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View most updated version of this post on Substack.Share The great singer/songwriter and producer Walter Williams Sr. is a founding member of the mighty O’Jays, one of the most iconic R&B groups of the 1970s and beyond. Formed in Canton, Ohio in 1958 by Williams and his childhood friend Eddie Levert, the group’s other original members included William Powell, Bill Isles, and Bobby Massey. They recorded throughout the sixties, but shot to worldwide fame in 1972 with Back Stabbers, their first album on writers & producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Philadelphia International Records (PIR) label.

Anthologized is my semi-regular series looking at episodes of anthology science fiction TV series. Episodes are typically picked randomly from a massive selection of episodes over the years, but I might occasionally pick an episode to talk about. The Twilight Zone (1960), Season 2, Episode 18 The crew of Global Airlines Flight 33 is nearing Idlewild Airport (now JFK International Airport) in New York City, but they suddenly start gaining massive amounts of speed, eventually breaking the sound barrier.

This is Yun Hai Taiwan Stories, a newsletter about Taiwanese food and culture by Lisa Cheng Smith 鄭衍莉, founder of Yun Hai. If you aren’t yet a subscriber, sign up here. This month, we’re launching Wu Yin Vinegars, a line of traditional vinegars that include both a traditional seasoned rice vinegar and the more elusive Taiwanese Black Vinegar, one of the most familiar flavors in the Taiwanese palate. Today, I take a deep dive into the history (no, the odyssey) of Taiwanese Black Vinegar, which literally journeyed the earth to become what it is today.

Really quick, before you read on: have you taken our Listener Survey or Patreon Survey yet? We’re closing up the form soon, so please take five minutes to share your anonymous feedback with us. We’ve already received excellent ideas, notes, and information from this process, thank you! Listener Survey Patreon Survey It’s our final episode in our Slow Down Summer with The Odyssey! The journey of reading this Greek classic was a refreshing experience both of us.

Superhero comics have a long and storied history of people with godlike powers drawing lines in the sand and engaging in titanic struggles to determine the fate of the universe. Also, sometimes a couple superheroes just get into a petty squabble that blossoms into a rivalry over time. They aren’t full blown enemies per se like Batman and Joker or Spider-Man and Green Goblin. These are characters who have butted heads because of a misunderstanding or because they land on opposite sides of an issue despite both meaning well.

This is a must read post, thank you Catherine for your passion, courage, and expertise! Smartphone based childhoods are clearly degrading friendships, happiness, self confidence, and opportunities for growth. The graphs, studies, and data on this speak for themselves. We just got back from a week in Puerto Rico as well (ha!). We are also not beach people, and can't beach like Ken. Our daughter is in 7th grade and is 1 of only 3 other kids who do not have a cell phone!

As mentioned in my latest Ultimate iPhone Home Screen Setup episode, I promised to show you how to create a Widgy Widget that looks identical to the one used in the OnePlus OS. I called it a mini drawer. While on the OnePlus, it is more like a folder, providing the ability to scroll through pages while being able to open the apps directly, mine is very similar, minus the scrolling through pages part.

This exercise, it’s probably not what you think. I mean, there’s no face yoga at Val’s beauty retreat. Why not? Because, though it might have a small effect, it won’t make an appreciable difference in your jowls or wrinkles. So, ready or not, let’s start right out with the tough stuff: confronting your mirror demons. I call them the happiness assassins.  … ncG1vNJzZmiukaGys7XEpqanqp%2Bae7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZq2glWK8r7jYZp2am5mWuW6x156pnKGjmnq4u9Gtn2acn567qA%3D%3D

So inciting other accounts to block accounts such Badd Companii and Bill Palmer does not violate Twitter TOS?? How is it that Erin Gallagher isn't suspended by Twitter? Every day these assholes just keep proving that they are assholes, liars and hypocrites...not to mention that their intentions are so transparently obvious that it's almost laughable. Expand full comment ncG1vNJzZminoJq7b7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinrppfor%2BrrdGvoKxnoGTBqbGMqKesZZekerC6jJqrrZmToHq1u4yloKahpGKvorDDeKytpY%2BovLa%2Bwp50qaejqXOku8ymnKeso3LBs8HEX6ytpY%2BisqW11KZ0sJ2S