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I’m excited to see this one!

I’m with your father on this one. Full support.

YouTube video by PetShopBoys Parlophone Pet Shop Boys - Heart

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YouTube video by FGTHVEVO Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Official Video)

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Is this day not done? Like shouldn’t everything be spaced? You cannot drop ALL the shows on the same day.

Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?

MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have

TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot

[*Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone voice*]
Senator. . . Tish James

Governor. . . Tish James

On Barbara Pym, Author… and Stalker? Barbara Pym, a novelist sometimes described as the twentieth-century Jane Austen, was a stalker. Her diaries describe her methods of “finding out” her objects of interest in vivid detail: looking t…

"....dizzying infatuation then a mystifying fizzle—accompanied by stalking campaigns that combined giddy self-indulgence and exquisite self-torture."

Evangeline Riddiford Graham in explains how Barbara Pym's real love life shaped the pathos of her fiction.

For more—check out The Sweet Dove Died.

““What I see now is that a lot of people are mouthing off in ways that they felt they were prevented from doing prior to 2016,” Maniktahla said.”

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I should not have done that.

I googled the cop as I really enjoyed him. And then his wiki page came up . . .

And runs quiz night? No.

I don’t understand what the hubs does. I have no clue about US high schools so very unclear about ‘running quiz club.’ Hubs is also not giving inherited wealth. We really need another season.

Stunning! And I love that she keeps mentioning that her job is about status and not money. And the hubs is a teacher? How is this home being run? How is the nanny being paid? We need to know the financial situation.

Wholeheartedly agree! Preferably in that gorgeous kitchen.

YouTube video by TheHumanLeagueVEVO The Human League - Don't You Want Me (Official Music Video)

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A couple of years ago, my wife and I attended the wedding of two people who had been friends of ours for years. One year ago, the woman left the man for another man. We heard all about it from the man but heard nothing from the woman as we live in separate towns. We received a little Christmas package from the woman who, in her note, made no reference to her infidelity -- an act that considerably affected all who were friends of the pair. I felt instinctively the need to thank her for the gift and card, but I didn't feel as if I should ignore the issue of her leaving her husband. In the end, I wrote a thank-you note and told her what I thought of the situation - not in excoriating terms but in bluntly honest ones. In your opinion, was this boorish? GENTLE READER: Yes. Had you wished to register your disapproval you could have written her a dry letter of thanks; had you wished to register extreme disapproval, you could have returned the present. Miss Manners is afraid that “Thanks, slut," is not a proper communication.

with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)

She starts off gentle with him. Unlike Sarah who goes full force. But then when Dakota gets to the ‘OMG this is a moron and I should kill him’ look, it’s just magnificent.

Wait till Dakota starts giving her husband looks!

That "clubby" NYT headline is awful, but the piece itself is clear-eyed & observant, if cool in tone — it's by a strong writer & it documents the creepy, backpatting insider world of guys griping about MeToo as it happens. The NYT is always doing this! If the hed was different, the piece wd be legit

Also, have started #HuntingWives. It’s so camp and fantastic and has some early Dynasty/Dallas vibes. Rain in LA means I’m catching up on essential tv viewing.

Ok so I stumbled upon #Elsbeth and it’s super. But also I’m mad that NONE of my friends told me about this show. Like this is my show, why was I not informed???

She gives many, many fantastic looks to the hubs as the series goes on.

‘Monuments’ at the Geffen Contemporary/MOCA is an extraordinary exhibition. Do not miss this Angelenos!

Look, I think it’s folly to monitor NYT coverage at this point but it just has to be said that the NYT covered those damn university president hearings BREATHLESSLY but the Epstein emails???? Crumbs. Even though I’m used to them being bootlickers, it’s still appalling to see.

Fab photo!

There is no one like her!

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YouTube video by RoxyMusicVEVO Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug

I was close to posting this but then went with ‘More Than This.’ Also, I prefer Grace Jones’ cover of Love is the Drug.

Waymo Was on a Roll in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.

R.I.P Kit Kat