12yo to 10yo: “you cannot do judo on a seagull. They are impervious to Judo.”

yes, this, very much this.

This is a scene I first read probably 25 years ago. That the show does this delicate, heartfelt interaction this wonderfully gives me a dangerous hope that maybe the rest of the show will also feel like it’s coming from my 25-year-old wide-eyed memories. Kudos.

Welp, I guess I’m going on a bike ride today

It is disturbing that none of the coverage of the US killing of al-Zawahiri by The New York Times The Washington Post etc., even mentions the issue of the legal basis for the killing. Why should they consider legality? A short 🧵 nytimes.com/2022/08/02/wor…

This was an intriguing read, set at the intersection of emotion, culture and language. How Universal Are Our Emotions? newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

popehat.substack.com/p/alex-jones-a… "If you demand Jones defend the specific meaning of his words, it’s like demanding your eight-year-old defend his statement that his birthday party was the best day ever when previously that’s what he said about Disneyland."

Now, I see what kind of hellscape I am living in! One where the former president is subject to laws, just as I, an average citizen, am subject to laws! washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

A prescription for campaign coverage that recognizes we’re in dangerous territory — and adjusts accordingly. My column. No paywall. -30- wapo.st/3dMahQ3

REPORTER: Is this unfair to people who paid their student loans or chose not to take out loans? BIDEN: Is it fair to people who, in fact, do not own multi-billion-dollar businesses if they see one of these guys getting all the tax breaks? Is that fair? What do you think?

Nothing like having a bug fly into your eye and then bruising your orbital when you reflexively jab your fingers at it, ostensibly for protection. “Intelligent Design,” my ass.

A heartwarming (but, like, sorta _practically_ heartwarming?) story about the positive effects small kind acts can have on the giver and recipient. (via The New York Times, an unlocked link.) nytimes.com/2022/09/02/wel…

Jeez, Herman Melville, just @-me next time

Love this. Loved Mantel’s books. What a loss.

Always relevant.

Wow

A lovely, informative, thought provoking thread on abstract art’s history.

This year’s mask put me in watchdog mode. #lapastudios

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Well worth the read.