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The 2024 Headline of the Year Nominees

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Here is a letter that I received from the Premier's office yesterday. A reply thread. 1/

Springer wrapped just dropped. My top artist is "log in via an institution to check access."

It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf

Yes, to suspire is to utter a deep sigh. It’s all about breath, as are ‘inspire’ (to breathe life into an idea/person), ‘expire’ (breathe out), ‘perspire’ (to breathe through), ‘conspire’ (to breathe together), and ‘spirit’, because the ancients believed the spirit was breathed into the body.

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.

Morning.

Made a moderation list of entertainment news aggregator accounts, if you would rather not have them scraping your articles for content: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Just listened to WKCR's update this morning - one of the most profound, powerful examples of journalism and resistance I've heard. It'll stick with me for a long time. And maybe I'll get more into jazz too.

As part of an indefinite suspension, Columbia’s administration effectively evicted a student from her housing in the middle of the night after her arrest for leading a peaceful protest on campus, affording her only 15 minutes to pack her room. Makes a mockery of their homilies about student safety.

busy busy fremen

goofballs: 'HOW DARE YOU START CARING ABOUT THIS THING? THE ONLY LEGITIMATE BOYCOTTS DEFY SPACE AND TIME EXISTING IN A PERPETUAL STATE OF UNDERSTANDING EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS ALL TIMELINES ENDLESSLY INTO BOTH FUTURE AND PAST'

So. We have to clean the hen’s butt again today (vent gleet, very unpleasant). After dinner my spouse goes, “Hey is it time?” And I go, “Time for what?” and they go, “Chicken butt.”

I’m FURIOUS lmao

F1 is short for "Fast One," as the cars are very fast.

HOLLYWOOD, FOR YEARS: hmm dune has the bones of a great franchise, but, ah, the jihad stuff. political/cultural dynamite. how do we work around that.
DENIS VILLENEUVE'S AGENT: hey you guys are never going to believe who denis thinks the fremen are www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Hello, police? Cancel the EMTs, the victim was actually dead on contact.

anyone else feel sick to their stomach about everything now. like literally everything

they're sautéeing your ass on chefsky. your ass is experiencing the maillard reaction and developing a nice fond that they're making into a delicious pan sauce. they got you slow cooking on a low simmer to let the flavors meld. they're stir frying you with a mastery of wok hei. it's over for you.