Susan Ropp

Isn't the Observer separate from the Guardian now? I thought they sold it earlier this year.

I saw The Day After Tomorrow while on a trip to Nova Scotia. There's a point in the movie when they mention Nova Scotia has been wiped out by the ice, and the theatre cheered.

The Restless Republic, by Anna Keay. It's about the period in the 17th century when England was a republic, from the execution of Charles I, through the rule of Oliver Cromwell and his son, to the restoration of the monarchy. Told through the stories of different people and perspectives. So good!

Adding my vote for this!

Many grant applications have maximum character counts, which include spaces and punctuation. It's amazing to me how many people who write grants still use two spaces after sentences. You're sacrificing part of your proposal!

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings

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bookes are freakinge awesome

This is so true

Smee is my favorite; Jonathan Ajayi's acting is amazing.

And the eye creature is utterly terrifying.

Same here, but I turned off autoplay to be safe.

Tie: Find the River & World Leader Pretend

That looks incredible. Beautiful dishes, too.

I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful dog.

Your state Attorney General's office may also have a way to report this type of fraud.

I tried doing a reinforced band heel after reading your MDK piece, and it's now my standard heel. It definitely wears better than the half-handkerchief heel, especially for some of the softer Merino sock yarns. Thanks for converting me!

Thank you!

That looks amazing. Can you recommend a recipe?

They are absolutely the best partner to a grilled cheese sandwich.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Love your friends. Unashamedly love your friends. Go for little walks. Do lunch. Go for coffee. Make spontaneous plans. Head to the pub. Phone them for five hours straight. Text them the things that make you think of them. Humans are full of so much love, share it with as many people as you can.

Treacle tart

I used to have a note stuck to my monitor that had these definitions.

I see it, with no notice.

An animal looking disillusioned

When I wake up in the morning and start to remember things

The Ohio State Fair has a devilled egg stand where you could buy a flight of eggs in different flavors. I haven't been in years, but I think the flavors last year were macaroni & cheese, buffalo chicken, dill pickle, and a few others. I seem to remember there was even a sweet one? (Yuck.)

So sorry for your loss.

Done! I loved Dead Famous, so looking forward to this. Thanks for letting us know about the sale!

I think of this poem every year at this time. Seems especially cogent this time around.

To those feeling despair: remember, every step toward progress in American history came after the darkness of defeat. Abolitionists, suffragettes, Dreamers, and marchers for civil rights and marriage equality all faced impossible odds, but they persisted. Now it is our turn.

Architectural history. It taught me how to understand the structures around us, and touched off a lifelong interest in architecture.