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The U.S. Hockey Men Spoil The Fantasy | Defector To be a U.S. Olympian is to represent the best that your country has to offer. That sounds extremely lofty when it’s written out like that, but I think that’s really how it works, ideally, if you’re t...

On the ideals of the Olympics, the fiction of hockey romance, and the real world: defector.com/the-u-s-hock...

Do you hate winter or do you hate the system that expects you to treat every day of the year the same way, ignoring cycles of nature?

Unflinching refusal to use or allow the use of A.I. in reading & writing should be the uncontroversial, default position of teachers from K-12 to colleges & universities. If our administrators tell us we "have to" we tell them to eff off. We will not kill the planet's water for systemic plagiarism.

I’m gonna do it Cindy!

Jerry doesn’t see the big deal, George sheepishly admits to using it himself but only “in times of direst need, Elaine!” and Kramer has never heard of it but owns shares in an up and coming LLM no one has ever heard of and has been in development for ten years.

Modern Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets the ick because she finds out a man she’s dating uses ChatGBT to write his emails for him.

I’ve been told this is a hot take (weirdly) but I don’t think anyone should have nuclear weapons and that we should destroy all of them and erase the knowledge of how to make them from our collective knowledge.

The fish must have been some good here, let me tell you.

I fuck with anything Charli XCX, and love this accordingly.

I know you’re a fan of WH and was having a conversation earlier about whether H is written as not white or not and realized I was being way too English major about it all. So far all I’ll say about the new movie, not having seen it, is that the soundtrack slaps.

I joked with my mother that I was giving up all hope, but it didn’t land well given…everything.

PCs under fire for ‘disappointing’ treatment of Black History Month  – The Independent Celebrated Black community leader and anti-racism advocate target of racist comments after speaking out online

A St. John’s woman is speaking out after facing online backlash and racism for criticizing the provincial government’s lacklustre acknowledgement of #BlackHistoryMonth.
#nlpoli #BHM2026
theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

I hate to admit I’m still half watching it but it’s gotten so predictable I can predict the ending of most every match. It’s painful.

Get the Libby app. Get a library card. Download books. Whenever you pick up the phone to scroll and kill time, open that app first.

I find thrillers or other fast paced genres best for breaking the habit, but whatever keeps you engaged.

Especially good when you're groggy or emotionally vulnerable.

“SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT-“

Respectfully, no thank you.

I know we get Regatta day here in the summer but I would rather have a February long weekend than another holiday in the summer. Take Orangeman’s day or something.

We do and I would give it up for a Feb long weekend easy.

Not anymore that I’m aware of.

The stretch from January first to mid March where there’s no long weekend is a long one.

Newfoundland and Labrador doesn’t have a February stat holiday, which means I’m at work seeing most of the rest of the country celebrate a long weekend.

Anthony is so cool!

The Wiggles has so much lore!

Legitimately excellent show.

“How did you know Twilight’s brothers name?”

She had a MLP birthday cake the year she turned 4 and slept with multiple pony toys for a year straight.

One of the many weird things about being a parent is that I know so much about media that my children have completely forgotten. Recently my 10 year old has been rewatching My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and she’s so surprised by everything she already watched 5 times when she was 3.

I loved The Birth House ❤️

Excellent answer.

Every year my answer is Celia and Marcus from The Night Circus.

Every Valentine’s Day I ask you all the following question: what is your favourite couple depicted in literature? Which love match portrayed in writing warms the cockles of your heart? I want to know!

valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.