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shocked that such a mistake would get into print! but what's a mere $440K among friends?

https://qns.com/2026/04/sale-st-albans-home-singer-actress-lena-horne/ Former St. Albans home of legendary singer and actress Lena Horne sold for $1.6 million

Matt Olson made his 798th consecutive MLB start over the weekend. That tied him with Nellie Fox for the 11th-longest games started streak of all time, and he’ll take sole possession of 11th place with his 799th consecutive start against the Marlins this evening. It’s the longest streak baseball has seen since Miguel Tejada‘s 1,152 consecutive game streak ended nearly 20 years ago. If Olson can keep it up, he’ll be able to crack the all-time top ten next month.

SPOILER ALERT!!! Did anyone else get the immediate feeling that Whitaker's missing ID was stolen by Langdon to steal drugs?

But only by clinicians, not supposed patients describing their frown lines.

Lately every time I see a commercial for Botox or for plaque psoriasis, the narrator talks about deciding to use the medication because of their moderate to severe frown lines or plaque psoriasis. Have you ever used, or known anyone who has used, the phrase moderate to severe? Every time I see one of those commercials now I cringe even more than I normally would have because of how stupidly unrealistic the voiceover is. Just ranting a bit here…

Cole Caufield becomes first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in 36 years yeah, but the Montreal Metros... Caufield is only the seventh player in Canadiens history to reach 50 goals in one season, and the first since Stéphane Richer scored 51 in 1989-90

Tree Planting Program Sprouts in Brooklyn

https://www.tvline.com/2141768/memory-of-a-killer-renewed-season-2-fox-patrick-dempsey/

The writing was clever and funny in past seasons but it has been dreadful this season and each ghost has seemingly been given an opportunity to be really annoying at some point. It used to be the first show I'd watch each week when I caught up with what I had recorded; now it's usually the last.

so DUMB this season

When Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie met and Hudson saw what kind of shape Connor was in he realized he would have to step up his game so he asked Connor for his fitness regimen. Which meant eating a pound of ground beef a day (for the protein) and lots of fiber and few carbs (to keep everything shredded). This was another reason why Connor was shoveling in the spaghetti in the final scene (because he said he was starving after 5+ weeks of filming). My question is… There have been a few times in my life when I have eaten 16 ounces of ground beef in one day, so why don't I look like Connor or Hudson?

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/-cvOTBcms2s

Jo Adell, considered one of the worst defensive outfielders in the game, robbed Seattle of three home runs tonight in a 1-0 Angels win. In low-A Tampa's lineup last night it was easy being green: 1B Austin Green 1-4, K 
3B Kevin Verde 0-3, BB, SB As pinstripe alley put it, there is something funny about Green and Verde hitting back-to-back in a lineup.

During a game last August, Brewers manager Pat Murphy was caught taking a pancake from the pocket of his hoodie for a midgame bite, right in the middle of a dugout interview during a game against the Nationals. It wasn't necessarily new for Murphy, who has been known to have everything from waffles to eggs rolls close at hand should he get the munchies. But given the game was nationally televised, the moment immediately went viral. And the Brewers even latched onto the momentum, introducing "Murph's Pocket Pancakes" as concession items for Sunday home games at American Family Field. The Brewers were supposed to play the Royals on Friday night on Apple TV, though the game was called 90 minutes before first pitch because of the rain. During a pregame interview with Apple's reporter, Tricia Whitaker, Murphy said he was informed "under no uncertain circumstances, no pocket pancakes" during their talk, so he pulled out what was supposed to be a pocket turtle. "This is Bobby Jr.," Murphy said in presenting it to her, having named the creature after his longtime friend, Bobby Witt, and his son, Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. "I didn't want to pull out pancakes so here we are." Whitaker posted the moment on social media, and fans immediately informed her that the reptile was not, in fact, a pocket turtle -- or any turtle. It was a tortoise, or more specifically a sulcata tortoise, which can live 70 years and grow to 100 pounds. "How am I supposed to fly this home?" Whitaker asked. Good question. Turns out, as Whitaker later posted on social media, American Airlines has "a strict no reptiles policy," so Bobby Jr. had to stay behind in Kansas City. The agreement, she wrote, is that the club would keep the tortoise for the time being. Indeed, the reptile was happily living under a heat lamp in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, though the plan is to find Bobby Jr. a good home soon. He won't be traveling with the club all season. "It was suggested by one player," Whitaker said, "that they get to keep the 'rally turtle' if they win today. If they lose, I am hoping, consideration will be given to send me the tortoise."

Fans of the local Sichuan restaurant Ma Lala Chinese have something new to look forward to now that Nice Day Chinese has moved into the space, continuing its initiative to save small-owned Chinese American restaurants from shuttering. The restaurant, located at 42-02 30th Ave. Astoria is the brand’s first Queens expansion, preserving many of the restaurant’s most popular dishes with the original founder and chef still in the kitchen as part of the Nice Day team, while offering elevated takes, house-made dim sum, and made-to-order dishes prepared with fresh ingredients. “The uniqueness of [Ma Lala] is that it served a lot of authentic Chinese food dishes,” said Yong Zhao, who founded the brand with his wife, Wanting Zhang. “It’s been loved by the neighborhood for so many years, but we will make sure it’s served right, so the dishes are prepared with fresher ingredients and we keep the menu organic. Nice Day Chinese was founded in 2014 by Zhao and Zhang while they were still students at Yale University. Their landlord, who was also the owner of a local Chinese restaurant, was grappling with the future of his business when his daughter, who had recently graduated from college, wasn’t interested in taking over the restaurant. When the pair observed a dilemna popping up for small-owned family Chinese restaurants who were either retiring with no one in the younger generation to pass the business down to, or struggling to stay open due to rising costs of running a small owned business, the couple felt inspired to start their own brand, which gives owners the option of staying on board at the restaurant with less obligations than running the business if they’d like or handing it over, knowing their most popular dishes will be preserved while adding new ones. “When people first came here in the ‘90s, China was very poor, so they came here for the American dream, but after 2015, the development in China made the new generation of immigrants, so they don’t come her to work in restaurants anymore,” said Zhao. “A lot of restaurant owners’ kids went to Harvard, Cornell, and they’re not coming back to work front of house, but the restaurant’s been loved by the neighborhood for so many years, so we started to think about the future of Chinese food as my generation changed.” Since their first storefront in New Haven, they’ve expanded to owning five more restaurants including their newest one in Astoria, which they learned about through a mutual friend. The restaurant has been popular for authentic Sichuan dishes, such as spicy Sichuan crispy chicken, double-cooked pork belly, and mala dry pot, as well as American Chinese dishes like chicken with broccoli and sesame chicken. Nice Day has added an assortment of dishes as well from boiled fish with green peppercorns, handmade soup dumplings, and starters like their cheeseburger egg roll, housemade crab rangoon, and Sichuan French fries. They also serve milk tea in five flavors including brown sugar, jasmine, and taro, and offer desserts like mochi rice balls and pumpkin pancakes, emphasizing creating each dish with the best ingredients, made fresh, for customers to enjoy their meal and still feel good afterward.

Jake Borelli directed last night's episode.

Loved tonight's episode. Earlier this year Mrs. Julian guest starred and tonight Mr. Olympia made a brief appearance.

Tonight's episode of Law and order was fairly interesting and contained a major miracle… Jane Lynch managed not to be completely obnoxious in her role. There was a very bad mistake in the closed captions in the closing moments of the episode. Somebody was sharing at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and said "but today is easier than yesterday" and the captions said "yesterday was easier than today", so the complete opposite meaning of what was actually said.

HBO Max will host a series of fre theatrical screenings of the Season 2 finale of "The Pitt" to honor healthcare workers on Monday, April 13. The screenings, taking place at Alamo Drafthouse locations across the country, invite "healthcare workers to come together for special communal viewing experiences celebrating their steadfast dedication to their communities."

The same actor played the bad guy on 911 last week and RJ Decker last night. His parents must be so proud!

I always liked Amanda but absolutely HATED her in these last two episodes. Even her voice was driving me up the wall. As usual this season only Angie and Ormwood were worth watching, although I also liked Faith. It's amazing how a show that was so good for three seasons has been SO bad, although I can say the same about GHOSTS and ABBOTT ELEMENTARY.