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forgot that this was the whole point

Just putting it out there, if you're anywhere near NYC and you're interested in going to a show, the Met Opera is significantly cheaper in most cases than Broadway shows. Also if you're a student with an ID, you can usually get day-of rush tickets for $30 and sit in seats that normally cost $250.

no need to imagine it with AI, I lived it

$5 lamb over rice from the halal cart on 115th & Broadway

Overlook Walk on a sunny spring evening makes a great spot for engagement photos ✨ 📸: Stefan & Audrey Photography

unbeatable

when the sigur ros guy sang "achoo" 12 times over an aching and hypnotic three chord progression that lasted long enough to make a whole pot of macaroni and cheese...I felt that

Your job as an engineer is not just to make things, but to construct an understanding of the underlying systems so that you build *appropriate* and *durable* things. Reject silver bullets. Question marketing to the point of disbelief or nuanced partial acceptance. It's the job.

Great news for American Express card holders

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

"Why You Can't Upzone My Neighborhood"

My 4th Big Ears Festival. This festival continues to hold a unique place in the sheer quality and diversity of what’s at display. Everything new & old to my ears is always remarkable, and the audience consistently curious and patient. See you next year Knoxville 👋

big ears 2025

Evil Does Not Exist - Ryusuke Hamaguchi

a new Mickey Mouse has been chosen

Have you met Korbessa The Rascal? Korbessa is an orphaned baby elephant who lives in the @sheldricktrust.bsky.social nursery. Her keepers think she might be part frog!

Curious to know what political position Irish PM refers to

Today in Jeremy's salad: collard greens, henbit, pansy, bamboo, and watermelon

its remarkable how just straight-forwardly bad at their jobs every single financial analyst on wall street is

For most festivals, the small print is where the real music is at. But for Big Ears this is especially true. Looking forward to four days of exhaustion in a month