Christopher

marriage should be between a man, a significantly taller man, and the colossal looming specter of Charles Dickens

I enjoy the pretension of proclaiming an earlier, lesser known version or draft of a notable poem the "superior" variant, but I really just can't do that with the "Lady of Shalott." The 1842 version (left) absolutely clears the 1832 (right), especially the final stanza.

Watched the first two seasons of the Gilded Age and it’s surprisingly entertaining given that the plot of every episode is the nouveau riche family hitting some snag, going “we will solve this with our wealth,” and then doing so without any pretense of narrative tension

$6 Dunkin’s meal deal remains undefeated

Doesn’t really make sense that we pay faculty given that they’re really just training for the role of faculty-emeritus