“Frog,” said Toad, “if I dust my chairs and scrub my windows and water my plants right now, then I will not have to do it tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog. “You will not have to do any of it.”
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Monday: World Benzo Awareness Day (11 Jul)
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Wordle, a daily word guessing game I made, got a shoutout in the NYT newsletter today: nytimes.com/2021/11/24/at-. Thanks @melissakirsch
You can play it here: powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle
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Frank O'Hara, 1970: "So we are taking off our masks, are we, and keeping/our mouths shut?"
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Insider out today! As the At Home print section comes to a close, I wrote about the section’s legacy after the past year. Thanks to for talking about all that went into it.
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I love the At Home Soundtrack, a big, emotional playlist of songs that defined the past year for readers. The #1 most recommended song: Paul Simon's "American Tune."
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I don’t want this year
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Zoom chats and Netflix.
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Are you at home? What's it smell like? The curatorial and head docent teamed up to open a virtual gallery of scent for and it's marvelous. Please visit!
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Life during a pandemic. So ordinary and so extraordinary. Scroll through.
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it's true!
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Guess who's working at the @NYT now? Knower of all things, future-thinker, brilliant editor, witty postcard writer, creative guru @melissakirsch, that's who! She'll be working on culture and lifestyle coverage. Please welcome her and DO say hi!
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What a lovely way to say goodbye. Congratulations to my co-host , our producer and the rest of the team!
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THE UPGRADE WON A WEBBY!!! 
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I LOVE these people, loved talking to them a few days ago. Sharing truth upgrades our lives. Truth is hope.
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Anne Lamott upgrades our lives: lifehac.kr/RlkN9kc
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LIVEHACKER, 's new event series, kicked off this week. Our lineup of , and was 💯.
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From today's WSJ.
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