Let’s Catch Up On The Hilarious Afroman Defamation Trial

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Got the 🤬 tax paperwork submitted to the preparer, and also cleaned the bathrooms (not too onerous). Today’s a win for sure. #LifesRichPageant

Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends, Life’s Rich Pageant, March 6th, 2026 at Royale in Boston

Friday night, the tour of Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of R.E.M.’s “Life’s Rich Pageant” came through Boston with a killer show at Royale on Tremont.

As they did with “Fables of the Reconstruction” at the same venue, they played the album in sequence. Yes, this included Shannon (who played General Zod in Man of Steel) singing “I Am Superman”:

Last song on side B: “I Am Superman” – an unlisted track on the original

After the playing the full album, which sounded great but short, they launched into an extended set of songs from throughout the catalog – forward to Up and New Adventures in Hi-Fi, and back to Chronic Town.

Boxcars, which for some reason audience members kept asking for even after it was played early in the set.

After a pretty lengthy set, they also came back for an encore.

Shannon with Vijay Tellis-Nayak do “Nightswimming” to open the encore“Camera” from the encore set

This time the “Friends” included Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering, Sunshine Boys, Exo ’76) , John Stirratt (Wilco, The Autumn Defense), Vijay Tellis-Nayak (composer, arranger, in Kick The Cat), and Jon Wurster (Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, Bob Mould). What a great band! I think they are spot-on with all the music from Chronic Town through Document (coming next year), though there were some stumbles in a few of the more recent songs deeper in the set – maybe the first time they’ve played them.

Look forward to seeing the Document tour.

#40thAnniversary #Boston #Concert #DagJuhlin #JasonNarducy #JohnStirratt #JonWurster #LifeSRichPageant #Live #MichaelShannon #REM #TheRoyale #Tribute #VijayTellisNayak

What I Learned From My Annoyingly Long Correspondence With “Elena Ferrante”

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I Traveled 800 Miles To Eat Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza At Criss Angel’s Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza

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The Westminster Dog Show’s Youngest Handlers Don’t Know If They Want To Do This Forever

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My Life Among The 33 Pomeranians (And A Few Thousand Other Dogs)

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The Secrets Of Human And Canine Fashion At The Westminster Dog Show

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A Westminster Dog Show Judge Tells Us What They’re Looking For

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Related to @iBlame 's current skunk woes, a related story: used to work alone overnights at a small data-center. Nice job until new management... anyhow, once you were in for the night, the only thing that would excuse your presence would be either a fire or a gaping chest wound. Just my luck, one night a skunk let loose near the outdoor air intake, and there was nowhere to get away from the stench. The scent lingered in my nostrils until I got home that morning. #LifesRichPageant