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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on October 09, 2026, 03:36:22 pm »
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on October 09, 2026, 03:35:53 pm »
Wordle 1 938 4/6

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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by serious crayons on October 09, 2026, 02:15:50 pm »
Wordle 1,938 6/6
 
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The Culture Tent / Re: In the New Yorker...
« Last post by serious crayons on October 09, 2026, 02:11:13 pm »
Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 09, 2026, 01:06:42 pm
I always read Louis Menand. I almost missed Margaret Talbot, too.

I always read Louis Menand, too. When I lived in New York in 1993-94 I was such a Menand fan that I looked him up in the NY phone book and there he was! I could have knocked on his door! I didn't look up anyone else, but I bet a lot of famous people would have been in there.

Now, of course, there are no phone books and everyone has cell phones anyway.

I usually try to read Margaret Talbot, too.



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The Culture Tent / Re: In the New Yorker...
« Last post by Jeff Wrangler on October 09, 2026, 01:06:42 pm »
Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 09, 2026, 10:47:51 am
Yes, that article really sums it up well. Things are more dire than we know.  :-\

There are several pieces worth perusing in the September 28 issue. First, the cover is a classic: a tech guy trying to unplug a bank of servers and not being able to! The next most compelling thing is the profile of Barbara Kingsolver. The first part, the bio, is mildly interesting but it builds to a strong finish. Context around her masterpiece Demon Copperhead and her latest book Partita. At the end she champions the novel as the antidote for the chaos of mis- and information that we are force fed. No wonder novel reading is more popular than ever. "Baby Steps" is a book review by Margaret Talbot on the ongoing concern about fertility rates, noting that women have more options these days. I even liked the review of the book about Tom Brady and how he squandered his family to chase more broken records and wins. And there's an interesting piece about punctuation quoting Jane Austen. I would NOT recommend the fiction "Dark Horse" because I can't stand reading about animal abuse, and abuse of a horse most of all.

Something else also immediately caught my attention. The page facing the Contributors page is an ad for an audio series about a couple in L.A. who "collected" babies. Seems to me some time ago TNY ran an article about these people, and also maybe a week or so ago I saw a TV news report that these people have been arrested (I think at least charged with Child Endangerment).

 I'm glad you mentioned the punctuation article; I might have missed it, even though I always read Louis Menand. I almost missed Margaret Talbot, too. I might have skipped the article about Tom Brady. I'll at least make a start at the Texas and Netanyahu articles.

I'll be skipping Barbara Kingsolver. I've heard the name, but I've never read any of her books. These days when I read a novel it's one where the protagonist is a gay male.
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The Culture Tent / Re: In the New Yorker...
« Last post by Front-Ranger on October 09, 2026, 10:47:51 am »
Yes, that article really sums it up well. Things are more dire than we know.  :-\

There are several pieces worth perusing in the September 28 issue. First, the cover is a classic: a tech guy trying to unplug a bank of servers and not being able to! The next most compelling thing is the profile of Barbara Kingsolver. The first part, the bio, is mildly interesting but it builds to a strong finish. Context around her masterpiece Demon Copperhead and her latest book Partita. At the end she champions the novel as the antidote for the chaos of mis- and information that we are force fed. No wonder novel reading is more popular than ever. "Baby Steps" is a book review by Margaret Talbot on the ongoing concern about fertility rates, noting that women have more options these days. I even liked the review of the book about Tom Brady and how he squandered his family to chase more broken records and wins. And there's an interesting piece about punctuation quoting Jane Austen. I would NOT recommend the fiction "Dark Horse" because I can't stand reading about animal abuse, and abuse of a horse most of all.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by southendmd on October 09, 2026, 08:23:26 am »
Strands #950
?That can't be right?
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by southendmd on October 09, 2026, 08:11:50 am »
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by southendmd on October 09, 2026, 08:09:45 am »
Wordle 1,938 4/6

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The Lighter Side / Re: Photo Captions - Irreverent! Beware
« Last post by CellarDweller on October 08, 2026, 10:59:26 pm »











Ennis:  Why is the water this color?   It's creepy!

Jack:   I don't know, but every time it turns this color, a lot of the sheep go missing!
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