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Would it be worth a try to get a time machine, go back to Entebbe in 1976 and save his brother Yonathan? Would a more reasonable Netanyahu brother by his side have been good for Bibi's mental health, and for Israel in general?

That is so true for a lot of of states of mind, like Boomers; you don't need to be old and geriatric for that.

The Last Crooner has left the stage. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11991156

We also have this magical place. And yes there are hidden easter eggs, some of them involving miniature sex (though knowing the people who run this place their minis are probably made by themselves)...

Obligatory.

My mom's favourite singer, she got the booklets out yesterday and counted ten concerts she had visited back in the 80s/early 90s whenever he toured Germany. I learned to appreciate his voice and style years after her (also Miriam Makeba). RIP great man, great voice.

He probably already fired the guy who knows to do that.

"I am my own Grandpa" intensifies.

Major Hogan's coat buttons up tight over a number of other duties.

The start of Marvelous Mrs Maisel s2 comes to mind, Tony Shalhoub's character to his wife: "Your packing plan is just to pack everything you got!"

Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel - Three hazelnuts for Cinderella A lovely movie, probably mostly known in Central Europe, perhaps even mostly Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%99i_o%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%A1ky_pro_Popelku

I loved to hate her as Virgilia Hazard in North & South, what a principled, despicable bitch. Was sad to learn about her RL descend into Scientology and Antivax. RIP

Ignorant "youths" like my one coworker (age 23) who replied one late afternoon when I mentioned how the two of us were the last mohicans (noboy else left in the building): "That's something from Star Wars?" I so wanted to hit him with all five books of the cycle... Or that other another...