Boastful Quaker Oats ad, Chicago 1891

A gray dog standing in a grassy field, staring off into the distance. She is wearing a salmon-colored bandana with a white print.

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a frog holds itself upright while poking its upper body out of a manhole cover set in a pavement or road

truth coming out of her well to shame mankind

A gray dog laying on the grass in a city park with trees and colorful murals behind her.

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A medium gray dog is laying on the grass on a sunny spring day. She is smiling!

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you can’t spell “women” without “omen”

A medium gray dog lays on a dark blue couch with a striped blanket behind her. She is so sleepy.

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A package of Cuties, California Clementines, Nature's perfect fruit

As I painstakingly removed the peel from an eighth consecutive Cutie to meet the bottomless appetite of my two-year-old son, I thought to myself: "They should make larger oranges"

choosing to believe it’s an homage to catherine o’hara, via the crow movie from schitt’s creek

patrick just said to me “i feel like if you were good at jumping you’d talk about it a lot” and now i need to figure out how to file for divorce

18 things to do around D.C. this weekend From soccer to skipping small talk, or Persian New Year to Pi Day, there’s something for everybody on the calendar.

What are you doing this weekend?

From soccer to skipping small talk, or Persian New Year to Pi Day, there’s something for everybody on the calendar.

Here are @ilechelm.bsky.social's picks:

A black-and-white photo of a dog looking out from inside a cave of bed sheets.

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Billy Joel writing We Didn’t Start the Fire: ok JFK died, moon landing *gets bored* uhh candy bars, there were movies

Republican bill targeting D.C. could create tax season chaos It’s the second year in a row that Congress could throw a wrench into D.C.’s budget.

If you're a D.C. resident, be aware: Paying your taxes this year could be total chaos. Why? Republicans in Congress are again trying to mess with the city's local budget and finances, something they know little about: 51st.news/republican-b...

ten years ago today no one clapped

A screenshot of WhatsApp: Ash: Sebastián, I have one very pressing question. Sebastián Di Martino: Let me know Ash: Are jaguar soft? Sebastián Di Martino: They are very soft (two hearts on the answer)

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

A gray dog in an orange coat stands in the middle of a sidewalk. It is snowing.

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rest in peace, king

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.

A medium gray dog is sitting under a dining table, peeking out from under the tablecloth. She is waiting for you to drop crumbs.

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23 things to do around D.C. this week There are plenty of things to do if you're in town over the long holiday weekend.

What are you doing this weekend?

We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including:
👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party
🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social
❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival
🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social

Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.

Holding up a bowl of Roberto, a tomato soup with sausage, beans, kale, and a big pile of shredded cheese.

this soup season, i’m thankful to @hels.bsky.social for the gift of roberto

could use some more bamboo analogies

A gray dog is laying on a bed. She’s looking to the side and her ears are pointed up, gathering information about some sounds she heard from the hallway.

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too early to tell, i’ll let you know in a month

using nerds gummy clusters to pavlov myself into enjoying doing laundry