Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 294: It's Back to the Future Day It Works - Back to the Future www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QMh...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 293 - Happy birthday, Jerry Orbach. Try to Remember - The Fantasticks www.youtube.com/watch?v=arzR...

mr police I gave you all the clues

Musical Theatre Song of the Day - On this day in history, Jane Eyre was first published. Painting Her Portrait - Jane Eyre www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoKH...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 291: On this day in history, the original West Side Story movie came out in theatres. Gee, Officer Krupke - West Side Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTf...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 290: It's Cameron Mackintosh's birthday, and I can't believe I didn't already cover this one. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Ns...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 289: It's Noah Webster's birthday. My Friend the Dictionary - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbTs...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 288: It's (belatedly) P.G. Wodehouse's birthday. By Jeeves - By Jeeves www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6V...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 287: On this day in history, George Eastman received a patent on paper-strip photographic film. The World Inside a Frame - The Bridges of Madison County www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNA...

Y'all need to see this Bilbo and Gandalf from the Portuguese version of The Hobbit. Illustrated by António Quadros

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 286: It's Tisha Campbell's birthday (and still spooky season). Little Shop of Horrors - Little Shop of Horrors www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_gc...

That’s not even a little unhinged.

I know the advice is to “write what you know,” but the world is not in desperate need of more contemporary literary fiction focused on academia.

Happy Columbo’s Day

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 285: Happy National Farmers Day. The Farmer and the Cowman - Oklahoma! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJL...

I mean, Dickens also did have to figure out how to convince Hans Christian Andersen to just go home already.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 284: Happy National Chess Day! The Arbiter - Chess www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhiz...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 283: Happy(?) World Mental Health Day. Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I - Next to Normal www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auF...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 282: Guess what musical had its official London opening almost 40 years ago today? The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the Opera www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQGQ...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 281: Happy World Octopus Day. Poor Unfortunate Souls - The Little Mermaid www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-9B...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 280: I refuse to let October pass without this making it on to the playlist somewhere. The Ballad of Jane Doe - Ride the Cyclone www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXbR...

Honestly, I thought Midsomer alone had that covered.

Good exam question for any field, really.

I don't have printable words. share.inquirer.com/vytX46?utm_s...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 279: I don't think this is what National Mad Hatter Day is supposed to sound like, but it's what I've got. Sick to Death of Alice-ness - Alice By Heart www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Cd...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 278: Today in history, the first James Bond movie came out in the UK. God That's Brilliant - Operation Mincemeat www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoM-...

for the weekend crowd: take a moment today to explore what's on the ballot next month! it's not all about NYC, VA, and NJ: i put together a guide of the 180+ key races you should know about, across 32 states. explore, & find the ones that interest you the most, here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 277: It's Susan Sarandon's birthday. Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me - The Rocky Horror Picture Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eD-...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 276: It's October 3. Meet the Plastics - Mean Girls www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmJ9...

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Update: Mike Johnson has now extended the House recess through Oct. 13. If he sticks to his refusal to seat Democrat Adelita Grijalva, that means she'll go at least three weeks between winning her special election and getting sworn in. Other special election winners this year waited just one day.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 274: It's late enough that people on the West Coast are starting to break their fasts, right? Or will have by the time they log on? I Can Cook Too - On the Town www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3z...

The area of Manchester where the horrific antisemitic attack took place is one of the few in the UK where Jewish & Muslim ppl both live in large numbers. We must learn from & follow how these communities support each other, as we condemn the attack & send love & solidarity to Jews across the UK

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 273: Happy spooky season! (Fair warning; that's going to be the justification for a lot of stuff this month.) The Whole Being Dead Thing - Beetlejuice www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADY...

Out: gmar chatima Tova In: Yaaaaasss! Yom Kippur

Finally a Large Language Model I can get behind

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 272: Whatever else is happening, I'm happy Schmigadoon is coming to Broadway. Cross that Bridge - Schmigadoon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kip-...

I’m becoming more and more concerned that people at high levels of public discussion cannot identify the difference between a genuinely viral conversation vs a bunch of bots making noise.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 271: And to draw the unplanned beverage trilogy to a close, Happy National Coffee Day! Coffee Break - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAJ...

there aren’t a lot of purely good things on the internet but “you have to share Tom Holland doing Umbrella” is one of them

We used to be a proper country.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 271: Happy National Drink Beer Day! Oom Pah Pah - Oliver! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW8J...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 270: It's Vincent Youmans's birthday. Tea for Two - No, No, Nanette www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJe9...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 268: It's George Gershwin's birthday. I Got Rhythm - Girl Crazy/Crazy for You www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHF...

This is circulating on Threads and appears to have picked up steam here, but it’s fake. Trump hasn’t been disqualified from winning a Nobel Prize.

Listen this was resolved to everyone's satisfaction by the (awful) Star Trek Voyager episode, The 37's.

Tell me someone's never had to handle event logistics without telling me someone's never had to handle event logistics.

phrases to use more often, to reduce the likelihood of being swayed by propaganda: - I don’t know - I’m not sure what to expect - that’s not my area of expertise - that’s bringing up some strong feelings I need to sit with before I respond - I don’t understand that explanation - I need a break

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

So...very....tempted.