Paul Waldman, Creator and Curator of Art Museum for Birds, Dies at 89

A dyslexic teenager, he reinvented himself as a bodybuilder. Then he turned to art, producing transgressive paintings and elaborate birdhouses.

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Funeral of Moya Brennan takes place in Donegal

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On Apr 19, 2012: #LevonHelm, American drummer and singer (The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"; "The Weight"), and actor (Coal Miner's Daughter; The Right Stuff), died from throat cancer at 71.
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️
5 years ago today, #JimSteinman, American Grammy Award-winning #songwriter and #recordproducer (Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell; Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart), died of #kidneyfailure at 73.
#RIP

| "Jed. n.-det. endl. Aut. ist äquiv. zu einem det. endl. Aut." oder so ähnlich stand vor >40 Jahren an der Tafel.

Ich habe damals schon nicht die Abkürzungen verstanden, geschweige denn nicht-deterministische endliche Automaten. (ach) #MichaelOserRabin #RIP

Fatal Nurburgring crash: Driver Juha Miettinen dies in NLS round

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On April 18, 1882: #LeopoldStokowski, British #conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-40; Disney's Fantasia, 1939; American Symphony Orchestra, 1962-72), organist, and arranger, born in London, England (d. 1977).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕯
Hey, it’s time for a cute dog photo! As reminded in seeing a mural photo online here this morning, I called up photos on my phone for many years. This one qualifies as cute, I think, almost exactly 6 years ago. We miss him so. #DogsOfMastodon #MonDog #RIP #Buddy
125 years ago today, #AlLewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher ("Blueberry Hill"; "You Gotta Be a Football Hero"), born in New York City (d. 1967).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🎗