1. I learned a new word this very morning: Isicathamiya, “an a cappella singing style that is popular in the Zulu South African music community. It is known for close harmonies and choreographed dance moves performed by the singers.” How did I learn this? I saw a clip from The Joy, a group out of Durban. They picked a good name for themselves:
2. Hell yeah: Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter.
“The first time I caught up to them, I could tell that they already knew who I was,” he told me when we first spoke on the phone in late October. “They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
3. How every day of 2025 has felt:
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