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Champion wheelchair bodybuilder Nick Chisholm. Photo: Hamish McNeilly His eyes zero in on the question mark. And again. And again. “? ? ? ? ? ? ?” Nick Chisholm spells out via his communication board - a transparent Perspex board covered with the alphabet which he uses to spell words using his eyes. That is the 48-year-old’s answer on what happens next. This week he was notified by HealthCare NZ that the healthcare provider had pulled-out of providing him support, citing difficulties in finding vaccinated staff.

You asked, we delivered. Our pal Batya Ungar-Sargon enters the octagon to (politely!) fight the Globalist Fifth on trade, Trump, robots, unions, automation, and a bunch of other stuff. But we also agree on lots of other things! Hear Batya talk about her wild Israel debate on Zerohedge, how her last book foresaw the NPR madness, and why perverse incentives have created a boring media echo chamber. Thanks for listening! Love, Oskar and Raoul

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I am not a car person. I know my friends’ cars by their color not their makes. I’ve had only a couple of new cars in my life, including the “newest,” above, pictured on the day I drove it off the lot. It’s a 2012 Honda Insight, which I still have, and perhaps I chose it because of its name (a writer’s dream!) as well as its environmental virtues. It’s a hybrid, with excellent gas mileage, but the pickup is sluggish.

A few years ago, amidst a breakup, I found myself couch-surfing all over Los Angeles as I looked for my next abode. At one point, I was lucky enough to stay with good pal Ed Herrera in Beachwood Canyon— he had a spare room that he let me live in rent free while I got my bearings. The room I stayed in was gorgeous. Wrought Iron windows, teak furniture, and gorgeous light at every time of day.

Hello and welcome to Gossip Time, a weekly guide to the stars by Allie Jones. This week: an actor got divorced, a pop star kissed her new boyfriend, and Robert De Niro had a new baby at 79.  This week, paid subscribers got a look at all the evidence of Taylor Swift’s new relationship with Matty Healy (it’s crazy?). You can click here to subscribe and catch up.  Did anyone else Google “Jeremy Allen White dating?

I am so sorry but not one single celebrity did anything interesting this week except for Nicki Minaj saying she has a Republican doctor. So this is what I had planned for Tuesday: Spoilers for season two of The Bear below.There’s a line from Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight press tour that I think about a lot: “Until Moonlight I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen,” the director told the Financial Times in 2017.

“Katelyn Beaty weaves together her deep understanding of both faith and popular culture, offering readers a fresh perspective on the ways in which these two worlds collide. Through her thought-provoking articles, Beaty challenges readers to think critically about the role of fame in modern-day Christianity. I never miss an article.” ncG1vNJzZmijkamyrcXNm5yarKljwLau0q2YnKNemLyuew%3D%3D

Hey fam, You’re not alone if you’re suffering from Q4-ism. That’s what I call the awkward feeling when you’re caught in a tangle between shipping in a frenzy before the holiday season kicks in while fielding pressure from higher ups to submit thorough strategies & plans for the following year. A critical part of those executive expectations happens to be preparing a product strategy - a challenging document that’s personally troubled me in the past.