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• Did you know conch snails have googly eyes?

  Boing Boing, Nov 14, 2023

  When I first saw this video, I thought for sure it was fake. The eyes on this conch look absolutely, delightfully cartoonish—how on earth could this possibly be real? Turns out that conchs actually DO have ridiculously awesome googly eyes! — Read the rest

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• The 21 best gifts for movie lovers this holiday season

  AV Club, Nov 14, 2023

  For those of you who are more organized than the rest of us and like to get your holiday shopping done at any other time than approximately 12 hours before the gift-giving occasion of your choice, we’ve put together some easy-to-recommend gifts for true film fans. We’ve got everything from cute little vinyl figures… Read more...

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• Mike Johnson's bid to keep the government open will need sizable Democratic support on the floor to pass Tuesday.

  Politico, Nov 14, 2023

• The QAnon Shaman is running for Congress

  Boing Boing, Nov 14, 2023

  Last month, Trump-loving Congressperson Debbie Lesko, who currently represents Arizona's 8th Congressional District, announced that she would not be running again when her current term ends in January 2025. Hoping to fill her spot is none other than the QAnon Shaman himself, Jacob Angeli-Chansley. — Read the rest

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• Supreme Court adopts unenforceable "ethics" policy

  Boing Boing, Nov 14, 2023

  Hoping to turn around growing public perception of certain members as corrupt, the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted an "ethics" policy that vaguely resembles the Code of Conduct applying to federal judges—but without any enforcement mechanisms. In a brief statement the court makes clear that it does not consider Clarence Thomas's endless parade of undisclosed trips and gifts as misconduct, but rather a misunderstanding that you are suffering from. — Read the rest

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• The Crossword: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

  The New Yorker, Nov 14, 2023

  Element between manganese and cobalt on the periodic table: four letters.

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• “My Name Is Barbra,” Reviewed: Streisand’s Mother of All Memoirs

  The New Yorker, Nov 14, 2023

  In “My Name Is Barbra,” the icon takes a maximalist approach to her own life, studying every trial, triumph, and snack food of a six-decade career.

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• What Comes After Panda Diplomacy?

  The New Yorker, Nov 14, 2023

  Biden meets with President Xi as U.S.-China relations get less warm and fuzzy.

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