Puzzmo does do a big crossword twice a month, but admittedly I do somewhat miss the NYT Saturday. I also subscribe to AVCX to help fill in that gap.
in today's beautiful delights, my letter to you was returned because i got flagged to pay tariffs. lol. so it's a bit delayed because i had to mail it out again -- hope it clears customs this time 😩
emilynhoward
2 months ago
Oh no!! I don't even...tariffs on a letter? Wth I will keep my fingers crossed.
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skep
2 months ago
Maybe if we tax the import of knowledge heavily enough we'll be incentivized to start producing it ourselves
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sorbier
2 months ago
i tried to write the lawyer problem so that it's easy to read, even if you have no background in math. i think it's an interesting problem: you can skip the math parts and still get something out of it. if you read please let me know what you think!
wow, thanks for the follow! i had the weirdest experience of deja vu while reading your site... could i have seen your posts elsewhere? so many of them felt familiar to me. looking forward to reading more <3
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qsky
2 months ago
I used to write under a different pen name and domain here, so that's probably it. actually, I think we may have followed each other before? In any case, your site is awesome and congrats on the news with your project! <3
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emilynhoward
3 months ago
I hope ballet continues going well! It's great that you're rediscovering it in a healthy way.
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oopsiedoodle
4 months ago
I can’t deny JB’s talent, but I’m thinking about how interesting it is that when a woman shows up nude, it’s shocking or perhaps attention seeking. But when a man does it, it’s art. Or in Justin’s case, a clever business decision, if we go by the NYT commentary of his performance: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/style/justin-bieber-boxers-grammys.html
oopsiedoodle
4 months ago
The only thing they said about Chappell Roan's naked dress (for example) was essentially just that she was more naked than anyone else: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/style/grammys-chappell-roan-naked-dress.html
sorbier
4 months ago
noted!!! the different ways men and women are evaluated at these events is crazy. --- it's funny, audiences are so different. i didn't see much praising jb but i don't read nyt. i didn't see any dragging chappell roan but... ditto.
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i might need to check avcx out. i know lots of nytxw constructors also construct for them! you need to start daily xw blogging to motivate me
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