As of 2023, Sherlock Holmes is finally in the public domain in the United States -- which means that Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs and random other rights-holders can no longer insist that the character be free of any trace of homoeroticism.
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Estimates show the 1918 flu epidemic killed about 45,000 US soldiers, about 38% of the total US military deaths in WWI. The flu and its secondary illnesses made up the majority of death by disease. Thousands (possibly as many as 36,000) died before making it from basic training to the battlefield.
Look Indian cuisine has perfected spicy, savory, salty and sour dishes. They had to miss on something to keep it fair for everyone else.
The color palette of my childhood right there.
begging y'all to get the fuck off substack. so many newsletter articles i'd love to read and can't.
Honestly, I feel like random discord servers are among the best places.
“the time to try to impeach is now”
Like I read dozens of novels every year, many of which would be great to adapt. And some which I thought wouldn’t be good for tv (Three Body Problem, Murderbot) have great adaptations!!
Just pick something!!!! 😭
It shone through without needing to be said
Poor Venus, always overlooked.
Cupcake ipsum has been my go-to for many years. But Samuel Jackson ipsum has piqued my interest… when horse cake will not suffice
Oh no.
When I first saw this I thought it was an April Fool’s article that I was seeing late, and just didn’t get the joke.
Sigh.
I’ve always wanted something more interesting to replace lorem ipsum. I have found it.
Also it seems like maybe they’re confused? Like some of them think prologues and epilogues are forwards and footnotes???
I think, to maintain my sanity, I must force myself to believe at least some of these are bots 😭 they’re probably not
Or the photo of yourself when you tell your Indian husband you don’t need a rice cooker because cooking rice is so simple, and then recall his mom telling you the same thing 10 years earlier… and realize you’ve become your mother-in-law 🤣
I had a very good laugh :)
Picture of Clifton’s post in my feed, immediately below it someone posts an LA Times article headlined “Californian chocolate recalled for being spiked with Viagra ingredients”
In this day and age... Everything already feels like an Onion article or a bad joke. Can’t we just cancel it? 😭
I’ll take it, no complaints.
A moment of rare brain clarity.
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Mar 31st 2026 (Medium), in 03:40
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I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here.
Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.
The value of a friends who knows when to just let you vent and be petty is immeasurable
Now, I know most headlines these days are misleading and sensationalized, but I kinda thought “openly lying and contradicting your own article” in headlines was still frowned upon?
Guess not.
There was also the Knives Out fisherman’s cable sweater craze before that lol
I sense a collection
As someone also married to an engineer… oh boy this tracks 😂
Check for a “control lock” button! There’s a reason my daughter’s tiny folding chair is right in front of the washer haha
Picture of Indian bag of Lay’s potato chips, American Style Cream and Onion Flavor
In India, “American” flavor is sour cream and onion. That’s almost ranch?
Woah that’s legit.
No honestly, this is actually helpful. Sometimes I’m waving my arms begging for placeholder assets and people don’t understand how little effort I require 😭
Children of Time just feels short because once started, it’s very difficult to put down.
Like, if we can tell the difference between a Nazi swastika and a Hindu swastika we can absolutely tell the difference between a skull and crossbones and a totenkopf. It’s not hard with a basic understanding of context.
What a clown.