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Tonight’s the night! Celebrities are stuffing into New York City’s Mark Hotel as I type to swath themselves in dresses that may or may not have anything to do with tonight’s “garden of time” dress code for the Met Gala. As long as their garden is on time, I bet Anna Wintour will support a wide range of interpretations of this theme, ranging from florals and plants to, like, clocks.

I don’t mean that headline metaphorically at all, by the way. I’m being very direct and uncomplicated and, crucially, that statement works according to Chait’s on way of thinking. I’m going to set aside the substance of his recent essay discussing pro-Palestinian activists itself, because frankly Chait has set aside the substance too. Here’s what I’m really interested in today. A New York Times story recently drew some attention to the political problem this creates for Democrats.

Through most of the 2010s, I wrote almost exclusively while listening to music through headphones so loud it would blot out any outside sound. I’d often get in a habit of playing the same record over and over—so that I could begin to learn to disregard it, too, somehow narrowing my attention within even the high volume. I avoided records that had intelligible lyrics, anticipating their distraction like any other irritant, though sometimes could get into it when the vox worked like any other instrument—more a texture than a message—or maybe when buried deeply enough in the mix they became essentially abstract.

Greetings to all the new subscribers, but especially the paid ones. I’m keeping this post free for now, but know that you’re the ones making this possible. I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. To everyone else, I won’t give you the hard sell, but just know that the basic formula is mo’ money = mo’ #content. Jon Ronson occupies a rare space in journalism. He’s a pioneering gonzo journalist who has disappeared down more rabbit holes and infiltrated more extreme groups than just about anyone, and he’s done it all while maintaining the persona of… well, basically the anti-swashbuckler.

Jonathan Howard is a neurologist and psychiatrist who practices at NYU-Bellevue and posts frequently on Science Based Medicine. Share Ground Truths Transcript, unedited, with links to audio Eric Topol (00:05): Well, hello, Eric Topol with Ground Truths and I'm really pleased to have the chance to talk with Jonathan Howard today, who is a neurologist and psychiatrist at NYU at Bellevue and has written quite an amazing book published a few months months ago called We Want Them Infected, so welcome Jonathan.

Andrew Tate’s storytelling ability is genius. It’s captivating. He rouses you like you’re about to go to war and take on life’s challenges, and I can see why people find him inspiring, particularly if you’re a young male searching for meaning in life. When I write about him, reactions are either fireworks or crickets. Depending on what side you take, I, the author, am called a Simp trying to please my female audience or a misogynist because why would anyone side with a straight-up female predator?

Earlier this year, Joseph Zieler was tried in Lee County for two counts of first-degree murder related to crimes that occurred decades ago. In May, the jury convicted Zieler on both counts. The trial judge applied the new capital sentencing statute. On May 24, a Lee County jury voted 10-2 to recommend a sentence of death for both counts. The defense filed a motion for new trial on June 2, 2023, and also other motions since the trial.

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“You’re drinking whisky with the Seventh Son little girl, seven days a week.” —David Duet, singer “Our M.O. was just to get as annihilated as possible and rock out.” —Danny Bland, guitarist “Cat Butt are out of control. …If they weren’t in a band, they’d be criminals, in the armed forces or dead.” —Melody Maker In January 1987, 20-something singer David Duet started assembling his vision for the sleazy garage band in Seattle that became Cat Butt.