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Test Your Knowledge of the Authors and Events That Helped Shape the United States (Gift Article) Try this quiz on the documents, writers and events that led to the American Revolution and the foundation of the country.

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O dainty duck! O dear!

Oh, the Horror! Do You Know the Books That Inspired These Movies and TV Shows? (Gift Article) Feeling the Halloween spirit already? Try this quiz on scary novels and their screen adaptations.

‘Tis the season!

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

Pour one out…

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YouTube video by Gordon Lustig Star Trek - The Bluegrass Edition

Worlds colliding.

Hoping to get back into a regular groove!

Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78

Pour out a cup of blue milk, mah nerds.

Oscar Mayer’s Fleet of Wienermobiles Go Head-to-Head in Inaugural ‘Wienie 500’ The Wienie 500 on Friday, May 23 will also mark the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the fleet.

This gives Carb Day a whole new meaning. #indianapolis500

Fixed! Thanks!

This Year, Make Your Own Festivus Pole (Gift Article) After an appearance on “Seinfeld” in 1997, the pole took on a life of its own as the embodiment of the anti-holiday spirit.

Weekend project!

YouTube video by NASA NASA Rocket Engine Fireplace - 8 Hours in 4K

[Rockets roar cozily]

Beyond the Blockbusters, 7 Key Songs From 1984 (Gift Article) The Pointer Sisters, Minutemen and more sounds from a landmark year in pop music.

Time flies.

Betty White Stamp to Be Released in 2025 The U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor the actress known for her comedic work on shows such as “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Golden.

‘The Power Broker’ Is Finally Getting a Digital Edition. What Took So Long? Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication.

Finally!

Do You Know These Dublin Locations Mentioned in “Ulysses”? Happy Bloomsday! Test your knowledge of James Joyce’s classic novel with this short quiz.

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Baby Nigerian dwarf goat sticking his head down the hole in a cornhole board

Baby goats cheat at Cornhole

National Cherry Blossom Festival on a cloudy gray day.

National Air & Space Museum.

New York Times Tech Guild on X: "Today, NYT executives are touting massive profits at the annual State of The Times event. We are the workers who make this company’s most profitable products. We deserve a contract that reflects our value. https://t.co/7PWqDUHFZs" / X Today, NYT executives are touting massive profits at the annual State of The Times event. We are the workers who make this company’s most profitable products. We deserve a contract that reflects our value. https://t.co/7PWqDUHFZs

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Like a boss, Caitlin Clark!

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tuxedo tabby kitten on a floor next to a black, old fashioned candlestick type telephone. The kitten is sitting up on its haunches with its paws against the mouthpiece, peering into it curiously. Another kitten can be seen a couple feet away, blurry but you can see its sleeping in the upright loaf position.

Before the internet kittens had to call everyone individually to explain how small and cute they were. Ca. 1920 - 1935. collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/597342

Seiji Ozawa, Captivating Conductor, Is Dead at 88 He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years, toured widely and helped dispel prejudices about East Asian classical musicians.

RIP.

The Daily Heller: Meatball or Spaghetti, a Question of Space When it comes to the NASA logo, are you a Worm or Meatball person?

Also pro-Meatball here.

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Kirsty MacColl’s Voice Was Singular. A New Box Aims to Bring It Wider. The singer-songwriter, who died in 2000, is best known for duetting on “Fairytale of New York.” But in an unusual career, she also made her mark behind the scenes.

Two decades later and still missing her.

A small American flag and a sprig of artificial flowers at the 9/11 Memorial.

Statue of George Washington with a pigeon on his head.

Lovely blue sky in NYC today.