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Video of CSPAN programming. The "Glammas;" a troupe of about 20 older women in red, white, and blue revolutionary-era costumes, including powdered wigs, ankle-length bloomers, and star-spangled walkers; dance to "Party in the USA"
Meme from Mean Girls. Scene of all girls seated in the gym, with many hands raised, and Regina George standing. Caption reading "Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by Regina George." Regina's name has been crossed out, with "The Onion" scrawled on top of it.
Marilyn Monroe in upturned stovepipe jeans and a loose, short-sleeved, collared shirt in CLASH BY NIGHT
Screenshot of Align, a 5x5 grid of letters intended to spell 5-letter words in each horizontal and vertical row. The second vertical row from the right spells out "CATIO".
Screenshot of a New Yorker headline, "Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?" Byline is Jay Caspian Kang.
Quote from linked Variety article: "Tourettes Action, a charity that Davidson works with, also released a statement on Monday. CEO Emma McNally said in part: “We are incredibly proud of John and everyone involved in ‘I Swear’ following last night’s BAFTA Awards. The film has already raised so much awareness about Tourette syndrome and the daily reality faced by those living with the condition. The impact it has had on audiences, families, and those within the Tourette’s community is huge, and we could not be more grateful for the support the film continues to receive. However, we also want to address the negative comments that have surfaced following John’s involuntary vocal tics during the ceremony. We deeply understand that these words can cause hurt but at the same time, it is vital that the public understands a fundamental truth about Tourette syndrome: tics are involuntary. They are not a reflection of a person’s beliefs, intentions, or character.”"
Cover of En Vogue's BORN TO SING album
Poster for the 1964 film Dear Heart
"As with many at death’s door, the legacies of my earthly affairs trouble me no longer. If the postwar reconstruction process were to falter? No matter. If the battle flag of the former Confederacy were to be adopted as a race-baiting symbol in an all-consuming culture war? I take no heed. All that concern me are deals, deals, deals!"
Three NBC Ice Dance Commentators; two dressed business casual, Johnny dressed in a fabulous black headdress that also gives funeral shroud
Clip from "Girlfriends." Joan smiles, hugs Maya, and says, "I don't need a man; I have holiday!"
Poorly photographed close-up of a bowl of hash, made from leftover turkey, dressing, carrots, cranberries, and with an overhard egg on top
Two boxes of Twinings flavored teas. One is called Gingerbread Joy, and one's called Christmas Tea, and they're extremely similar, almost like there's no valid reason for me to have bought them both.
"Davis told an officer at the scene that Elola had cut him off, according to KGO-TV footage."
Clip from the video for "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" featuring Toni Braxton's original face, right before she hit it big
Toni Braxton shimmying in a dress made of sparkly floss
Social media post announcing that Thanksgiving legends Wanda and Jamal are partnering with Green Giant for their tenth year.
Close-up of a Californian "I VOTED" sticker with some loser's Clipper card in the background
An old H&R Block ad campaign slogan: "Get your billions back America!" with the word "billions" crossed out and the word "hours" written on top of it.
Screenshot from media player showing playlist titled "Cold Snaps" and a portion of the songs on the list: Stevie Wonder - "Visions" Stevie Wonder - "Pastime Paradise" Florence + the Machine - "My Boy Builds Coffins" Les Nubians - "Desolee" Nina Simone - "I Put a Spell on You" Donovan - "Season of thd Witch" Earth, Wind, and Fire - "Serpentine Fire" Stevie Wonder - "Superstition" Mamas & the Papas - "California Dreamin'" Eagles - "Witchy Woman"
Excerpt from the article: "Burr said the restrictions on what comedians could say had been softened by the festival after some back and forth (Burr didn’t specify with whom). “When they first set it up, the rules on what they had about what you could and couldn’t say in Saudi Arabia, [organizers were told], ‘If you want some good comedians, this isn’t going to work.’ And, to their credit, they said, ‘All right, what do we got to do?’ And they just negotiated it all the way down to just a couple things, which were, basically: Don’t make fun of royals [and] religion.""
Screenshot of a paywall. On top of the greyed out article text, there's a message in stark black lettering that reads: "You've read your last free article"
Simpsons meme: Instead of George HW Bush smiling at a stack of papers and saying, "Good memoirs ... good, not great," he is saying "Good season."
Screenshot of an article on NBC News with the headline: Texas to form task forces to protect houses of worship, governor says
Excerpt from the latest "Executive Order" highlighting the phrase: "They do so through a variety of fora" which is no doubt a phrase Donald Trump thought of all by himself, as he is a very stable genius.
Excerpt: "Like most of Austen’s novels, Pride and Prejudice follows the romantic fortunes of young women living outside of London’s fashionable circle. They may travel to visit women who have married well enough to host guests, but their lives are mostly quiet and limited to the three or four families they would have grown up knowing."
Screenshot of the NYT game Strands. The clue is "Stand by me". The answers are about community.
Screenshot of my Roku home screen. On the left under a Roku logo, is a selection menu. Normally it lists: Home, Streaming Store, Search, and Settings. Today's menu features a new option highlighted in bold: the "All-Star Bundle: Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN"
Dim, blurry screenshot taken of my TV in low light bc I was rushing to share my joy. Scene is the famed Only Connect wall, Victoria and three contestants standing facing it with their backs toward the camera. On the wall is a 4x4 grid of seemingly random words, including "Connections," "Tiles," "Mini," "Vertex," and "Strands". Tiles, Mini, Vertex, and Strands have all been correctly grouped together. Connections is left out in the cold.
Excerpt from quoted article: "Schnitt was secretly filmed by a woman he met on Hinge who works for the O’Keefe Media Group, a far-right media organization founded by Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe."
A plastic bag of nuts on a grocery store shelf. The brand is Pecan Nation, and below the logo the bag says: Pea-cans * Puh-cons * Pea-cons * Puh-cans All but the term "Puh-cons" is crossed out by me with red ink, denoting the only acceptable pronunciation.
Screenshot of a televised MLB game. White Sox pitcher on the mound, very few fans in the stands, one of whom is wearing a white jersey with "Bananas" written across the front in the South Siders' signature black script and pinstripes.
WHAT KINDA HOUSE YOU GOT OLD? NEW? HAUNTED? FULL? PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD-WINNING HOUSE? WE BUY THE RIGHTS TO THE FOX NETWORK’S HOUSE PROVIDED YOU OWN THEM
Picture of an old school slimline landline phone with transparent casing and vivid neon colored parts/keys
Homer Simpson, wearing his thinking glasses, stares at a bowling ball on his kitchen table. Suddenly, he says, "Of course!" And the scene cuts to Homer, standing outside the Bowlarama with a shotgun, shooting into the air, and yelling, "Bowling! Bowling here!" as everyone on the sidewalk screams and runs away.
Exceprt from article: "The model has been trained to confirm with the user before it takes any kind of destructive or irreversible action. The company said in a blog: “You’re always in control. ChatGPT requests permission before taking actions of consequence, and you can easily interrupt, take over the browser, or stop tasks at any point.”
Bowl of ramen topped with shrimp, scallions, sliced radishes, shredded carrots
Photo of a TV Screen showing poster art and details for the HBO show "Back to the Frontier". Three adults are dressed in old-timey clothes, posed in a field of tall grass. One woman, centered, carries a bucket for no discernible reason. Caption reads: "Three American families attempt to survive as 1880s homesteaders -- without modern conveniences like technology, running water, or electricity."
GIF of Project Runway contestant Daniel Vosovic smiling at the camera and saying "It's a mother f---in walkoff!"
A quote in blue typewriter font on a white background, under a heading image of alternating thick blue and thin red stripes: "The moment a mere numerical superiority by either States or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of the minority, and, for their own selfish purposes or advancement, hamper or oppress that minority, or debar them in any way from equal privileges and equal rights - that moment will mark the failure of our constitutional system. Franklin Roosevelt, Address to New York, March 2, 1930"
Quote in blue typewriter style font on a white background, bordered by red and blue stripes, and sketches of white stars: "Thus, in this bicentennial year, we may not all participate in the festivities with flagwaving fervor. Some may more quietly commemorate the suffering, struggle, and sacrifice that has triumphed over much of what was wrong with the original document, and observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled. I plan to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution as a living document, including the Bill of Rights and the other amendments protecting individual freedoms and human rights. - Hon. Thurgood Marshall, Bicentennial Speech, 1987"
Screenshot of a text conversation with a spammer. Spammer: Hoping to be in Tallahassee this July. Will you be there too? Me: Nah man, I finally got my ticket. I'm going UP! I'm on the next space shuttle (confetti emoji)
A frosty glass of white wine and ginger ale, topped by a peach popsicle. All sitting on a white countertop, in late day sunlight
Screenshot from the linked article. A text thread between dad and child reads: "Knock, knock." "who's there?" "Hike." "hike who?" "Unsuspecting son. Dad waiting with bated breath. Sets the perfect trap." An explanatory note reads: "I use his jokes all the time with friends who come from serious households. He's brought Dad jokes to dozens of deprived children across the country. Andrew Schmidt, 28, Chicago."
Image from @humantiproject on Instagram: "Action 1: Contact Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs. World governments have failed to uphold international law. They have failed Palestinians. They have failed humanity. It is time to hold them to account. Email and tag your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to demand protection and safe passage for the civilians aboard the 'Madleen' -- people doing what their governments should be doing: delivering humanitarian aid and breaking Israel's illegal siege of Gaza. The flotilla carries unarmed civilians and humanitarian cargo including baby formula and other life-saving aid for Palestinians in Gaza. It poses no threat and is operating in full accordance with international maritime, humanitarian, and human rights law."
Still from the Grease! Live production. Keke Palmer in character as Marty, in a glamorous red dress, singing "Freddy My Love"
Black and white photo of Denzel Washington circa 1990 holding a trumpet in character as Bleek, at the peak of his gorgeousness, in profile
Screenshot from The Simpsons. A close up on Homer's hand holding a note that says: "To Mr. & Mrs Simpson: Lisa refuses to play dodge ball because she is sad.
A panel from a comic by Alex Graham. A POV character is standing a little away from and behind a group of people wildly clapping. There's a book at the POV character's feet; its pages look to be flapping in a breeze. There's a curly dotted line between one page of the book, and one anonymous crowd member's butt? Meaning maybe that this person in the crowd farted, and it was powerful enough to ruffle the pages of the book several feet away? But maybe it doesn't mean that? There's a speech bubble of the POV character reading, "Huh."
Hoopla user screen showing among the Recently Added titles albums by Geto Boys, Bun B, Do Or Die, and Z Ro
Close-up on a large white tag hanging from the outer sleeve of a pink dress. Tag reads: "ONCE THE RETURN LABEL JAS BEEN REMOVED, THIS ITEM CANNOT BE RETURNED"
An 80s ... sedan of some sort? White, boxy, and beautiful.
Still of Phyllis and Big DeeDee from TV's "Half & Half"
Screenshot excerpting a sentence of the quoted post to read: "State democrats were on the verge of [a large blank space to fill in] -- but chose to stand down."
An egg white omelet topped with enough cheese to make up for the missing cholesterol
A poorly manicured hand holding a delicious Riesen chocolate chew
Screenshot of Tom Regan's profile on the WSB-TV website, including a headshot of Tom, a smiling, middle-aged white man in a suit and tie.
Screenshot of the article lede with the words "Dallas-based biotech company" highlighted
Picture of a bag of mixed nuts. Description reads "roasred and salted almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, and pecans." The s pluralizing brazil nuts is crossed out for accuracy.
Wikipedia screenshot of the summary of the film SNEAKERS, with relevant text highlighted: "caper", "Robert Redford" and the rest of the film's stellar cast, "hired to steal", and "far-reaching consequences".