Justin (Taylor's Version)

Quick Chicken and Dumplings Recipe This is the perfect soup for when you’re craving chicken and dumplings, but not quite up to the task of making the traditional dish Store-bought rotisserie chicken and gnocchi live their best lives here, simmered in a comforting broth of chicken stock and heavy cream seasoned with rosemary and thyme Leeks, carrots and celery are standard, but butternut squash, parsnips, mushrooms, fennel or shallots are worthy additions

This is the perfect soup for when you’re craving chicken and dumplings, but not quite up to the task of making the traditional dish. Dinner is done in 20 minutes from start to finish.

It’s funny how, while Sabrina was getting super popular and collaborating with Girl in Red, her label also put Coi Leray on a remix of her biggest hit

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

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Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)

What do yall know about her? open.spotify.com/track/2NIBaW...

‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation What do Swift and Plath have in common, and should Kamala Harris have spoken out about her political ambitions? The Argonauts author turns her lens on poetry, pop and patriarchy

‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation

Pam Grier’s Soul Flix Honors the Legacy of Black Cinema | Black Girl Nerds Pam Grier’s Soul Flix is available free to stream on The Roku Channel, Plex.tv, TiVo+, and Fawesome with all of the Blaxploitation classics

Pam Grier has always embodied the soul of Black cinema fearless, unapologetic, and rooted in cultural truth. Now, through Pam Grier’s Soul Flix, she continues that legacy by curating a FAST channel that celebrates the heroes, pioneers, and timeless stories of Black film.

YouTube video by Philosophy Tube You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations

The new episode of Philosophy Tube is about birth rates, ageing populations, and moral panics. Check it out! 👶

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Thinking about writing an article about the Grammys, any suggestions? I'm really trying to narrow it down

The endearing movie that affirms creativity as a human act An interview with director Ira Sachs on his excellent new film, Peter Hujar’s Day.

The endearing movie that affirms creativity as a human act

Social media misinformation driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the body’s natural hormone production Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need, adding pressure to already stretched waiting lists, doctors have said. Testosterone therapy is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven deficiency, confirmed by symptoms and repeated blood tests. Continue reading...

Social media misinformation driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need

While i think we are overestimating exactly how this regime will be enshrined in history, the fact that it denied its poorest families food in the biggest food month of the year will probably indeed get its own breakout box in a textbook if not a whole chapter.

Philosophy Tube inspired me to write again

This Virginia Election Was a Warning for Data Centers John McAuliff ran his campaign almost entirely on data centers — and won.

Did you know a former White House climate advisor flipped a GOP stronghold in Virginia by running entirely on putting a stop to more AI data centers?

For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.

Hulu Renews 'Reasonable Doubt' for Another Season of High-Stakes Drama and Legal Intrigue | Black Girl Nerds Hulu’s Reasonable Doubt is officially returning for another season, bringing back sharp wit, layered storytelling, and powerhouse performances

Hulu’s Reasonable Doubt is officially returning for another season, bringing back the sharp wit, layered storytelling, and powerhouse performances that made it one of the streamer’s standout legal dramas.

Because if I was famous I'd find a way to pivot my career into a reason @reckless.bsky.social should put me on Decoder, and some celebs do seem like genuine audience members of these shows

I've learnt so much from what podcasts celebrities have chosen to appear on in the last couple years

She is 100% guiding us to stream the main album by making these album colors worse to look at, because this pink could be pretty if she tried like at all 😭

How can my fav get BETTER???

Wait guys why is it so good?!?!

I actually don’t have a cd player so I’m about to finally listen to the acoustic version of Elizabeth Taylor on Spotify

About The Other Night... How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.

On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!

The music Spotify recommends after TLOAS >>>>>>

Proof of Life: How 'Boring' Wins in Virginia and New Jersey Show a Path for Democrats The "Mamdani distraction" and why Abigail Spanberger’s quiet win is the blueprint that matters for 2026.

I had a few thoughts after last night
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Recent elections made me want to write again, might start a Substack

Making Sense: How sound becomes hearing Podcast Episode · Unexplainable · 03/02/2022 · 40m

In the same way optical illusions trick our eyes, audio illusions can trick our ears. This raises a fundamental question: What is hearing, and how much of it is made up by our brains?🧠👂

Listen to the first episode of our new six-part series, Making Sense:

You’re just a humble blog with a dedicated audience in my mind

Lupus is fun because every 2 years I get to reevaluate my friendships as “I’m sick and potentially dying” ends up being a thing no one actually cares about

As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' Sudan's army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.

Sudan's army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.

As people unplug from AI, we risk whittling the challenge of the tech industry’s influence on how we think down to a question of consumer choice.
 
The biggest challenge is that most people will not be able to opt out of AI. Going offline is already a luxury.
 
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