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(Photo credit: Source Music) Playing at Coachella is a goal many musical artists dream of. And just two years after debuting, the K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM was able to achieve that very feat. The band is composed of members Chaewon, Sakura, Yunjin, Kazuha and Eunchae. And when they took the stage last Saturday during the first weekend of Coachella, reviews of the performance ranged from mixed to downright harsh.

Welcome back, in relatively short order, to the Convivial Society. This is an uncharacteristic installment in that it follow so quickly on the previous one and has, to my mind, a rather blog-ish feel to it (at least in its initial conception). But I hope you’ll indulge me, because the striking contrast I’m highlighting here is very much worth a moments consideration. The Convivial Society operates on a model inspired by Tim Carmody’s idea of “unlocking the commons.

Dear Beautiful Humans, Meet our ancestors—the Pillars of Creation! You might remember one of these early images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), currently on location one million miles away from home, and snapping photos as it looks for the birth of … ncG1vNJzZmiskanGorrArKysq5Wte7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZrCZpJi1bsDHoqo%3D

****The Menlo Atherton High School newspaper, M-A Chronicle, filed a frivolous copyright claim against this post in attempt to censor the release of the film. Our Fair Use argument was sound and Substack has allowed us to republish this page. However, there were significant damages caused by the paper’s frivolous actions and we may consider legal action to find out exactly who was behind this censorship. Hi all, The unmerited efforts to suppress Killing America continue and I decided this morning that I would release the full 38 minute documentary on all possible online platforms today at 5 PM PST.

Yes, as Dion wrote, "... it seems the good they die young." While there's plenty in these artists' environment to contribute to their demise, can we also assume there's a bit of self destruction in all of us? Just putting it out there. Another thoughtful piece, Elspeth. Expand full comment ncG1vNJzZminoJq7b7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinrppfqbWmsNGip2ioX6yuta%2FHZquhnV2Yv7DDzWahmrFdr3q5ecGaqqqtmZbBgMHTppasp6WnsKaJz6iqrV6TpLqusc2tqnasoqqyZ8HTppamnZSewq6J1p6Z

Kids today. They don’t even say the darndest things anymore — they say the darkest things. They say the most nonsensical skippity-toilet things too. But when my son started going on about would you rather this [something stupid along the lines of suddenly inheriting millions of dollars] or “make your enemy bite the curb”, I knew I had to spring into action. I told him we were going to watch the movie where that came from.

I had a different essay planned to post next. I’ve been working on it for weeks, carefully gathering sources and scribbling my thoughts in a notebook or frantically typing them out in my notes app. The problem and the reason that I have yet to finish and post it, is that- to be frank- I’m depressed. It’s not a new sensation for me by any means, and I can do most things normally while going through a depressive episode at this stage in my life.

Plants can grow more than one type of root? That’s right! Depending on how your plant was grown, it will develop the roots necessary to survive in its environment. Since water propagations are such a popular method of growing and sharing plants, I wanted to break down the difference between soil roots and water roots so you can better understand your plant’s needs and give them the conditions required to thrive!

On Monday night, Conor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers notched his 100th assist of the season. Which is amazing! I was reading about the history McDavid made when I came across this paragraph on NHL.com: McDavid is the first player to achieve the feat since 1990-91, when Wayne Gretzky had 122 assists for the Los Angeles Kings. Mario Lemieux (114 assists with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988-89) and Bobby Orr (102 with the Boston Bruins in 1970-71) are the other two players to have reached the mark along with McDavid and Gretzky, who did it 11 times.