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A few days ago the FCC released a new version of the National Broadband Map with data as of June 2023. As the FCC says in the blog releasing it, the story is a dramatic decrease in the number of Unserved and Underserved locations. We now have 7.1 million unserved locations and 3.0 million underserved location. The total of 10.1 million locations is a decrease of 16% from the 11.9 million locations that were unserved and underserved six months earlier.

The next collection of one of my Image Comics series is available now wherever books are sold! I HATE FAIRYLAND vol. 6: LAST GERT STANDING is written by me and drawn by the amazing Brett Bean. Colors by Jean-Francois Belieu with letters by Nate Piekos! I am having a blast living back in Fairyland month in a month out. It’s a book and world were absolutely ANYTHING is possible and we take advantage of it on every page of every issue.

I only recently became aware of the controversy surrounding Dorothy Kilgallen’s death. She was famous for being a panelist on the TV quiz show What’s My Line? as well as for her newspaper column and radio show. There was some mystery surrounding her untimely death on November 8, 1965 at age 52. She had reported critically on, and was said to be writing a book about, the assassination of President Kennedy, casting doubt on the official Warren Commission explanation.

You’ve not heard from me for a very long time! That’s because I’ve been focused on my new venture: Knowcast is a new way to learn from audio while on the go. Take notes from podcasts and other audio, completely hands-free, using just your voice. This newsletter shares highlights my team have made from top climate change podcasts using an early release of the Knowcast mobile app. We’d love to get your feedback on how we can improve it.

Legend has it this dish came out of a hunting trip, where Sultan Murad IV suddenly became hungry and demanded food. His men found the nearest hut, where the cook was more than willing to oblige in cooking up a meal for the sultan. However, there wasn’t much left in the kitchen. The cook assembled whatever scraps he had – a few aubergines, some meat – and served it to the sultan.

Hello hello! Happy Monday! Finally, I can share this ridiculously easy recipe with you! I’ve been trying for a while now, but when I decided to post this recipe on the blog and share this beloved family recipe, weirdly enough, they got rid of shell pasta in all supermarkets around us. But I don’t give up that easily, so a few weeks ago, while in Ireland, I decided to look for shell pasta there, and finally found it, yay!

The following article appeared in the December 13, 2023, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with smart and original local news for Charlotte. We offer free and paid subscription plans. More info here. Construction on the new Olde Mecklenburg Brewery location in the Ballantyne Reimagined mixed-use development is moving along, with a projected opening date: early April 2024, according to Jim Birch, OMB’s chief operating officer.  New renderings show the 2-story building that’s just over 14,000 s.

Thanks for reading The Nonlinear Life, a reader-supported newsletter about navigating life's ups and downs. If you're new around here, learn about me, or check out our introductory post. And if you enjoyed this article, please subscribe or share with a friend. ___ Tomorrow is the two-year anniversary of my father’s death. During these intervening years, I feel like I’ve learned more about death and dying than I did in decades when I was already thinking a lot about death and dying.

This article was published in The Charlotte Ledger e-newsletter on August 4, 2022. Find out more and sign up for free here. by Cristina Bolling The sun may be setting on the Blacklion, but it’s rising on the Southern Lion. Local home décor stall retailer Blacklion announced this week that it’s closing its longtime Pineville location on Jan. 31, and now, a new business is planning to open in the Carolina Place Mall that will provide Blacklion’s vendors a place to go.