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It is the first part of the Reunion episodes of the post-Scandoval aka season ELEVEN! We get into it and “react” to this season and how they all are digesting this experience. Lala’s soft girl era seems to have gone ham, Sandoval seems just as miserable as last year, and I like James’ pale, pink suit! Join us, … ncG1vNJzZmivlZq4prrDsJitnaJjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89omaimpah6przIrKadnV2rrq%2BwxKunrqWgYr%2B2uMSsZKudk5a9bn7BnQ%3D%3D

They established a nation and proclaimed their rule as easily as turning over their hands. It awakened all of us that we can be independent. — historian Le Van Huu (Photo by Chi D. Nguyen) Your word of the day: "queen regnant: a queen who reigns in her own right, as opposed to a queen who reigns with a husband or as the child of a previous monarch.

“I am ready”. These were some of Mata Hari's last words, scribbled on a piece of paper right before she left her prison cell in the early hours of October 15, 1917. She walked confidently, dressed in black stockings and high heels, to meet her destiny: a firing squad, ready to shoot at her. She was ready to go - but, according to some accounts, not without blowing a kiss to her executioners first.

Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) was the preeminent American poet of his generation. His poetry used the imagery of New England to explore the nature of the human soul. Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane.

...Your reviews almost always make me want to see the film! Love your summary of the evolution of these courtroom dramas: "Where Anatomy of a Murder used the structure of a courtroom drama to expose the machinations behind our conceptions of reality, Anatomy of a Fall uses the same tools to argue that reality never existed in the first place." Intriguing. ...It sounds like they do a good job of illustrating the uncomfortable truth of our inability to know what the truth is.

The fact that octopus have nine brains in one body bends my perception of the world. “Who is Robert Malone” is supported by readers. Please consider a paid subscription to support our work. Thank you for reading Who is Robert Malone. This post is public so feel free to share it. Share Give a gift subscription It has been a long month of travel. The consequence is that at the moment I can hardly keep up with my life.

Ask me anything about beauty culture! I write The Unpublishable — what the beauty industry won’t tell you, from a reporter on a mission to reform it. I cover the behind-the-scenes secrets of the beauty industry (I used to edit the Kardashian-Jenner Apps lol), explore the psychology of Botox, & never shut up about how skincare is (essentially) a scam. Ask your questions and I’ll give you my take!! Update (2:30): Thank you everyone for your questions!

Ask me anything about China I write Sinocism, a newsletter that tries to help us get smarter about China. My focus is politics, foreign affairs and economics but will try to answer questions about anything else. This week is also my sixth anniversary of launching on Substack so am happy to answer questions about trying to build a newsletter business. UPDATE: Thank you everyone for your questions! They were incredibly insightful.

“I introduced them to Dennis the other day. I said, ‘I hope you don’t think Dennis is a role model.’ And Marcus said, ‘Yeah, I want red hair.’ I said, ‘Nah, no red hair, no earring.’ I think they’re fascinated by some of the things they see from kids at school or other kids. But every question they’ve had about him, I corrected them.” — Michael Jordan, May 1996, on sons Jeffrey, 7, and Marcus, 5, meeting Dennis Rodman