Open thread 1/4/23
This is versatility:
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Open thread 1/3/24
Open thread 1/2/24
Roundup
(1) There’s been large earthquake in Japan, and a tsunami warning. It’s hard to get a sense of whether there’s much loss of life, but it doesn’t seem as though there is. Plenty of property damage, though. (2) Let’s hear … Continue reading →
Auld Lang Syne
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of an older post.] The lyrics were written in Scots dialect by the poet Robert Burns in 1788. That’s a lot of auld lang syne ago. But the song—set to a traditional folk … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/1/24
Oh Canada … glorious and free
Our neighbors to the north are apparently about to allow assisted suicide for the mentally ill: Canada already has one of the most liberal assisted death laws in the world, offering the practice to terminally and chronically ill Canadians. But … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/30/23
It’s the prep work that counts:
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[Hat tip: commenter “huxley”]
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Pointe shoes were only very lightly blocked back then, which gives a different look and technique entirely – the dancer merely poises, alighting for a moment: Price herself was apparently the model for the statue of The Little Mermaid in … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/27/23
I’ve noticed a lot of this among my friends, so here are some tips:
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(1) How are you feeling, post-Christmas? Are you ready for 2024? (2) The NY Times continues its trajectory as a pro-Palestinian pro-Hamas anti-Israel propaganda organ by publishing an op-ed by Gaza’s mayor. So much better than publishing something by Tom … Continue reading →