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POETS Day! My Problems with Walt Whitman Problems with Walt Whitman

POETS Day! My Problems with Walt Whitman

Ben Sears January 19, 2024
I cringe at the images “Whitman fan” conjures; wannabe Annie Savoys from Bull Durham singing the body...
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Can Nikki Haley win New Hampshire? (And Does It Matter?) Nikki Haley

Can Nikki Haley win New Hampshire? (And Does It Matter?)

David Thornton January 19, 2024
If we’ve learned anything this cycle, it’s that you can’t win a primary by ignoring your opponent’s...
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Clare Briggs January 19, 2024
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Weekend Plans Post: Slow Cooker Theory, The Bookcase That Got Away From Us, and a Small Victory Slow Cooker Theory

Weekend Plans Post: Slow Cooker Theory, The Bookcase That Got Away From Us, and a Small Victory

Jaybird January 18, 2024
This weekend's plans include the recipe for Lamb Dijon. Which, thankfully, requires that I brown some lamb...
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On Movie Soundtracks that Don’t Suck Movie Soundtracks

On Movie Soundtracks that Don’t Suck

Jaybird January 18, 2024
I've been thinking about movie soundtracks every other day for 3 months. The best Orchestral ones are...
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The Little Flirt 2024-01-18 Baseball C0190 (01.17.14)

The Little Flirt

Clare Briggs January 18, 2024
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Missing The Tale of the Twelve-Pounder 2024-01-17 Feller C6008 (01.10.16)

Missing The Tale of the Twelve-Pounder

Clare Briggs January 17, 2024
When a feller eats alone
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Vaccines Are A Billion Miracles The COVID-Flu Cocktail

Vaccines Are A Billion Miracles

Michael Siegel January 16, 2024
The triumph of vaccines is being prevented by unscrupulous grifters and liars, bolstered by the anti-vaccine rhetoric...
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It Was Always Going To Be Trump Trump

It Was Always Going To Be Trump

David Thornton January 16, 2024
The Republican Party is Trump’s party now, and the string of electoral defeats is likely to continue...
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2024 Oscars Projections: Critics Award, Industry Nominates NewsletterPost Graphics (2)

2024 Oscars Projections: Critics Award, Industry Nominates

Luis A. Mendez January 16, 2024
We've finally seen some major movement in the awards' races however. Critics, journalists, and content creators that...
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About Last Night: Trump Wins Iowa Trump Wins Iowa

About Last Night: Trump Wins Iowa

Andrew Donaldson January 16, 2024
This isn't a primary; Two-thirds of the GOP is all about Donald Trump's vengeance, the other third...
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Movie of a Man Telephoning 2024-01-16 Movie C8201 (01.20.16)

Movie of a Man Telephoning

Clare Briggs January 16, 2024
Durn new contraptions!
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Monday Morning 2024-01-12 TDoRS C5011 (01.14.12)

Monday Morning

Clare Briggs January 15, 2024
The days of real sport
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Made It! 2023-12-07 Solitaire C0624 (11.29.11)

Made It!

Clare Briggs January 14, 2024
The Solitaire Feed
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Backpack Hero Backpack Hero

Saturday Morning Gaming: Backpack Hero

Jaybird January 13, 2024
Backpack Hero: A roguelike with an additional dynamic where how you sort your inventory matters.
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The Social Danger in Allowing Academic Dishonesty to Fester Academic Dishonesty

The Social Danger in Allowing Academic Dishonesty to Fester

Bradford Smith January 13, 2024
Through research and experience adjudicating cases of cheating, three distinct classes of academic dishonesty, and an answer...
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Dreaming of a Fresh Snowfall 2024-01-13 Dreamer C2102 (01.03.09)

Dreaming of a Fresh Snowfall

Clare Briggs January 13, 2024
The further adventures of Danny Dreamer
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POETS Day! John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester John Wilmot

POETS Day! John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Ben Sears January 12, 2024
The roguish 2nd Earl also acted as the King’s de facto pimp about court. I’m sure that...
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Mini-Throughput: The Moon Is Further Away This Week the moon

Mini-Throughput: The Moon Is Further Away This Week

Michael Siegel January 12, 2024
If they keep going like this, I fear the Artemis program will be cancelled before anyone touches...
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Where Will Chris Christie Voters Go? Chris Christie

Where Will Chris Christie Voters Go?

David Thornton January 12, 2024
One thing that is certain is that few of Chris Christie’s voters are likely to go to...
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