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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 02/10/2026

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The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

Dictionary lookups from space, storms, and store shelves

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 30/09/2026

10 years ago today, Solange released ‘A Seat At The Table.’

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Do you think the government of Israel is committing a genocide?”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 25/09/2026

14 years ago today, Kesha released “Die Young.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026

Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026

We're in court today challenging an Arkansas law that requires public schools to display a government-selected version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. Public schools aren't Sunday Schools.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 17/09/2026

Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore and donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestine: “I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.”

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 17/09/2026

Pokémon took over the Las Vegas Sphere for its 30th anniversary 💥

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 16/09/2026

We are joining Macklemore in donating to the people of Palestine with another $10,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which will help aid families amid the ongoing genocide. We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Concept art by Leonid Shvartsman for A Kitten Named Woof (1976–1982), created by Lev Atamanov, Soyuzmultfilm

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 19/09/2026

‘Gossip Girl’ premiered 19 years ago today.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18/09/2026

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The Words of the Week - Sept. 18

Dictionary lookups from optical illusions, AI, and the Pleistocene

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 16/09/2026

Macklemore will donate his entire $1 million salary from Ed Sheeran's tour to organizations supporting Palestine.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 16/09/2026

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is officially the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office.

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026

Ms. Rachel on losing partnerships and views for showing her support for Palestine: “That doesn’t faze me because the kids gave me the platform. I’m going to stand with them no matter what. People on the ground in Gaza are risking their lives all the time to help kids. I can do it from Manhattan.”

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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

24 years ago today, ‘Baby Looney Tunes’ premiered on Cartoon Network. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it marked the studio’s first preschool animated series and reimagined the Looney Tunes crew as toddlers.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 15/09/2026

‘Addison’ by Addison Rae has been certified Gold in the US.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026

No New Yorker should lose their life just trying to get around our city. We refuse to accept preventable tragedy as an inevitable part of living in New York. That's why we’ve announced more than 100 policies to make our streets safer over the next 10 years.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026

We believe stories like theirs are worth telling, so we wrote a picture book. Add it to your bedtime reading list: nyc.gov/storytime.

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Child Care Stories

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026

This is Cadence on her first day of 2-K last week in Jamaica, Queens. Her mom Christine said she was brave and ready to learn. Stories like Christine and Cadence's aren't fairytales. They're a real family positively impacted by programs like free child care. nyc.gov/storytime

Christine and Cadence pose with a sign that says “first day of preschool.”

Cadence sits at a classroom table eating snacks.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 14/09/2026

16 years ago today, Foster The People released “Pumped Up Kicks.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

Los mexicanos de Nueva York están en el corazón de nuestra ciudad y de su lucha por un futuro mejor.

A dancer twirls her bright orange skirt.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

Hoy fue un orgullo ser el primer alcalde de Nueva York en marchar en el Desfile del Día de la Independencia de México en Sunset Park, junto a una comunidad que ha mantenido vivo su orgullo cultural durante generaciones.

Mayor Mamdani waves at New Yorkers. He is surrounded by Mexican flags.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

La lucha por la independencia de México es el triunfo de un pueblo que decidió construir su propio futuro.

A dancer twirls her colorful skirt in front of the Verazzano bridge.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

Mexican New Yorkers are at the heart of our city and its fight for a better future.

A woman wearing a green, red, black and white outfit waves a Mexican flag.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

Mexico’s fight for independence is the triumph of a people determined to shape their own future. Today, I was proud to be the first New York City Mayor to march in Sunset Park’s Mexican Independence Day Parade alongside a community that has fostered cultural pride across generations.

Mayor Mamdani waves at the Mexican Independence Day parade.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/09/2026

Elections must be conducted fairly and consistently, not manipulated for political gain.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 13/09/2026

Today is Supernatural Day.

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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy 89th birthday to the legendary Don Bluth.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 13/09/2026

The first ‘Super Mario’ game was released 41 years ago today.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/09/2026

This month, we honor the African immigrants who have made a home here without ever leaving home behind. Our city is better because of them.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/09/2026

It was a joy to celebrate alongside African New Yorkers whose cultures and heritage are woven into the fabric of our city. Africa is alive in every corner of New York: in the Nigerian bakeries along Glenmore Avenue, the shops of Harlem’s Le Petit Sénégal and the Egyptian restaurants of Steinway.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/09/2026

September is African Immigrant Heritage Month — a time to celebrate the many African communities that have helped shape New York and our nation.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11/09/2026

Why is 'lb' the abbreviation for 'pound'?

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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/09/2026

BREAKING: A federal court found that Oklahoma's law doesn't prevent teachers from discussing concepts related to gender or race in public schools. Students and educators across the state can once again teach, learn, and discuss the world around them without fear of punishment.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

I hope this school year is as magical for you as today was for me. Thank you, New York.

A boy in a crowd of 3rd graders looks excitedly through a classroom door window.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

How was your first day of school, New York? Mine started at Mamá Tingó Child Care Center in Manhattan & ended at the Bronx School of Hip Hop. I joined a special education class in Queens, read to 3rd graders in Brooklyn, & was blown away by nursing students at Curtis High School on Staten Island.

A child high fives Mayor Mamdani while standing next to Governor Hochul.

Mayor Mamdani learns from Staten Island high schoolers and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

A student opens a door in a mural that reads Bronx School of Hip Hop.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 08/09/2026

25 years ago today, Kylie Minogue released “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 08/09/2026

‘B’Day’ by Beyoncé is projected to re-enter the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at #6 with 39K units following the release of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition, HITSDD reports.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 09/09/2026

Kylie Minogue reposts her iconic entrance to the 2002 BRIT Awards for the 25th anniversary of “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 09/09/2026

24 years ago today, Avril Lavigne released “Sk8er Boi.”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 10/09/2026

‘PEN15’ stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle reunite on the cover of WYouth Magazine. 📸: Eimear Lynch

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 04/09/2026

Beyoncé’s 20th anniversary edition of ‘B’DAY’ includes a Spanish version of ‘Irreplaceable’, which samples Selena’s ‘Como La Flor.’

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Arial = ⌨️ aerial = 🦜 Ariel = 🧜‍♀️

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026

Yesterday, I was proud to stand with New York’s labor movement to rally for worker power and demand a city that works for all of us, not just the wealthiest few.

Mayor Mamdani embraces a worker in an orange vest.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/09/2026

Silent movies often featured chase scenes, which were often the most exciting/interesting scenes. So, ‘cut to the chase’ came to mean “get to the important part.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/09/2026

Few things make New York feel more like New York than the sounds, traditions and joy of our Caribbean community.

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