For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to a celebration from Biography.com and the Forward Movement; other published i material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 7-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 27  Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97, by Gillian Flaccus | AP  LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from NPR. 

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FROM JULY 27  Alec Baldwin talks his love for ‘Peanuts’ and the ‘immeasurable’ effects of his trial, by Andrew Dalton | AP SAN DIEGO — Alec Baldwin says the year since his trial suddenly ended with a dismissal has been far better than the few years that preceded it, and the affect that time has had on him has been “immeasurable.” The 67-year-old actor spoke to AP at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, where . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 23  After much speculation, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham announce ‘Buckingham Nicks’ reissue, by Maria Sherman | AP  NEW YORK — They’re not going their own way anymore. After much speculation, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham announced Wednesday the reissue of “Buckingham Nicks,” more than 50 years after the release of their only full-length album as a duo. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 22  ‘Superman’ flexes its might in second weekend with $57.3 million, by Jake Coyle | AP  NEW YORK — James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for July 27 report from AP.

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Bach celebrated. From Biogrphy.com / Forward Movement. The revered baroque-era composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born 340 years ago this past March but is celebrated today every year on this day by Episcopalians of the Forward Movement stripe. His music, often from a Brandenburg concerto, is heard daily on phones before someone finally picks up, as well as on radio and TV. Click HERE for bio, HERE for today’s Day by Day readings, the last being about Bach, and HERE for an appreciation by Roger Hutchison.

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