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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · Aug 26

They heard u were talkin smack

A black and brown dog is cuddling on some blankets with a gray cat and a beige cat. They all look like they are up to no good.

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 20h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 2d

52 still on Rilke

On the left, a blue crochet square in three shades of blue with a floral sun pattern. On the right, Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke, a new and complete translation by Alfred Corn. The book cover has shades of blue and an abstract floral pattern.

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 4d

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · Jun 3

Number 27 for Second Life, by @amandahess.bsky.social — this was such a good read even for me, a non-parent. (Also I picked the pattern because this book is about the web, get it?)

A blue crochet square makes a spider web pattern and is next to a book, ‘Second Life: Having a child in the digital age’ by Amanda Hess, which is blue with aqua green type

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 4d

Have been making a crochet square to represent the cover of every book I read this year here’s the first 50

50 crochet squares in a variety of patterns and colors laid out on a red sheet in a grid that is 8 across

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 4d

51 I’m on a Rilke kick

On the left, ‘sonnets to Orpheus’ by Rainer Maria Rilke, which has black type on a white cover. On the right, a black crochet square with a heart pattern

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 6d

50!

A crochet square in radiating colors of brown, orange, red, pink, purple and blue is next to ‘letters to a young poet’ by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by MD Herter Norton, which has the title on a tan background surrounded by swirls of colors

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 6d

49! My second murder flower of this project oddly enough

On the left is a crochet daisy made in black, green, pink and blue. On the right is ‘eat the ones you love’ by Sarah Maria Griffin which has a Venus fly trap / orchid mix flower on a black background

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 15d

Of the many silly things I have done lately making the slogan for the union election stewards slate flyers ‘we’re the people who help you!’ might be the silliest and most joyful

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 16d

Your fraud team just lost to Jared Wonka Goff

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 16d

Ty I love it

Bill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 16d

think everyone who only got into the NFL in the last two or three years have to understand just how insane it is that the detroit lions can beat anyone's ass in a given week

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 16d

LIIIIIIOOOOOOONNNNNS

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 16d

48! Man I love weird funny science books thank you @maryroach.bsky.social

A crochet square is a sort of segmented flower with red black pink and purple rounds. Next to it is ‘Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy’ by Mary Roach, which has a purple blue background and a fragmented illustration of a face

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 20d

My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer

Headline from SILive: 'Are we New Yorkers or are we socialists?' Cuomo slams Mamdani at Staten Island campaign stop

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 20d

47! Wait I am almost 3/4 of the way through this project? How

The book ‘the prophet’ is a small teal booklet by Khalil Gibran with gold writing. A teal crochet square next to it has kind of a half moon and star pattern

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 21d

Fitting that it’s a song inspired by what Kris Kristofferson told Sinead O’Connor after an arena full of Bob Dylan fans booed her off the stage at Bobfest

Josh Crutchmer @jcrutchmer.bsky.social · 21d

The last musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live was @missmargoprice.bsky.social singing Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down

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Margo Price – Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 23d

Making ghost Rosalie decor to celebrate spooky season

A small crochet dog in a ghost costume is in front of a real dog

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Dan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 23d

The Times hasn’t lost a domestic defamation suit since 1964.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 23d

Donald Trump sues the New York Times (and Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, and Michael S. Schmidt) for defamation, and the complaint for some reason begins thus: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NATURE OF THE ACTION
On November 5, 2024, President Trump won the 2024 Presidential
Election over Vice President Kamala Harris in historic fashion, emerging victorious
in both the Electoral College and the popular vote, and securing a resounding
mandate from the American people. President Trump trounced Harris with 312
electoral votes and a sweep of all seven "battleground" states. This victory was
remarkable for many historic reasons, including because President Trump had to overcome persistent election interference from the legacy media, led most notoriously by the New York Times.

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 24d

46!

A red and blue crochet square next to ‘This is How you lose the time war’ a book by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone which features red and blue birds

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 27d

Number 45

A pink granny square with a lacy pattern is next to ‘Revolution on Canvas’ a poetry book from the indie music scene which has a duo tone pink and black photographic cover

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 29d

Number 44 (this is a washboard pattern just hard to photograph texture in black yarn) I chose a simple pattern for a working class guy who didn’t like anything too fancy

The book, Ramblin Man, the life and times of Woody Guthrie by Ed Cray features and black and white portrait of the subject. Next to it is a black crochet square.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29d

In 1965, a South Korean woman was convicted of inflicting bodily harm on a man after she bit a half inch off his tongue during an attempted rape. On Wednesday, a court absolved her in a retrial after six decades.

South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape

Choi Mal-ja, who was convicted of inflicting bodily harm, said she fought for a retrial so other South Korean women would not suffer as she did.

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Sammy Sussman @sammysussman.bsky.social · Sep 9

My first article as part of The Times' Local Investigations Fellowship:

In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges

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In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges

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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · Sep 9

It’s leaking into his mouth

Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · Sep 9

What is jj mccarthy doing with this eye black situation

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