Sunday Morning Open Thread: Ephemeral Beauty
An all natural Christmas tree #millenniumpark #westroxbury https://t.co/2tIJzWLXdq pic.twitter.com/4b0xvEB7G5 — Adam Gaffin (@universalhub) December 18, 2021 This is the closest I can come to a Garden...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Open Thread: Merry Giftmas
It’s #SantaPawsDay – the day all our dogs get to pick their Christmas gift! Sadly, we couldn’t fit them all in, but we hope the pure joy of the ones we did makes you smile!To all our supporters and...
View ArticleLate Night Seasonal Open Thread
Choose your pre-Holiday player: Cranky or anxious. pic.twitter.com/ovBNkS3DbX — Amy Mackinnon (@ak_mack) December 14, 2021 I couldn't figure out where the comma(s) in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"...
View ArticleFriday Morning Open Thread: Xmas Eve
Cali Zoo in Colombia gifted its residents with their favorite food as part of Christmas celebration pic.twitter.com/smfWAPjjo5 — Reuters (@Reuters) December 23, 2021 I’m generally a fan of...
View ArticleFriday Evening Open Thread: Xmas Eve
Just because I like it: pic.twitter.com/Qloo6wR614 — Debby Witt, AKA Grandma Bear (@debbywitt) December 12, 2021 pic.twitter.com/ADI9D8TM7b — Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens (@CSMFHT)...
View ArticlePre-Dawn STAR STUFF Open Thread: The James Webb Telescope Launch
Celebrate #Christmas2021 very early tomorrow — watch as he James Webb Space Telescope launches during a 32-minute window that opens at 7:20 a.m. EST from Kourou, French Guiana, atop an Ariane 5...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Open Thread: Merry Xmas
There's an older gentleman around the corner with a beautiful rose garden and his white cat. I recently learned he puts out a little food for a local fox and while he's away this Christmas my...
View ArticleRespite Open Thread: Happy 95th Birthday, Harry Belafonte
HERE'S TO HARRY: @AlfreWoodard @MrDannyGlover and @WhoopiGoldberg paid tribute to Harry Belafonte and his social justice achievements on the music star's 95th birthday. pic.twitter.com/cotUKF7tNg — AP...
View ArticleRespite Open Thread: Name Gaming
My 8yo daughter met a girl at summer camp last year named "Internet." I said no way, that can't be her name but my daughter has been adamant. For almost a year we've been having this discussion....
View ArticleSunday Evening Open Thread: Vernal Equinox
We’re not putting the snow shovels away just yet (because New England), but this week has definitely felt like Winter’s back is broken. Also, minor personal marker: This, according to the WordPress...
View ArticleThursday Evening Open Thread: Lil Nas X Is A Good Man
If a bit of a troll, in a good cause… “Little” ?????? https://t.co/vbCINpvqHj — MONTERO (@LilNasX) March 30, 2022 Backstory (see also): Last year, Lil Nas X celebrated the release of his then-upcoming...
View ArticleMonday Morning Open Thread: Music & Food, Two Essentials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a surprise video appearance at the music industry's star-studded Grammy Awards celebration in Las Vegas and appealed to viewers to support his country ‘in...
View ArticleFriday Morning Open Thread: Beautiful
I was so moved to see Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed this afternoon. Like so many of you, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride—a sense of joy—to know that this deserving, accomplished Black...
View ArticleLate Night Open Thread: Easter Egging
I was 17 and decided with some friends to hold an Easter egg hunt geared to the handful of other teens we hung out with. It was weirdly wholesome of us considering we mostly drank Mad Dog and loitered...
View ArticlePre-Dawn Monday Respite Open Thread
Just a couple of old troupers, comparing medals… I love these two with all my heart and soul pic.twitter.com/FsNm0Tmz1r — Sam Sanders (@samsanders) April 30, 2022 I have come to greatly respect Pete...
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