Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Rain Song by Emile Mosseri (ft. Yeri Han)


Lyrics by Stefanie Hong Listen to the Minari soundtrack here: http://soundtracks.lnk.to/minariAY From writer/director Lee Isaac Chung and starring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, and Yuh-Jung Youn. MINARI — Now Playing. DIRECTOR: Lee Isaac Chung CAST: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, and Yuh-Jung Youn Follow Minari on Instagram: http://bit.ly/Minari_Instagram Like Minari on Facebook: http://bit.ly/Minari_Facebook Follow Minari on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Minari_Twitter ------

Monday, March 08, 2021

Drift Away (Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ - 08/20/84


"Drift Away" by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band from Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ – 08/20/84 Listen to Bruce Springsteen: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to the official Bruce Springsteen YouTube channel: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/subsc... Watch more Bruce Springsteen videos: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/liste... Follow Bruce Springsteen: Facebook: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/followSI YouTube: https://BruceSpringsteen.lnk.to/subsc... Chorus: Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away #DriftAway #BruceSpringsteen #SongsUnderCoverVol2

Sunday, March 07, 2021

Remembering Bloody Sunday

Saturday, February 27, 2021

New York Nurse Erica in Conversation with President Biden

Monday, February 22, 2021

NASA’S Perseverance Rover’s First 360 View of Mars (Official)


This video shows the first 360-degree view of the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, as captured by the rover’s color Navigation Cameras, or Navcams. The Navcams are on the remote sensing mast (or “head”) of the rover.  Perseverance possesses the most cameras of any Mars rover to date, with 19 on the rover. Perseverance landed on Mars’ Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. These images were obtained on February 20, 2021. 

A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.


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For more information about Perseverance, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/perseverance​


Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Barack and Bruce - Renegades: Born in the USA | A Spotify Original Podcast

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Catching Up with The Curator: Watch Meeting--Dec. 31st 1862--Waiting for the Hour


American painter William Tolman Carlton’s Watch Meeting—Dec. 31st 1862—Waiting for the Hour depicts a group of enslaved men, women, and children waiting for President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation the following day. Originally placed in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, President Obama had it moved to the exterior of the Oval Office in 2013.

In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, White House curator Bill Allman explained the painting and shared why President Obama selected it to hang near the Oval Office:

Monday, February 08, 2021

Miley Cyrus: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert


The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. 
Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing 
you performances from across the country and the world. 
It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting 
— just a different space.

Miley Cyrus has always understood that music is theater. 
So it's no surprise that, visiting the imaginative space 
that is the Tiny Desk, she transforms it into something 
both fantastical and true to her topsy-turvy Mileyness.

Cyrus ruled preteen hearts on the small screen before 
mastering pop stardom's big stages, and throughout 
her career she's played with sound and image 
in unexpected and even controversial ways. 
And she's never balanced pop's glorious artifice 
with her own soulful authenticity more self-assuredly 
than she does on her latest album, 
the rock and roll manifesto Plastic Hearts.


The songs Cyrus offers are as direct and affecting 
as the set is whimsical. Cyrus has lately proven herself one of pop's 
great interpretive vocalists, and she scores another triumph with 
her version of Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You," a hazy psychedelic 
anthem that she infuses with just the edge of the next day's hangover. 
The two songs from Plastic Hearts that follow are her own bids 
at classic-rock timelessness. In "Golden G-String" Cyrus assesses 
her own life in the spotlight with Leonard Cohen-esque charm. 
And "Prisoner" is the power ballad that lets Cyrus really break out – 
as she leaves the tiny room — just a box, it turns out, on a soundstage – 
and joins her band, she's as free and self-confident as she's ever been.

SET LIST
"Fade Into You"
"Golden G-String"
"Prisoner"

MUSICIANS
Miley Cyrus: vocals
Stacy Jones: drums
Mike Schmid: keys
Max Bernstein: guitar
Jamie Arentzen: guitar
Joe Ayoub: bass

CREDITS
Producer: Johnny Pascucci
Director: Alana O'Herlihy
Assistant Director: Steve Bagnara
Director of Photography: Jordan Ritz
Set Design: Eamonn McGlynn
Sound Tech: Johnny Karlsson
FOH/Broadcast Engineer: Paul Hager

TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Celebrating America hosted by Tom Hanks | Biden-Harris Inauguration 2021

The Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States

Joe Biden's full inaugural address: 'End this civil war'

 Joe Biden's full inaugural address: 'End this civil war'




Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America's day. This is democracy's day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew.

And America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people, has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded.

We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.

So now, on this hallowed ground, where just a few days ago violence sought to shake the Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. As we look ahead in our uniquely American way, restless, bold, optimistic, and set our sights on the nation we know we can be and we must be.

I thank my predecessors of both parties for their presence here today. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. And I know -- and I know the resilience of our constitution and the strength, the strength of our nation, as does President Carter who I spoke with last night, who cannot be with us today, but whom we salute for his lifetime in service.

I've just taken the sacred oath each of those patriots have taken. The oath first sworn by George Washington. But the American story depends not on any one of us, not on some of us, but on all of us, on we the people, who seek a more perfect union. This is a great nation. We are good people. And over the centuries, through storm and strife, in peace and in war, we've come so far, but we still have far to go.

We’ll press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and significant possibilities. Much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build, and much to gain. Few people in our nation's history have been more challenged or found a time more challenging or difficult than the time we're in now.

Once in a century virus that silently stalks the country. It's taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II. Millions of jobs have been lost, hundreds of thousands of businesses closed, a cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer.

A cry for survival comes from planet itself. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear, and now a rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat.

To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future of America, requires so much more than words. It requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy, unity. Unity. In another January, on New Year's Day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. When he put pen to paper, the president said, and I quote, "if my name ever goes down into history, it’ll be for this act, and my whole soul is in it."

Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. And I ask every American to join me in this cause.

Uniting to fight the foes we face, anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness and hopelessness. With unity, we can do great things, important things.

We can right wrongs. We can put people to work in good jobs. We can teach our children in safe schools. We can overcome the deadly virus. We can reward -- reward work and rebuild the middle class and make health care secure for all. We can deliver racial justice and we can make America once again the leading force for good in the world.

I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy these days. I know that the forces that divide us are deep and they are real. But I also know they are not new. Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we all are created equal, and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, demonization have long torn us apart.

The battle is perennial, and victory is never assured. Through civil war, the great depression, World War, 9/11, through struggle, sacrifices, and setbacks, our better angels have always prevailed. In each of these moments, enough of us -- enough of us -- have come together to carry all of us forward, and we can do that now.

History, faith, and reason show the way, the way of unity. We can see each other, not as adversaries, but as neighbors. We can treat each other with dignity and respect. We can join forces, stop the shouting, and lower the temperature. For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury.

No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward. And we must meet this moment as the United States of America. If we do that, I guarantee you, we will not fail. We have never, ever, ever, ever failed in America when we’ve acted together.

And so today, at this time, in this place, let's start afresh, all of us. Let’s begin to listen to one another again.

Hear one another. See one another. Show respect to one another. Politics doesn't have to be a raging fire, destroying everything in its path. Every disagreement doesn't have to be a cause for total war. And we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated, and even manufactured.

My fellow Americans, we have to be different than this. America has to be better than this, and I believe America is so much better than this. Just look around. Here we stand, in the shadow of the Capitol dome, as it was mentioned earlier, completed amid the civil war, when the union itself was literally hanging in the balance. Yet, we endured. We prevailed.

Here we stand, looking out on the great mall where Dr. King spoke of his dream. Here we stand where, 108 years ago at another inaugural, thousands of protesters tried to block brave women marching for the right to vote. And today, we mark the swearing of the first woman in American history elected to national office, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Don’t tell me things can’t change!



Here we stand, across the Potomac, from Arlington Cemetery, where heroes who gave the last full measure of devotion, rest in eternal peace. And here we stand, just days after a riotous mob thought they could use violence to silence the will of the people, to stop the work of our democracy, to drive us from this sacred ground. It did not happen. It will never happen. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever.

Not ever. To all those who supported our campaign, I'm humbled by the faith you've placed in us. To all of those who did not support us, let me say this. Hear me out as we move forward. Take a measure of me and my heart.

If you still disagree, so be it. That's democracy. That's America. The right to dissent peaceably. Within the guardrails of our republic it’s perhaps this nation's greatest strength. Yet hear me clearly, disagreement must not lead to disunion. And I pledge this to you, I will be a president for all Americans, all Americans.

And I promise you, I will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did. Many centuries ago, St. Augustine, a saint in my church, wrote that a people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love. Defined by the common objects of their love. What are the common objects we as Americans love, that define us as Americans?

I think we know. Opportunity, security, liberty, dignity, respect, honor and, yes, the truth. The recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies, lies told for power and for profit.

And each of us has a duty and a responsibility as citizens, as Americans, and especially as leaders, leaders who have pledged to honor our Constitution and protect our nation, to defend the truth and defeat the lies.

Look -- I understand that many of my fellow Americans view the future with fear and trepidation. I understand they worry about their jobs. I understand like my dad, they lay in bed wondering, can I keep my health care, can I pay my mortgage. Thinking about their families, about what comes next. I promise you, I get it.

But the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don't look like -- look like you or worship the way you do or don't get their news from the same source as you do. We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus -- rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.

If we show a little tolerance and humility, and if we are willing to stand in the other person’s shoes -- as my mom would say -- just for a moment, stand in their shoes. Because here’s the thing about life: there's no accounting for what fate will deal you.

Some days, when you need a hand. There are other days when we're called to lend a hand. That's how it has to be. That's what we do for one another.

And if we are this way, our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future. And we can still disagree. My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we're going to need each other. We need all our strength to preserve -- to persevere through this dark winter. We’re entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus.

We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation, one nation. And I promise you this. As the Bible says, "Weep, ye may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” We will get through this together. Together. Look, folks, all my colleagues that I served with in the house and the senate up here, we all understand, the world is watching, watching all of us today. So here's my message to those beyond our borders.

America has been tested, and we've come out stronger for it. We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. Not to meet yesterday's challenges, but today's and tomorrow's challenges.

And we'll lead not merely by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. We'll be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress, and security.

Look, you all know, we've been through so much in this nation. In my first act as president, I’d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those who we lost in this past year to the pandemic, those 400,000 fellow Americans -- moms, dads, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. We'll honor them by becoming the people and the nation we know we can and should be.

So, I ask you, let's say a silent prayer for those who have lost their lives and those left behind and for our country.

Amen. Folks, this is a time of testing. We face an attack on our democracy and on truth. A raging virus, growing inequity, the sting of systemic racism, a climate in crisis. America's role in the world. Any one of these would be enough to challenge us in profound ways. But the fact is, we face them all at once. Presenting this nation with one of the gravest responsibilities we've had. Now we're going to be tested.

Are we going to step up, all of us? It’s time for boldness, for there is so much to do. And this is certain. I promise you, we will be judged, you and I, by how we resolve these cascading crises of our era. We will rise to the occasion, is the question. Will we master this rare and difficult hour?

Will we meet our obligations, and pass along a new and better world to our children? I believe we must. I'm sure you do as well. I believe we will. And when we do, we'll write the next great chapter in the history of the United States of America, the American story, a story that might sound something like a song that means a lot to me. It's called "American Anthem." And there's one verse that stands out, at least for me.

And it goes like this: “The work and prayers of century have brought us to this day. What shall be our legacy? What will our children say? Let me know in my heart when my days are through. America, America, I gave my best to you.” Let's add our own work and prayers to the unfolding story of our great nation.

If we do this, then when our days are through, our children and our children's children will say of us, they gave their best, they did their duty, they healed a broken land. My fellow Americans, I close the day where I began, with a sacred oath before God and all of you. I give you my word, I will always level with you. I will defend the Constitution. I'll defend our democracy. I'll defend America.

And I'll give all, all of you, keep everything you -- I do in your service, thinking not of power but of possibilities, not of personal injuries but the public good. And together we shall write an American story of hope, not fear. Of unity, not division. Of light, not darkness. A story of decency and dignity, love and healing, greatness and goodness.

May this be the story that guides us, the story that inspires us, and the story that tells ages yet to come that we answered the call of history, we met the moment. Democracy and hope, truth and justice, did not die on our watch, but thrived, that America secured liberty at home and stood once again as a beacon to the world. That is what we owe our forebears, one another, and generations to follow.

So, with purpose and resolve, we turn to those tasked of our time, sustained by faith, driven by conviction, and devoted to one another and the country we love with all our hearts. May God bless America and may God protect our troops. Thank you, America.


Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Inaugural Ceremonies for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris

 Coverage starts at 10:30 AM Eastern

January 20, 2021 

Inaugural Ceremonies



President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be sworn in on the West front of the U.S. Capitol building. After they take their oaths of office, President-elect Biden will deliver an inaugural address laying out his vision to defeat the pandemic, build back better, and unify and heal the nation. 

 

Following the ceremony, the President-elect, First Lady, Vice President-elect, and Second Gentleman will participate in a Pass in Review on the East front with members of the military. Pass in Reviews are a long-standing military tradition that reflect the peaceful transfer of power to a new Commander-in-Chief. 








 

Streamed at BidenInaugural.org/watch and expected to be carried live on all major networks and platforms.

Streamed live on PIC social media channels, YouTubeFacebookTwitter, and Twitch, and Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, NewsNOW from Fox, and AT&T U-verse (Channel 212/1212 in SD/HD) and DIRECTV (Channel 201). For accessible viewing options, please visit bideninaugural.org/accessibility.


#Inauguration2021


Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise


Eva Longoria Bastón to Host the Official Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise Featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Leguizamo, Becky G, Ivy Queen, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Farruko, Shaggy, Gaby Moreno, Edward James Olmos, Ana Navarro-Cárdenas, Emilio Estefan and More Hispanic Federation brings together more than 50 Latino organizations to support historic event. Website: http://latinoinaugural.org

We are One | Biden-Harris Inauguration 2021


Tune in for We Are One, a celebration of the accomplishments of the African-American and black community and the historic inauguration of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Learn more about the Inauguration: https://bideninaugural.org/ Shop Official Inauguration Merch: https://store.bideninaugural.org/ Follow the Biden - Harris Presidential Inaugural Committee! Twitter: https://twitter.com/BidenInaugural Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BidenInaugural Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bideninaugural #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris #InaugurationDay2021 #BidenInaugural

Our White House: An Inaugural Celebration for Young Americans hosted by Keke Palmer


Join us for the first-ever livestream for young Americans before and during the Inaugural Ceremonies. The livestream, hosted by award-winning entertainer and advocate Keke Palmer, will feature a special message from Dr. Jill Biden; commentary from historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Erica Armstrong Dunbar; a segment on presidential pets produced by Nickelodeon; excerpts of student voices from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs “We the Young People” programming; trivia questions, including some asked by Doug Emhoff; segments produced by the Library of Congress; and other special features.


Sunday, January 17, 2021

We The People Concert

An Event for All Americans | Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Inauguration 2021


To celebrate the Inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris,
we're bringing Americans together for an event we can ALL be a part of. January 20, 2021. Watch from anywhere. Learn more about the Inauguration: https://bideninaugural.org/ Shop Official Inauguration Merch: https://store.bideninaugural.org/ Follow the Biden - Harris Presidential Inaugural Committee! Twitter: https://twitter.com/BidenInaugural Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BidenInaugural Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bideninaugural #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris #InaugurationDay2021 #BidenInaugural

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Schwarzenegger is right—Jan 6th 2021 was our Kristallnacht.

Must Watch: Charles Blow Provides a History Lesson That Illuminates the Capitol Attack