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Someone serious. Someone writerly. Someone who wears black when nobody's dead.
Okay, even though I watched the finale a week ago, I must know ... Badam are a team next season, right?? They're not splitting them up and pairing one with the random dude? Right, #JetLag? Right?!?!?
two men standing in a field with one wearing a hat that says ' sd ' on it
ALT: two men standing in a field with one wearing a hat that says ' sd ' on it
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Okay, even though I watched the finale a week ago, I must know ... Badam are a team next season, right?? They're not splitting them up and pairing one with the random dude? Right, #JetLag? Right?!?!?
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There's one extremely silly mistake, and I ran out of my light grey with half a row to go, but...
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 AM
There's one extremely silly mistake, and I ran out of my light grey with half a row to go, but...
Finished season 5 of #OMITB and Renee Zellweger was such a delight! Hope she gets a Guest Actress nod for her shady Martha Stewart wannabe!!! :)
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Finished season 5 of #OMITB and Renee Zellweger was such a delight! Hope she gets a Guest Actress nod for her shady Martha Stewart wannabe!!! :)
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CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
This week has felt so long already, I thought today was the #JetLag finale.
a card that says eat this card and reward 750
ALT: a card that says eat this card and reward 750
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This week has felt so long already, I thought today was the #JetLag finale.
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Contrary to CDC changes, AAP advises #vaccinating kids against 18 diseases
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Contrary to CDC changes, AAP advises #vaccinating kids against 18 diseases
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
How does Fox's artist rendering of these quarterbacks make it look like one tall JD Vance is playing against a slightly shorter, but still tall JD Vance? It's like my nightmare.
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
How does Fox's artist rendering of these quarterbacks make it look like one tall JD Vance is playing against a slightly shorter, but still tall JD Vance? It's like my nightmare.
It's 2026, and if you think I'm going to watch the Patriots play the Broncos at home in an AFC Championship Game ... I'll check in later, but I'm pretty sure I know how this one ends. I've seen it several times before.
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It's 2026, and if you think I'm going to watch the Patriots play the Broncos at home in an AFC Championship Game ... I'll check in later, but I'm pretty sure I know how this one ends. I've seen it several times before.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
Still a week behind, but I loved the face-to-face murder on #TraitorsUS. Most times, it's like, "yep, it's us. now you're dead," but the Housewives' shenanigans were delicious & amazing TV.
(my favorite part is when Caroline was like, "I'll see you at BravoCon" and Lisa's like lol no)
(my favorite part is when Caroline was like, "I'll see you at BravoCon" and Lisa's like lol no)
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Still a week behind, but I loved the face-to-face murder on #TraitorsUS. Most times, it's like, "yep, it's us. now you're dead," but the Housewives' shenanigans were delicious & amazing TV.
(my favorite part is when Caroline was like, "I'll see you at BravoCon" and Lisa's like lol no)
(my favorite part is when Caroline was like, "I'll see you at BravoCon" and Lisa's like lol no)
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Trading stocks in socks.
📸 Aycute99
📸 Aycute99
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Trading stocks in socks.
📸 Aycute99
📸 Aycute99
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Heyyy, here's the essay about the fairytale story/unexpected success of #HeatedRivalry that I wrote for my newsletter this month 🥰
How Heated Rivalry made me believe in art again (yes, really) nicolamartin.com/2026/01/how-...
How Heated Rivalry made me believe in art again (yes, really) nicolamartin.com/2026/01/how-...
How Heated Rivalry made me believe in art again (yes, really) - Nicola Martin
The Canadian gay ice hockey romance TV show (a.k.a. Heated Rivalry, about a pair of rivals on the ice who become lovers in secret) is a pop culture moment. But the story behind this juggernaut show is...
nicolamartin.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Heyyy, here's the essay about the fairytale story/unexpected success of #HeatedRivalry that I wrote for my newsletter this month 🥰
How Heated Rivalry made me believe in art again (yes, really) nicolamartin.com/2026/01/how-...
How Heated Rivalry made me believe in art again (yes, really) nicolamartin.com/2026/01/how-...
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Equating AI with asbestos is...right on the mark.
Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Equating AI with asbestos is...right on the mark.
You want to be the best, Josh Allen? BEAT THE BEST. Beat Mahomes. Beat Lamar Jackson. Then you can try for a Super Bowl. You can't just back into it.
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
You want to be the best, Josh Allen? BEAT THE BEST. Beat Mahomes. Beat Lamar Jackson. Then you can try for a Super Bowl. You can't just back into it.
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Buy his beans!
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Buy his beans!
I had to care about trends for a couple years to not care anymore and now my only fashion goal in life is to dress like a Parisian woman. 🇫🇷
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I had to care about trends for a couple years to not care anymore and now my only fashion goal in life is to dress like a Parisian woman. 🇫🇷
Cancelled QueryTracker, subscribed to Nebula, let's gooooo!!! ($30 a year was really too good to pass up) #JetLagTheGame
a couple of people standing in the snow with their arms outstretched
ALT: a couple of people standing in the snow with their arms outstretched
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Cancelled QueryTracker, subscribed to Nebula, let's gooooo!!! ($30 a year was really too good to pass up) #JetLagTheGame
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This place has valet parking. 😺
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This place has valet parking. 😺
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Containing important thoughts about the hockey boys, but also a crime writer q&a and book recs. Woohoo. 🥳
Containing important thoughts about the hockey boys, but also a crime writer q&a and book recs. Woohoo. 🥳
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
My next newsletter is landing tomorrow! Make sure you get it by signing up here: nicolamartin.com/list/
Containing important thoughts about the hockey boys, but also a crime writer q&a and book recs. Woohoo. 🥳
Containing important thoughts about the hockey boys, but also a crime writer q&a and book recs. Woohoo. 🥳
Love this. :D I've come to the conclusion that the correct pronunciation of most MA towns is a butchered British accent, and this skit nails that vibe. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC7...
Three Guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jimmy) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Love this. :D I've come to the conclusion that the correct pronunciation of most MA towns is a butchered British accent, and this skit nails that vibe. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC7...
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This is delightful.
January 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is delightful.