weekend open thread – July 1-2, 2023

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Here are the rules for the weekend posts.

Book recommendation of the week: Barbara Isn’t Dying, by Alina Bronsky. A man who has relied on his wife to cook and clean for him his entire life needs to learn new skills when she takes to her bed. (My mom, who is named Barbara and was supposed to be dead by now but — in an excellent turn of events — is not, has been getting a tremendous kick out of the title. But I’d be recommending the book regardless because it’s great.)

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