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4.6.0-nightly.2026-03-19
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Cynicism is cheap–you can buy it at any Monoprix store–it's built into all poor-quality goods.
- Graham Greene, The Comedians
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I became aware of Redzepi over a decade ago with his connections to specialty coffee through Tim Wendelboe & James Hoffmann. I had no knowledge of his horrible actions, but took a disliking to him based on how he projected himself & his restaurant.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/11/noma-chef-resigns-rene-redzepi
#Coffee #Noma
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The Sparrow and the Peacock, one of the best thrillers in modern times, is set to have a film adaptation.
(Yes, I have the author's permission to switch the title around like that. 😁)
#Books #Movies #ISBerry #ThePeacockAndTheSparrow #TheSparrowAndThePeacock
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/peacock-and-the-sparrow-spy-thriller-film-1236682613/
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I present what is arguably one of the greatest fountain-pen friendly papers and best notebooks in the world:
Life Noble!
And, of course, it's Japanese. What else did you expect?
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"It's a little weird to be getting a lifetime achievement award at the half point of my career."
83-year-old Harrison Ford in his acceptance speech at the 2026 SAG Awards
🤣
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Hooray! The province of British Columbia is finally getting rid of the barbaric practice of switching on and off of daylight savings time.
Fun fact, I've never lived in a place that has adhered to this vile custom, and I hope I never have to.
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Kudos to Jim Carrey for giving this speech entirely in a foreign language. Love his comment at the end asking about his French.
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Now I'm not much for the theatrics of the judges on Britain's Got Talent, but this is flippin' amazing! Literally. Or, as today's urban youth would say, it's fire. Literally.