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   Evan Prodromou (evanprodromou@evanp.me)'s status on Sunday, 04-Jan-2026 07:17:57 JST Evan Prodromou
   New Year, New Me

   One of the big changes I made at the end of 2025 was shaving off my moustache. I’ve had a moustache since mid-2020; I talked about my reasons for growing one in my post called My Moustache. I think it looked really good, and it made me feel connected to my Middle Eastern heritage — both Greek and Arab. It was a pretty prominent feature and people would compliment me on the street for it.

   But after 5 years, I was starting to feel overshadowed by the moustache. I think I was leaning too hard on it as part of my personality. When I talked about changing it up, my wife and kids would get upset — like I wouldn’t be the same person without it. It felt a little uncomfortable.

   So, I decided to take the opportunity of the New Year to learn who I am without a handlebar moustache. I’m going to try living without a moustache for the whole of 2026; we’ll see how far I get. I am enjoying the freedom of being able to eat and drink much more neatly, and my bare lip does not require the same amount of care and grooming as it used to.

   Before, with a moustacheAfter, clean-shaven!

   Thanks to all the nice people who have complimented my new look. To those who regret the loss of my distinguishing characteristic: I get it! It’s a little jarring to see this bare face without its central feature. I feel a little like a Mr. Potatohead with a missing accessory.

   Mr. Potatohead, no moustache

   Anyway, that’s where it went, and why.

   #face #me #moustache #personal

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   Unpartitioned Variance 50% off (guyjantic@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 06-Oct-2024 14:43:05 JST Unpartitioned Variance 50% off

   Harvard students were punished by the university president for expressing unpopular opinions.

   They STUDIED for an hour in a LIBRARY, with political messages taped to their laptops.

   What if it had been only one student? What if the pro-Palestine message had been half as big? What if it had been half an hour?

   There is no narrative worth the pixels it takes on a screen that makes this anything but direct, pure suppression of dissent. The students followed every rule, didn't do any of the things bullshit campus rules penalize in order to stop protests. They didn't block sidewalks, light candles, chant, march, or even (apparently) make anyone the least bit uncomfortable.

   So the Harvard admin just flat-out punished them for expressing a political opinion.

   #gaza #palestine #university #highered #uspol #protest #dissent #punishment #authoritarianism

   https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/3/students-suspended-library-palestine-protest/