LeslieEllenLucy
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Rep Sean—flipper of a district, holder of town halls, reader of bills—Casten. He, also, reads books.
It's that time of year. Top 10 books I read in 2025. For your reading, holiday shopping - and with a request to share suggestions in the comments for me to add to my 2026 list! In no particular order:
December 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Rep Sean—flipper of a district, holder of town halls, reader of bills—Casten. He, also, reads books.
We will shortly be announcing the first recipient of the prestigious new annual ILT Peace Prize. The yet-to-be-revealed honouree has resolved 14 international literary feuds in the last six months alone—an extraordinary feat by any account.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. If you're traveling or need to tune out the family noise, we've got you!
Relive the 2025 WTA season with our year-end wrap
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Relive the 2025 WTA season with our year-end wrap
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Chat To Mi Back: 2025 WTA Wrap | The Body Serve
It’s time to wrap the 2025 WTA season! We saw 5 different players split the Slams and the WTA Finals to form a season with a clear top tier but no outright dominance, allowing for surprises (Mboko, An...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. If you're traveling or need to tune out the family noise, we've got you!
Relive the 2025 WTA season with our year-end wrap
thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/chat-to-mi...
Relive the 2025 WTA season with our year-end wrap
thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/chat-to-mi...
Yes! Great episode! Here’s a link for listeners interested in the history of architect Helmut Jahn’s design of the United tunnel at O’Hare. viewfromthewing.com/the-story-be...
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yes! Great episode! Here’s a link for listeners interested in the history of architect Helmut Jahn’s design of the United tunnel at O’Hare. viewfromthewing.com/the-story-be...
Take a look at The Obama Presidential Center currently under construction. I’m gonna need an invite to the opening. Can’t wait.
On the Sun-Times TikTok today, talking about the Obama Presidential Center.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Take a look at The Obama Presidential Center currently under construction. I’m gonna need an invite to the opening. Can’t wait.
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After decades of reporting on healthcare, Julie Marquis has some deeply informed thoughts about our ridiculously complicated and punitive system. And she's a great writer. Check it out on @goldenstatereport.bsky.social. No paywall open.substack.com/pub/goldenst...
Insane by design? I'm a veteran healthcare reporter, and I can tell you the American system is nuts
As a journalist and parent, I've had a front-row seat to the “complexification” of American healthcare, which demoralizes and depletes users. We have to fix it - or at least not make it worse.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After decades of reporting on healthcare, Julie Marquis has some deeply informed thoughts about our ridiculously complicated and punitive system. And she's a great writer. Check it out on @goldenstatereport.bsky.social. No paywall open.substack.com/pub/goldenst...
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For Veterans Day, let’s also remember the men and women who braved enemy fire to report on the deeds of those who were in harm’s way.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For Veterans Day, let’s also remember the men and women who braved enemy fire to report on the deeds of those who were in harm’s way.
This is awesome 👏
Ernie unveiled today at the @erniepylemuseum.bsky.social. Great event.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is awesome 👏
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Joyce Carol Roasts
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Joyce Carol Roasts
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BLOG: The fact that Trump can relegate 40 MILLION Americans to starvation without a major revolt underlines the single most ugly feature of American culture: it’s utter selfishness. To understand how this is even possible red on: www.jandehn.com/post/the-dar...
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BLOG: The fact that Trump can relegate 40 MILLION Americans to starvation without a major revolt underlines the single most ugly feature of American culture: it’s utter selfishness. To understand how this is even possible red on: www.jandehn.com/post/the-dar...
Something for everyone here, and such a super duper fabulouscious place to visit. It will lift your spirits and inspire you with gift ideas!
We are most definitely the number one best superduper incredible top fabulicious place on the internet to get all your architecture themed gifts sorted... have a browse via the link on our profile page or visit architectural-icons.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Something for everyone here, and such a super duper fabulouscious place to visit. It will lift your spirits and inspire you with gift ideas!
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Theres a big pre-Xmas discount on Postmodernism, Architecture that Changed our world which i co-wrote with Sir Terry Farrell atm, its a good deal if ur looking for an architecture related gift www.ribabooks.com/postmodernis...
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Theres a big pre-Xmas discount on Postmodernism, Architecture that Changed our world which i co-wrote with Sir Terry Farrell atm, its a good deal if ur looking for an architecture related gift www.ribabooks.com/postmodernis...
Paired with his lack of desire to learn anything along with the certainty that he is correct and things must be done his way. 😎
One of the coolest things about our president is that he honestly just doesn’t understand how anything works
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Paired with his lack of desire to learn anything along with the certainty that he is correct and things must be done his way. 😎
Actually awesome
As of today I have been a Wikipedia editor for 20 years
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Actually awesome
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TLDR: Zohran Mamdani transition team is all women, multi-ethnic, and multi generational with Lina Kahn in the mix. The man gets it.
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
TLDR: Zohran Mamdani transition team is all women, multi-ethnic, and multi generational with Lina Kahn in the mix. The man gets it.
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This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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This @fotoole.bsky.social piece is one of the best things I have ever read in a newspaper.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Seamus Heaney’s poems for a darkening age | The Observer
Collected in a landmark new edition, the late Irish writer’s work is attuned to wonder, replete with humanity and rooted in the tragedies of history
observer.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This @fotoole.bsky.social piece is one of the best things I have ever read in a newspaper.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
The entire attack lasted only ten seconds.
Beirut 1983.
Beirut 1983.
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The entire attack lasted only ten seconds.
Beirut 1983.
Beirut 1983.
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Jafar Panahi is a filmmaker in his bones. Listen to me speak to @bilgeebiri.bsky.social about IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (live from Adelaide Film Festival)
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ONE HOT FEST: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT w/ Bilge Ebiri
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October 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Jafar Panahi is a filmmaker in his bones. Listen to me speak to @bilgeebiri.bsky.social about IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (live from Adelaide Film Festival)
open.spotify.com/episode/0eX5...
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Diane Keaton Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn
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You Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton
YouTube video by decay21450
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October 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Diane Keaton Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn
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Fun stuff from my favorite designer. Check out his account here, also meta, & his website. They will make you smile.
The jackets I designed do go best with Eduardo Paolozzi's Mosaics, so if any of you non-Londoners buy one, do make sure to visit Tottenham Court Road Station and get a pic of yourself wearing it there... architectural-icons.com/collections/...
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Fun stuff from my favorite designer. Check out his account here, also meta, & his website. They will make you smile.
Holy moly. They want matching peace prizes.
BREAKING: First lady Melania Trump says eight kids displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Melania Trump says 8 Ukrainian children are reunited with families after ongoing talks with Putin
First lady Melania Trump says eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Holy moly. They want matching peace prizes.
I can’t be the only one out here rooting for Alex.
‘Amazing number’: Alex de Minaur hits new milestone on path to Shanghai quarters - Australian Associated Press, The Guardian www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I can’t be the only one out here rooting for Alex.