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Amy Helfman

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Erstwhile expat eternal New Yorker. Serious theater nerd. Cilantro tastes like soap to me.

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If there is, it’s in German.

02.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Feh!

25.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feh!

25.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We got more than a foot here!

24.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
WebAIM: Contrast Checker

I enjoy your newsletter, and I'm glad you chose Ghost. But as a web accessibility engineer, I find the poor color contrast (like that very light blue for links) to be a serious problem. It's not difficult to solve - use this color contrast checker as a starting point: webaim.org/resources/co...

05.02.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Randy Newman - Short People (Official Video)
Randy Newman - Short People (Official Video) YouTube video by Randy Newman

youtu.be/8bfyS-S-IJs (song starts at 0:28)

31.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yesher koach!

31.01.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Tom.

31.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My sister was going to be 60 this year. She passed away earlier this month. So, uh, no good alternatives and all that.

31.01.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Pinned in memory of Jennifer Helfman, 1966-2026.

29.01.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My voicemail transcribed it as "Millenia", and then I called my sister back saying, "What millenia movie??" πŸ˜„

29.01.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

28.01.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's too blow-dried to be president.

23.01.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How It Stops, How It Ends We are in a moment of national crisis unknown since the Civil War.

We're in a crisis unlike any since the Civil War.

This is how it stops. This is how it ends.

www.againstallenemies.net/p/how-it-sto...

12.01.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 853 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 23

Allevai!

31.12.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of the time that my Dad (z"l) sat through a Donny Osmond concert next to eleven-year-old me, tolerating all the preteen screaming around us. ❀️

24.12.2025 02:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Why Is Shopping an Abyss of Blah?

This essay by Robin Givhan is about fashion, but it works, too, as an analysis of the ways that our algorithm-fueled world hampers curiosity, dreaming, self-discovery β€” and the β€œappetite to be discerning.” I see applications to journalism, for sure. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...

21.12.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sony BDPS1700U, plays Blu-Ray and DVD discs, and is available new for less than $100.

14.12.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw the film yesterday and appreciated the thoughtful portrayal of religion and faith. And it was funny and scary, too!

01.12.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pete Townshend "Let My Love Open The Door" - The Late Show's Commercial Breakdown
Pete Townshend "Let My Love Open The Door" - The Late Show's Commercial Breakdown YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saving this:
youtu.be/tcm5pQG5Bio

29.11.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Signed, Epstein's mother

20.11.2025 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's only ashamed that he got caught.

18.11.2025 03:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rick Wilson | Substack Writer, ad maker, troublemaker, 5th generation Florida guy. Lincoln Project/Square co-founder. Podcasts: The Enemies List, The Lincoln Project Podcast.

@therickwilson.bsky.social , you have an imitator over on Substack: substack.com/@rickwilson7...

14.11.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People forget that he's a humorist and not a policy expert.

11.11.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY - Cinema Treasures Built just a few hundred feet from the site of original Ziegfeld Theatre (demolished in 1966, it has its own page on Cinema Treasures). This 'new' ...

I took my then twelve year old nephew to see it at the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC. Accustomed as he was to NJ multiplexes, his eyes went wide as he marveled, "All this for one movie??"

If only the film had measured up to the venue! cinematreasures.org/theaters/12

08.11.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The great great House of Guitars!

08.11.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm taking the train.

02.11.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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87 days: The do-nothing Congress’s shutdown strategy This historic level of inaction is not an accident, a bug, or a well-deserved vacation.

You work hard while Republicans relax β€” and our access to affordable healthcare is paying the price. Jeff Nesbit explains.

29.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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You Don't, Under Any Circumstances, Have To Play Into Donald Trump's Hands He has a terrible poker face, and keeps telling us what he believes his greatest vulnerabilities are.

Have you noticed that Trump thinks information about him (his Epstein ties, his tariffs, or even just approval polling) is his most profound political vulnerability? What this piece presupposes is: what if he’s right? www.offmessage.net/p/you-dont-u...

29.10.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 240 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

24.10.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 372 πŸ” 358 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4