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In July, I reviewed Peter’s Outlive book here in Ground Truths and hoped I’d be able to interview him about my concerns. Here’s that conversation, recorded October 16th. I hope you’ll find it informative and stimulating! Share The AI generated transcript (unedited) below with links to the audio recording Eric Topol (00:01): Peter, it's really great to see you. I haven't been chance to visit since early 2020, and you introduced me to Topo Chico as a great way to get carbonated water.

Hello friends, My mother died thirty years ago today. When I woke this morning I lay in bed thinking about that morning three decades ago, when I ran into her hospital room and found her dead. Too late to say goodbye, I clutched her body to mine and said it anyway. Goodbye, Mom. Goodbye, Mom. Goodbye. I am always with you, is what’s written on the tombstone my family and I laid on the spot of ground in the woods in northern Minnesota where we scattered her ashes.

📲Moms Justice Media and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for links to products and services on this website. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe Hey there, justice seekers! Have you ever felt you're paying too much for that bucket of fried chicken or those chicken breasts for your homemade casserole? Well, you're not just clucking mad. A whopping $181 million class-action lawsuit settlement has just been reached, and it's all about the inflated prices of chicken.

Welcome to Overly Earnest Breakdowns of Movies About College Sports, a series where we do exactly what the title says. Here, we’ll take some of the most well-known movies about college sports across the history of American cinema and analyze them through an undeniably tedious and nerdy lens. These screenwriters and directors are putting together movies, not documentaries, but whether it’s out of laziness or an understandable sacrifice to craft a compelling narrative, many of these films, enjoyable as some of them are, aren’t entirely accurate when it comes to depicting a realistic version of big-time college football or men’s basketball.

Vegetarians, I apologize in advance. This week, we’re talking offal. Some of my fondest food memories growing up involve eating parts of the animal—pig intestines, chicken feet, beef tripe—that I now know to be controversial among certain audiences. At Chinese restaurants, I’d experience the distinct cognitive dissonance of watching friends balk and gag at the very things that once made my parents’ eyes light up, and feel the hot urge to neutralize my desire in the face of their disgust.

The things Eminem does with pen and paper are extraordinary. Not only does he scribble lists of brilliant rhymes, he’s also a remarkably talented artist. Really! I was blown away by his drawings—from Tupac to Spider-Man, he illustrated all of his heroes. Learning about Eminem’s artistic talent helped me understand his music and notes better. There’s a visual element to it all that is distinctly Eminem. So join me on a deeper dive into Eminem’s notes on “Stan” and their cinematic qualities, as well as his truly astounding drawings!

Pablo’s Birthday Gallery in Manhattan While for some April is the cruelest month — as well as National Poetry Month— in my case it is also the month of my birthday, a day which is not entirely devoid either of poetry (I like the idea that one can be celebrated for the basic accomplishment of being alive) or slight cruelty ( the realization that one is one year older, slowly decaying, and unable to stop the inexorable passage of time).

The only thing I hate more than meetings is icebreakers. And, the only thing I hate more than icebreakers themselves are icebreakers that initially annoy me but end up being actually kind of cool. This happened at a back-to-school meeting. The icebreaker, called “Backpack Bingo,” went like this: Step One: Get in a group of 4-5 people. Select one person to share the contents of their bag. Group members start to sweat, fearing theirs will be selected.

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