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Aside from the emotional bond aspect that everyone is rightly dunking on this guy for, reading a book to a child usually involves questions and interruptions and so forth, which models an interactive rather than a passive approach to reading.

Fans of Japanese literature every few years:

The exception that proves the rule is the opening scene of the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy miniseries. They turned people walking into the room and sitting down into very effective character introductions.

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Ironic photo selection for this story, if you know Cornell lore.

I'm going to tell my kids this was THE AMERICANS.

Wait, if I'm reading this right, she didn't pull it away, she held it so tight he tripped over it! This adds a whole nother level to the gag.

Leaving aside the Zionism for a moment, my question is what is Tate's "exact voice"? You know what, don't answer that.

This is "I'd like to see old Donnie wriggle out of this one" without any self awareness. If the system worked, we wouldn't be where we are.

I was only the 60th like for this post. Do better guys, we should make this the most liked skeet in Bluesky history.

August 17, 1970

I haven't read this, but it seems like it would pair well with The Crying of Lot 49 (another nice product of Cornell University).

Joe Rogan is shocked! Shocked!

PSA: Tidal default setting is to include AI songs in the algorithmic playlist generated when the album you're listening to ends. I'm agnostic on the algorithm as a way of discovering new music, but at the very least I want it to play me music created by actual humans.

I think the funniest response to this dogshit take would be to say "actually the Chinese response to poetry and music is just so subtle as to be invisible to your tiny Western mind."

A couple of friends roasted a pig on a spit. Off campus though.

I don't know which is funnier as a "book that saw it coming": Children of Time or The Man in the High Castle.

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26

"Educating the person as well as educating the player." Jesuit education ftw.

"The right only travels to the extreme in the face of a direct threat of organized socialism." Dude, can you please read just one history of Nazi Germany please?

I am about 5% curious about what it is about this stuff that people are getting off on, and 95% absolutely horrified. (I know I shouldn't judge before watching. But I am definitely not watching).

And you know exactly where he'd put the electrodes too.

My cousin is an aspiring plumber--there's nothing wrong with that. The "pathway" that got him there was Boy Scouts, which will introduce you to a lot of things without ruling anything out.

I have a Trojan Horse joke, but it isn't really that solid.

Nope sorry. Did you see the sun shining the whole game? Pretty clear indication that was not Ithaca.

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

To be honest a lot of these apply to Steve Bannon more. That's OK, there's some overlap to the creepiness.

Richie Charlie Card

I agree with the rest of this thread, but this post is the equivalent of insisting we use only the strictly Marxist definition of class while ignoring all cultural meaning. Development intensity has real meaning and effects on people's lives.

It's cuz I drank too much whiskey. It's the COOL diarrhea.

I'm torn on this. If he does nothing but line his pockets from here on, that might be the best possible scenario.

Idea for an enemies to lovers story in which two rivals both rip off a surprise hit streaming show, and try to sell the idea to TV execs. It's called Yeeted Rivalry.

I wish Mitch McConnell a long recovery.

Israel has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.