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Why Some Golfers Go Insane 2024-07-27 Golf C0929 (07.24.13)

Why Some Golfers Go Insane

Clare Briggs July 27, 2024
Wikipedia: Percy Alliss (8 January 1897 – 31 March 1975[1][2]) was one of the leading English professional golfers in the...
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Kamala’s Veepstakes Kamala's Veepstakes

Kamala’s Veepstakes

David Thornton July 26, 2024
The vice presidential pick likely isn’t a dealbreaker for Democratic progressives or Never Trumpers, but could affect...
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Linky Friday: Outrages, Outages, and Outliers Edition Outrages, Outages, and Outliers

Linky Friday: Outrages, Outages, and Outliers Edition

OT Editors July 26, 2024
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The Days of Sunfish 2024-07-26 TDoRS C5194 (07.16.16)

The Days of Sunfish

Clare Briggs July 26, 2024
Fishin' Fishin'!
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Weekend Plans Post: The Fruits of Prime Day feather

Weekend Plans Post: The Fruits of Prime Day

Jaybird July 25, 2024
That's a really good price for 60 peacock feathers.
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If Men Went To That Buttoning School 2024-07-25 CDT C1184 (07.15.10)

If Men Went To That Buttoning School

Clare Briggs July 25, 2024
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Eton’s Ethically Equivocal Entrance Exam Essay Eton's Ethically Equivocal Entrance Exam Essay

Eton’s Ethically Equivocal Entrance Exam Essay

Burt Likko July 24, 2024
Students seeking entry to one of Britain's most prestigious secondary schools were asked a morally difficult question.
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The Next Candidate To Be Dumped? JD Vance to be dumped

The Next Candidate To Be Dumped?

David Thornton July 24, 2024
Trump and the GOP may not be thrilled with JD Vance, but they are stuck with him....
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When A Feller Needs Swim Lessons 2024-07-24 Feller C6121 (07.10.16)

When A Feller Needs Swim Lessons

Clare Briggs July 24, 2024
Whether he wants them or not!
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Democrats in Array as Harris Consolidates Support Harris Consolidates Support

Democrats in Array as Harris Consolidates Support

Andrew Donaldson July 23, 2024
An uneasy electorate is an unreliable electorate, so aggression to get the Democratic Party base assured that...
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The Case for Gratitude That Joe Biden Stepped Down Gratitude that Joe Biden Dropped Out

The Case for Gratitude That Joe Biden Stepped Down

Expat Matt July 23, 2024
If we want good things to happen, we must show gratitude for them when they do happen,...
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Summer Resorting 2024-07-23 CDT C1193 (07.26.13)

Summer Resorting

Clare Briggs July 23, 2024
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Living in Interesting Times Living in interesting times

Living in Interesting Times

David Thornton July 22, 2024
I think the move to nudge Biden aside is a good one and interesting from a historical...
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President Biden Drops Out, Endorses Vice President Harris Biden Drops Out

President Biden Drops Out, Endorses Vice President Harris

OT Editors July 22, 2024
Joe Biden is out, Kamala Harris is in, and Trump recalibrates as the 2024 presidential election changes...
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On Civil War whatkindofamerican

On Civil War

Jaybird July 22, 2024
A movie about how journalists who know nothing would imagine journalism to be during what they imagine...
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Joe Biden Announces that he is not Running for Re-election Trump

Joe Biden Announces that he is not Running for Re-election

Jaybird July 21, 2024
It's Official
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Assassin’s Creed 2: The Ezio Collection ezio

Saturday Morning Gaming: Assassin’s Creed 2: The Ezio Collection

Jaybird July 20, 2024
The *BEST* Assassin's Creed is available for less than $20.
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Weekend Plans Post: It’s too dang hot rumpy

Weekend Plans Post: It’s too dang hot

Jaybird July 19, 2024
Seriously. Way too dang hot.
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POETS Day! Harriet Monroe Harriet Monroe

POETS Day! Harriet Monroe

Ben Sears July 19, 2024
Harriet Monroe published the Imagiste’s do’s and don’ts in 1913: direct treatment of the thing, no superfluities,...
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Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition COVID Blogger

Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition

Michael Siegel July 19, 2024
To hell with the government of China whose lies and cover-ups blocked any chance we had of...
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