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My Favorite 80s Movies 80s movies

My Favorite 80s Movies

SarahStook June 4, 2024
The 80s was rich with pop culture, so I start with my favourite films from the decade...
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Lighting In The Wind

Clare Briggs June 4, 2024
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Judging Trump’s Greek Chorus After His Verdict Trump's Greek Chorus

Judging Trump’s Greek Chorus After His Verdict

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Donald Trump utterly broke plenty of political people who didn’t maintain themselves, or at least their publicly...
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Music Monday: Metal Songs In Which The Singer Barks Like A Dog Metal Songs In Which The Singer Barks Like A Dog

Music Monday: Metal Songs In Which The Singer Barks Like A Dog

Bryan O'Nolan June 3, 2024
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Give Me That Old Trump Religion Trump religion

Give Me That Old Trump Religion

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It isn’t just that comparing a political figure with Jesus smacks of heresy and cultism, although that’s...
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Friend Cubsfan vs Friend Soxfan

Clare Briggs June 3, 2024
Different teams, different fates.
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Ring, Ye Merry Bells 2024-05-05 Penant C0128 Alexander - Sox Win (05.21.09)

Ring, Ye Merry Bells

Clare Briggs June 2, 2024
The Sox have won a game!
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Pikmin Bloom and Getting Your Steps In Pikmin Bloom

Saturday Morning Gaming: Pikmin Bloom and Getting Your Steps In

Jaybird June 1, 2024
If you have been having trouble getting in your steps, Pikmin Bloom can help. It helped me,...
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June Eclipse in Chicago 2024-06-01 Baseball C0135 June Eclipse (06.01.09)

June Eclipse in Chicago

Clare Briggs June 1, 2024
May Fan, June Fan
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POETS Day! The Transcendent Shades Cahaba The Transcendent Shades Cahaba

POETS Day! The Transcendent Shades Cahaba

Ben Sears May 31, 2024
It’s a great word so I wouldn’t blame her, but more time was spent on transcendental chapters...
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Trump Guilty On All Counts Donald Trump Guilty

Trump Guilty On All Counts

David Thornton May 31, 2024
I thought this might be too much to prove, but the jury felt differently. Trump was found...
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Zamnation! 2024-05-31 TDoRS C5147 (05.31.14)

Zamnation!

Clare Briggs May 31, 2024
The days of final exams.
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Weekend Plans Post: The La-Z-Boy lastone

Weekend Plans Post: The La-Z-Boy

Jaybird May 30, 2024
we found a La-Z-Boy that Maribou said felt exactly like Dad's old chair did. And we found...
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Partisan Lies Threaten the Union Partisan lies threaten the union

Partisan Lies Threaten the Union

David Thornton May 29, 2024
From time to time, the veil is parted on the curtain of lies surrounding the new MAGA...
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Why AI Could Be Good for the Liberal Arts Why AI Could Be Good For the Liberal Arts

Why AI Could Be Good for the Liberal Arts

Jeffery Tyler Syck May 28, 2024
The time of artificial intelligence has arrived and only the timeless education of the liberal arts can...
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When Government Makes Your Customer Service Job Worse Customer Service Jobs

When Government Makes Your Customer Service Job Worse

Hei Lun Chan May 28, 2024
Customer service jobs can be tough. Sometimes, government rules and regulations make them worse.
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Luis A. Mendez May 28, 2024
The Cannes Film Festival has come and gone, providing us with a little bit more of a...
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Waterloo: 50 Years Later Waterloo

Waterloo: 50 Years Later

Bryan O'Nolan May 27, 2024
“Waterloo:” a premise so inane as to be borderline stupid, an uncredited musical lifting of a chorus,...
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The Flag Flap

David Thornton May 26, 2024
The brouhaha regarding the Alito family’s flag practices has escalated.
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Throughput: Fireball Edition Fireball

Throughput: Fireball Edition

Michael Siegel May 25, 2024
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