“They” Want a Ballroom?

It would be too easy to post every video I like by Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel. Yesterday, I was going to use this one from Kimmel, but didn’t for the reason I just cited. But now Kimmel’s show is being suspended “indefinitely,” which means Disney has canceled it, so I’ll use it now in case it disappearances.

How about some conspiracy theory speculation and propagation? It works for the opposing team, so why not for the losing side? The text messages from the alleged assassin are fakes, as planted by the FBI:

https://boingboing.net/2025/09/17/alleged-texts-of-accused-murder-tyler-robinson-sound-nothing-like-how-people-his-age-actually-speak.html

From Shellac to Cardboard

How many recordings on 78 rpm discs represent a loss of revenue to record labels? I’m guessing none, but they sued the Internet Archive anyway.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/internet-archives-big-battle-with-music-publishers-ends-in-settlement/

What about records glued onto the back of cereal boxes? I remember those. They have collectors, of course.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/arts/music/cereal-box-records.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.tBqE.o8BSCUE6rGVt&smid=url-share

Relaxing Music for Upsetting Questions

Law enforcement “has” the alleged shooter, because he turned himself in. So, how can the obviously inept Kash Patel justify making it seem as though they “got” him? If the rifle was found almost immediately, why couldn’t it be traced to its owner just as immediately? Why isn’t this tragedy seen as an example of what can come from the gun culture that the NRA and other groups want to expand?

Enough. I’m putting on headphones.

Cover Thumbs-Up

Most “hour” network TV shows are now about 40 minutes long. So is this survey of Fantastic Four comic book covers from the legendary Lee-Kirby run on the title. More than half of the issues were inked by my dearly departed pal, Joe Sinnott, who returned to the series in issue #44, after inking Jack’s art for the introduction of Doctor Doom in issue #5.