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Keith Buckley has been through it. After 20-plus years as frontman for the much-loved Every Time I Die, the band seemed to implode in the swiftest and most public manner possible; the ambiguity (and disagreements) over how and why they broke up only complicated matters. What’s worse, Keith was already in a state of major upheaval—which included, among other things, a new and fragile commitment to sobriety after spending years in the throes of active alcoholism.

Welcome to our unofficial “Ken Niimura Week” here on MSX: Mangasplaining Extra! We’re thrilled to be bringing you the work of manga-ka Ken Niimura, who has been a great friend of Deb, Andrew, and Christopher for many years, and is an amazing creator to boot. Because we want to take this opportunity to spotlight a creator we love and support, we’re making all content this week free for both paid and free subscribers to the newsletter.

“My auntie is a man now”. I was already giving Kendrick Lamar’s new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers my full attention. It’s the big comeback album from my favorite rapper, and with so little information about it being public, I wanted to experience the surprise for myself. No peeking at the features, the song titles, producing credits, or anything until the next song came on. Which yes, included the nasty surprise of Kodak Black being on here multiple times, but I’m too excited to hear new Kendrick to care at this point.

When I first traveled to Valdosta for the AJC I was under the impression that something was amiss, that Kendrick Johnson’s death was no accident. But I found no evidence supporting foul play. That certainly would’ve been the juicier story, one a good many people still believe. It’s just not supported by any facts. Karen Bell is resigned to the fact many people believe she raised two cold-blooded killers.

I discovered the concept of 3rd places during the pandemic lockdown I think because of kenopsia, though I’d never heard the word before now. I came to 3rd places through a fascinating linguistics book called Because Internet, and continued my research with the original Great Good Place and other studies. Connected to that concept was a vocab word I’d uncovered before: Desire Paths. I can’t quite explain why I connect my fascination with desire paths to 3rd places, but it seems to me that desire paths are almost more in line with this new (to me) concept of kenopsia–a trace left of a formerly-humanly occupied space.

If we have some sort of complex non linear data, how would we figure out how to make the regression curve of best fit? We've seen that the quadratic regression although technically works, generally isn't a good idea from the p-value analysis. To deal with this potential problem, there is a solution called Kernel Regression. You can view the code for this post here. Frequently Asked Questions Perform kernel regression

On Easter Sunday, after filling myself with ham and cheesy potatoes that didn’t sit quite right in my belly, Marc asked if I’d like to go birding. He wanted to revisit the woodcock he’d sighted a few days prior. Some veteran birders had kindly pointed it out to him as he wrapped up a session on his favorite mountain biking trail. The conversation turned into an impromptu birding session. While he caught his first glimpse of the bird, they told him stories of its elaborate courting ritual, which it didn’t reveal that evening, but would supposedly debut in the coming weeks.

The 1993 film Dave has an interesting legacy. It did great at the box office, ended up a premium, and later basic cable staple, and everybody loved it. Ebert loved it, and so did Siskel. It’s a movie about a normal, everyday Joe having to take over the most powerful position in the world, and the person at the time who actually had that job, Bill Clinton, also loved it. Watched alongside other political comedies of the 1990s like The Distinguished Gentleman, Wag the Dog, Primary Colors, and Bullworth, it’s the sweetest and easiest to digest, but it’s also difficult to see a film like it being made today without angering people from all parts of the political spectrum for too much attention to this side, and not enough to that one.

Chef Kevin Lee is still at the ball, folks. He’s officially playing the role of Cinderfella on Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions after Sunday night’s defeat of two-time Top Chef star Shirley Chung in the $150,000 culinary contest. Lee was an alternate for the show when he flew to California last fall, but just the day after arriving he was tapped to compete. After fighting he way through a qualifying round, Lee upset former champion Brooke Williamson in the first round of the bracket.