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Two efforts to help Hampshire workers facing job loss:

General emergency relief fund: www.helphampshireworkers.com

Fundraiser for staff of Hampshire's Early Learning Center, which will also close: www.gofundme.com/f/elc-staff-...

The UK cover of the Crown’s Silence

The US cover of the Crown’s Silence

On April 21, as every UK outlet publishes nostalgic op-eds about the Elizabethan century on what would have been Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday, it’s a good day to check out THE CROWN’S SILENCE.

"For it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance"

Got ya feelings hurt girl

Astounding they kept filming instead of just calling cut because we truly reached the pinnacle of film

Fitzwilliam in the see-through blouse

Reasonable. They spell their names differently but it's not different enough.

Yes I'm watching because I paid my taxes so I'll do what I want. We've hit the 4th tape which means somebody's gonna morosely dive into a lake before putting on a real snazzy green tailcoat(?) and convince a young Dominique that you can change a man.

The better Marky Mark

Oh my. Glad it's almost over.

I've started carrying around a little notebook and pen for work, and also in case I need to solve a murder. Either or.

Also, what a beautiful outfit. 🙏

I'm just saying that the "second" is blonde propaganda

But even Mr. Collins goes for Jane first

one of the reasons I prefer the 1995 version is Jennifer Ehle is a goddess

Great bag!!

The bathroom was a place of true support. Compliments, someone to hold your hair, it had it all.

I love hyping somebody up

what

Two Mourning Doves at a bird feeder with a built-in camera. One dove is in profile, very close to the camera, and appears to be looking at it, and the other dove is further back, but also looks like it’s staring straight into the lens.

These two Mourning Doves at my feeder cam look like they just rang my doorbell because Tony Soprano sent them to collect a debt I owe.

I may forget and leave commas in random places (in part, because I was grading most of the day) but I have good ideas

I do one of these for every class period and they are a real compendium of simple teaching advice

I also started out doing things like assigning something every week when, in reality, it needed to be at 3 time points in the semester. I didn't fully get how to assess learning and growth.

Lol wishing you well with your grading endeavors

Today in Teaching in Higher Ed

Sex and the City meme, "And I couldn't help but wonder who assigned so many things to grade?"

In my Teaching in Higher Ed class, today was assessment. I actually said "every assignment you give them is an assignment you have to grade."

States of Distrust: Science and Politics in America James Druckman presented the Center for Political Studies 2026 Miller-Converse Lecture At the University of Michigan’s most distinguished lecture series on American electoral politics, political scien...

"'If you can increase the diversity of the scientific workforce, there’s some evidence that you can increase the trust in scientists,' Druckman explained... [diversity] encompassing not just race and gender but also rurality, religiosity, and class background."

cps.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

Motion Filed – #2169575 in Media Matters for America v. FTC (D.C. Cir., 25-5302) – CourtListener.com MOTION [2169575] to dismiss case voluntarily filed by FTC, Andrew N. Ferguson, Mark R. Meador, John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 (Service Date: 04/20/2026 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 603. [25-5302] (...

The FTC is dropping its appeal in the Media Matters case. They've withdrawn the civil investigative demand that is at the heart of the dispute (and presumably also want to avoid a D.C. Circuit decision). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The only issue I would ever entertain with Pride and Prejudice 95 is them trying to convince me that Jennifer Ehle is an uggo