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They say “clothes make the man.” Dutch writer Erasmus said so around 1500—but he said it in Latin: “vestis virum facit.” I also like Mark Twain’s take: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” Is there such a thing as “dressing like a teacher?” Maybe that’s my profession’s take: “Clothes make the teacher.” So…what does professional dress look like for professional educators? Do our fashion choices matter?

I was pleasantly surprised by "My Salinger Year," a based-on-true literary story with a lot of heart and terrific performances by Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver. This is one my "afterthought" reviews, meaning I hadn't planned on doing it but unexpectedly found some time in my schedule. I've really stepped up the frequency of my reviews this year, and hopefully you've appreciated the effort.  It's doubly pleasing when I stumble across a film I admire so much during these moments of serendipity.

Picking up from the last post on the algorithm, we ran into the problem of the algorithm being accurate but overwhelmed by the sportsbook’s commission. After a few weeks of further tweaks, I found a solution to this problem, re-designed the system, and got it ready to start betting real money. Before diving in, I recommend refreshing on the last post discussing the system, as I assume a knowledge of some terminology:

Of all the musical forces that defined the ‘80s I had the most unusual interactions with Prince Rogers Nelson, that bold singer-songwriter-producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He would be in and out my life quite a bit in “the Me decade,” I’d have no interaction with him for years after, and then he’d become my unlikely benefactor in the 21st century. My first serious introduction to his music occurred at a house party hosted by friends from St.

Hello! Hello! When I sent out my newsletter with the Peanut Butter Change-up Cookies, a bunch of you commented on Instagram, Facebook and right here on the newsletter, telling me about a gluten-free peanut butter cookie made with just three ingredients. Thank you! I love hearing from you, I love learning about what you like and, of course, I love getting a new recipe. You know that thing that happens when you learn a new word?

For several months earlier this year, I’d been chatting with Michael Shellenberger about the Twitter Files. He’d reached out to me in a Twitter DM on December 30th, telling me he wanted to better understand social media content moderation and transparency policy. Via phone, email, and text, we discussed topics ranging from state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, to the basics of content moderation (he was unfamiliar), to online speech. We talked about public trust on Sam Harris’ podcast.

If you’ve been following me for a while then you know that I’m a big horror fan. I grew up watching the Universal monster and Hammer horror films, but recently this got me thinking about how I’ve never discussed religious themed horror movies. So… What better time than now. One of the most familiar tropes in a horror films is religion. I think that has a lot to do with the basic idea of good vs evil.

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SET 1: 70's sitcom theme (about 30 minutes), fun, poppy song (lots of oooooohs!), meat intro > makisupa-esque jam > meat ending > makisupa-esque jam, 15 minute funk jam, 3 random poppy songs, 80's-sounding pop tune (played 8 times), farmhouse (trey electric solo), farmhouse (trey acoustic solo), 40 minutes of trey fucking around alone (not decipherable), come on baby let's go downtown, i can see clearly now, 10 minute jam, police cover (7 times), the silicon fairy, voodoo chile, trey drum solo