Jen
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Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
July 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
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hungry, but stuck in the underworld? try 6 to 12 pomegranate seeds. you will certainly not regret 6 to 12 pomegranate seeds
March 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
hungry, but stuck in the underworld? try 6 to 12 pomegranate seeds. you will certainly not regret 6 to 12 pomegranate seeds
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It looks like Ensitrelvir is the first COVID antiviral shown to work as PEP www.contagionlive.com/view/ensitre...
Ensitrelvir Prevents COVID-19 Infection as Post Exposure Prophylaxis
Shionogi’s investigational antiviral is the first COVID-19 oral therapy that has shown this distinction.
www.contagionlive.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It looks like Ensitrelvir is the first COVID antiviral shown to work as PEP www.contagionlive.com/view/ensitre...
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What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
What childhood was like before vaccines
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
www.vox.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
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I think about this headline all of the time.
February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think about this headline all of the time.
All the more impressive because I can't even remember how it began.
Dug this David Marchese interview with Ben Stiller: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/m...
‘The Interview’: Ben Stiller Knows How ‘Severance’ Ends
The actor-director discusses the long-awaited return of the hit series, the comedies that made him a star and growing up with his famous parents.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
All the more impressive because I can't even remember how it began.
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
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Today in 1993: Nirvana’s iconic “Unplugged” concert airs on MTV.
“.. In the moment, you weren’t aware you were taping what was Nirvana's last album," producer Alex Coletti said later. "It was only in hindsight that it became what it became."
#RIP
“.. In the moment, you weren’t aware you were taping what was Nirvana's last album," producer Alex Coletti said later. "It was only in hindsight that it became what it became."
#RIP
December 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Today in 1993: Nirvana’s iconic “Unplugged” concert airs on MTV.
“.. In the moment, you weren’t aware you were taping what was Nirvana's last album," producer Alex Coletti said later. "It was only in hindsight that it became what it became."
#RIP
“.. In the moment, you weren’t aware you were taping what was Nirvana's last album," producer Alex Coletti said later. "It was only in hindsight that it became what it became."
#RIP