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Top 5 Fave Things About 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, I’m looking back at the year with gratitude. We keep a jar of “good things.” When something happens throughout the year we write it down and read them on New Year’s Eve. Otherwise, it’s easy to forget how much GOOD there was, even the small things, like finding a new recipe that’s a big hit.

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When Wanderlust and Women’s Rights Meet Head On

We were supposed to be in Galveston, Texas on the weekend. Our flight home from Houston would have been yesterday and we’d be driving home from Detroit today. We had been looking forward to the trip for months but it was cancelled due to (understandable) issues beyond our control.

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John Lennon's wall with the word IMAGINE and a peace symbol taken by Matteo Piotto

The Real Fear of Speaking Out

There was a hot minute last week when I thought the war in Gaza might be coming to an end. When Hamas accepted terms for a ceasefire, CNN reported that some regional leaders were cautiously optimistic. But it soon became clear that the terms were unacceptable to Israel and Hamas was, as usual, playing games with peoples’ lives.

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Sounding an $800-Million Alarm on AI

Movie mogul Tyler Perry halted an $800-million expansion to his Atlanta movie studio lands last week. The former army base is already one of the biggest film studios in America. Plans called for a dozen new soundstages and more to be built on the 330-acre lot. But after testing a new text-to-video AI program, Perry pulled the plug.

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Review: Welcome to the Stupidpocalypse – Survival Tips for the Dumbageddon

You’ve probably read a funny post or watched a viral video by Brittlestar, aka Stewart Reynolds. He’s all over social media as Canada’s Dad, nailing Canadianisms and other isms including polarizing subjects with wit, humour, and just the right tone. His comedy hits a narrow sweet spot between “if you do this, you’re stupid” and, “stupid doesn’t mean worthless – let me give you a hug!”

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Review: Foolish – Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation, by Sarah Cooper

So many comedy and comedy-adjacent people have released books in recent weeks. It’s been paradise for me, a voracious reader of memoirs who would rather watch stand-up than any other form of live performance. If I had my career to do all over again…but I digress!

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Billionaires Owe the World That Made Them

We like to watch old reruns of Shark Tank. For me, it’s not about seeing people become rich. It’s about people who need it getting a hand up from someone who has already been there, trying to make a dream come true. As we watch, I Google the company name and find out whether they are still in business, or what happened to them. But there’s an aspect of the show that I despise.

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