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March is coming closer to its conclusion but there is still so much that needs to be written! An adjustment has been made to the production schedule of Charlottesville Community Engagement to get these out faster in the hopes of being able to be more useful to more people. I’m Sean Tubbs, endlessly tweaking the algorithm that runs Town Crier Productions.  The City of Charlottesville is seeking a new member of the Planning Commission after one member resigned publicly in protest

I hate sitting still. I hate sitting on the couch watching a movie without folding laundry or organizing something. I hate going to the movies, because I’m trapped in a theater for hours, consuming content without the ability to busy myself. Before we had kids, my husband would joke that I never sat on our new couch with him to watch a movie until it was no longer a new couch.

Week ten marks the final week of the 2023 Contender Series. We get an extra bout added to the menu for the final episode. The fight that was cancelled last week has been moved to this week. Additionally, a contestant from earlier in the season is back to make another attempt at earning a contract. The odds published in this article are based on DraftKings.com. Join us Tuesday evening at 7:30PM (EST) for the Pre-Fight Show.

I feel like I switch my DNS provider at least once a month. It has been a while since I tried out Control D. The last time out, I had issues with speed and reliability. But hey, let’s give it another spin. So what is Control D? Control D is a customizable DNS filtering and traffic redirection platform. It can do all the things your standard DNS resolver can (resolve domains to IP addresses), but it can also do a lot more.

I can not read music, sing well or play any instruments. My last attempt at choir happened before puberty set in. So no one was more surprised than me when I discovered the Tufts Beelzebubs . (If you follow the link here you will discover the magic of the Bubs performing Trey Songz’ “Bottom’s Up” at a concert at the University of Maryland in 2010. It is just really good stuff.) I could geek out about the Beelzebubs in a way that even I find mildly confusing, but that’s for another day.

This project is pretty simple. As a complement to each race weekend, I’ll be cooking the national dish of that race’s host country and sharing information about the process and that dish’s history along the way in an effort to grow more deeply immersed in the local culture from my own home. I don't think any other recipe on my list had a more uninviting name than this one. Plov is a rice dish from Azerbaijan that’s unique in its inclusion of tons of dried fruits and considered the national meal of the country.

This project is pretty simple. As a complement to each race weekend, I’ll be cooking the national dish of that race’s host country and sharing information about the process and that dish’s history along the way in an effort to grow more deeply immersed in the local culture from my own home. Paella is largely considered to be the national dish of Spain by those of us who don’t actually live in Spain; Spaniards are more likely to consider it the regional dish of Valencia.

This project is pretty simple. As a complement to each race weekend, I’ll be cooking the national dish of that race’s host country and sharing information about the process and that dish’s history along the way in an effort to grow more deeply immersed in the local culture from my own home. Saudi Arabia is another country that recognizes its own version of Bahrain’s machboos as its national dish, so when it came time to select a different recipe from the region, I was drawn to tharid — if only because multiple different sources wrote that it’s considered to be Prophet Muhammad’s favorite dish.

Sometimes I write about movies everyone knows and loves (Dazed and Confused recently surpassed The Golden Child as my most popular post) and sometimes I write about the strangest cultural moments I can find (like Jack Frost). Today is one of those weird days, but stick with it, there’s more than meets the eye. And hey, if you like a steady flow of movie content, why not subscribe? It’s free!