Before We Say No Edition

The Keys

According to his keys to the White House model, American University professor Allan Lichtman calls the 2024 election. Spoiler alert: he says it’s going to be Harris.

The Wave

The Art Institute of Chicago has three copies of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic work “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” in its collection. One has been removed from storage and is back on display in the museum until Jan 6, 2025.

The Comeback

Linkin Park is reunited with two new members: Emily Armstrong as co-vocalist and Colin Brittain as drummer for the first time in seven years. Their new album, From Zero, will be released in November. Here’s the new single and the announcement concert. I was never a huge LP fan, but this is cool.

The Useful Idiots

Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, and others were all paid with Russian money for their reactionary, right-wing and anti-Ukraine verbiage. The money came via Tenet Media, a company sued by the U.S. Justice Department, whose suit states the influencers were misled. So stupid.

The Blue

A visual perception test, “Is My Blue Your Blue?” judges what you call blue and green and compares its results with others’ results. I am “bluer than 76% of the population.”

Whenever I see a Danger Radiation sign, my brain tells me death, but my heart tells me superpowers.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." — George Bernard Shaw

If revenge is bittersweet and best-served cold, then surely it’s dark chocolate ice cream?

“We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period, provided we work slowly and consistently.” — Gretchen Rubin

When you take a coin and give it a spin, you are starting a revolution with a little change.

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” — Isaac Asimov

I didn't feel old until I realized I was older than most professional athletes.