Ali Ruth

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer: 9781594632341 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists...

am thinking about following it up with (finally) reading Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings - seems like the perfect fiction chaser 👀

And Then We Grew Up by Rachel Friedman: 9780143132127 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2019  A journey through the many ways to live an artistic life—from the flashy and famous to the quiet and steady—full of unexpected...

Recently read "And Then We Grew Up" by Rachel Friedman - I was so moved by it!

I *love* the premise of tracking down all your old arts camp friends and seeing where they ended up and how they are incorporating creativity and/or music into their adult lives, professionally or otherwise

like obviously dogs can eat a midday meal but something about calling it "lunch" will never not be funny to me

very funny that the local dog daycare lists "lunch" on the activity schedule for the dogs. love 2 imagine dogs unfurling napkins and unwrapping little sandwiches. imagining this pic but with dogs.

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

This is basically my villain origin story.

"How old are you?" (unique responses)

“Okay” 😂

OLYMPICS STATS CHECK: Which events have historically had the oldest female athletes and medalists? (In which I'm really trying to use Olympics data to figure out what sport I have the most time to learn to be competitive for a future Olympics)

I finally finished my obsessive chaotic dive into available data on older women at the Olympics given all of the cool coverage of older Olympians this year (set a deadline of finishing it before the closing ceremonies and finished it JUST UNDER THE WIRE!) alirruth.substack.com/p/olympics-s...

I loved searching around for what data are available already on Olympic women's athlete ages over time and seeing the variety in sources across different dimensions: accessibility of data, Olympic years include, bio details included for both humans and...horses?! www.olympedia.org/horses

screenshot of post showing that the oldest-ever female competitor was Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, a sculptor from France

With apologies for this clickbait-ey phrasing... you will genuinely NEVER guess which Olympic event has historically had the oldest female competitors 👀

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OLYMPICS STATS CHECK: Which events have historically had the oldest female athletes and medalists? (In which I'm really trying to use Olympics data to figure out what sport I have the most time to learn to be competitive for a future Olympics)

With all the coverage about "older" women competing in the Winter Olympics this year, I became curious and did an informal dive into data on ages of the oldest women in the Olympics over time. Finally finished the post here! #Olympics

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on my way to humble myself* before God**

*bring clothes to the consignment store
**the hip 20-something who decides if my clothes are stylish enough to be consign-able

I really appreciate the way CWG emphasizes the level of uncertainty as a key component in forecasting

I really enjoyed the piece! I loved the stats bc it illustrated how high-impact the sport really is - it's so much harder to perceive those physical realities when just watching it on TV 😯

Yes!! And I can’t believe how different the event feels this time around after all the toxicity and controversies of the 2022 women‘s event - the whole group this year is so mature and a joy to watch

💯 TAing undergrads really gave me hope for the future

😱did not know this whole story - thank you!

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did some research to see if skeleton is as dangerous as it looks; found this piece by @clivethompson.bsky.social confirming it is even MORE dangerous than it looks 😱 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

HUGE scoop re: George Washington’s fabled wooden teeth

Johnny Weir And Tara Lipinski’s Live Commentary On My Morning Routine Johnny: We’re here live at the apartment of Ali Ruth from the U.S.A., where Ali is about to begin her morning routine. Tara: That’s right, Johnny. By the way, I love that you’re wearing a…

Including day-to-day life

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Screenshot of piece where Tara and Johnny provide live sports commentary on the author getting out of bed in the morning

Wrote this for the last Winter Olympics - would genuinely still love to have Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski providing real time sports commentary on my assorted mundane dysfunctions #Olympics
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Johnny Weir And Tara Lipinski’s Live Commentary On My Morning Routine Johnny: We’re here live at the apartment of Ali Ruth from the U.S.A., where Ali is about to begin her morning routine. Tara: That’s right, Johnny. By the way, I love that you’re wearing a…

For the last Winter Olympics I imagined Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski commentating on my morning routine…the results were brutal but fair originallittleoldlady.com/2022/02/25/j...

Whoa! Thank you for following up and sharing this.

Personally I am really dismayed by the decision to not include a disclaimer front-and-center in the piece bc passions are already so inflamed around measles vaccination in particular...any ounce of deception or misdirection just fuels the fire

I always request this one at weddings just as the dance floor energy is starting to wane and it gets everyone HYPE again 🙌

Octet (Original Cast Recording)

non-DC denizens can listen to the soundtrack for Octet here, including songs about public meltdowns that go viral, staying up late staring at a screen, etc. - what a cool concept open.spotify.com/album/371j0D...

DC theater lovers! RUN don't walk to Studio Theatre for Dave Malloy's "Octet" - a quietly powerful musical about the age of the endless scroll. Audience members must lock up their phones in bags during the show (!)

So much talent in the cast. Can't imagine a better musical for the present moment

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100%! the whole Chekhov family was a bunch of stealth hotties

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA