I guess I was expecting something like Seinfeld with a studio audience guffawing or maybe a wobble-noise sound effect followed by sad trombones but oh my, that clip is a masterclass in storytelling and I am an awful person for laughing this hard. Similar:APNews.com Photo Still Says Sam Smith "declared his pronouns 'they/them'" a…
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This @sesamestreet moment will bring you joy pic.twitter.com/bsAZd7hdI5 — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) August 21, 2022 Similar:Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArtBehold this stack of August Wilson library booksYay, libraries. I’m delighted that my co…AcademiaHexagons Are the Bestagonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs…AmusingNew Handout on Surviving Group Projects in CollegeI posted a new handout with tips…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko is cooking for his staff. Jake is serving cheerfully. Bashir dislikes beets. Odo doesn’t eat but wants to stir; Kira calls him “cute.” Dax says none of her hosts ever had any musical ability, yet she starts to plunk out a tune on a keyboard, as if recalling a memory. Later she’s…
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The August Wilson House officially opened over the weekend in a tearful and emotional ceremony, bringing over 500 residents, celebrities, officials, and local Black leaders to Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The Bedford Avenue childhood home of Hill District native August Wilson, one of the greatest playwrights in history, was unveiled as a new community arts center,…
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