Because she envied her life, the witch gave the red apple to Snow White who fell asleep as if dead until the handsome prince woke her with a kiss The handsome prince woke her his soft lips on hers and her flesh met his with a spark like fire, like light, like life…

My son Anthony Sterling Rodgers, who I called “Lali,” died in my arms on the night of January 11, 2005. He was exactly six months old. In terms of his eyes, they were blue. I have never felt such fierce love as I did for Lali. …

Exposed: Health influencers and registered dietitians with millions of followers lie to you on behalf of big food consortia — Did you see the hashtag #safetyofaspartame? It might have been hard to miss, since a large number of multi-million-follower health experts, aka “fitfluencers,” publicized it in the wake of the World Health Organization (WHO) warnings about the potential cancer-causing effects of aspartame. …

I think he means “it could end economic and social exploitation and take my fortune — heaven forbid, I’d become just another guy…” — Bruce said the other day, “You had a pretty interesting upbringing growing up in three households.” We were talking about our backgrounds — Bruce growing up in a Philly rowhouse playing ball in the streets, me growing up in an orange grove, rural wilderness, Hollywood, and wealthy Milwaukee suburb. I…

Decades of projection and deflection keep the bad guys going — Bruce is recovering from the extreme cervical spine surgery he had two weeks ago. We were talking about the failing circus of U.S. politics and I said, “People do not want the current VP to have any official position. …

I had a four-year National Merit Scholarship, Pell Grant, CalGrant, and other scholarships and ended up working full time to pay my college tuition. — I was in my second year at Scripps College when my suitemate asked if she could borrow a top that she’d seen me wear to a party. “Of course,” I said. “Where are you going?” “Oh,” she said, with a blithe toss of her blonde coif. …

Over $15 billion spent to see near-double-digit increases in California homelessness— will other states soon follow? — California’s Governor Newsom just announced that the state had spent over $15.3 billion to combat homelessness in the past year. The results? California’s January 2023 “Point in Time” count shows over 126,000 homeless people, an increase of 9% over 2022. As most of the rest of the state — excluding…

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AI Tasker: “I really am wasting my life here if I made somebody a billionaire and I’m earning a couple of bucks a week …” — In the space of just a few months, I’ve seen heinous, appalling AI art evolve into mediocre AI imagery with some potential uses. Dall-E just accidentally captured the perfect profile and expression for this article header image. However, there’s still a lot wrong with it. I lack the patience, knowledge…