They heard your complaints about how you can’t understand any of the movies or shows unless you’ve seen all the other movies and shows and said, what if you had to see them again but longer?

That one is not futile!

My most deeply held and utterly futile position is that the president should never be referred to as "commander in chief" in a non-military context

Opinion | The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming

Has anyone read the book he mentions, "Sleep, Death's Brother" by Jesse Ball? I don't really need a lucid dreaming instruction manual (learned that shit the old-school way, from Carlos Castenada) but it looks like maybe it's got more going on than just that. store.pioneerworks.org/products/sle...

I definitely wish I’d had my good camera with me!

Hawk standing on a pigeon

Flying with the pigeon in his talons

Gwyneth Paltrow can’t find anywhere in New York to get a quick, healthy, delicious meal but here’s a red-tailed hawk grabbing lunch outside the Ft Hamilton F stop. Skill issue.

I also just realized that Heisman Trophy isn't on here, maybe because Heisman coached Oberlin football but is not an alumnus, or because the days when Oberlin football meant anything are long gone

The analogy I always come back to is that going to a Dylan show is like buying a lottery ticket. Most of the time you're gonna lose money or break even at best. But if you hit the jackpot it will change your life.

Yes and also: even knowing everything about Stonehenge in advance and waiting in a long line of tourists and having seen a million photos, when I actually saw it in person it took my breath away and if you get lucky a Bob Dylan concert can still do that too

This prompt is just every conversation with the music supervisor of The Big Kill

The re-recordings she did of all her early songs in 2011 are fantastic. Her voice is richer and the production is more up to date.

Now that I think about it it must be 2013

Taken by Mrs. @stmeans.bsky.social

I think the person on the stage with her is Jonathan Ames. They're calling it the most 2010 photo that ever existed.

my og profile pic from 2010, in which I am rolling my eyes at Lena Dunham on the stage behind me

Longtime followers may recognize my og profile pic from 2010, in which I am rolling my eyes at Lena Dunham on the stage behind me

Dusty Springfield (Remastered 2023) YouTube video by Blossom Dearie - Topic

Just discovered this song that made me wonder if Blossom Dearie was shooting her shot with Dusty Springfield and then saw that it was co-written by Dusty's then-partner Norma Tanega

omg I just realized that Sassy magazine isn't on here! Even though Lucky is, and Lucky definitely wouldn't have existed without Sassy. wtf?

Admittedly “because of” is a bit of a stretch for some of these

1. Julie Taymor '74, director and filmmaker 2. William Goldman '52, novelist and screenwriter 3. Charles Martin Hall, 1847, chemist 4. Liz Phair '90, groundbreaking rock musician 5. D.A. Henderson '50, physician and director of international effort to eradicate the disease 6. Stuart Card '66, pioneer in human-computer interaction 7. Ben Sinclair '06, actor and writer 8. Ralf Hotchkiss 69, inventor 9. Ed Helms '96, actor 10. James McBride '79, author 11. Alison Bechdel'81, graphic memoirist, author of Fun Home 12. Jerry Greenfield 73, company cofounder and philanthropist 13. Claire Chase '01, founder 14. James Burrows'62, Emmy-winning TV show creator and director 15. Bill Irwin 73, actor and clown 16. Jad Abumrad '05 and Robert Krulwich '69, founders of the NPR show 17. Samuel Charache 51, hematologist 18. Kim France '87, founding editor 19. Moses Fleetwood Walker, 1881, baseball player 20. Roman Mars '94, show host and producer; founder of Radiotopia 21. Tracy Chevalier'84, novelist 22. Donald Sobol 48, series author 23. Francois Clemmons'67, actor and singer 24. Antoinette Brown, 1847, American minister and reformer 25. John Kander'51, composer who wrote scores for 15 musicals 26. Billy Cohn '82, surgeon and medical device inventor 27. Maxwell Ryan 89, company founder 28. lan Siegel 95, cofounder and CEO 29. John. Dube, 1890, founding president; South African writer and educator 30. Chris Eldridge 04, singer, guitarist, and founder of the bluegrass band 31. Lloyd Morrisett 51, founder of Sesame Workshop

Close up of the footnotes

OBERLIN OUTCOMES Because of Oberlin: The Lion King on Broadway 1 The Princess Bride' Inexpensive aluminum Q Exile in Guyville P1 Eradication of smallpox' Computer mouse technology® High Maintenance' Technologies for people with disabilities® Andy Bernard on The Office The Color of Water® The Bechdel Test" Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream" International Contemporary Ensemble" Cheers" Elmo's friend Mr. Noodle" Radiolab' First effective treatment for sickle cell disease" Lucky magazine® magazine" 2 First African American Major League baseball player" 99% Invisible® The novel Girl with a Pearl Earring" Encyclopedia Brown" Officer Clemmons from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" C First ordained female minister in the U.S." Cabaret and Chicago" Artificial heart technology® Apartment Therapy" My ZipRecruiter" African National Congress" Punch Brothers" Sesame Street" BE 1. Julie Taymor "74, director and filmmaker 2. William Goldman '52, novelist and screenwriter 3. Charles Martin Hall, 1847, chemist 4. Liz Phair '90. groundbreaking rock musician 5. D.A. Henderson '50, physician and director of international effort to eradicate the disease 6. Stuart Card '66. pioneer in human-computer interaction 7. Ben Sinclair '06, actor and writer 8. Ralf Hotchkiss '69, inventor 9. Ed Helms '96, actor 10. James McBride*79, author 11. Alison Bechdel 81, graphic memoirist, author of Fun Home 12. Jerry Greenfield 73, company cofounder and philanthropist 13. Claire Chase 01, founder 14. James Burrows '62, Emmy-winning TV show creator and director 15. Bill Irwin *73, actor and clown 16. Jad Abumrad '05 and Robert Krulwich '69, founders of the NPR show 17. Samuel Charache 51, hematologist 18. Kim France '87, founding editor 19. Moses Fleetwood Walker, 1881, baseball player 20. Roman Mars '94, show host and producer; founder of Radiotopia 21. Tracy Chevalier 84, novelist 22. Donald Sobol 48, series author 23. Francois Clemmons'67, actor and singer 24. Antoinette Brown, 1847, American minister and reformer 25.…

Your alma mater could never

Each time I run the script Spotify dredges up a few more hits, this time including Prefab Sprout and mid-70s blues rock number

I feel you

But against the backdrop of American efforts to use Christian theology to justify the Iran campaign, the pope’s words seemed as directed at the Trump administration as they were at separatist leaders and the government of Paul Biya, 93, the world’s oldest president and an authoritarian who has ruled Cameroon for more than 40 years.

Although the pope has not referred specifically to Mr. Trump or his administration since Monday, his words in Bamenda seemed to extend beyond local conflicts in Cameroon.

when reporters are allowed to say something "seemed" like something without any evidence or even saying to whom it seemed so. Obvious example: the Times never says it "seemed" like Trump's brain wasn't working unless it can attribute that belief to specific "critics"
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/w...

Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump

Mokoto Rich in the Times acknowledges that her reporting was among that challenged by Pope Leo, which really raises some questions about

many people are saying it

Friday crossword 20 seconds off my personal best of 7:37

Saturday crossword 48 seconds off my personal best of 8:20

frustrating couple of days

The Lost City with Sandra Bullock? Slightly off from your synopsis but close enough. If so it’s cute. Romancing the Stone vibes. A good airplane movie let’s call it.

Amazing!

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’ you better run”
Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61”

Pope Leo: *goes to country in Africa that has been at war for 10 years and talks about the need for peace in his capacity as the leader of a 2000-year-old global religion*

Everyone in America: "Ooooh shit, he's dissing Donald Trump again!"