Remember the last innocent, joyful thing that happened on Twitter before Twitter became irredeemable? To me, it was the time the Library of Congress hooked Lizzo up with James Madison's crystal flute.
I co-wrote this article about the instrument and fought a battle about the definition of twerking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_flute
John Skiles Skinner
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