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Editor’s note: A reminder that in my book, everyone who is alive and aging is considered an Oldster, and that every contributor to this magazine is the oldest they have ever been, which is interesting new territory for them—and interesting to me, the 58-year-old who publishes this.When you see a piece featuring someone younger than you, try to remember when you were that age, how monumental it felt, how reaching that new age meant considering different choices.

Is Baby Gronk the new Drip King, or is he just getting rizzed up by Livvy? If you haven’t already heard this sentence, I’m sorry. It’s the headline of an extremely good SB Nation story, which surfaced a series of TikToks dripping in lingo to the Twitter world. Usually, that is bad — Twitter tends to drain TikToks of all their original nuance and context. But in this case, it was very funny.

Let me start this essay with a love story. Susan and Patrick were a young German couple in love. But, the German state never allowed Susan and Patrick to get married. Shockingly, Patrick was imprisoned for years because of his sexual relationship with Susan. Despite these obstacles, over the course of their relationship, Susan and Patrick had four children. Three of their children—Eric, Sarah, and Nancy—had severe problems: epilepsy, cognitive disabilities, and a congenital heart defect that required a transplant.

Every once in a while, every so often, some internet thing truly keeps me up at night. In the thick of the twilight hours, I lay in bed, unable to rid my brain of some chronically online, god-forsaken bit. At one point, it was the parody “Ooo I love my wife” Chance the Rapper song. Another time, it was the Robert Pattinsonpasta “recipe” (if you could even call it one).

Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 The third episode of Young David is now playing on the Minno and Angel streaming services. Like the first two, it’s only about six minutes with credits. This episode isn’t as jam-packed with interesting details as the first two were, but it does do a few things worth noting. And so, note them I shall: The basic story this time is that David plays hide-and-seek with his sheep, and then he has to rescue one of them from a storm.

👉This article was originally published on Substack on October 20, 2021, in the third month of the FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE existence! Now, as we approach our third year, I thought it was time to dust off this article, give it a proper face-lift, up-date it with music, info, and add a few more photos! Dig in! They came from Cleveland, Ohio, the home of the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame. But, unlike their eventual Hall-enshrined Sire label mates, The Ramones (class of 2002), the Dead Boys will never make it to the Hall, unless they buy a ticket.

Dear readers, my beautiful clients and lovely students, First of all, I owe you an apology for not writing the newsletter last weekend. I was not only out on a little trip with my family but we also met with a drastic accident that led us to make arrangements and live our days differently. While our car was hit by a speeding car on a hilly road that was …

I am ALWAYS stumped by Fathers’ Day. There are four dads in my life (mine, my step-dad, my kids’ dad, his dad) and none of them really care about gifts or fit the classic golf/grilling dad stereotypes. I also have plenty of angry feminist feelings about the way this holiday leans into the stereotypes and tropes that enable dads to do less domestic work than moms. This year, I think I solved it: I’m making a donation to a charity that supports marginalized women on all of their behalf.

It has certainly been a wild offseason for the Old North State League. Multiple teams were acquired, five teams joined the league, one team went defunct, and another team rebranded. One more team is rumored to be added before the 2024 season begins. I sifted through the information to write this comprehensive guide about these new teams. Edenton Steamers — The Edenton Steamers are a storied franchise that most recently had success in the Premier Collegiate League, repeating as champions over fellow ONSL-newcomers, the Tarboro River Bandits.