Congress lurches toward yet another budget hooley this week. Through a mixture of boneheaded politics, acts of God, better job offers, and the walking catastrophe that was Rep. George Santos, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is down to very close to nothing. With another budget crisis looming, Speaker Mike Johnson is stranded on an atoll, the sea rising around him. |
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It'll be a busy few months of listening ahead, folks. |
| The shit that's really worth it. |
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I own one pair of heavy-duty high-top hiking boots that I've had for about twelve years now. I still vividly remember my heels, bleeding viciously, for the multiple weeks it took me to initially break them in. So many band-aids, so much pain. I suppose some tough hikers might say that's just part of the game, and tell me to buck up. But, I'll let you in on a secret: Technical hiking shoes without a break-in period exist. You don't need to bleed or clunk around in thick heavy soles to be able to go for a hike. You do not even have to own shoes that look like traditional hiking shoes in order to go for a hike. My fellow casual, style-minded hikers, let me introduce you to the Adidas Terrex Free Hiker 2.0. |
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Turns out, you can look chic while it's cold outside. |
| At Pitti Uomo, the American designer's mix of influences made for one very impressive show. |
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Stories involving alternate timelines, what-ifs, and speculative histories are nothing new. But the cluster of multiverse narratives of the past decade have not just technically been multiverse stories. They've been explicitly multiverse stories—as in, they employ the scientific language that originated with the theory. They are directly inspired by the Many Worlds Interpretation, not merely tapping into the kinds of emotional desires that the multiverse offers. For God's sake, Marvel's recent spate of ten films, eleven shows, and two shorts (and many more on the way) are collectively referred to as the Multiverse Saga. But as soon as an idea enters the zeitgeist and then the upper echelons of corporate IP, it gets flattened by the cynical and crass exploitation of pandering and profit hunting. |
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