“Sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizen. Watch out- Sovereign citizen.” -me, pushing to the front of the line at Dairy Queen

One sign of life at the zombie Kennedy Center www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

The One Sign of Life at the Zombie Kennedy Center

The major performers are gone. But staff are trying to keep the center alive on its smallest stage.

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“Something has been replicating in the American mind. It is not microbial. It cannot be detected by nasal swab. To treat an affliction, you must first identify it. But ‘there’s no diagnosis for this,’ Fauci says. ‘I don’t know what is going on.’” From 2022: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Anthony Fauci is up against more than a virus

Two years into the pandemic, the threats and vitriol have not stopped. And the many Americans who still trust him are exhausted.

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Can someone please come get me, my eyes rolled too far back and I can't see now

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.

Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.

Me after fixing our air-conditioner today.

9 TO 5 on TCM, followed by RUTHLESS PEOPLE, followed by THE WIZ on TCM tonight and it is not even my birthday.

A quick review of the most widely-experienced musical performance in human history open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...

Halftime hacks

A beginner’s guide to organizing the biggest musical performance in human history.

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Here's the full story. Hope you'll take some time to sit with this one: www.nola.com/news/environ...

The Gulf’s heating faster than the world's oceans. Louisiana is at ground zero.

The Gulf is in the throes of a turbulent new era that holds enormous consequences for Louisiana and the other states along its coast. “These are not theoretical concepts, one Tulane scientist said. “T...

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Our first story in a series at @nolanews.bsky.social on the Gulf: The water is hot and getting hotter. We lay out what that means for the future of coastal Louisiana. a thread here:

One thing I really like about Ossoff is his seriousness. He's genuinely disgusted here, not merely camera-disgusted.

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OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Taylor Swift Adds Additional Wedding Dates In L.A., Miami, Boston

It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.

U.S. ambassador to NATO: It’s good that the world is finally discovering that you can eat fast food in your car while taking a phone call.

Phil Kennicott on the “Great American State Fair” and its thin crowds and “Northrop Grumman Sky Tunnel theater.” wapo.st/4uZJodn

Trump has diverted National Parks funds for his projects in D.C. — including White House renovations he said he was paying for himself. From @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects

Money once used for crucial national park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.

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As zeitgeisty pop songs go, I feel like ELLA LANGLEY’s “Choosin’ Texas” has grown massive enough to contain the vast unknowability of Texas itself — and I wrote about it for @notus.com www.notus.org/this-hugely-...

This Hugely Popular Country Song Has Surprising Parallels to the Texas Senate Race

“Choosin’ Texas” isn't about the future of democracy. Unless you want to hear it that way.

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If some plus-size drag queen wants to jolt her career and rebrand as Rhetta Truetide, she better get to gettin'. www.businessinsider.com/eli-lilly-re...

Eli Lilly is close to launching the strongest weight-loss drug ever. Somehow, gym bros are already taking it to shred fat.

Eli Lilly's retatrutide is still in clinical trials. But gym bros are already using a version of the weight-loss drug, amid a growing DIY culture in fitness circles.

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“Reflecting Pool has everything. It’s a drama. It’s a farce. It’s a whodunit. It’s a murder mystery. The victims are ducks.” wapo.st/4oIEmAc

Column | At this point, the Reflecting Pool deserves an Emmy

The scene unfolding on the National Mall is the must-watch show of the summer. It’s a drama. A farce. A whodunit. A murder mystery.

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If you see the name "Shirley Lord" and immediately the words "bosomy dirty book writer" before it, then you are my people. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/s...

Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93

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Narcissists have a history with reflecting pools

Maybe just a simple Pride flag would be better than...all of this? What are your thoughts? For my full comments on this topic, listen to this week's Savage.Love/Lovecast, out now!

We are announcing three new staff writers at The Atlantic: Josh Partlow, @arielsabar.bsky.social, and Sebastian Smee. More info here: www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...

The Atlantic Announces Joshua Partlow, Ariel Sabar, and Sebastian Smee as Staff Writers

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Earlier this year, Pope Leo urged priests to steer clear of AI when writing homilies. @nolanews.bsky.social's Bob Warren spent time with the Notre Dame Seminary's homiletics prof and we learned a lot about how this challenging, old-school form of writing happens. www.nola.com/news/pope-le...

Homilies by AI? For these Louisiana clergy members, it would lack spirit.

Pope Leo XIV has urged against using AI to write homilies for Mass. Priests and deacons say the process involves reflection on Scripture, prayer, a meaningful delivery — and humanity.

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I specifically asked the universe for none of this shit THIS season (next year, ok, maybe), yet here we are this morning, in June. Crew is ON IT. www.nola.com/news/weather...

Tropical Storm Arthur's remnants lash New Orleans area with flooding, suspected tornadoes

While Arthur did not remain a tropical storm for long, its sprawling bands and severe weather lingered and raked across a broad swath of the region.

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“…the water is more or less the color of a sour apple Jolly Rancher now. It looks like they're brewing Yodas in there. It is so uncannily green & visibly slimy that it feels inevitable that video will soon surface of RFK Jr. splashing around in it with jeans on.” defector.com/promises-mad...

Promises Made, Promises Kept: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Absolutely Looks Like Shit Now | Defector

If everyone in the United States weren’t living downstream from its consequences, it would be a pretty good tragic flaw that Donald Trump wants more than anything to be seen as a brilliant man who has...

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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Down here, we got some. Come join The Times-Picayune | @NOLAnews as one of a four person team of journalists covering the environment. Full-time gig, benefits, real human beings. Details: www.journalismjobs.com/1693322-envi...

If you're in New Orleans on 6/8, the Prytania Theater (Uptown) is hosting a 50th anniv screening of "All the President's Men" at 7 PM, hosted by Henry Griffin and featuring a Q&A with some guy who once worked at @washingtonpost. (Spoiler: It's me. Other spoiler: Nixon Resigns.)

I propose a hurricane season named entirely after the Boomers who insist they get to pick their own grandparent names 🙄 This year features a Nana, but let's also have Meemaw, Gigi, Lee Lee, Pop Pop, Moo Moo, Glam Glam, La La ... www.nola.com/news/hurrica...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has arrived. Here are 6 things every Louisianan should know.

From the forecast to El Nino to the new cone, here’s everything you need to know as we enter another Gulf Coast hurricane season.

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