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Hi, ADHDers! How’s it going? News update! I quit my job after working for just under 5 years in the public sector! *Exhalessssss* Risky. Pretty risky, during the cost of living crisis, considering I don’t have a job lined up. But, I needed to make the jump and I am figuring it out along the way. And I have to trust that God has something better for me! Shall we get started?

Kate Middleton owes us nothing. Leave her alone. Kate Middleton owes us an explanation. What on earth is going on? For what it’s worth, I’m in neither of these camps even though some would have us all choose a team : Team Privacy of Team Truther I keep starting to write a Babble about Kate Middleton and I keep deleting it because really, what the world needs now is not another hot take from someone who has no idea what’s actually going on with this poor woman.

Hi everybody, This week, we’re republishing an essay that Gotham Chopra, ROS co-founder and director of the film Kobe Bryant’s Muse, wrote for The Word back in 2021, on the one year anniversary of Kobe’s death. Kobe’s birthday was this past Wednesday, August 23, and the Lakers legend would have been 45. Kobe has long been one of sports’ mythic figures—and as Gotham writes, he lives on to this day. May he rest in peace.

I asked more than 40 dads this question. Their answers were beautiful and diverse and inspiring. I wanted to share the great majority of them here below. (I’ll keep adding more, as well). I’ve also summed up the most common themes from their responses, which you can read about in my related article: Am I a Good Dad? “It’s about love and presence - not quantity of time but really being with him.

CHEF: a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel. I’ve spent much of my career as a food writer and restaurant critic analyzing what exactly makes a great ingredient, a great dish, a great waiter, and a great restaurant. With all that comes the question: what makes a great chef? I’ve met hundreds of chefs, interviewed dozens, a… ncG1vNJzZmiklai5psXCoZysrJWnuqK6jaysm6uklrCsesKopGioX6y1osCMppiknaNirm6z0Z6YrWWTnbKn

In 1982, the film "Mazes and Monsters" emerged as a cultural touchstone that both intrigued and alarmed the public, particularly those with school-aged children. Starring a young Tom Hanks, the movie became infamous for its controversial portrayal of role-playing games, echoing the nascent "Satanic Panic" sentiments of the decade. While it's easy to dismiss the film as a cautionary tale steeped in moral hysteria, there's more to it than meets the eye.

Women spend a lot of time thinking about what they owe the men in their lives—whether they have given them sufficient chances, forgiven enough, done enough to earn love. But men don’t have to devote nearly so much effort to obsessing over women, because our entire culture is built around their needs, their preferences, and their norms. It is this disconnect that lures so many women into bad relationships. It starts with just a single problematic behavior or two.

Following my reappraisal of the 1981 Oscars, let’s do the same to the year 1982. These feature eligible movies appearing in 1981, according to the Oscar’s rules. Why don’t you tell me: which movie released in 1981 should’ve won Best Picture at the 1982 Oscars? Substack only lets me give you five choices in a poll, so I’ll list a few other possibilities below the poll. Loading... Here are several other movies I’d consider:

In a society where people are increasingly trapped in childhood, even though their bodies seem to have grown up, it is more important than ever to understand what makes children grow up. Growing up physically is not the same as growing up psychologically. Every stage of life seems to be postponed to a later and later date. Men reach age 30 without feeling competent enough to get married and support a family.