Today’s Saturday Stumper
“Litter pickup point.”
Orange Crate Art
Hi and Lois watch
I’m not sure if it’s a Hi-Lo attempt at edgy humor, or one more exhibit of the strip’s cluelessness.
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The oldest Ellingtonian? Eve Duke, earlier this year.
Reading in NYC
From The New York Times, photographs of people reading in New York City.
Droste fail
When is the Droste effect not the Droste effect?
Out to the parking lot
All the animals were seated at long tables running down the sides of the community center’s conference room.
MSNBC, sheesh
“Fulsome.”
“The Moors”
Peppa Pig and her family visit the moors of the famous Brontës.
Repurposed rake
In today’s Nancy.
Genuine headline
From Newsweek: “Confused QAnon Followers Question Whether Keith Richards Is JFK After ‘Reappearance’ Flop.”
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A UCSB mega-dorm: Now with links to a letter of resignation and an opinion piece by Dennis McFadden, an architect affiliated with the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Kevin Zraly, wine teacher
“‘Sir, we have red, white and rosé,’” Mr. Zraly recalled saying. “‘What else do you need to know?’”
Elaine’s insight
“All politics is no longer local.”
Mary Miller, pants on fire
The Chicago Sun-Times has addressed one of Miller’s recent tweets, which claims that a migrant group as large as the population of Minneapolis is making its way to the U.S.–Mexico border.
Words of the year
“Vax” is first.
Eleven movies, one TV series
Try and Get Me and others.
Fortifications
Chock full o’Nuts (Original, Colombian, and New York Roast), Jameson, Glenmorangie, La Vielle Ferme rosé, and various reds.
A spokesman on the move
For a moment tonight, I thought that maybe Joe Namath’s water heater really had exploded. Because there was George Foreman, shilling for some Medicare (Advantage? Supplement?) plan.
Today’s xkcd
“This was always going to be a controversial Wirecutter post, but what really got them in trouble were their ‘budget’ and ‘upgrade’ picks.”
“The Attack”
A monumental effort of reporting by The Washington Post on the events of January 6, before, during, and after.
A 2022 calendar
A 2022 calendar in Gill Sans, three months per page, with minimal holiday markings (MLK Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas). It’s a free PDF.
Trust
Larry David, in “Angel Muffin,” tonight’s episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm: “Who am I supposed to trust, the maintenance guy, or Don Junior?”
Masks
From Life, 1950. Masks for a robbery.
A UCSB mega-dorm
Hey, University of California at Santa Barbara: Franz Kafka called, and he wants his idea for a dorm back.
Goodbye, Mongol
Newell Brands has canceled its trademark for the Mongol pencil.
Not from The Onion
Steve Wozniak: “I got the new iPhone, and I can’t tell the difference really.” “I got the new watch, I can’t tell the difference.” “I got the new computer. I’ve been so busy I haven't had time to open it.”
Today’s Saturday Stumper
“Breaks into a vault.”
Shipping
The logo of the American Bureau of Shipping.
A serious sign
“BIKES LEFT HERE WILL BE THROWN ONTO LAKE ST.”
Meta
I presume the blue loop is meant to suggest infinity. I prefer to think of it as pair of handcuffs. Lemme out, Mark! Or maybe it’s head hitting itself against a mirror. Again, lemme out, &c.