Chet Mellema
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I’ll always believe that the importance of education goes far beyond financial benefit. But as people focus more and more on that metric, I’m proud to see that Iowa Law rates so highly year after year.
UI College of Law ranked third in the nation for best ‘return on investment’
The University of Iowa College of Law was ranked No. 3 in the list of the top 10 law schools for best return on investment, or ROI, by the American Bar Association Journal. According to the UI College...
dailyiowan.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’ll always believe that the importance of education goes far beyond financial benefit. But as people focus more and more on that metric, I’m proud to see that Iowa Law rates so highly year after year.
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Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2025
Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2025
Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2025, as published by Variety
www.yearendlists.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2025
how are we supposed to remember?
Who the most forgettable TV character of all time?
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
how are we supposed to remember?
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And the @aquariumdrunkard.com album of the year goes to … just kidding we don’t do that kind of thing. Our year end list is a massive unranked blob of great music, just as the good lord intended. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review 2025 - Aquarium Drunkard
Looking back to look ahead. The clock never stops, but sometimes music manages the impossible: slowing time for a moment. Our list arrives in the spirit of sharing, and we’re back with our annual Year...
aquariumdrunkard.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And the @aquariumdrunkard.com album of the year goes to … just kidding we don’t do that kind of thing. Our year end list is a massive unranked blob of great music, just as the good lord intended. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
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Penn State's search now turns to Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, per sources. Conversations picked up today.
Plus some other names still on the periphery. Story with @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social and @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
Plus some other names still on the periphery. Story with @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social and @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
Iowa State’s Matt Campbell emerging as top Penn State coaching target: Sources
Penn State's lengthy coaching search to replace James Franklin has shifted its focus to Iowa State's Matt Campbell.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Penn State's search now turns to Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, per sources. Conversations picked up today.
Plus some other names still on the periphery. Story with @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social and @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
Plus some other names still on the periphery. Story with @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social and @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
man the makaya mccraven EPs are all kinds of great
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
man the makaya mccraven EPs are all kinds of great
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This is either really good news (Paramount is out on WBD) or really bad news (previewing government intimidation into taking a bad deal to appease the president).
🚨Paramount Skydance in letter to David Zaslav: “It has become increasingly clear, through media reporting and otherwise, that WBD appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction process.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is either really good news (Paramount is out on WBD) or really bad news (previewing government intimidation into taking a bad deal to appease the president).
cannot believe the Register put that op-ed on page 1 online...what a disgrace
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
cannot believe the Register put that op-ed on page 1 online...what a disgrace
once again all of these year-end lists are wrong
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
once again all of these year-end lists are wrong
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Hear Merce Lemon and Fust cover two George Jones classics together ahead of their joint tour
Merce Lemon & Fust Cover George Jones' "Cup Of Loneliness" & "Choices": Listen
Merce Lemon and Fust are two of the best and brightest indie acts currently channeling the spirit of the sad-eyed country greats. So the prospect of the Pittsburgh singer-songwriter and the Durham alt...
stereogum.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hear Merce Lemon and Fust cover two George Jones classics together ahead of their joint tour
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Knicks improve to 10-1 at MSG
NY one of only two teams in the NBA with 10 wins at home. OKC is the other
NY one of only two teams in the NBA with 10 wins at home. OKC is the other
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Knicks improve to 10-1 at MSG
NY one of only two teams in the NBA with 10 wins at home. OKC is the other
NY one of only two teams in the NBA with 10 wins at home. OKC is the other
😂
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
😂
quite an image
Donald Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani more enthusiastically than many mainstream Democrats.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
quite an image
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Happy Remaster Day to Let It Be (sounds great). When I finished my P4k internship, @markrichardson.bsky.social and Scott P. took me out to a bar and gave me a gift certificate to Laurie's (I think). I bought whichever LIB remaster that had just come out. An actual "that one changed my life" record
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Remaster Day to Let It Be (sounds great). When I finished my P4k internship, @markrichardson.bsky.social and Scott P. took me out to a bar and gave me a gift certificate to Laurie's (I think). I bought whichever LIB remaster that had just come out. An actual "that one changed my life" record
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Modern Nature
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Modern Nature
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
need a TO or a quick stop to get that mo back
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
need a TO or a quick stop to get that mo back
hawks may not have another pass attempt 😂
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
hawks may not have another pass attempt 😂
I think MG could have run that one but two great throws and catches on that drive with Gill and Howard 🙌🏻
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I think MG could have run that one but two great throws and catches on that drive with Gill and Howard 🙌🏻
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You know it’s bad when even Frontier Airlines is telling you to have a backup plan
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
You know it’s bad when even Frontier Airlines is telling you to have a backup plan
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Watch @radiohead.wastehq.social play "Just" for the first time in 16 years
Radiohead Play "Just" For The First Time Since The '00s: Watch
Radiohead! You remember those guys, right? They’re playing shows again! Crazy! Earlier this week, Radiohead kicked off their first tour since 2018. They’re playing four-night stands in five major Euro...
www.stereogum.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Watch @radiohead.wastehq.social play "Just" for the first time in 16 years
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He does economically hit the highlights. Plagiarism, energy/environment, and horseshit. Check, check, check.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
He does economically hit the highlights. Plagiarism, energy/environment, and horseshit. Check, check, check.