- Via the NYT: The Beatles Are Still Charting the Future of Pop. It Looks Bleak.
- Via the NYT: Everybody Knows Flo From Progressive. Who Is Stephanie Courtney?
- Via Futurism: Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers. All of which just reminds me of how lousy SI‘s writing is these days.
- Via Merriam-Webster: Word of the Year 2023. I must admit, the choice does not resonate with me as the word for 2023.
- Via the NYT is an alternative: Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’.
- Via the New Yorker (a reprint from 2004): The Comfort Zone (which is largely about the comic strip Peanuts).
- Via the NYT: Frasier Still Wants to Look Rich. Does He?.
Tabs for a Lazy Sunday Afternoon
An unusual all non-politics edition.
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@Sleeping Dog: Neither Paul nor Ringo need the money to debase themselves in the manner you describe. The ABBA crew aren’t as well off. They tried the hologram thing, I don’t know if it was much of a success but I doubt it.
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I got to meet Ringo Starr a few months ago when he did a benefit concert for the Center at which my wife works. He was awesome. Seriously. Posed for every picture. Signed every autograph. He posed for more selfies in one night than I have posed for in my entire life.
A Concert for the Ed Asner Family Center
If anyone needs a write-off this tax year, think about donating to the Ed Asner Family Center. Although Mr. Asner started the center with his own funds many years ago, they now survive and continue their good work on donation and paid services. They do amazing work with/for autistic and special needs children and teenagers.
Check out their site, and if you want to donate, click the “Donate” tab.
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@CSK: You’re thinking of the music played in the Cantina in Star Wars. It’s like jazz, but with more rizz.
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Re: Flo from Progressive: Natalie Palamides–the other woman in the progressive commercials, often the one with a harder, sarcastic edge to her–put out an incredible one woman show a few years back called Nate: A One Man Show. Very entertaining. Fans of Andy Kaufman will enjoy it.
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Natalie Palamides–the other woman in the progressive commercials, often the one with a harder, sarcastic edge to her
I am in awe of her delivery in the ones that involve reverse psychology —
“You want to go for tacos?”
“No, not really.”
“I get it. I mean who wants to deal with all those fillings and toppings, the mess…?”
“Actually, now I think I do.”
“Yeah.”
