R.I.P. Monkey (August 2003 - November 2016)

Mosul 2016

Carrying her cat Lulu in her purse, a displaced Iraqi woman safely reaches a checkpoint east of Mosul after escaping ISIS
Via

John Gray: The closing of the liberal mind

Ray BLK ft SG Lewis - Chill Out

Meet the Gully Queens, the Transgender Women Defying Jamaica’s Culture of Homophobia

Oh FFS!

...Returning home to Trump Tower from the White House may not be Mr. Trump’s only embrace of the familiar. His aides say he has also expressed interest in continuing to hold the large rallies that were a staple of his candidacy. He likes the instant gratification and adulation that the cheering crowds provide, and his aides are discussing how they might accommodate his demand

Blood, Sweat and Tears: Medieval Literature, Cambridge, and Leonard Cohen

Privacy experts fear Donald Trump running global surveillance network

The end of the world as we know it

How America Got Trumped

Ale Damiani: M.A.M.O.N. - Latinos VS Donald Trump

M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide)

Night Music #119: Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins, Ken Nordine, Was (Not Was) (1989)

Nick Cave on Leonard Cohen

'I discovered Leonard Cohen with Songs Of Love And Hate. I listened to this record for hours in a friend’s house. I was very young and I believe this was the first record that really had an effect on me. In the past, I only listened to my brother’s records. I liked what he liked, followed him like a sheep. Leonard Cohen was the first one I discovered by myself. He is the symbol of my musical independence. I remember these other guys that came to my friend’s house that thought Songs of Love and Hate was too depressing. I’ve realized that this ‘depression’ theory was ridiculous.
“The sadness of Cohen was inspirer, it gave me a lot of energy. I always remember all this when someone says that my records are morbid or depressing'

Painting by Ben Smith

'There’s a crack in everything/ that’s how the light gets in'

Goodbye Leonard, you brought us so much light

A pattern emerging

Trump supporters in Russia unveil triptych portraits of Putin, Trump and Le Pen. In case you were in any doubt as to the trend here. pic.twitter.com/s5BPhejLHz

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) November 9, 2016