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A visual metaphor for the moment.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A visual metaphor for the moment.
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RIP Uni-Watch
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uni Watch: 1999–2025
After a long run, Uni Watch’s coverage of athletics aesthetics is coming to a close.
uni-watch.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
RIP Uni-Watch
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.
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“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
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Grape Nuts (holding me back): Whoa whoa whoa, hey man, just let it go! This asshole isn't worth it!
December 4, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Grape Nuts (holding me back): Whoa whoa whoa, hey man, just let it go! This asshole isn't worth it!
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Brian Kelly got knocked over by an official, disappointed not to get a better replay (h/t @redditcfb.com)
August 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Brian Kelly got knocked over by an official, disappointed not to get a better replay (h/t @redditcfb.com)
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"For the Oval Office, we asked, 'What if Liberace and Marie Antoinette had a baby? And what if that baby projectile-vomited all over the room?' Empty space was our enemy. The clearance aisle at HomeGoods was our answer."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
Trump’s White House Decorator Explains All the Changes
Our Vision Redecorating the White House is a sacred task. My all-star crew of designers includes London Tipton, the ghost of Elvis Presley, a prom ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"For the Oval Office, we asked, 'What if Liberace and Marie Antoinette had a baby? And what if that baby projectile-vomited all over the room?' Empty space was our enemy. The clearance aisle at HomeGoods was our answer."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
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Can’t believe Neil Young outlived him. I always assumed it would be…
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
Terence Stamp, General Zod and film icon, dead at 87 - Salon.com
Legendary British icon now remembered for Superman, Star Wars and a six-decade movie career
www.salon.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Can’t believe Neil Young outlived him. I always assumed it would be…
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
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I had two 5-year-olds chasing me at a kids’ birthday yesterday, and I threw on the brakes, gave them a little juke, and then hit the gas, and they collided with each other where they thought I was going to be and went down in a crying heap. Absolutely cooked their asses. One of the kids was mine.
August 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I had two 5-year-olds chasing me at a kids’ birthday yesterday, and I threw on the brakes, gave them a little juke, and then hit the gas, and they collided with each other where they thought I was going to be and went down in a crying heap. Absolutely cooked their asses. One of the kids was mine.
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With news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Trump’s meddling, it’s worth watching Mr. Rogers testifying to the Senate about the real value of what we’ve all lost.
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
YouTube video by Road Less Marveled
m.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
With news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Trump’s meddling, it’s worth watching Mr. Rogers testifying to the Senate about the real value of what we’ve all lost.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...
www.openculture.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
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you don't see husbands realizing they forgot their anniversary and searching for a gift and seeing the necklace their wife wanted in a window for $50 and pulling out an empty wallet and moths flying out and then seeing a poster that says "BOXING MATCH FIRST PRIZE $50" and saying "hmmm" much anymore
June 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
you don't see husbands realizing they forgot their anniversary and searching for a gift and seeing the necklace their wife wanted in a window for $50 and pulling out an empty wallet and moths flying out and then seeing a poster that says "BOXING MATCH FIRST PRIZE $50" and saying "hmmm" much anymore
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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More from Pedro:
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the US after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the US after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
May 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
More from Pedro:
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the US after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the US after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
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Love this from Pedro Pascal at Cannes:
"Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don’t let them win"
"Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don’t let them win"
May 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Love this from Pedro Pascal at Cannes:
"Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don’t let them win"
"Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don’t let them win"
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"I’m not being heartless. I know that Sloth is a victim, and yes, I know that 'Sloth loves Chunk.' And I can appreciate the fact that 'Chunk loves Sloth.' I’m just trying to think this through logistically. There is literally nowhere to put him."
I’m Chunk’s Mother, and No, He Did Not Consult Me Before Telling Sloth He Could Live with Us
Motherhood is all about making sacrifices and supporting your children, no matter how outrageous their decisions may be. I’ve learned to accept the...
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May 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"I’m not being heartless. I know that Sloth is a victim, and yes, I know that 'Sloth loves Chunk.' And I can appreciate the fact that 'Chunk loves Sloth.' I’m just trying to think this through logistically. There is literally nowhere to put him."
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"It’s always 'Stacy’s mom has got it going' on' and never 'Stacy’s mom, what’s goin' on?' Or how about 'Stacy’s mom, how are you today? How are you shouldering the considerable burden of being a single mom with a high-pressure, high-visibility career?'"
I’m Stacy’s Mom, and Here Are All the Things I’ve Got Goin’ On
What do I, Stacy’s mom, “got goin’ on”? A contentious divorce, for one. It wasn’t just that I found out my soon-to-be ex-husband was paying to be u...
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May 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"It’s always 'Stacy’s mom has got it going' on' and never 'Stacy’s mom, what’s goin' on?' Or how about 'Stacy’s mom, how are you today? How are you shouldering the considerable burden of being a single mom with a high-pressure, high-visibility career?'"
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"I often wondered why she held on to those expertly crafted coupons, never cashing in a single one. I used to think, 'Aw, she loves all of my artwork,' or 'She’s saving these to show her grandkids,' but now I know she was waiting and plotting."
Oh Crap, My Mom Just Cashed In All Her Mother’s Day Coupons
I only have 137 days until my wedding, but I’m starting to worry I won’t finish all of the planning. You see, my mom just cashed in decades worth o...
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May 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"I often wondered why she held on to those expertly crafted coupons, never cashing in a single one. I used to think, 'Aw, she loves all of my artwork,' or 'She’s saving these to show her grandkids,' but now I know she was waiting and plotting."
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This is a really beautiful piece from @mcsweeneys.net about the inherent value of neurodivergent people. RFK Jr. is dead wrong in the way he demeans and diminishes people with autism.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr.,
(The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.)
You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is a really beautiful piece from @mcsweeneys.net about the inherent value of neurodivergent people. RFK Jr. is dead wrong in the way he demeans and diminishes people with autism.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
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"And frommmmm Chicaaaaaago, standing 6'1", 6'6" with the papal mitre, your starting pontiff, Rrrrrrobbbbberrrrtttt PREEEEEEEEVOOOOOOSSST!"
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"And frommmmm Chicaaaaaago, standing 6'1", 6'6" with the papal mitre, your starting pontiff, Rrrrrrobbbbberrrrtttt PREEEEEEEEVOOOOOOSSST!"
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we are living in back to the future 2 where biff tannen somehow rules the world. somebody needs to go back to 1955 and take the sports almanac away from this motherfucker!!
Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
May 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
we are living in back to the future 2 where biff tannen somehow rules the world. somebody needs to go back to 1955 and take the sports almanac away from this motherfucker!!
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why are so many AI commercials predicated upon “ok so imagine you’re just an incredible dumbass”
May 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
why are so many AI commercials predicated upon “ok so imagine you’re just an incredible dumbass”
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"The curriculum will no longer cover Order 66, when the Jedi Council misinterpreted a prophecy, chose the wrong chosen one, and allowed the Sith to infiltrate our ranks, which culminated in Anakin Skywalker murdering the younglings and then proceeding to enslave the entire galaxy."
The Jedi Academy Will No Longer Teach Anakin Skywalker’s Massacre of the Younglings
“The new Republican governor of Arkansas, Sarah Sanders, said the move to ban critical race theory in public schools in her state was a preventativ...
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May 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"The curriculum will no longer cover Order 66, when the Jedi Council misinterpreted a prophecy, chose the wrong chosen one, and allowed the Sith to infiltrate our ranks, which culminated in Anakin Skywalker murdering the younglings and then proceeding to enslave the entire galaxy."