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In South Korea, marriages and births are in free fall, largely because young women have looked at what young men have become and decided "nah".

Here is an interesting graphic display: Detailed, interactive map from "The Impact Project" of Trump/Doge layoffs and grant-terminations, by regional effect. (County by county.) theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

Jocelyn teaches a core/required class in the B-school at the University of Illinois-Chicago. This thread is sobering, and recommended reading.

Reporting from (checks notes) San Francisco.

See also the gay and straight NIMBYS in PS fighting to preserve an abandoned golf course.

Hump Day lunch

I was today years old when I learned Sam Sanders (formerly of "It's Been a Minute") still has a fabulous media presence. :) His show is on KCRW, WUKY (Wed. 3 PM Eastern) and streaming. www.kcrw.com/culture/show...

OMG

Happy Pride! 🌈🌈🌈 (1945 Quaker Puffed Rice ad feat. Betty Hutton)

my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

First grade class photo: Mrs. Sharon, Woodrow Wilson Elementary (Rapid City SD) wilson.rcas.org

Adam is a fun YT follow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5g3...

Of course she's a Politico stenographer.

Screenshot of Weather Star 4000+ - a retro/old school Weather Channel app, including the "Muzak"-esque soundtrack. Input your city/zip code here: weatherstar.netbymatt.com

Recommended reading.

#eek www.reddit.com/r/McMansionH...

RIP www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/l...

Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

#MondayMemories www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1TT...

#PSA

Latest from Peter Zeihan on the actual size of the PRC population. 100M is a low estimate of the overcounted population; it could be as large as 300-400M. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK8e...

"Young Corn" (Grant Wood, 1931) Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Sam Neill: Aging very well.

Five years ago today. #COVID

Good reporting on Compton's new high school campus. No paywall.

"Though the Thomases and many of their neighbors voted for Donald Trump last November ..." (gift article) wapo.st/44OwrJP

Latest from @nerd4cities.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-W9...

RIP. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...