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Emidio Pepe, Maker of Prized Abruzzo Wines, Dies at 94 (Gift Article)
He was one of the first to make a case for the local grapes and traditional methods, even as others abandoned them, inspiring a younger generation.
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MATEWAN is film that all of you should watch. It's a masterpiece that's more relevant now than it was in 1987.
‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement
John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice
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Vicki Wickham, Behind-the-Scenes Force in Pop Music, Dies at 87 (Gift Article)
She managed artists like Labelle and Dusty Springfield, and helped run the influential 1960s British TV showcase “Ready Steady Go!”
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In celebration of #YorkshireDay, please enjoy this Sean Bean bastard collection. Sound up, bastards.
Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town - defector.com/abandoned-fi...
Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector
Take capelin, a small silvery fish in the smelt family. Now add salt. Then throw those two ingredients in 110 vats, each of them about 10 feet tall, and let them sit in a defunct factory for over two ...
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FIFA scraps World Cup private investment plans as Infantino fights for his future www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
FIFA scraps World Cup private investment plans as Infantino fights for his future (Gift Article)
Gianni Infantino's plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other FIFA tournaments were met with strong backlash.
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Did Fauci throw scalding water on your daughter, though? Did he put a gun to her head? Did he break your granddaughter's collarbone? Has your daughter just put out a restraining order against Dr. Fauci? www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoSen. Moreno claims Fauci "killed seniors" and calls him a "smug SOB"
Every Saturday is a chance to go out there and defeat the sun. defector.com/who-was-the-...
Who Was The Most Unsettlingly Tan Coach At Preseason Media Days? | Defector
There is a particularly unpleasant image of Brian Daboll that I return to in my mind from time to time. You can see it in the 2024 Why Your Team Sucks entry for the New York Giants; the image in that ...
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This is Gianni Infantino’s Icarus moment – the FIFA president has finally flown too close to the sun www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
This is Infantino's Icarus moment - the FIFA president has finally flown too close to the sun
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These men are simply expressing their pique on being told what to do during a time of extreme danger. One percent of the US population is 3 million people.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Rep. Ogles: "Look, I don't want to play down the effects of the virus, but at the end of the day it had a roughly 1 percent mortality rate. We coulda gotten through this."
It's fun watch Bari Weiss grasping her way to figuring out what journalism is through her hires at 60 Minutes. Is it when you ask a prominent person a question and nod? Is it when you make sure that something Benny Johnson said on Twitter makes it into a reported story despite it not being true?
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Trump Gutted the Kennedy Center. A Tour Guide Wants You to See It Anyway. (Gift Article)
In a dogged demonstration of love for a Washington institution, Sandy Weiswasser is among a few dozen volunteers still showing dwindling visitors a hollowed-out building.
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Remembering the 76ers’ most significant transactions: From Wilt to Dr. J to LeBron www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Remembering the 76ers’ most significant transactions: From Wilt to Dr. J to LeBron (Gift Article)
The Sixers will have LeBron James on their roster for next season. It's not the first time the franchise has signed an all-time great.
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She really is a generational talent. Absolutely nailing the character of "Mets fan"
The use of extremely online memetic aesthetics to support far-right political goals is like something out of Walter Benjamin’s nightmares.
Surprised the wall isn’t higher too but Kuss is done if the net isn’t there (via Teledeporte)
Problematic Otter@problematicotter.bsky.social · 2w ago@cjzero.bsky.social did you catch the American rider who was saved from TdF death by a net with 3.7 miles left in today's stage Sepp Kuss needs to thank his stars
what have i become my sweetest friend every band i love does a cruise in the end
Anthony Cougar Miccio@anthonymiccio.bsky.social · 2w agoTbh I’m praying someone is chronicling their experience here *critically* not from some armisen half-serious humble troll perspective.
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Argentines Facing Surge of Criticism After World Cup Loss Have Something to Say (Gift Article)
Many Argentines condemned their players’ racist chants and aggressive behavior during the World Cup, but rejected what felt like a sweeping stigmatization of their entire nation.
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It's going to take some time for me to fully grasp the concept of LeBron James as a Philadelphia 76er. A stunning development.
I am partway through Ezra Klein's interview of Morris Katz, and I find it noteworthy that neither of them has observed that women in the campaign saw the danger signs when Katz didn't. Also, all his "outsider" candidates are men. Back to it to see if this dawns on either of them.
I’m glad that the walls seem to be closing in on Andrew Tate, but it took criminal investigations across three countries, dozens of outspoken victims, and a hit TV show implying he drives boys to murder girls for this to happen—and he still hasn’t been convicted yet. This is why 98% get away with it
Had to share a song a work today and chose this one. It is, after all, late July: youtu.be/t1u9AX9wySc?...
Living By The Water
YouTube video by Anne Briggs - Topic
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Watching Max Verstappen post race today; he was polite, considerate and acting very much like an adult. Did someone drop something on his head?
