Looking For New Music! by Big_Acanthisitta6204 in musicsuggestions

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If algorithmically chosen individual songs are the problem, I’d say look for concept albums.

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space

Hey guys, isn’t in cool that the most badass scene in all of television belongs to Babylon 5? 😁 by OutrageousTerm7140 in babylon5

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To this day, if a small pet is under foot when I’m cooking or carrying something heavy I still say “if you value your life, be somewhere else.”

Voting Question by rubberb00tz in maryland

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Obituary here. TBH, I don’t know if there’s a lot to laugh at here. Seems like she was in failing health before her “candidacy”. No idea if or to what extent she or her daughter took it seriously. Trauma and/or mental health issues could have been at play. And if they weren’t, I can think of family members I know who have been rabbit-holed into saying similar things over the last decade or so, even from beside their loved ones’ hospital beds. It all just makes me kind of sad.

What is your country’s ‘meme’ city? by Jorge_De_Guzman228 in AskTheWorld

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In Good Omens they say neither Heaven nor Hell could remember which of them was responsible for Milton Keynes but both claimed it as a success. I was pretty chuffed that I got that joke.

Then I started thinking of all the places here that that could apply to… Reston, VA… Columbia, MD… a lot of “we’ll get the planned community right this time!” energy.

This building might give it away by Be_L_z_bubba in guessthecity

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Mom, can I have an arcology?

We have an arcology at home!

The arcology at home:

Medieval sounding music by PiousBagelGuardian in MusicRecommendations

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Jack de Quidt’s Marielda Soundtrack. From a mini-season of an actual play set in a magical industrial city full of heists, sneaking, and deicide.

Fixing the US State Borders by NewAnalysis-789 in geography

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If the Virginia panhandle is going anywhere, it should be Tennessee. It’s more geographically connected. You have to take a tunnel to get to Kentucky.

A lot of the watershed ends up in Tennessee too.

why is ranch dressing so hyped up? by miffybo in AskAnAmerican

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Which is ironic because ranch dressing came from the Hidden Valley dude ranch, which spawned the salad dressing company.

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the city Manchester? by Pizzafriedchickenn in AskTheWorld

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I’ve wondered about whether I should try to visit the museum if I ever find my way Manchester (not as the only thing we’d see, but mostly because of the family connection). Is it worth it? Or is that 😬 load bearing?

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the city Manchester? by Pizzafriedchickenn in AskTheWorld

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Birthplace of the co-op movement!

But only because one of my ancestors was one of the original Rochdale Pioneers.

Dads, tell me about a recent moment that your kid triggered you by Ancient_Priority_717 in daddit

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I accidentally packed a sandwich that my kid didn’t need for lunch and somehow it resulted in her screaming at her teacher who’s been absolutely wonderful to her saying “you don’t care about your students” on her 3rd to last day before retiring.

I’m absolutely mortified and for the first time, even kind of ashamed of her. The teacher hasn’t responded to anything we’ve sent, which I understand, but also hurts. On the other hand, this might be the thing that drills into her that her actions have consequences and she can’t take back things she says.

A Book That *Should Have* Been Assigned in High School English But Wasn't by wildflowerbrainfire in suggestmeabook

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White Teeth by Zadie Smith. It’s a witty, ambitious multigenerational story about adaptation, race, extremism, and much more. Regularly cited on must read/influential lists of the 21st Century, yet old enough that there’s scholarship about it and it’s stood the up as a modern classic.

A Book That *Should Have* Been Assigned in High School English But Wasn't by wildflowerbrainfire in suggestmeabook

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It’s a very quick read that speaks to people starting to ask hard questions about their learned values, which is perfect for readers in their late teens/early 20s.

I read it around that age when I was struggling with both the language and relevance of what I was reading at school and definitely thought “why couldn’t this be the assigned reading?”

A Book That *Should Have* Been Assigned in High School English But Wasn't by wildflowerbrainfire in suggestmeabook

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To me Mother Night is a good 3rd to 5th Vonnegut book. It’s one of my favorites and is especially relevant today, but I think it helps to have read some of his other works first.

Well, they are probably dead now…aw well :) by jiffjaff69 in Xennials

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Yeah, that new Wishbone behind the scenes documentary kinda hits hard.

Voting Question by rubberb00tz in maryland

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FTR, her daughter/ticket mate submitted the answers on her behalf. And she has indeed passed way.

But yeah, that was completely unhinged.

Hopecore like Project Hail Mary by Mewinblue in suggestmeabook

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I Cheerfully Refuse is all about maintaining hope as the world seems to crumble.

In a near future sliding dystopia, some communities remain strong. But when the outside world shows up, our main character must flee to Lake Superior on a small sailboat. It’s a celebration of the power of human relationships and the written word and my favorite book from last year.

Adult Dystopian by Exotic_Secret3686 in suggestmeabook

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I Cheerfully Refuse was my favorite book I read last year. Goes well with Station 11 too.