nothing sums up world culinary traditions like learning that Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada by a Greek
Best advice ever.
“Children, Daddy is about to drive you from JFK Airport into Manhattan, to a Times Square Hotel, at 1:00 AM when the city is flooded with World Cup fans.
You must never repeat the new and interesting words you hear this night.”
ICYMI: THREE NARRATORS! And every one of them a joy. My eternal gratitude owed to David Seddon, @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social and Nathaniel Priestly for bringing this story so majestically to life.
Now-annual reminder that if you're at ALA and someone you don't know begins asking you weird questions about book bans and censorship...and they're wearing glasses...they may, in fact, be recording you.
my nephew has asperger syndrome and is a married rabbi who is widely appreciated for his philosophical writings
New Bedford whalers invented boltguns in the mid-19th century.
UPDATE: Regarding the ruling below, DOJ appealed and is seeking a stay from Judge Kelley.
Kelley today asked for more information by noon Wednesday regarding that request: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
At the First Circuit, meanwhile, the appeal is Docket No. 26-1714.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
Actually got through the night, including road work forcing us down to one lane for 30 minutes, without swearing.
Which is amazing because on my way from Manhattan to JFK I’m pretty sure my profanity alone lowered the rental car’s blue book value.
Had a strange experience yesterday in Salem, Massachusetts where the town had a very normal tourism morning then by 11:00 AM was swamped by kilt-wearing Scots who came up from Boston in force after the World Cup game.
(They were all very nice and the Salem tourism folks were happy to have them.)
