Mr. ‘Teasy Weasy’ Raymond, Stylist to the Stars

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Mr. ‘Teasy Weasy’ Raymond, Stylist to the Stars

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"As I said," Merrier took up again, "I have too little faith to be an anarchist, but I have too much to believe in religion."
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The entire genre of dancehall (more or less) came about when a reggae producer repurposed a "rock" beat he accidentally discovered on a casio kid's toy keyboard. People recently discovered the long-anonymous Japanese woman who programmed the beat was in fact a huge reggae fan and scholar.
Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggaewww.nippon.com The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline origi...
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As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
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Periodically, I like to reread my favorite Scottish poem: Batman's Aff His Nut by Robert Florence.
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I don't want some egghead bureaucrat telling me whether there's poison in the water I drink. Ideally I'd want that decided by a 29yo judge who went to a "biblical law school" and does not believe dinosaurs existed, and then to have that decision reaffirmed six years later by the Supreme Court.
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FACT CHECK Trump: “Biden is a very bad Palestinian.” TRUE: Biden is far too alive to be a Palestinian.
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Leslie Lilley, the Reform candidate in Southend East and Rochford - expected to get 20% of the vote - said he would “slaughter” migrants arriving on small boats and “have their family taken out”.
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This is an exchange I had with a Trump voter at a rally several years ago. www.newyorker.com/news/our-col...
New rule: to comment negatively about immigrants, you have to first disclose why your own family members immigrated to the US seeking a better life, and why people facing much worse shouldn’t have the same opportunity. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Serial killer on TV: - extremely smart - also, cunning like an animal - charismatic but cold ‐ troubled childhood - operatic sensibilities - can only be caught by the greatest detective Serial killer IRL: - just a cop - a regular cop - cops won't stop him because he is a cop
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the GOAT I read BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS in 8th Grade and it Broke My Brain in the Best Way Possible
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I’m not sure any sport will top this
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Ursula Le Guin had some choice words for this type of person 💙📚 (if anyone knows the source of this quote aside from Goodreads/tumblr 💀 please let me know)
haven't been around long enough to weigh in on lit fic vs. spec fic ego battles, but MFA type classmates love telling me they're dabbling in SFF, like they're picking it up on thursdays like pickleball or skiing instead of learning a field, should annoy me but it cracks me the fuck up, godspeed
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every gen a movie was like I HAVE A BABEL JOB WITH BENEFITS I'M GOING INSANE
every gen a moralising storyteller was like I HAVE A FABLE JOB WITH BENEFITS I'M GOING INSANE
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In honor of Noam Chomsky, a thread about his favorite book by Mark Twain, “Weapon of Satire,” a posthumous collection assembled by Jim Zwick & published in 1992. 1/11
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You just so rarely see a Priest body someone so hard
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If the Conservatives have lost the farmers, it’s all over.
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"Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary organization...that was responsible for major human rights atrocities during the 1990s and 2000s." nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/colombi...
Chiquita Found Liable for Colombia Paramilitary Killingsnsarchive.gwu.edu Washington, D.C., June 10, 2024 – Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary organization, the Uni...
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On this day six years ago the world lost Anthony Bourdain. This remains my favourite of his quotes:
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Hell yes this is going up at work
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