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September 19, 2023

I love the New York Times Metropolitan Diary

It was published here.

It’s rare that jokes and cartoons make me laugh out loud, but this story from The Metropolitan Diary, one of my favorite features of the New York Times, made me laugh.

This cartoon from The New Yorker did, too:

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It Really is a Fascist Flag (at least to some Americans) Even in elementary school, I found it strange to pledge allegiance to a flag. Being loyal to my country, fine, but a piece of cloth? I’m also old