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John Mitchinson explores the strangely complex method behind the music of the bells

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And in related news, my production of TERRA NOVA (about Scott’s doomed race to the Pole) opens tonight in New Canaan CT!

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Tyrone Taylor found a mystery loaf of bread in his locker today. It looked delicious, but he had no idea where it came from. Turns out, Ryne Stanek's wife, Jessica, likes to bake, so Ryne gives out bread to guys. Pete Alonso got one. They embraced. "I love you," Alonso said.

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As a reminder, I recently translated and published my late lovely grandmother's memoirs of what it was like to live during the WWII fascist occupation of France. The third part is still missing (the end of the war, but there are already from 1939 to 1943). Part I: www.patreon.com/posts/memori...

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Here I am, a factory worker enjoying his lunch in the North End of Boston on January 15, 1919. I’ve survived the influenza pandemic, I’m feeling good about life, and I’ve never been more confident I will not be swallowed up by a flood of liquid sugarcane extract

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BREAKING: AOC has said there is insider trading in Congress. "It's so crazy... we're supposed to act like money only corrupts Republicans? Give me a fucking break."

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Some key bits of the article. He’s literally demanding an EU country, and NATO ally just cede land to him.

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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections." Each defendant assaulted him.

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WATCH: “@GovBillLee has tied his incredibly unpopular voucher scam to hurricane relief for East TN. Absolutely disgusting.” WILSON COUNTY mom @lindseypatrickwright encourages folks to call their reps ahead of the special session. Full: www.threads.net/@thetnholler...

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You guys. I can’t stop reading Egyptian history. I think I’m having a midlife Isis.

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If you didn’t see this back on Twitter in the day, take a read of this amazing thread. In fact, even if you are familiar, read it again - it’s really well told!

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Cartoon by Phil Hands

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Guy Drives A Car Into Manhattan To Drive A Horse Around Manhattan has to be my favorite NYT Congestion Pricing character so far

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Today is the birthday of cartoonist Charles Addams (Jan. 7, 1912-Sept. 29, 1988), the creator of the one-panel comic strip that came to be known as The Addams Family, which first appeared in The New Yorker.

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Saquon Barkley becomes ninth running back with 2,000 rushing yards in a single season. www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

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My favorite Jimmy Carter story as well. The dude had enormous brass balls. Yeah, sure, just walk into a compromised nuclear reactor on the verge of meltdown to save a bunch of people you don't know.

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Back in 2019: was told while making Lower Decks that “too much happens in each episode, what if someone watching is making spaghetti and only half paying attention?”

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Oh, did he “tease” seizing other countries’ territory, @cnn.com? What a little scamp he is. What an incorrigible rascal.

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Here is a Christmas gift months in the making: an RF rip of the greatest magic special in history. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, directed by David Mamet, never released on home video, sourced from an internal HBO Production tape sourced by @pulsingcinema.bsky.social: archive.org/details/rick...

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A pleasure I can share. Have told agents I’ll gladly accept a new offer from Apriori in Ukraine—this one for TIGANA and CHILDREN OF EARTH AND SKY. Some of you know how honoured I feel that Ukraine is publishing my work, and the 3 books out there now keep selling. Art in a time of war. It moves me.

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More than ever. We need someone to represent truth, justice, and the American Way. I love me some Batman, but I've had enough of psychotic billionaires for now

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Entirely apart from my bilious related thread, I do always revel in the fact that "everything's coming up roses" is not a folk expression that Stephen Sondheim appropriated. He made it up.

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We are about to get a multi-year demonstration that "clever" and "ignorant" are not mutually exclusive.

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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller December 19,1952

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this is my Christmas present. it was arranged that I would have flat earthers being big mad as a Christmas present

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As I sip a beer & skeet this worldwide from 35000 feet in the air, modern travel times amaze me. In the early 19th century it would take me over a month to go Houston -> Boston. Now? Fourish hours in the air. Glorious madness. When the world’s on fire, we forget that we live in an age of wonders.

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I love him

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Not until I started playing Scrooge at Chicago's Goodman Theatre did I fully appreciate how Shakespeare haunts A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I wrote about it for the @folgerlibrary.bsky.social. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

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Yeah? So what if I just held forth on the invention of Klingon language by a linguist in the 1980s and how it hadn't been devised yet during the original Star Trek series? How do you spend your Friday nights? Who you calling a nerd?

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I’m trying to imagine the bubble of amoral corporate douchery you have to live in to think that saying “we guard against unnecessary care” is better than just shutting the fuck up.

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For those Doctor Who fans out there or people with Who fans that want to recreate Tom Baker’s scarf for a gift, here is the original knitting instructions to a fan request, from the BBC, back in the early 1980s. #DoctorWho #BBC #TomBaker

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Massive away win for the little fella.

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Holy sht.

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Blessing Bluesky with a cherished #Thanksgihing tradition: Revisiting the time millions of kids had to witness Barney the Dinosaur collapse to the ground and get stabbed to death by cops during the 1997 Macys Parade. 💫

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Word of the day, though I’m sure no one will need it, is ‘eye servant’ (16th century): an individual who only pays attention or works hard when the boss is looking.

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If you ever encounter a singular explanation for the ongoing success of D&D, it's worth treating with skepticism. If you name a thing that D&D does well, you can usually find several games that do it better. Size & recognition matter, of course, but the brand's been through rough times.

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Went today to the terrific show devoted to Belle da Costa Greene at the Morgan Library—& learned much about a crucial time in the history of US bibliophilia. 📚 But this particular librarian was a fashion icon too. Look at the harem pants she’s rocking in 1911! (Want!)

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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

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Local friends: Playright Peter Oswald (writer-in-residence at The Globe under Mark Rylance) and my husband, dramatist Howard Gayton, are giving a free performance of a Commedia-and-clowning influenced show at the University of Plymouth on Wed., 27 Nov.. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theatre-is...

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Still a mess, and still lots more to do, but I got my Super Nintendo, N64, Gamecube, Wii, and Playstation 2 all simultaneously hooked up and working without needing to plug and unplug wires. Work had to pause because with the N64 hooked up the wife has been playing Dr. Mario for the last 2 hours...

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Well, isn’t that convenient? Musk gets named to the fake department of DOGE, and suddenly NASA’s future is up for debate—just as SpaceX is poised to cash in. Funny how “efficiency” seems to mean redirecting public funds straight into private pockets.

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