a wok to remember

I know that wasn’t a question 😬 I’ve enjoyed the pod—thank you to you and Matthew!

9 secrets of The Traitors’ production and game Here’s a peek behind The Traitors’ many curtains to look at how bedtime works, who buys players’ clothes, and much more.

You mentioned in a recent episode that you weren’t sure where people got the idea that the players eat a real breakfast at the hotel before arriving to the castle for smoke salmon. I’d seen that detail mentioned here: www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/20...

Me yelling at the tv while watching the Traitors finale

Today is also the anniversary of FDR's signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced removal of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast.

February 19—not a great day in American history!

Final project for my letterpress class:

“Those / with the smallest hearts have / the greatest freedom.”

Louise Glück

The sky

Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

www.standwithminnesota.com

Alex Pretti, the man shot by ICE in Minneapolis, appears to have previously worked with the federal government at the VA.

There is a photo of him on the VA website, where he’s cited as part of a medical research team.

www.vacsp.research.va.gov/CSP_2004/CSP...

Counterpoint: there are no records to break. Birding is not a competition.

And now your moment of zen:

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/

I have a long-running list of surprising eponyms, and in this dark time I wish to share my amusement with you.

To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.

So, let’s begin.

Eponyms/0

Once again bsky.app/profile/chin...

So fucking weak and there’s not even any satisfaction in yelling at him because this loser is retiring

Another way AI leads to suicide is that hearing people talk about it makes you want to jump into a jet engine

“A sleaze of gold leaf” is chef’s kiss

“Among other things” lol

Frame #3400 from S06 -E08 - Battle Sardines-629292

I’m at the combination Lou Malnati’s-urgent care clinic

I think some of the greatest delights in the business of etymology are words—especially everyday words—whose origins we just don’t know.

So, this year, I’ll do an etymological Advent calendar on this theme: words with origins that are obscure, uncertain, or otherwise unknown.

stars, they’re just like us

In my flop era

Chicago supremacy

I won’t miss Dick Durbin when he’s gone

not to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence

“serve and protect”

Lie MAX

Overall screenshot of a profile of Tori Amos from The Rocket alt-weekly in Seattle, 1994

Tori Amos has an idea. But not an idea for a song-a new drink. Returning to Seattle for her second-visit this year, Amos is eager to find an audience for her latest experi-ment in beverage concoction. "You have all your Starbucks things," she says. "Wett, I have one that tastes like pumpkin ple: It's my own invention; it's my contribution to Halloween. A little witch warmer!" 1 Amos more ardent fans would probably say she hardly needs to resort to creating pumpkin lattes to bewitch a crowd. The emotive singer/songwriter's first solo album, .1992's Little Earth quakes might not have been a com

One more PSL post because I can't resist: Apparently Tori Amos was a pumpkin spice latte innovator in 1994! And specifically contrasted it to the drinks at Starbucks.