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Must be human: "an independent indie acoustic project blending heartfelt, self-written lyrics with a unique fusion of live production, recording, and AI-enhanced creativity. Each track tells a story, crafted with soul and authenticity to connect deeply. This is music made by human hands and heart."

Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.

YouTube video by Janus Films VERMIGLIO - Official Trailer

This trailer does not come close to doing it justice. "Vermiglio" is an astonishing movie:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=701R...

The Duolingo Owl seems to be angry with me for some reason

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Mokiki - SNL

The island of Manhattan! Full of life and history! And mystery!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBUG...

Here's what a Big Mac meal will cost you in every state in America Greater Long Island researched Big Mac meal prices this week at McDonald’s locations in all 50 states, D.C. and Guam. Here's where you’ll find the cheapest.

Big Mac meal prices by US state:

greaterlongisland.com/big-mac-meal...

Best of Content Titanic Kolumne mit Hotel Matze Podcast Logo

Eine Bestandsaufnahme dazu finden sie hier:

www.titanic-magazin.de/news/best-of...

Mit diesem hochwertigen, transparenten Sticker setzen Sie ein Statement auf Ihrem geliebten Volkswagen und machen klar, dass Sie Ihr treues Gefährt schon besessen haben, bevor Hitler mit einem Waschbecken die Chefetage von VW erstürmte.

Jetzt im TITANIC-Shop kaufen: https://bit.ly/42jgslt

I just sent this letter to the alumni office at Columbia University. I hope they receive many letters like this over the coming days.

Context-free line from my newsletter inbox: "For an idea of what happens when your army of volunteer contributors loses interest in boosting your company’s bottom line, look no further than the rotting corpse of Quora."

Glad my graduate alma mater cut 60 degree programs in subjects that require people to think so that they could offer this. Looking forward to living in a world full of Prompt Engineers.

Paddington in The Walking Dead (2010)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1595

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations “In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

"Just because I’m not on the keyboard—and you have to add two extra steps for me to appear correctly—I’m suddenly the product of some soulless technology?"

YouTube video by Kitemen - Topic Blue Sky

We have our anthem now. Kitemen's "Blue Sky":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7OJ...

Original Monty Python "spam" sketch restaurant sign is up for auction:

propstoreauction.com/lot-details/...

These states are America’s worst for quality of life in 2025 Quality of life considerations like crime rates, health and child care availability, and air quality dictate where people live, and where businesses locate.

The top-five US states with the worst quality-of-life indices in 2025 are Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, Utah, and Louisiana:

www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/a...

Norbert Galeske faselt hier gerade ziemlichen Stumpfsinn in den letzten 15 Minuten bei #NORITA cc @zdfde.bsky.social

À la poubelle

IU Reinstates the Bison as the Official IU-Bloomington Mascot; ‘Hoosier The Bison’ To Make First Public Appearance On Aug. 30 at IU Football Season Opener - Indiana University Athletics Bloomington, Ind. - The Bison is back in Bloomington.

BREAKING! Indiana University reinstates "Hoosier the Bison" as official mascot: iuhoosiers.com/news/2025/7/...

Missoula, MT

Im deutschen Hülsenfunk "Melchiors Fremdenzimmer" werden regelmäßig Blödheit mit Einsicht und Spießigkeit mit Einfühlsamkeit verwechselt.

The German translation of "podcast" is "Hülsenfunk"

Voll die Akopalüze

Working on becoming a Luddite

The original Ten Commandments (Paramount, 1956) are up for auction:

entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv...

Skibidiscourse

Hele dag geen treinen naar Schiphol vanwege grote stroomstoring, ‘zou sabotage kunnen zijn’, aldus minister Van Weel Vanuit Utrecht en Amsterdam rijden tot zeker 18:00 geen treinen van en naar Schiphol. Er worden geen NS-bussen ingezet, omdat de storing te groot is.

Hele dag geen treinen naar Schiphol vanwege grote stroomstoring, ‘zou sabotage kunnen zijn’, aldus minister Van Weel

Gänsehaut! Feuerzeug!! Luftgitarre!!! Pure Emotions beim “Ruf des Fusels” Song im @bohnigerwachmacher.bsky.social

There Will Never Be Another "WTF With Marc Maron" | Defector I heard Marc Maron announce he was ending his podcast the way that I imagine he’d’ve wanted me to—while walking through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, through wired headphones, just a little too hopp...

Wrote about why there will never be another podcast quite like "WTF with Marc Maron."

Gift link so everyone can read it!