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The news is out with DC’s September solicitations: Both of my ongoing DC Comics series, Catwoman and Harley Quinn, are coming to an end in September with Catwoman #68 and Harley Quinn #43. I couldn’t be prouder. Firstly, I’ve known about this for a long, long time. It wasn’t a surprise to me, so don’t worry about that. If you’ve got your eyes on the comics rags, you might be seeing that a lot ofincredible DC Comics series arecoming to an end right before October.

Because Mondays are always so good at Monday-ing—my good friend Garfield famously hates them for a reason—I have a weekly recurring event titled “special supper @ home” in my calendar to make things feel less “Mondayne.” As last week’s version of that meal was coming together, I was fixated on timing—steak was resting, blanched and shocked green vegetables were back on the heat with grilled endives and sauteed shallots, hollandaise was off the burner but keeping warm in a bowl over still-steaming water, and salad needed to be dressed without becoming soggy.

Today thirty years ago the comedy CB4 opened. It’s amazing to think Chris Rock and I got that crazy film made, particularly since in 1993 hip hop was nowhere near the cultural force it became. It was always conceived as a low budget cult film which, in that era, was still commerically viable for a big studio like Universal. I wrote at lenght about the journey to getting that film written, shot and released in my book ‘Blackface: Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies.

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One of Linda Vista’s most popular businesses is celebrating its anniversary next week, and local residents are being asked to join in the celebration which will occur over three days. Sushi Yorimichi, located at 2405 Ulric Street, first opened back in 2021, while everyone was just coming back out after the pandemic. We published an article at the time about the new business. Sushi Yorimichi has since gone on to establish a great reputation for tasty sushi as well as many other dishes, several of which feature an Asian fusion touch.

Hello! We just returned last week from an 11 night sailing to Maine and Canada on the Celebrity Summit. Take a look around: Now, to my review: Cabin: 7/10 I generally like the design of the balcony cabins on this class of Celebrity ship. I like the glass door in the bathroom. The shower is a good size. The bathroom is efficient. The cabin has a deceiving amount of storage.

We moved into our old house 16 years ago this summer. It was built in 1924, so it has now been around for almost a century.  A neighbor told us: “You don’t live in an old house. You live with an old house.’’ Indeed, for every one thing that might go wrong, there will be nine things that absolutely charm you. Our old house came with an gunite pool. It was old, too.

Thomas Peterffy’s background. Challenges of adapting to a new country and finding work. The immigrant mentality and its impact on success. Importance of maintaining a conservative balance sheet and excess capital. Future growth areas, including global markets and professional investors. Interactive Brokers’ unique position in the marketplace. The potential impact of future presidential administrations on business. Thomas’s decision to step down as CEO and focus on his role as chairman.

Author’s Note: Thanks to Michelle Depenbrock for introducing me to Cepheid’s dilemma.If you’re a dedicated member of the Nerdfighteria community or subscribe to its affiliated popular VlogBrothers YouTube channel, you would’ve seen an impassioned call from John Green titled “Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid” last week. The video generated over 400,000 views within a couple of days and so many calls to Danaher (Cepheid’s parent) from outraged viewers that the company had to shut down its public phone line temporarily.