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Increasingly Inconvenient MTA Service Advisories

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/increasingly-inconvenient-mta-service-advis…
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 23:00

Local trains along the 1-2-3 line will be running express between Chambers Street and Fourteenth Street due to urgent repairs (all of the “C” tiles fell off of the “Canal Street” mosaic).

Due to track maintenance, the A train will not be running between Canal Street and Fourteenth Street. Shuttle service will be made available via the Sex and the City tour bus, with service beginning at Steve’s Bar and stretching to Magnolia Bakery, with an intermediary stop at Carrie’s apartment.

Due to a technology malfunction, arrival-time signs are incorrectly indicating that trains are running every thirty minutes. Trains will continue to be running every forty minutes, as expected.

Trains are being held due to an investigation at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. They’re trying to figure out how to pronounce “Schermerhorn.”

The Forty-Second Street shuttle does not run overnight. Or during the day.

The woman walking up and down the train cars of the Manhattan-bound J train selling candy bars from a shopping cart is out of Peanut M&Ms.

Expect delays on the Q line; we can’t find the keys to the train anywhere.

Forever

https://zeldman.com/2025/04/02/forever/
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 22:27

The first website my colleagues and I created was for “Batman Forever” (1995, d. Joel Schumacher), starring Val Kilmer. That website changed my life and career. I never saw “Top Gun,” but Val Kilmer made a brilliant Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.” Rest in peace.

The post Forever appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

A New World

https://www.monbiot.com/2025/04/02/a-new-world/
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 15:44
You can’t do it differently until you imagine it differently. By George Monbiot, adapted from a BlueSky thread, 2nd April 2025 One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools – neoliberalism and fascism – it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task […]

No More Lost Futures

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/04/no-more-lost-futures/
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 15:18

There isn’t often consensus on the British left. But for at least the last fifteen years there has been widespread concurrence on one thing: a highly melancholic view of contemporary music. The accompanying argument will be familiar to many readers. Here are its greatest hits: following a relatively progressive, dynamic period of pop-cultural production between […]

One Year of OUES: What I’ve Learned Through Change

https://adamcroom.com/2025/04/one-year-of-oues-what-ive-learned-through-change/
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 09:55
OU Education Services has the unfortunate birthday of April Fool’s Day, but nevertheless here we are at our one-year anniversary! 🥳 As I look back on the past year, it’s impossible not to think about how this transition has challenged and shaped us. Moving from being an embedded university department to functioning as an independent […]

Kristen Pol Wins the 2025 Aaron Winborn Award

https://www.drupal.org/community/cwg/blog/kristen-pol-wins-the-2025-aaron-winbo…
Created
Wed, 02/04/2025 - 07:12

At DrupalCon Atlanta 2025, the Drupal Community Working Group announced Kristen Pol as this year’s recipient of the Aaron Winborn Award. Named after long-time contributor Aaron Winborn, this award recognizes someone who embodies kindness, integrity, and an above and beyond commitment to the Drupal community.

About Kristen Pol

Kristen Pol sitting crosslegged at DrupalCon with her Aaron Winborn Award.

Kristen has been a huge part of the Drupal community for years, making an impact through her work in accessibility, knowledge sharing, mentorship, and community support. She’s the track lead for the Experience Builder demo design system and helps shape how people will interact with the DrupalCMS project.