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Fans of "The Office" (BBC or NBC) will enjoy this as much as I do: the Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA, is organizing an overseas group trip called "Scranton to Slough." (Yes, they're planning to visit "nearby London" as well)
The Office US and UK: Scranton to Slough TripEnlightening Northeastern Pennsylvania since 1908everhart-museum.orgI feel like I'm losing my mind. The ONLY REASON most of us know Fauci's name is because, in 2020, we desperately needed a person with expertise to save us from disaster, and, lucky us, he was the right man in the right job at the right moment! But Trump wouldn't take the W. So here we are.
Zora O'NeillAside from being rude, it’s just a dumb question. He was head of the national infectious disease institute. It’s not like he was some guy who got above his station and started giving orders with no prerogative or expertise.
"Page goes up and down the spiral stairs of Rachel Hauck's set with a quickness" Does he??? Or do they cut away from him at the top of the steps and teleport him to the bottom through the magic of cinema? I think I know the answer, but I guess I better see it again to be sure... #Hadestown
5 Hadestown Easter Eggs You Can Only See in the FilmFrom Patrick Page's ankle boot to behind-the-scenes footage, the live stage film provides a new look at an old tale.playbill.comI want to add that I regret the way Girl Scouts, as a program, catches strays herein. In some places, GS provides a robust outdoor adventure program just like Scouts BSA does. And even at its most basic, GS exists to build girls up in a culture that still denies their inate potential and value.
Mollie Wilson O'ReillyI LOVED this essay in the NYT about the "triumph" of girls in Scouting America (gift link). The girls' troops that began in 2019 are doing amazing things. I've found most people in Scouting are supportive of the belated inclusivity, and this piece refutes the hostility of naysayers so elegantly.
I LOVED this essay in the NYT about the "triumph" of girls in Scouting America (gift link). The girls' troops that began in 2019 are doing amazing things. I've found most people in Scouting are supportive of the belated inclusivity, and this piece refutes the hostility of naysayers so elegantly.
Opinion | The Boy Scouts Let in Girls Almost a Decade Ago. It’s Been a Triumph. (Gift Article)What I know from six years of leading Troop 163 is that these girls invigorate scouting rather than weaken it.www.nytimes.com