On the campaign trail, Gavin Newsom has a mental stack of cue cards that he riffs on the way a jazz pianist might improvise from a chord chart. His movements through the language can be weird.
~ Nathan Heller via The New Yorker
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Monthly Archives: May 2026
Quote, Unquote
Force can overcome force, but a free society cannot long steel itself to dominate another people by sheer force.
~ Dean Acheson
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Campus Life at the
University of Guelph
The University at Albany was founded
on this day in 1844
The University at Albany was founded on this day — May 7 — in 1844
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Campus Map
Singapore Management University
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What are the 5 busiest airports in India by passenger traffic?
Via the Airports Authority of India for the year 2023–2024:
- Indira Gandhi International Airport – Delhi
73,673,708 passengers - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport – Mumbai
52,820,754 passengers - Kempegowda International Airport – Bengaluru
37,528,533 passengers - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – Hyderabad
25,042,282 passengers - Chennai International Airport – Chennai
21,207,262 passengers
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Campus Life at the
University of Edinburgh
Midnight Trailer
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and features John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released in 1987 by Columbia Pictures.
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Campus Life at
University of Minnesota Duluth
Late Night Music Fix
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion (Countdown, 1991)
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