user this week after having left OpenAI & Codex / ChatGPT...

CISOs when you fail the phishing email test Please commit seppuku by sunset tomorrow.

More than 70,000 North Carolinians have incomplete voter registrations. Check the database below to see if you’re on the list. If you are, you can still vote, but you should bring your driver’s license with you, and you may be required to cast a provisional ballot.

That show “Tehran” just had its season finale on Friday, right as we began our bombing— and they plotted it as if Iran was just barely-stopped from having a nuke. Guess they're set for going right into Season 4,with the whole show locked into current events.

ME: pack a bag, we’re flying to kansas

MY WAYWARD SON: what kind of bag

a page from a book with the title Love Will Keep Us Together; the year 1975 and Captain & Tennille; and songwriters: Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka. The text reads: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 1975 • CAPTAIN & TENNILLE Songwriters: Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka ON A PRAGMATIC level, romantic couples decide to stay together for many reasons: convenience, children, finances, and even laziness. In a perfect world, however, the glue that keeps most people together is love. That’s the obvious premise of “Love Will Keep Us Together,” a 1975 pop song popularized by Captain & Tennille, the husband-wife duo of Daryl “Captain” Dragon and Toni Tennille. Over and over again, the song’s narrator aims to reassure their partner that they’ll always be faithful and true. The couple is on rock-solid ground because of their love; any extramarital flirtations or romantic fakes are mere distractions. Buoyed by this earnest tone, “Love Will Keep Us Together” pairs Dragon’s bouncy keyboards and light funk grooves with Hal Blaine’s steady drumming flourishes. Tennille is the real star of the song, however, belting out the lyrics with confidence and sass—making it abundantly clear where she stands on fidelity. Beneath the enthusiastic surface, however, “Love Will Keep Us Together” certainly has some pointed lyrics. For example, the narrator says they’ll continue to love their partner forever—even when their partner’s youthful beauty fades and other people are no longer attracted to them. At other points, the narrator warns their partner not to lose focus if other people come around and try to flirt with them. That Tennille issues these warnings offers an interesting perspective flip, as you might expect a man to exhibit such casual sexism instead. Thematically, “Love Will Keep Us Together” grew out of an agonizing scenario: a schism between Neil Sedaka and his longtime writing partner Howard Greenfield.

artwork with a heart lock with a key and the text: The pair co-wrote 1971’s Emergence, a lush, symphonic LP about which Sedaka was excited. Unfortunately, the album wasn’t a success, which “shattered Howie Greenfield and me,” Sedaka told Songfacts. “We split up for two-and-a-half years. It was very sad. [Greenfield] moved to California.” Before parting ways, the duo came together to write “Love Will Keep Us Together,” which Sedaka thought “was kind of like his plea. We both cried after we wrote it.” Musically, however, Sedaka was inspired by more upbeat things while writing the song: Diana Ross’s inimitable voice, the swinging groove of the Beach Boys’ song “Do It Again,” and the augmented chords favored by Al Green. Sedaka cut “Love Will Keep Us Together” first, and it appeared on 1974’s Sedaka’s Back LP. Captain & Tennille ended up recording the song after Kip Cohen, a producer from A&M Records, played them Sedaka’s version. “And Toni Tennille fell off her chair,” Sedaka told Paul Shaffer during a 2020 SiriusXM interview. “She said, ‘We’re going in tomorrow [to] record that song.’” As it turned out, Captain & Tennille needed another song to record for their debut album. Captain & Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ended up as the overall top song of 1975. For good measure, the song also took home a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Captain & Tennille cut a Spanish version of the song (“Por Amor Viviremos”) that also reached the Billboard Hot 100 and later rerecorded “Love Will Keep Us Together” for a 1995 album called Twenty Years of Romance. Paradoxically, however, the song’s promise of fealty and longevity didn’t extend to the duo’s relationship. Years later, the couple went through a high-profile (and occasionally acrimonious) divorce. Sedaka kept things lighter, recording a version called “Lunch Will Keep Us Together” in 2009 for his children’s album, Waking Up Is Hard to Do.

So bummed about the passing of Neil Sedaka. He remained so vibrant in recent years with his online concerts. I wrote about how and why he co-wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together" (popularized by Captain & Tennille) in my love songs book.

Well-played… 🤭

In 3 years: a jagged line through “MOON”, replaced by even scratchier writing “ketamine robotaxis”

I love Green Day so much and I’m so very happy they performed‘American Idiot’ because, well…you know… 😁

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA

Every day, somebody's born who's never seen The Flintstones.

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Jeff Bezos Changes Washington Post’s Slogan To ‘Love You, Babe’ After Getting Into Fight With Lauren Sánchez

Jeff Bezos Changes Washington Post’s Slogan To ‘Love You, Babe’ After Getting Into Fight With Lauren Sánchez https://theonion.com/jeff-bezos-changes-washington-posts-slogan-to-love-you-babe-after-getting-into-fight-with-lauren-sanchez/

The Washington Post dies in broad daylight.

...same. Jasper gets my vote!

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Kendrick has won nine and counting Grammys since Drake said "Kendrick just opened his mouth, someone go hand him a Grammy"

Elon outing Trump for being in the Epstein files is like the pot calling the kettle a pedophile.

Elon Musk y @elonmusk X.com To the best our knowledge, he never toured SpaceX. Don't know where that comes from.

Yeah, Elon musk was lying about Jeffrey Epstein visiting spacex

concerning

...seems like Elon's responses to Epstein give a whole new meaning to his "Pedo guy..." insult.

Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible

Well well well...

Hutchins, Texas? Are you guys paying attention?

Nadia from the Russian Doll series on Netflix remarking: Thursday! What a concept!

Thursday! What a concept!

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Musk announces the end of the Model S and Model X programs, which were down nearly 50% last year.

We expect to wind down production of S and X next quarter, he says. Like every other bizarre Tesla decision, this is justified by Tesla's broader pivot away from cars and toward AI and robotics.

Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.

hey @28delayslater.bsky.social looks like we’re Vintage car owners now.

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I always have a great time chatting with John @Gruber, but it’s even better when y’all get to listen, too. daringfireball.net/thetalksh…

Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones

Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun

Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/