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Hi W4D Friends! If you’ve ever wanted to make a recipe, but didn’t have all the ingredients, then you’ll be really interested in Elizabeth’s recipe this week—it only requires two ingredients! Anthony celebrated a birthday over the weekend at one of LA’s most exciting new restaurants… will it get two thumbs up?? EK: I love to make biscuits and I love to eat biscuits. Who doesn’t? AU: I do, too. I love biscuits in every form: sweet, savory, from the land of Cheddar Bay… even canned ones!

My perpetual love of Omega is no secret, particularly their vintage offerings. Sure, I’m a vintage collector, that’s expected, but I’ve actually never had the desire to buy a brand new Omega. Why would I? Especially when you consider the readily available antique beauties that are a mere fraction of the price. I’ve come to learn that while these vintage Omegas are a fraction of their newer counterparts' expense, they still provide the wearer with the full enjoyment of the brand.

Embedded is your essential guide to what’s good on the internet, written by Kate Lindsay and edited by Nick Catucci. Can someone reanimate me in 100 years and let me know if I was right? —Kate Last week, creator Declan Shinnick reposted a video of popular UK TikTokker Madeline Argy. In it, he calls out how her once-prominent English accent has started sounding more American and theorizes that it’s a conscious effort to boost the engagement of her videos.

Three commercials dominated my between-innings in the first weeks of the season. In one, famous athletes pretend to be commentators in a documentary about a sandwich menu. Tony Romo is shown in a television studio. Patrick Mahomes is shown on a golf course. Steph Curry is shown in a well-decorated home office, with framed photos, art, a book, a bottle of water and a lampstand. Derek Jeter is filmed in a living room, or perhaps a purgatorial nothingspace where souls are sent to slowly acclimate to the afterlife.

Welcome to Raising Good Humans on Bulletin. We are so happy you're joining our judgment-free, science-backed parenting community. Subscribe now to get these articles in your inbox every week, AND consider becoming a premium member for exclusive behind-the-scenes access, LIVE Q&A's, and more original content. After being interviewed on a recent podcast, and quoted in a recent article, I’ve been thinking a lot about spanking. I’m grateful for the reminder and perspective that spanking is still happening in lots of households across this country (35 percent are the latest numbers of spanking households in the USA according to the JAMA pre-covid numbers), and for a chance to address some of the reasons I don’t believe spanking is an effective approach, regardless of potential damage done.

We are excited to sit down (metaphorically) with veteran, whistleblower, peace activist, and foreign policy dissident Matthew Hoh. He has spent the last few years helping to build the Eisenhower Media Network, which is designed to promote and give voice to veterans with a critical point of view of U.S. wars, foreign policy, and the military-industrial complex. Hoh has been at the forefront of the anti-war movement since serving as a Marine in Iraq and as a State Department officer in Afghanistan during the post-9/11 wars.

There’s a classic sketch from ‘That Mitchell & Webb Look’ Are we the baddies? The sketch features two German soldiers discussing the possibility that they may indeed be the baddies. One of them worries they may not have the moral high ground citing as evidence their Totenkopf, the skull and crossbones insignia, a common feature for German Military 19th and 20th century. I've always found this sketch hilarious but recently it took on a new relevance.

As I dug into this topic, it’s clear that the origin, and even meaning of this term are unclear. Some say it alludes to a man’s journey from West to East, others say it refers to operative Masons and their unique privilege to travel about for work. Still others like me, think it means to travel in search of light. Regardless of its origin, its modern meaning is understood by the majority to covertly inquire about a man’s Masonic affiliation.

May 31, 2024 update Hello and Welcome! Thanks for being here reading these words. This post has become my most appreciated post, so I decided to feature it on my home page. If you’re a new reader to this Substack, please also check out one of my Welcome Pages: 4/3/24, 8/6/23, 10/5/22, which I update from time to time. You’re also invited to check out my About page, and the Book that I have serialized here on this Substack too.