All The Substitute Teachers We Absolutely Wrecked In 2019

This motherfucker honestly thought we were just going to sit quietly and complete a worksheet on binomials. God, the hubris.
Middling ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Review Leaves Fan On Fence About Whether To Threaten To Kill Critic

SKOKIE, IL—Expressing ambivalence toward the relatively balanced appraisal of the film, Star Wars fan Miles Ariely admitted Thursday that an online publication’s middling review of The Rise Of Skywalker had left him on the fence about whether he would still threaten to kill the critic who wrote it. “I’m really of two…
Dogs And Cats Who Were Certain You’d Be The One To Adopt Them In 2019

You didn’t go inside or offer any indication that you were even considering adopting an animal right now, so this one is 100% on the dog.
‘Star Wars,’ The Trilogy That NPR Turned Into Radio Drama

A long time ago, in an NPR far, far away, the network got into the Star Wars saga by producing a radio drama of the original trilogy.
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‘Impeachment: A Handbook’: How A Watergate-Era Essay Can Guide Us Today

Originally published in 1974, the barely 60-page essay by Charles L. Black Jr. is considered one of the reference works on the subject — and it’s getting renewed attention.
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How Government Officials Misled The Public About The Conflict In Afghanistan
Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock says recently released documents reveal muddled strategic thinking, jaw-dropping dysfunction and a “fundamentally flawed” war effort.