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Welcome to The #Content Report, a newsletter by Vince Mancini. I’ve been writing about movies, culture, and food since the aughts. Now I’m delivering it straight to you, with none of the autoplay videos, takeover ads, or chumboxes of the ad-ruined internet. Support my work and help me bring back the cool internet by subscribing, sharing, commenting, and keeping it real. — The Chou Thief; Or: What Chou Talm Bout, Victoria?

Welcome to The #Content Report, a newsletter by Vince Mancini. I’ve been writing about movies, culture, and food since I started FilmDrunk in 2007. Now I’m delivering it straight to you, with none of the autoplay videos, takeover ads, or chumboxes of the ad-ruined internet. Support my work and help me bring back the cool internet by subscribing, sharing, commenting, and keeping it real. - Note: I watch screeners most weeks, but this week’s screener came without the last ten minutes, so I wrote the most of this week’s recap before I actually knew who won.

Image from Wherig.comWhen people think of cryptids, they tend to think of places like Loch Ness or the Appalachian Mountains or the great woods of the Pacific Northwest, but Illinois has had more than it’s fair share of cryptid sightings, as well. Pretty much from one end of the state to the other, there is a chance of seeing something strange in the woods, the sky or the water. Here are five elusive and possibly mythical beasts you have the best chance of seeing in this Midwestern state:

Gather round, sapiens! Big news today: we’re bringing back Questions from Sapiens. Have a question about technology, psychology, and/or parenting? Submit your question here for a chance to have it answered in a future post. 5 min readHave you ever searched “mental health” in the App Store? I had the great misfortune of doing so a few days ago, and here’s a sampling of what I came across:  An app that claimed to “train your brain” for “better wellness” with a game that looked suspiciously like Candy Crush

With the 2024 NFL Draft set to begin on Thursday night, this class feels like one of the more unique that I’ve experienced in my 13 years covering the league. While there are certainly playmakers to be found on the defensive side of the football, this is a truly special offensive class. There might even be eight to ten offensive players selected in the first ten picks. Given the breadth and depth of this year’s quarterback class, and the absolute dearth of offensive line play across the NFL last season, combined with this being such a strong class in the trenches, top-tier defenders could be pushed down the board which would create insane value for teams who aren’t forced to be drafting to fill a glaring need defensively.

Hi all! Welcome to this week’s Topic Tuesday….IEPs. Take a listen to my chat with Amanda DeLuca, a dear friend of mine. Amanda DeLuca lives in Ohio with her husband Sal, and is a mom of 2 to Monroe, and Jackson. Her son is on the autism spectrum and is what inspired her to begin her journey through advocacy in the IEP process. Amanda works in educational… ncG1vNJzZmiemaOxqrrGnKaoqJWnwLe7yJycZ6ull8C1rcKkZZynnWS9cMDOqaCcZaSqsrSwwLJkop2gqA%3D%3D

For two and a half years after its initial launch in February 1996, the hugely successful Pokémon Red and Green had dominated Japan, with eight million video game units and over 400 million trading cards sold there. The Pokémon anime had become Japan's highest-rated kids’ television show, and over 600 Pokémon-branded products were available during this time period. The franchise eventually made its way overseas in the form of Pokémon Red and Blue, releasing in stores across the USA on September 28, 1998.

Thank you, Gareth for this excellent question. And thanks to the chickens for providing me some staunch backup…like the Pips. Another bonus video coming soon, and thanks, all of you Muleteers, for your support. Love, Thank you for reading Donkey Thoughts with Nick Offerman. If you like the fare, please feel free to share with a pal. Share ncG1vNJzZmimmZi4sLLFnqmmmZ5jwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89oq6iskaG5unnNmqKenA%3D%3D

Last month, I began my one-year term as the new president of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society. In that role, I’ll be writing a column every month for the MPS newsletter. I’ll share those columns, edited, here. Here is the first one, which was the basis for my presidential address: A friend of mine, a professor of mathematics with personal experience in psychiatry, once wrote me: “Nassir, stop defending psychiatry.  All professions are corrupt, even mathematics  is corrupt!