Day: April 19, 2016

Alabama is no stranger to sex scandals. It just never expected one from this guy. – The Washington Post IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.stormclouds-over-the-castle-tower-in-dresden

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Alabama is no stranger to sex scandals. It just never expected one from this guy. – The Washington Post

Will Truman April 19, 2016

When Bentley was first elected in 2010, he was a popular, soft-spoken dermatologist, a devout Baptist deacon,...

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Burt Likko April 19, 2016

That's not how you do it. This is how you do it.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Black Panther

Mike Dwyer April 19, 2016

The Black Panther has a new and unconventional writer and Marvel seems to have found the perfect...

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Why ‘Serial’ Season Two Was Such a Flop

Holly Whitman April 19, 2016

Serial has become one of the most popular podcasts in the world. But why was season two...

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Morning Ed: Politics {2016.04.19.T}

Will Truman April 19, 2016

Politics in the United States and The Federation

CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Your curiosity about my personal life is noted, but I am not inclined to satisfy it. I suggest you t…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Which is why I'm asking. When I say "they aren't really a thing", I, of course, acknowledge that Epi…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Don't be so sure. Your ability to speak with some authority on the subject is open to question.
Jaybird in reply to DensityDuck on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025And how does that play out in practice? We can't get into the good Rod and Gun Club?
Chris in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025HTS was not an ISIS offshoot. The predecessor groups at times worked in a faction with ISIS, but bef…
DensityDuck in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025I remember someone saying "Wilkes-Barre is so white that the Italians and the Poles still had beef i…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025They're not a thing out here on this side of the Mississippi. Are you, CJ, still not "really" white…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025WASPs aren’t really a thing anymore. Welcome to the club. You might want to check with some more "et…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025"Ethnic Whites" is a term that was popular in the 70s. It referred to Italians, Irish, so on. Distin…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025I am a big believer in "the normal rules apply". There is no "Jewish" exception when it comes to thr…