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While you might argue that the small differences between yard sales and garage sales are moot, I figured that a glossary could still come in handy for all you thrifters. Second-hand shopping, of course, isn’t limited to garage sales and yard sales—there are rummage sales, stoop sales, and estate sales, too. The general concept for all these sales is the same, but there are nuances to help distinguish them from each other.

2023 has been a remarkable year for me, marked by unexpected events and changes. I've found reasons to be grateful and a renewed sense of purpose through these. This year, I reached the significant milestones of 2,000 subscribers on my newsletter and an equal number following my Medium blog. These numbers are not just statistics; they represent a community of engaged, thoughtful readers, and for that, I am immensely grateful.

I’d been planning on making this newsletter a roundup of under-the-radar beauty products (like Yolaine’s lip mousse) and other things that make wonderful gifts (like my sister’s framed custom portraits), but two things happened: 1) About 20 other Substackers released their gift picks this week giving me gift guide fatigue; and … ncG1vNJzZmiqlaOypr7EmqmdoZ5jwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89om6hlqaTCbrfNqK5moJ%2Bseq7BwqFkpqeimnq6u9SrnGaoka62r7M%3D

Top notes: Every issue of The White Pages takes a good chunk of time, but this one in particular was a doozy (mostly on the research side; I watched the entire current run of Yellowstone and then chased it with a whole lot of background reading). That’s to say, if you appreciate this one (or if you’ve appreciated this project in general), thanks in advancefor considering a paid subscription.

Good afternoon Katelyn / YLE, This is my first comment on your Substack (I upgraded to “paid” specifically to post it) and I hope it’s taken with the spirit of constructive criticism that’s intended. A few details about my background are included at the bottom* of the comment for context. I think epidemiology can add valuable insights to gun violence policy; you’re very correct that your profession is good at systematically noticing patterns.

Note: This newsletter is supported by Donnelly’s Public House, a wonderful canal-side establishment in the village of Fairport. I can’t remember the last time I visited a brewery and didn’t see an India pale ale on draft. And over the past 10 years, it certainly feels like the proliferation of IPAs has only increased. It’s not uncommon to see a draft list featuring more than 75 percent IPAs. But again, if it’s what the kids want, it’s what you give them.

Hey y’all! Anita here. I’m excited to continue sharing key takeaways from the rockstar guest speakers who recently spoke to my Journalism Innovation class at Ryerson University. This week, I’ll be looking at meme-based journalism through the eyes of Annie Colbert 🚀 Share Annie is a Brooklyn-based journalist and the executive editor of Mashable, a global media outlet that specializes in tech, digital culture and entertainment content. It’s where Annie and I met as colleagues nearly a decade ago in 2012; Mashable, which currently has an audience of 60 million people, is where I got my very first post-internship job as weekend editor.

As the 59th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy approached, I often hear the question posed last month by NBC News, “What are they hiding?” With 16,000 plus documents in the JFK Records Collection still containing redactions—11,275 of them held by the CIA—the question is not only appropriate. It is troublesome. If the official theory of a lone gunman is correct, as our leading editors and academic historians insist, why doesn’t the government release all its records and prove it has nothing to hide?

On April 19, MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: ONCE AND ALWAYS premieres on Netflix. I’m writing about all 60 episodes of MMPR’s first season in the lead-up to that premiere.  If you’d like to follow along on this rewatch, entirety of MMPR’s first season is available for free (with ads) on YouTube. 1. Day of the Dumpster One-sentence synopsis: Five teenagers with attitude are recruited to save the world from a space witch who crawled out a dumpster.