Quote from: ab_grp on February 18, 2024, 12:25:08 PMHas anyone else signed up for this 1001 albums generator (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/)? There's a book of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die), and this site will generate one for you per day. You can then rate it the following day (and add any listening notes) when the next album is revealed to you. A friend posted about it, and I figured I could use some exposure to new-to-me music (I am not great at branching out). I've done it for a few days and so far my assignments have been groups I've heard of but had not listened to or have heard different music from, and I have been pleasantly surprised. Some I had just not had a particularly good impression of before. I haven't bought any of the albums so far, but I have added a couple songs on Spotify. My husband is also doing this now and is getting different albums, so it's not just giving everyone the same one every day. You can read everyone else's listening notes, too. Not sure if I'm a fan of that because I (you probably know by now if you have read my book or movie reviews) am terrible at describing things. I mostly note whether I like something or not and anything that stood out to me. Sometimes nothing stands out. There may be a setting to change that. You can supposedly form listening groups as well, so we might try that. I don't know if that syncs your album generation up or you just have an easier way to share your opinions with each other or what. Each album I have received has had links to listen to it on several platforms, which makes it easy to port around with me (e.g., Spotify, Amazon music, Apple music, something else). I'm new to this but thought it was a neat idea so figured I'd share it.
QuoteIs there a better word I should have used? Because it wasn't an accident, and it was a war crime (deliberately killing unarmed civilians and prisoners is forbidden by international law).
QuoteThe UN's human rights chief has said he is "horrified" by the destruction of Gaza's Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals and the reports of "mass graves" being found at the sites after Israeli raids.
Palestinian officials said they had exhumed 283 bodies at Nasser, some with their hands tied. It is not clear how they died or when they were buried.
QuoteU.N. Calls for Inquiry Into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals
Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.
QuoteI will point out that, at least in the case of Columbia University, much of the incessant hullabaloo has been coming from non-Columbia-associated protesters on public streets adjacent to campus.
QuoteInside the Week That Shook Columbia University
In a Washington war room, Columbia's president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students. The backlash now threatens her leadership.
QuoteI can't think of any example where a superior military power was actually able to dislodge a rag tag militia that can hide among the populace, take a few pot shots, and disappear back into the crowd.
Quote from: kaysixteen on April 23, 2024, 08:12:05 PMAnyone see 'Civil War' yet? Worth seeing?