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I am often tagged in posts on Instagram about the O shot®, and so it feels time to update everyone on this sexual health scam. Because that is what a completely unstudied procedure that costs $1500-$2,500 and that takes advantage of people who are experiencing sexual difficulties is…a scam.  If you don’t know, the “O shot®” is an injection of platelet rich plasma (PRP) into the vagina and clitoris that claims to improve orgasms, desire, and even incontinence.

Colin here. If you spent any extended periods of time in Soho in the past 30 years, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled upon Omen A Zen on Thompson Street—a discrete, longstanding Japanese restaurant prized by residents. In a city that constantly reinvents itself, Omen has remained a beautiful and non-changing entity prized equally by locals and the high-fashion set.  When writing about Omen’s resonance in the Times, Patti Smith said: 

Go to the website Welcome to Part II of Edition No. 54 of my weekly newsletter, providing practical analysis in the world of digital content strategy. I’m on vacation next week and there will be no newsletter. Please send recommendations for Asheville, N.C. I. (Fake) AI-Generated Pizza Commercial is a Look Into the Future II. GA4 Adds Funnel, User Purchase Journey Reports III. TikTok Opens the Door for Publishers To Make Money

Today in Unseen St. Louis I’m going to talk about a shopping mall. Now hold up, don’t click away. The rise and fall — and hopefully, rebirth — of Crestwood Plaza in St. Louis County tells a fascinating story repeated over and over across America. Before the 1950s, people didn’t go to shopping centers or malls. Depending on where they lived, they headed downtown or to the town square, shopping at what we might call small boutique stores and later, department stores.

Hi friends, Even just typing that word feels weird after losing one of our Friends this weekend, way too tragically young. When I got a text with the news that TMZ had just announced Matthew Perry’s death at 54 from an apparent drowning, my immediate response was “WHAT?” I typed it in reply and said it out loud to myself in my apartment. The next thought for so many of us was, “no, no, no…not Chandler Bing.

I wrote this back in 2013, but pulled it from the magazine it was due to run in, because they wanted me to focus much more on gay men. I told the editor that my research was unique, in that no female journalist had ever been undercover in a racket that focusses on lesbians rather than gay men, but he was insistent it could not just be about women. I want to publish it now because, I hope, it will enable those who believe that conversion therapy for same sex attracted people is the opposite of talking therapies and support for young people struggling with their sex.

Alissa Heinerscheid, the Bud Light lady, lost her job. Or, in corporate euphemistic terms: she’s on a “leave of absence.” Heinerscheid is being replaced by the vice president of global marketing for Budweiser, Todd Allen, according to Ad Age. In a somewhat cryptic statement from the brand, it was implied that Heinerscheid was removed from her post because it was unsafe to let her continue. An unnamed spokesperson for the company said: “First, we made it clear that the safety and welfare of our employees and our partners is our top priority.

First published June 2009. I still see folks making this mistake—”design good APIs”. Sure, fine, but what about when the APIs turn out not to be good? Or they were good but now they’re not? In addition to drawing boundaries between elements, we need to also be prepared to periodically re-draw those boundaries. I think this is difficult because re-drawing often crosses team boundaries, creating mis-aligned incentives (calling team needs the change but the called team has other priorities).

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