We should swap Xmas and Valentine’s Day in order to separate the big family gatherings and prolong eggnog season. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
Patricia Sauthoff
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Historian of South Asia focused on religion, medicine, and alchemy. Book: Illness and Immortality (2022 OUP)
Two things:
1. Why does the term start on a Thursday?
2. Why am I always so nervous before the first day of class?
1. Why does the term start on a Thursday?
2. Why am I always so nervous before the first day of class?
Unless the aliens land on Lenin’s tomb and say, “Greetings, comrades,” we should not assume they are socialists. Even then, it would be unwise to take their word for it. How might we verify the ETs’ socialist bona fides? Are we to point a telescope at their home world and look for evidence of high-speed rail and ample public housing? Must we demand receipts for their magazine subscriptions? https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aliens-socialism-posadism-ufos/?fbclid=IwAR3scZZTv4r8ah0eVuGrCBa8nz6cY6Wmy4i0BRkpajXDOmaTrnOqYHg-7ME
Preordered a book today. Summer book arrivals are always fun because I completely forget what’s coming until it arrives. https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/easy-money_9781419766398/
Easy Money Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was th
@TimQuerengesser I saw both at the Save On off Whyte and 104 a few days ago.
Steve Herman“I never claimed to be Jewish,” claims fabulist Congressman-elect George Santos. “I said I was `Jew-ish.'” https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Broke into the special gin (batch 8!) and made za’atar salmon and roasted carrots with dill and mint garlic yogurt dressing.
Each cat now has a lap on which to snooze. Now hopefully at 2am they won’t fight over the same spot.