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a drawing of a little girl with a hole in her head Alt: a drawing of a little girl with a hole in her head

Countering in *Will Smith finding aliens*

Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.

The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent. www.wired.com/story/gramma...

"Listen" from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Jordan Fisher and John McGinty YouTube video by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

This performance, synthesizing ASL and song, from BCEFA's Broadway Backwards 2024 is one of the best in recent years. John McGinty, man. youtu.be/3U7W8MJ4C8w?...

Andrew Keenan-Bolger "He Plays The Violin - Broadway Backwards 2022 YouTube video by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Serotonin boost: youtu.be/ao6c7OW6qJQ?...

You don't say:

The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling: A Hardcore, High-Flying, No-Holds-Barred History of the One True Sport A Hardcore, High-Flying, No-Holds-Barred History of the One True Sport

Weird how relevant this is: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Oh, so this is the enshittified version of the outsourcing/offshoring push that eliminated my job a decade ago ... fun times.

It's all an abuse of power.

OTOH, when it sounds like an obscene amount of money for a single item (it is; Concert Grands are true luxury items) pointing to the reality makes it *worse* somehow.

"Opening Doors" [SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED at 54 BELOW] YouTube video by Alex Pearlman

Serotonin boost: youtu.be/M8x3S_H23Ro?...

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Steinways are still hand-crafted in a small factory in NY. A grand piano is fairly expensive in and of itself, but pricing will depend on model, materials, and specialty movers.

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Those are some cool AF designs, Sarah!

Now I have the wantsies.

Sarah is in her pack stockroom wearing a T-shirt that says plant native plants with a cool goth girls surrounded by plants in a stained

A print leaning on some plants that says please plant native plants or go to hell. The background is purple and the graphic is green blue and white. There’s a kitty cat with a hose and a watering can standing on skulls and there’s flowers with faces

My cousin and her family are staying with me in April so I gotta get this Skype a scientist stock room cleared out!

May I interest you in a native plants t shirt or print? Our shop supports our work here in Philly connecting people with science via art!

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The effects at the end are trippy, but the film as a whole is pretentious AF.

Hotel California (Spanish Mix) YouTube video by Gipsy Kings - Topic

SEROTONIN BOOST: youtu.be/1WJInl7HeWA?...

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661 H.R. 7661 could restrict federal funding for schools over LGBTQIA+ and sex education content. Here's what's at stake and how to fight back.

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

I watched it in college (took a CompLit class focused on the ways technology influences storytelling) and hypothesized it's better while high.

Tested the hypothesis in my 20s. I fell asleep shortly after the chimps & monolith and woke up to Dave & HAL. (Improved it greatly.)

I've been following the Authors Guild class-action suits bc many of my favorite authors' books were scraped.

I'm also back in school & the Microsoft360 tools I can use "free" to write my papers all have CoPilot. (I see no point in using it, but my classmates apparently do?)

Claude was built on stolen work from thousands of authors who write the books that scratch GenX brains.

Anthropic settled the class action for $1.5 billion in September 2025.

So, of all the chatbots, Claude mimics human "best" bc its developers stole the best material to train it.

The Making of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay YouTube video by Metropolitan Opera

Speaking of the Kavalier & Clay opera, which sold out both its debut run AND its recent encore, how could you resist after seeing Yannick so animated? youtu.be/RiiaRHYnXUk?...

Yup.

March of the Women (Ethel Smyth) YouTube video by Glasgow University Chapel Choir

Today's tune: youtu.be/PnMjOAxktS0?...

I'd watched reruns of his Doctor's episodes on WLIW (Long Island, NY's PBS station) when I was very young. He's *my* Doctor as a result.

But seeing his Puddleglum, even briefly, was the best.

A colored version of the original Pauline Baynes illustration of Mr. Tumnus's parlor. It has a roaring fire in the fireplace, paintings hung on the walls, a pair of mismatched arm chairs arranged facing each other in front of the hearth, a door leading to either the pantry or the kitchen, a bookshelf, and china hutch. Last, a tea table set for two, laden with cakes & cookies. This is what cozy has looked like since I was 6.

Fuck off with sitcom living rooms; I want Mr Tumnus's parlor:

The thing is, my parents still managed to be shocked when I made theatre & chorus my whole personality in high school, so ...

)No, I did not go on to act or sing professionally; I'm nowhere near talented or connected enough.)

It's Peter's go-to exclamation in the novels, though.

(It's awkward AF reading aloud, but I carried on for the sibs' sake.)

They combined Caspian with Dawn Treader, didn't they? I missed most of it, but I will say the kid they cast as Eustace was utter perfection.

And Tom Baker as Puddleglum in The Silver Chair was inspired.

The OTT-ness of this adaptation (broadcast on US PBS stations as part of their WonderWorks series!) was my whole personality when I was a kid.

It's where my obsessions with both Brian Blessed (perfectly cast as Augustus) and Derek Jacobi (Clau-Clau-Claudius himself) stem from.

But, the biggest advantage to seeing it at my peak TNG fandom meant I recognized Stewart IMMEDIATELY.

I literally do not recall the posters.

My dad worked at a bank that would buy out a box at Brendan Byrne Arena & allow employees to purchase tickets to the circus & Ice Capades when they came to the area.

It was my favorite time of year bc I adored my dad.

🤭🤭🤭

Part of me wonders if the reason I loved them as a child was because I was exactly the target audience: a kindergarten girl taken in by stage craft & costumed characters. (Also, my dad brought me to the shows all by myself, which, as the eldest of now 4 kids, was important.)