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Thu, 14/05/2026 - 02:40

Honey, I’m sorry I messed up our moment on the kiss cam.

I’m sorry I mouthed “That’s my sister!” and made a face like yuck while jerking my thumb at you, my loving wife of thirty-one years. I’m sorry I couldn’t look you in the eye and, instead, doubled-down and began talking loudly about our shared childhood, even though there is no audio on the kiss cam.

When you kicked my foot, and I realized you were mad, I’m sorry that I tried to make it up to you with a tongue-forward kiss, forgetting that the crowd believed you to be my sister. I’m sorry you had to hear 14,000 people make a collective noise of shock and disgust while your beautiful face was projected on the largest possible screen.

I’m sorry that this all happened after the screen was expanded in 2024.

I’m sorry that I stood up to address our section and let them know that we actually have a very loving and often erotic relationship. I understand now that I shouldn’t have offered to prove it.

I’m sorry I spent the entire fourth inning searching for another camera operator so that I could beg for a second chance.

Created
Wed, 13/05/2026 - 22:59

A few months ago, I was tending to my newborn when across the room my phone pinged. I ignored it. Within a few minutes, however, continuing to do so became impossible, not just because of my compulsive urge to touch my phone every four seconds, but also because the device was seized by such a frenzy of notifications it threatened to buzz right off my dresser.

A wave of anxiety swept over me as I opened the kindergarten moms’ exploding group text—please, not more head lice.

But no! This was a good group-text freak-out. It was the call of America’s most beloved (nonprofit) multi-level marketing scheme.

One of my son’s classmates was selling Girl Scout cookies.

I loaded the order form and promptly set aside all New Year’s resolutions. It had been years since I’d had Girl Scout cookies, and my older two sons had yet to try them. I added my favorites to the cart, and then my eyes fell on the newest addition to the cookie lineup, Exploremores.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 22:00

The Catcher in the Rye: The College Years

If you thought Holden Caulfield was insufferable before, you’ll find that expulsion from prep school was a mere warm-up for the incessant grousing and myriad of beefs inherent in life as an English undergrad. Armed with the perceived moral high ground and loads of what he calls “lived experience,” this sequel sees the creative writing major crafting some pretty bad fiction while clashing with a dean intent on his demise.

Moby-Dick: The College Years

Having survived the sinking of the Pequod and documented the events in more detail than was necessary, Ishmael attempts to reinvent himself, trading in the high seas for higher ed, and asking classmates to call him “Ish.” Not unlike the jock who peaked in high school, our narrator struggles with navigating what comes next, constantly reliving his glory days with Captain Ahab, Queequeg, and the great white whale—much to his peers’ chagrin.

Created
Wed, 13/05/2026 - 17:00
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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:15

The court decision striking down NSW Premier Chris Minns’ anti-protest laws in April was a victory for the Palestine movement and all those who stood up and defied them.

The post Court victory halts Minns’ offensive against Palestine movement—now turn the tide first appeared on Solidarity Online.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:10

There has been an outpouring of anger by nurses and midwives in New South Wales following the long-awaited IRC decision on NSW public system nurses and midwives’ pay.

The post NSW nurses rage as legal case fails to deliver pay rise needed—now start planning for serious strikes first appeared on Solidarity Online.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:08

After the Victorian teachers’ strike on 24 March where tens of thousands marched, the Australian Education Union (AEU) announced that action would escalate in Term 2. But escalated action was not planned at all. Instead of another 24-hour strike, AEU branch council voted for local rolling stoppages with schools striking for half a day. Industrial […]

The post Teachers in Victoria: vote to reject any bad deal, keep up the fight first appeared on Solidarity Online.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 05:29

Two days before Khalil's arrest, an anonymous tip accused him of calling for violence. The FBI found it did not “warrant further investigation" — but the Trump administration kept calling him a threat.

The post FBI Quietly Closed a Probe Into Mahmoud Khalil While He Was in ICE Detention appeared first on The Intercept.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 03:02

Hello, it’s your subconscious here. Quince speaking.

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For years now, you have thought, “Huh? Are their 100 percent European linen tunics as good as the character actress who played Jenna Elfman’s mother suggests?” And yet—and yet!—our data suggests a good many of you have yet to place an order. Which upsets Dharma, to say nothing of Greg. Which upsets Quince.

Did you think we saturated the audio landscape for fun? No. We did it for you, dear consumer. And yet you still—still!—have not used promo code WhyDontYouRememberThatShowItRanForFiveSeasons to secure a pair of washable stretch silk palazzo pants for your aunt’s birthday.

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Wed, 13/05/2026 - 01:59
När Karl-Gustav Landgren år 1960 lade fram sin avhandling Den ‘nya ekonomien’ i Sverige. J. M. Keynes, E. Wigforss, B. Ohlin och utvecklingen 1927-39 väckte en av hans huvudteser stor uppmärksamhet — och ogillande — från flera håll. Utifrån en ingående genomgång av vad svenska ekonomer och politiker skrev om arbetsmarknads- och konjunkturpolitik under 1920- […]
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Tue, 12/05/2026 - 23:00

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Writer and McSweeney’s contributor Maeve Dunigan has poured a lifetime of effort into seeming effortlessly chill. The results have been… mixed. Nonetheless, Maeve still believes she’s one pair of leather pants, one perfect use of the word “bespoke,” and one jar of expensive olives away from self-actualization. She’ll never stop trying, no matter how bespoke things get (was that right?).

With sharp wit and unflinching honesty, Maeve shares her own misadventures—like the time she quietly endured a ruptured appendix at McDonald’s so she wouldn’t come off as dramatic—and explores the universal desire to belong. She invites readers into her world of One Direction fanfiction authorship and passive-aggressive yogurt mind games, detailing the anxieties that come with living in an age of constant visibility.