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Who’s your Wednesday Addams? If you’re a Baby Boomer, it’s probably the late Lisa Loring of The Addams Family, a TV show that aired on ABC for two memorable seasons in the mid-1960s and sparked a slew of reinterpretations. For a Millennial like me, it’s unequivocally Christina Ricci, whose early 1990s portrayals of the oldest Addams child in two cult classic films cemented the weird and wonderful Wednesday as a cultural icon.

In 1998, there were roughly four things I cared about: building our Titanic-themed 5th grade class float, ordering 10 CDs for $1 from the Columbia House catalog, keeping a journal like a la Amelia’s Notebook, and acquiring a Nintendo 64 console. After my parents got me the latter for my 11th birthday, I played my only two games — Mario Kart 64 and Super Mario 64 — for hours and hours.

When Hudson Fasching tipped a Matt Martin wrist shot past Thomas Greiss of the St. Louis Blues more than two weeks ago, it marked a span of 2,446 days between NHL goals for him. It may come as a surprise that 35 other players – including Martin Brodeur – have gone longer between NHL goals. Poor Fred Hucul went almost 15 years – 5,393 days to be exact – between finding the back of the net for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1953 and the expansion Blues in 1967.

Human Design is a blend of modern science and ancient wisdom, bringing together astrology and quantum physics, chakras, the Kabbalah & and the Chinese I-Ching. It’s the ultimate profiling tool, giving us full permission to be ourselves. It offers a user manual for each of us, showing us how to be who we’re designed to be, how to work with our energy and how to make great decisions that are just right for each of us.

“A medical doctor, bioethicist, and individual of the highest personal integrity, Aaron Kheitary, MD, is -- as the title indicates -- concerned with Human Flourishing. His nuanced and well-argued posts defy an easy summary, but are essential reading. He has taken a leadership role against the Covid-19 Mandates and Lockdown madness.” ncG1vNJzZmiZkae8r7fHnqmimaSue7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY4%3D

As many of you know, I started my career in the corporate health insurance business at Humana in 1989. I worked in the company’s 27-story pink granite tower, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves and overlooking the Ohio River in downtown Louisville. The building was just four years old at the time, and it demanded attention. To this day, it is still one the tallest and most striking buildings in the state.

Animal research has shown us that humans are far less different from other species than we thought. And while the list of our differences is shrinking, some things remain uniquely Human. For instance, we are the only animals to cover our bodies in clothing. Why? Why did our ancestors decide to make clothes to begin with? And when did they start? Aside from crediting our Human intelligence, these questions have mostly been left unanswered, and for good reason: most clothing deteriorates and is long gone by the time archeologists discover skeletal remains.

A song to read by: “Face to Face,” by Daft Punk What I’m reading: “Money,” by Martin Amis — How Hodinkee's Big Bet on a Watch Business Backfired — Spotify's Plan to Monetize Live Events A very odd publisher officially debuted this week, whose highly atypical business model is indicative of some of the ways in which the media industry is changing. Called Hunterbrook, the publisher monetizes its coverage in a way that I have never seen before.

On Lunar New Year, me and some friends decided there would be no better occasion to mark our first trip to Chinatown. The first day of the Year of the Ox coincided with the first day of indoor dining reopening, which further emboldened us to take a leap into this relatively overlooked part of the city. Chinatown was vibrant and brimming with activity days before for their annual Lunar New Year Parade, undeterred by the pandemic.