I couldn’t quite place the name u til I opened the link and saw that photo. I bet she considered that photo unflattering in 2009 and is glad it’s still circulating today.

Close to Leeds, it's Halifax. The first photo is a grade2 listed 1970's concrete building that replaced a huge victorian brewery and was the HQ of the Halifax Building Society. Now owned by Lloyd's of London. We stayed in a 2 room apartment across the road from it, near friends who live adjacent. Next photo is the town hall if I remember right. Third is a huge public square, called Woolshops. Medieval 1500? designed to facilitate the local wool trade at its height. Only used for a couple of decades. Now with added water feature, it is used for concerts and is slowly filling up with craft shops.

You can buy lactose free ice cream at your local Publix.

Shots

That’s a good article. I agree with a lot of his assessments.

Yay!!

It's amazing. I don't have magazines but need to bookmark this site.

@bernard There be dragons! Lol!

It's the same today! You can read the "body language" of the royal family at any public event and "see" the narrative that's in play. People scoffed when I said the Queen's demeanor and facial glances toward Meghan during Harry's wedding told a story. Well, they most certainly did so. The Queen knew who Meghan was, what her agenda was, about her lies, about her sordid history, all of it before the big day. And actually you can look at footage of all the other members' interactions (I don't recall but Anne was probably stoic) and they were clearly incredulous and amused. None of it was subtle. We now return to our regularly scheduled program.

@dolmansaxlil Those are the ones I buy myself now. The graphics are usually great.

That's really nice.

Sade My friends and I loved her music. Link to video Many Saturday nights began with listening to her and drinking gin and tonics. Good times.

Friendly? Just watch!

Oh no. Please don't remind me about needing to repeat insipid sentences all day to "verify my identity". The best however is "prove it's really you" 30 seconds after using a fingerprint as biometric identification.

Embarrassment at every turn with these people. Do you remember Hegseth lecturing a room filled with of career generals flown in from all over the globe, telling them they’re too old and fat? It reminds me of that Woody Allen movie where some clueless standup comedian makes off-color jokes in front of an audience of nuns and religious leaders.

@AndyD said: You guys never watched Baywatch? As seen on Friends, Joey & Chandler watching the girls running along the beach. The Hof was head lifeguard. Yes. I watched it. Yes, I did know that. I was trying to forget it. Painful. Friends was no better. A show about a group of young narcissists, living a life they clearly not only could not afford, but didn't- that aspect of the narrative was like a fictional black hole. The Hawaiian guy Jason what's his name was much better in the role. And that version was just as dumb.

More from inside the administration. https://www.axios.com/2026/11/11/bessent-lutnick-megaspeed-nvidia-china-chips