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Marilyn Hagerty, who went viral reviewing an Olive Garden, dies at 99 Readers knew her as a chronicler of North Dakota life. But her review of a Grand Forks restaurant brought her wide recognition, including from Anthony Bourdain.

RIP to a North Dakota legend.

Marilyn Hagerty used to sometimes write her restaurant reviews addressed to her deceased sister, and I just like to think that they’re together now, enjoying Olive Garden breadsticks in the afterlife.

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Opinion | Kathy Hochul: Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani

It’s official: NY Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor.
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Miss Rachel continues to have more of a moral backbone than 99% of public figures

While Mr. Mamdani was not a target of the hack, the information about him was included in a database of millions of student applications to Columbia going back decades. The data was shared with The Times by an intermediary who goes by the name Crémieux on Substack and X and who is an academic and an opponent of affirmative action. The Times agreed to withhold his real name.

From a journalistic ethics standpoint. whoever permitted this should lose their job.

Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

Proud resident

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wait is a Good Political Thing actually going to happen??

Excellent news for the NYC left:

There were 10 city council members of the Progressive Caucus who faced primary challengers today, some of them very ideologically polarized primaries.

All 10 incumbents are leading *by a lot.*

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RSVP to The Medley 1st Anniversary Concert | Partiful The Medley (themedley.app), the digital community for local musicians, is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a special showcase featuring touring German ska pop band The Sensational Skydrunk He...

My app The Medley (themedley.app), the digital community for local musicians, turns one tomorrow. 🎂

We're celebrating at Main Drag in Williamsburg ft. 8 artists from Brooklyn & beyond. 🎉

Our friends at @distrokid.com are sponsoring. 🎵

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Hi Chicago! Recs for a first-timer, Bluesky?

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze.

I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies.

Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

if anyone heard chappell call for a liveable wage for performing musical artists and songwriters at the grammys and thought

“what is the best organization i could support that’s fighting for that”

that organization is called @umaw.bsky.social

Awesome to see Chappell Roan speaking out about health care! We have a ton of thoughts about this. Our research found that musicians have lacked health insurance at about 3 times the rate of the general population.

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Jamie xx Returns With New Song “It’s So Good” The xx producer is back with his first solo track since 2022

New Jamie XX banger alert: "It's So Good". pitchfork.com/news/jamie-x...

We can’t control what disasters a new year may bring. Stoicism can help us get up and try again | ... Social media can amplify our own helplessness and guilt – perhaps it’s time to return our focus from the global to the local, where we can truly make a change

"If I can’t manage global peace this year, maybe I can still help raise money for a new playground or grow some half-decent rhubarb. Maybe I can be more patient with the kids or listen better to a friend in trauma." - @mykebartlett.bsky.social on stoicism in 2023

Golden Gate Bridge in fog

Brooklyn Book Festival photo

It's a beautiful day for the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Today, you can order four free COVID tests.

Go here: www.covid.gov/tests

Pass it on.

Sunlight shines through fall foliage. Text on the image reads, "Today is the fall equinox. The sun appeared directly over the Earth's equator at 2:50 a.m. Eastern time."

The autumnal (or fall) equinox is the halfway point between the summer and winter solstices and marks the precise moment when the sun appears directly over the Earth’s equator. wapo.st/46f6DnS

Biden tweet: Tuesday, I’ll go to Michigan to join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create. It’s time for a win-win agreement that keeps American auto manufacturing thriving with well-paid UAW jobs.

Biden is good sometimes actually

Best part about Bluesky so far? Cats (@cats.bsky.social) already follow me.

Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI The suit, filed with the Authors Guild, accuses the A.I. company of infringing on authors’ copyrights, claiming it used their books to train its ChatGPT chatbot.

A group of prominent authors, including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of infringing on their copyrights by using their books to train its popular ChatGPT chatbot.

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"Too much copy," he whisper-yells on a Wednesday morning.