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Mid-month reminder to vote for (me in) the Options Awards. You can vote daily if you really like me or you know just once would be cool too.
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Oh wow Carly Rae, Miley, Empress Of, and Kristin Hersh all putting their albums out on the same day.
September 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Oh wow Carly Rae, Miley, Empress Of, and Kristin Hersh all putting their albums out on the same day.
Lots of personal updates in this month's newsletter, plus my summer soundtrack that I think I've already shared here at least once.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Lots of personal updates in this month's newsletter, plus my summer soundtrack that I think I've already shared here at least once.
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Good morning! It’s radio time! Tune in at 107.1fm and chirpradio.org! I’ll be spinning great tunes for you and kicking off the fall 2026 pledge drive. 107.1fm and chirpradio.org
CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM
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September 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Good morning! It’s radio time! Tune in at 107.1fm and chirpradio.org! I’ll be spinning great tunes for you and kicking off the fall 2026 pledge drive. 107.1fm and chirpradio.org
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RI native and recent Brown grad Nick Sanzi is one of 32 Americans selected this year for a Rhodes Scholarship. He leaves for Oxford next week.
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
Oxford bound
Nicholas Sanzi has many questions about the future. A graduate of Brown University’s class of 2025, he is about the embark on a trip to England, where he will spend
www.cranstononline.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
RI native and recent Brown grad Nick Sanzi is one of 32 Americans selected this year for a Rhodes Scholarship. He leaves for Oxford next week.
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
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Good for Sally Rooney and all the other people who objected to it.
"Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns."
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"Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns."
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Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns
US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin
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September 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Good for Sally Rooney and all the other people who objected to it.
"Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns."
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
"Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns."
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
How long should I wait for this bagel before I start asking questions?
September 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
How long should I wait for this bagel before I start asking questions?
RI native and recent Brown grad Nick Sanzi is one of 32 Americans selected this year for a Rhodes Scholarship. He leaves for Oxford next week.
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
Oxford bound
Nicholas Sanzi has many questions about the future. A graduate of Brown University’s class of 2025, he is about the embark on a trip to England, where he will spend
www.cranstononline.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
RI native and recent Brown grad Nick Sanzi is one of 32 Americans selected this year for a Rhodes Scholarship. He leaves for Oxford next week.
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
www.cranstononline.com/lifestyles/o...
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The only thing I want on the internet. Just endless bear cams, bird cams, that stream in Holland with the fish bell. All of it.
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The only thing I want on the internet. Just endless bear cams, bird cams, that stream in Holland with the fish bell. All of it.
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I feel like I should remember there existing an album where Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones covered an entire Everly Brothers record??
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I feel like I should remember there existing an album where Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones covered an entire Everly Brothers record??
Gracie Abrams has come on twice in the last fifteen minutes. ☹️
September 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Gracie Abrams has come on twice in the last fifteen minutes. ☹️
Told my therapist I want to start running but my nose was the only body part that was listening.
September 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Told my therapist I want to start running but my nose was the only body part that was listening.
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The full statement is kind of a masterpiece. Take the most braindead both-sides take you’ve read in the Atlantic and remove 30 IQ points
Ed Sheeran on Instagram: "It’s important that I set out some facts."
383K likes, 0 comments - teddysphotos on September 15, 2026: "It’s important that I set out some facts.".
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September 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The full statement is kind of a masterpiece. Take the most braindead both-sides take you’ve read in the Atlantic and remove 30 IQ points
Living on the edge (waiting until 945 to go to the Laundromat and the wine store that both close at 10).
September 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Living on the edge (waiting until 945 to go to the Laundromat and the wine store that both close at 10).
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2) ...FEDERAL HILL -- How did it get its name? In mid 1700s, several homes were built along Atwells Avenue, that were of Federal-type architecture. When people were referring to particular homes or locations, they would be referring to where the Federal houses ’on the hill’ were...
September 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
2) ...FEDERAL HILL -- How did it get its name? In mid 1700s, several homes were built along Atwells Avenue, that were of Federal-type architecture. When people were referring to particular homes or locations, they would be referring to where the Federal houses ’on the hill’ were...
Check On It is a fascinating Beyonce song (from 20 years ago) and I love it because it is only three and a half minutes long yet manages to repeat the hook 822 too many times.
September 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Check On It is a fascinating Beyonce song (from 20 years ago) and I love it because it is only three and a half minutes long yet manages to repeat the hook 822 too many times.
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None of this is to say that trans people won't vote for bad Democrats, but please, allow people the space to come to that dreadful decision rather than hectoring them as if our lives are obviously and naturally forfeit due to our self-evident inferiority to you.
September 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
None of this is to say that trans people won't vote for bad Democrats, but please, allow people the space to come to that dreadful decision rather than hectoring them as if our lives are obviously and naturally forfeit due to our self-evident inferiority to you.
If any straight men need a new name for their penis or require a nom de porn or whatever I just randomly came up with Freddy Poom Poom Cannon. I can't use it but someone should.
September 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
If any straight men need a new name for their penis or require a nom de porn or whatever I just randomly came up with Freddy Poom Poom Cannon. I can't use it but someone should.
These Chris Gallant posts are reminding me again that the term "X-rated photos" to most people means PG-13 at best.
September 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
These Chris Gallant posts are reminding me again that the term "X-rated photos" to most people means PG-13 at best.
Mid-month reminder to vote for (me in) the Options Awards. You can vote daily if you really like me or you know just once would be cool too.
options2018.wixforms.com/f/7234684946...
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Vote To Pick The Winners In The Fifth Annual Options Awards
Create a form and start a conversation.
options2018.wixforms.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Mid-month reminder to vote for (me in) the Options Awards. You can vote daily if you really like me or you know just once would be cool too.
options2018.wixforms.com/f/7234684946...
options2018.wixforms.com/f/7234684946...
No one in this Cowboys-Giants game is as generically handsome as Nick Sirianni and so I declare the last game Better.
September 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
No one in this Cowboys-Giants game is as generically handsome as Nick Sirianni and so I declare the last game Better.
The line outside the Nitro Bar right now lol.
September 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The line outside the Nitro Bar right now lol.
3 Poutines Kill 4
MAKE A BAND EDIBLE:
NINE INCH QUAILS
NINE INCH QUAILS
Make a band edible:
Depeche à la mode
Depeche à la mode
September 13, 2026 at 2:05 AM
3 Poutines Kill 4
The campaign ads in this Ohio State-Texas game have me ready to move to Uruguay.
September 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The campaign ads in this Ohio State-Texas game have me ready to move to Uruguay.