Richard Adams

And US sports teams.

Skip NYT’s Connections today unless you are familiar with a certain type of US confectionary.

any of them (except maybe not Mitch Keller) tbh

The NYT Spelling Bee game rejects an otherwise valid Old English vulgar expression for ‘nonsense’

Very disappointing by the NYT Spelling Bee here

Photo of interior the V&A Storehouse in Stratford, east London, showing several floors of exhibits.

The whole V&A storehouse has a “final scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark” vibe, of massive amounts of stuff randomly displayed.

On a visit to the fabulous V&A Storehouse in east London, saw this technological marvel from 1980 - France’s Minitel, a precursor to the internet and way ahead of its time.

Love this advice from the NYT about staying safe if your hotel catches fire: “When you check in, ask the front desk if the fire alarms are functioning”.

Totally normal question.

Sammy Basallo! We’re so back, baby.

Congratulations!
Please can the London Series come back, with the Orioles playing whoever.

I can understand why you might give up at Ashburton but there’s lots of good stuff further south.

The NYT stupid Wordle Bot - which cheats - is very stupid. And this is a picture of it failing to find the right answer in 6 attempts.

eat my shorts Wordle Bot

That’s the hardest one I’ve seen.

Connections
Puzzle #752
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Oof that was harder than usual.

Congratulations to the approximately 90 readers who thought the New York Times would ever have TURDS as a Wordle answer

pathetic boasting about Wordle results

98 skill 🥳

It’s like the old joke about economists saying “Sure, this works in practice but does it work in theory?”

That’s what I thought when I saw this advice for Samuel Basallo:

Unlike their namesake team, Baltimore orioles are soaring in Cromwell Valley This is the time of year for Baltimore’s birds – those pint-sized songsters whose bold tangerine sets off beautifully against the green trees.

Some birds like the burbs. The Baltimore oriole is one of them. You have many opportunities to see this tangerine songster. Cromwell Valley in #Baltimore is one of the best. And unlike the O's, they do not disappoint.

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Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast

NYT graphic / artwork by Alvaro Dominguez

A synonym for cinnamon is harder than you think.

(naturally the box has several holes bashed in it)

A box of stuff sent from Japan with a tiny label attached.

The label reads: “Dear delivery personnel, thank you for bringing this parcel one step closer to its destination! This parcel is on it’s [sic] way to someone special who can’t wait to receive it. We’d truly appreciate it if you could handle it with a little extra care. Your thoughtfulness and hard work mean so much to us. Thank you again!

Please admire the spirit of optimism that leads Japanese exporters to send this tiny plea to couriers in distant lands

More than 90% of schools in England ban mobile phone use, survey shows Head of National Education Union calls for statutory ban on phones in schools and social media ban for under-16s Almost all schools in England have banned mobile phone use by pupils, according to the first national survey conducted, as the leader of the largest teaching union called for a statutory ban owing to the “damaging impact” on young people. The national survey, ordered by Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, showed that headteachers have swiftly instituted bans on smartphone use during school hours. The survey of more than 15,000 schools found that 99.8% of primary schools and 90% of secondary schools have some form of ban. Continue reading...

More than 90% of schools in England ban mobile phone use, survey shows

duke? the school from a sweatshirt on the prestige television drama white lotus?

MLB tv app is currently showing the latest score of … game 3 of the 2023 World Series.

“The train station McDonald's has a rave every Friday and Saturday night” 😮