I’ve always thought it was ridiculous that we need food coloring to trick ourselves into eating something we’d otherwise find unappealing.
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/10/1204839281/california-ban-food-additives-red-dye-3-propylparaben-candy

Anyone who previously defended Feinstein’s plan to serve out the rest of her term should not be deterred by this latest development.

I rewatched Elysium (2013) last night. It’s full of good actors. The subtext is wealth disparity and the dehumanization of the impoverished. It’s overlaid with lots of violence and weighed down a bit with tedious expository flashbacks. There are also distracting weird twin accents from Jody Foster and William Fichtner. Unburdened by the high expectations I had the first time, I liked it more.

Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies at 91 in Monaco.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/15/fernando-botero-artist-colombia-dead/

Modest proposal that going forward we not add the suffix “punk” or “core” to anything else.

A new release from Nina Simone is actually a previously lost recording of her 1966 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival. You’ve Got to Learn is beautifully performed and recorded. If you’re a fan, or even curious, check it out.