The late 80s - early 90s sweaters remain undefeated. Freakin gorgeous. I'd hang one for sure if I had it.
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A Figure Skating Star Who Breaks the Mold
Amber Glenn jumps like a pole-vaulter, collects lightsabers, is pansexual and, at 25, has blossomed at an age when many peers have retired.Amber Glenn performing a triple axel at a practice earlier this year.Credit...
By Misty White Sidell
Photographs and Video by Benjamin Rasmussen
- March 25, 2025Updated 11:32 a.m. ET
This week, she is aiming to add another gold medal to her pile at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. If she pulls it off, Ms. Glenn would finish her season an undefeated champion and become the first American figure skater to claim the women’s World Championship title in almost 20 years.
It would be Ms. Glenn’s biggest win yet, but only the latest in a series of firsts for a woman who has landed the triple axel jump in all of her competitions this season — one that, for Ms. Glenn, has been filled with triumph and tragedy after a plane crash in January killed 11 figure skaters, some of whom she had shared the ice with just days before they died.
If Ms. Glenn wins or even medals at Worlds, she will be the first openly L.G.B.T.Q. woman to do so in a sport whose female athletes largely tend to mold their likenesses to that of a cookie-cutter ice queen.
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In competitions, Ms. Glenn’s hair is often styled into a mane of multiple ponytails, a look she said was inspired by the pop star Kesha.
Ms. Glenn, by contrast, has grown her profile by celebrating what makes her different.
She is a pansexual figure skater who jumps with the power of a pole-vaulter, models her hairstyles off those of brassy pop stars, collects lightsabers — and is primed to be America’s next big skating star at 25, an age when most of her peers have long retired.
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The Comedian Who Anticipated Our Reality-Bent World
A new documentary shows how Andy Kaufman’s upside-down world of anti-comedy prefigured our own.Credit...Photo illustration by Javier Jaén
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Jonah Weiner, a contributing writer at the magazine, writes frequently on pop culture. For this article, he interviewed Kaufman’s last girlfriend as well as the director of the documentary of his life.
- March 25, 2025
You’re in a comedy club, and the guy onstage has gone quiet. He looks down at his feet, fidgets with the microphone, smiles a queasy, tight-lipped smile and, after nearly a minute of this, looks as if he might be about to cry.
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His name is Andy Kaufman, and it’s 1977. Maybe you’re unfamiliar with him, or maybe you’ve heard he’s an up-and-coming comedian with a gift for prankish anti-bits. He has performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “Saturday Night Live,” and he killed on those shows. But tonight, taping his part in an HBO “Young Comedians Special,” he has told one stinker after another, and the people who have laughed have laughed in the wrong places: at him, not with him. Other people have started to groan and boo, and Kaufman seems to be breaking down. “I don’t understand one thing,” he finally says. People laugh again, sure it’s a put-on, or hoping it is, because the alternative would be too embarrassing. He goes on: “No, seriously, why everyone is going booo, on, like, when I told some of the jokes, and then when I don’t want you to laugh, you’re laughing? Like right now.”
He continues to stammer, and then he’s sobbing outright, scolding the crowd through tears. “You really showed me where I’m at tonight,” he says, emitting a raw, ugly sound, like the honk of a sick goose: Heegh-heegh. “I was just trying to do my best heegh-heegh.” He keeps scolding and honking, but as he does, the honks form a rhythm. With one hand, then both hands, he begins to play bongos in time with the honks, shaping it all into a ridiculous song. The crowd laughs harder at this twist than they’ve laughed all night, and their delight seems mixed with gratitude — for this reassurance that Kaufman wasn’t really upset, for this slippery return to terra firma.
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Johnny Upton
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I haven’t bought a jersey in years but if they made the late 80s-early 90s jersey a 3rd, I’d buy one in a second.
I made this chicken tonight. Not bad and you can definitely play around with flavors. I love that I can freeze it and make different dishes with it.
You need to add 2+ cups of broth/liquid tho. I did 2 cups of broth plus 1/4 cup of lemon juice and I barely have any liquid left.
I had 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts and cooked it on low for 5 1/2 hours. So juicy and tender.
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You need to add 2+ cups of broth/liquid tho. I did 2 cups of broth plus 1/4 cup of lemon juice and I barely have any liquid left.
I had 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts and cooked it on low for 5 1/2 hours. So juicy and tender.
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Pic #1 is what happens when you squeeze in a grocery run after work and you don't realize you didn't get the last bag out of the tote you set on the floor because you're old and forgetful and have to leave for Bible study, and you have a very opportunistic dog who just has to help herself to a lil' snacky snack while you're gone. 
In case you're wondering, she has no shame whatsoever. See pic #2.
I just hope she doesn't leave me a thank you gift on the floor in the middle of the night.
In case you're wondering, she has no shame whatsoever. See pic #2.
I just hope she doesn't leave me a thank you gift on the floor in the middle of the night.
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Hockey ice isn’t the same as figure skating ice. Here’s how the bull gang got TD Garden ready for the World Championships. - The Boston Globe
Hockey ice can't withstand the jumps, toe picks, and high-speed gyrating twirls that the world’s best figure skaters will carve into the surface.
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I believe you can. Something like oregano might not be allowed because it could stick
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Makes sense they shut it off, a damaged hot connection = fire.
it's certainly a PITA though
The office said that I could have what I wanted last night but today is a different story. The scheduler says they get calls like this all the time. Bottom line is that every practice is different.
I finished my coaster project this morning before work. Hoping to start underglazing (painting) them this afternoon. I want them to be as dry as possible so they can go in the kiln next week. Once that is done, I'll wax the bottom (prevents sticking to the kiln) and dip into clear glaze to seal everything and make them food safe.
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your Honor,Pic #1 is what happens when you squeeze in a grocery run after work and you don't realize you didn't get the last bag out of the tote you set on the floor because you're old and forgetful and have to leave for Bible study, and you have a very opportunistic dog who just has to help herself to a lil' snacky snack while you're gone.
In case you're wondering, she has no shame whatsoever. See pic #2.
I just hope she doesn't leave me a thank you gift on the floor in the middle of the night.
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My client is innocent and should be released because of cuteness.
Thank you
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Starting another project. Mounting a projector on the basement ceiling! A little weird due to a low ceiling height, and 1/4 inch strapping between the drywall and joists. Not sure if my stud finder will pick up the joists with consistency, so I'll have to be more cautious and careful than usual. It's essential a similar job to wall mounting a TV, only it's on a ceiling instead of a wall. Concept is the same in terms of a mounting bracket. A little different with the math of adding the projectors throw.
The wiring for the projector is already snaked everywhere it needs to be. Even planned ahead and left myself a chase for future cables, although I don't think I'll need it. There's an outlet, HDMI, and an audio cable ready in the ceiling right beside where I plan to bolt the projector in. Front, center, and subwoofer surround is already up and running. Rear speakers are wired but I don't have shelves for them yet.
Still searching for a manual pull down screen. I'm looking for a 16:9 120" diagonal. I didn't anticipate it being so hard to find one that isn't stupid expensive. The low ceiling height limits me a bit as well. I have a couple options saved but won't know what I need until the projector is up and I can see exactly what the throw is like.
More to come on this one. Hopefully in the next couple weeks as I find time.
The wiring for the projector is already snaked everywhere it needs to be. Even planned ahead and left myself a chase for future cables, although I don't think I'll need it. There's an outlet, HDMI, and an audio cable ready in the ceiling right beside where I plan to bolt the projector in. Front, center, and subwoofer surround is already up and running. Rear speakers are wired but I don't have shelves for them yet.
Still searching for a manual pull down screen. I'm looking for a 16:9 120" diagonal. I didn't anticipate it being so hard to find one that isn't stupid expensive. The low ceiling height limits me a bit as well. I have a couple options saved but won't know what I need until the projector is up and I can see exactly what the throw is like.
More to come on this one. Hopefully in the next couple weeks as I find time.
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Hard ceilings in basements are the worst. I like the look and ease of just spraying the open ceiling the same color.
when i redid a buddies basement for him we just did suspended ceiling with these fancy looking tiles.
That way plumbing, electrical, etc easy to get to,
Yeah I don't hate that option, it just wasn't an option in this case.
Neither was this. It's not even 7ft, with some peaks and valleys throughout. Adding any sort of drop ceiling , even doing it as low profile is possible, would've put us close to 6.5ft in some spots. Would've been a huge pain in the ass to get that done too
Kovi2
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Anyone here into landscape? My giant Argentine cactus is going to bloom this spring after 4 years planted and I'm stupidly excited.
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There's a guy here in TN trying to launch his 120-ft houseboat 
on a lake and they can't figure out how to do it without the back end going under water
I don't think they thought that through very well
on a lake and they can't figure out how to do it without the back end going under waterI don't think they thought that through very well
Kovi2
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someone's getting wetThere's a guy here in TN trying to launch his 120-ft houseboat
I don't think they thought that through very well
