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For two months now, I have been eating, sleeping, and breathing The Sopranos. Two months of colonizing our living room television. Two months of blasting the theme song in my car. Two months of murder, therapy, affairs, omertà, attempted matricide, and gabagool. Two whole months of binge rewatching culminating in one glorious bit, the promised land of prestige TV. This week, I reached The Episode Of The Sopranos In Which Christopher Kills A Dog.

Hey Salim, We barely know each other. We’ve met a time or two, and had that one coffee in New York this spring where I gave you Zines and I’m pretty sure you thought I was committable. You seemed insanely smart and I got “decent human” vibes. All good. But I figured what’s facing you as you show up in the Malvern cafeteria is way more than just new-job jitters. You’ve got the chance to do some really important stuff.

P.S. Like what you’re reading here? Don’t be afraid to upgrade to a paid subscription! (Otherwise, I’m doing this for free…and it ain’t easy doing this for me, let me tell ya.)ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MOSH PIT Spheeris: The mosh pit scene was the very first day of the shoot, so it was like throwing the baby in the river. It’s, like, “If you guys can do this, then you can do the rest of the movie.

When I go to a new city and it happens to be a Friday evening, the first thing I do is see if there’s a Base. It’s a Jewish organization that supports young rabbinic couples who welcome people into their homes for Jewish life, and it’s all very hamish and warm. The co-founder of Base is a man named Avram Mlotek, an “unorthodox Orthodox” rabbi. This week, he writes about his work with converts and wrestling with some of the tension between Reform, Conservative and Orthodox conversion protocols — and how he’s come to think of it all.

Welcome to the last of five posts in a series covering the Butang (or Adang) archipelago in the far south of Thailand’s Andaman Sea. So far I’ve spotlighted boat trips to Ko Adang and Ko Rawi, met the indigenous islanders and gone on a slow walk to some of Ko Lipe’s out-of-the-way spots. Now it’s time to zoom out for a broader view of one of the most da… ncG1vNJzZmismJa2qr%2FLmqWdqaWawLV60q6ZrKyRmLhvr86mZqlnkaN6sMLEq62inadivKd506GcZpqlqa6vs4yaqZygmaWyra3GqA%3D%3D

We’ve got another episode of Rom Coms Revisited: exploring the good/bad/ugly of early 2000s rom coms. Today, another one of my personal faves! I guess in this society being male and an asshole makes you worthy of our time. - Kat Stratford Loading... I was trying to figure out exactly how many times I’ve seen this movie - I think it’s at least in the upper 50s range. *And* I actually remember the very first time I watched it.

It's pretty evident that lots of you have enjoyed following my saga with the Nimbus EV. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, maybe you should start by reading these previous posts to catch up: Is the Nimbus One the logical next iteration of transportation? I've Put a Deposit on a Nimbus EV Where is my Nimbus EV? OK, all caught up now? Good. Much to my surprise, these Nimbus stories have become some of my most read content.

I love it when an eye-catching outfit stops my Instagram scrolling. Yesterday, a picture of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark jumped out. The pair are visiting Greenland and were dressed in the country’s national costumes. As I am prone to do, I started Googling to find out more…which led me down a bit of a “Fred and Mary” — as they are known — news rabbit hole.

Inexplicably, the girls/women are graced by the Edward R. Murrow of YouTube punditry, the lovely Ana Kasparian, executive producer and co-host of the long-running political commentary show The Young Turks. Ana guides us through the old and new media landscapes and shares the alarming experience at the root of her heterodox awakening. The girls/women share their frustrations with the Left (a first!) and wonder whether friendships discourage intellectual honesty (except the one with their new bestie Ana of course!