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Pets Why teens who kiss their dogs are happier, according to science 103,794 556

Music Appreciation Have a Cigar acoustic cover 155,740 364

Classic Films TCM Schedule for Monday December 8 2025 - Art Deco - Part 1 10,304 193

Weather Watchers Happy I caught moon pics (thanks to daughter's text.) 12,382 168

Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing Tarot reading for tRump...not good news for him! 25,011 351

TV Chat OMGAWD!!!!! Kinda funny the 4 teams left on the Amazing Race would be damn near ICE'd 26,011 299

Photography Just a few photos from El Segundo's Farmer's Market . . . 156,058 556

Outdoor Life FULL MOON over the creek, cloudy, 3,600 128

Cooking & Baking Crisp Tofu Katsu With Lemon-Tahini Sauce 156,610 678

American History On December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 7,972 220

Sports Siena University lacrosse coach Liam Gleason dies at 41 after fall at home 98,110 213

Humor Hey, it'll help keep you balding head warm on these cold winter days, Stephen Miller. 17,920 424

World History So I just finished (finally) Jackson's book "France on Trial" and am moving to Elkins "A Legacy of Violence." 4,329 205

Football TNF: Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) at Detroit Lions (7-5) 18,035 167

Science Skin-to-brain signal explains why warm hugs make us feel so good about ourselves 94,607 790

Open Source and Free Software Opening the cage: the FSFE flies away from X (Twitter) 1,938 200

Poetry too late the hero 2,464 105

Basketball L.A. Spark/Alabama guard Sarah Ashlee Barker cooks male WNBA critic who promised to beat any star 1 v 1. 4,416 23

Anthropology Step inside the lost Native American city that rivalled medieval London 12,554 285

Baseball I just want to be the 1st to tell Brandon Donovan - Good luck cousin. I will always pull for you, nothing but love man. 13,595 129

Artists Tonight's Wednesday Watercolor 21,214 228

Travel What Makes This Australian Island the Strangest on Earth (Macquarie Island) 6,087 149

Movies You Got Gold: a celebration of John Prine 12,986 186

Weird News Raccoon gets drunk at Virginia ABC store, passes out in bathroom 22,886 401

Classical Music Boston Baroque performs 'The Trumpet Shall Sound' from Handel's Messiah 6,530 102

Gaming I've been playing Skyrim 6,019 222

Writing Writing is a Way to Think Deeply and Find Others Who Do Also 3,480 270

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Why strange cures made sense in mysterious times 7,384 319

Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights Porter bald eagle nest destroyed; federal investigation launched 7,242 240

Fiction What Fiction are you reading this week, November 30, 2025? 25,186 383

Musicians Discovering Charlie Christian on the fretboard this morning. 7,819 163

True Crime Nick Tartaglione. Another loose Epstein thread??? 3,926 127

Ancestry/Genealogy I typed to preserve a newspaper article 3,316 210

Automobile Enthusiasts New Land Cruiser concept 6,315 97

Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs "Train Dreams" The most beautiful film I've seen this year 22,968 606

Good News He chases semitrucks so food can be 'rescued,' not dumped along the route 3,475 215

Science Fiction Looking for a short story... 2,254 218

Non-Fiction The Psychopath Test - Jon Ronson 2,650 244

Apple Users Lost bookmarks when updated Firefox 7,167 242

Gardening Tomato report and question 15,526 400

EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques if you like/collect are into posters/travel/trains/planes/ships poke me 3,668 167

Birders Gleaning 17,218 186

Crafts Knitters and crocheters! New knitting competition show from Britain... 2,941 215

Parenting Another among books I'm giving kids for Chanukah arrived: 1,747 65

Soccer/Football Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump's whim: are you ready for the 'greatest World Cup ever'? 4,232 60

Women's World Why I hate the Czech Easter tradition 943 77

Personal Finance and Investing Home equity vs. personal loan for cc debt 6,662 196

Languages and Linguistics New global research shows eye movements reveal how native languages shape reading 1,098 105

Showbiz NYCity Ballet, in Madrid! Great Performances (NOW) 3,068 117

DIY & Home Improvement Whatever you do, do NOT do business with Parker Davis / Pioneer for HVAC equipment 8,046 303

Household Hints & Help The Secret Counter in Your Washing Machine Bosch, Siemens series 4 & 6 How long do they last? 2,673 254

Comic Books Metal Men. Does anyone else remember this series? 6,627 81

Rural/Farm Life Farm Aid 40 This live event has ended & the video is not available. 2,378 166

Fantasy Literature Old Tom Bombadil (fan-made music video with official song from Rings of Power) 551 96

Motorsports Danger, injury and death are accepted as part of motocross sport, even for children 484 20

DU Marketplace 40 Acres in Nor. Cal Sonoma County! 932 183

The Daily Show This trio is great.. 436 98