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Pix To Please

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Check out these hilarious moments spotted of people enjoying the,selves at several different locations in NYC and elsewhere.

Most folks, me, myself, and I included always enjoy looking at many funny photos to try and stay in a good mood. 

Don’t you just find it delightful to see a vacation photo you've never seen, or haven’t seen in a long time?

The Bronx Music

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According to the Music Heritage Center  #BMHC which presents "Bronx Music" these are musical genres significant to The Bronx.

They list the following hip hop, salsa though salsa wasn't born in the BX it has become synonymous with it and urban bachata think Romeo Santos.

Musical genres that have a large presence in our borough--the traditional forms of music from Puerto Rico including, bomba, jibaro, and plena; the traditional rhythms of the Garifuna (the largest Garifuna community outside of Central America makes their home in the Bronx.

Reading Bans

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It is time to push back against spineless mental midgets without a moral compass who are banning books considered literary classics.

What It Means to Be a Writer: John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech About Slicing Through Humanity’s Confusion. 1962.

SIN TU VISION

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Without the late Andrew Jerrold Perenchio's amazing vision, there may never be the Spanish-language Television Network Univision.

We are all sinners whether we acknowledge this in public or not. Years ago one man's SIN revolutionized American entertainment.

In religion, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be sinful.

CSNY Carry Spot On

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David Crosby, Steven Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young carry on and decide to remove their marvelous music 🎶  From Spotify. 

The Tiger Year
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This is the greatest party on earth with over one billion families on earth celebrating the year of the Tiger and taking time off from work.

The holiday, which is observed by primarily East Asian countries and Vietnam, ushers in the Year of the Tiger. The animal, one of a dozen in the Chinese zodiac, is considered a positive sign, often associated with the defeat of evil,

See Streaming TV

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Following a long global pandemic, streaming services are beginning to tank as investors question their growth development prospects.

Their shares continued to slide and are tumbling by double digits after streaming video services see a slowdown in subscriber growth.

Before all streaming services were readily available, some Americans tried to be home in time so they could be prepared for must see TV when it actually aired.

LvB Birthday

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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." — Ludwig van Beethoven born on this date, 16 December 1770.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music..

https://youtu.be/W-fFHeTX70Q

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SNL Saturday Night Lunacy

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NBC Saturday Night Live has been on the air since 1975 as a popular comedy and is now celebrating 47 seasons of successful TV.

Live from New York it has been @nbcsnl for more than four decades. Celebrity hosts join an award-winning ensemble cast to perform comedic sketches, satirical news and digital shorts, alongside popular musical acts.

Royalty Ruled At Emmys

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The votes for real royalty overwhelmingly ruled the Emmys night as The Crown reigned supreme along with The Queen’s Gambit. 

The 73rd Emmy Awards largely celebrated the shows and performances that kept us occupied while cooped up indoors for months. The Emmys had limited attendance for the in-person festivities that took place at the Event Deck at L.A. Live, but it was a step toward normalcy.