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What "April Showers Bring May Flowers" Really Means

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Some of the best things in life start out annoying. That’s the core idea behind the saying “April showers bring May flowers.” On the surface, it sounds like a simple comment about rain and blooms. But people keep repeating it because it works as a small piece of advice: discomfort can be part of the process, not a sign that something has gone wrong. The phrase offers a way to tolerate the “messy middle” of life—when progress feels slow, inconvenient, or unpredictable.

April 7 in History: Rwanda Genocide, WHO Founding and Other Milestones Mark the Date

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On April 7, 1994, the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda began in full force after the plane carrying President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down the night before. In the hours that followed, organized killings spread rapidly, targeting Tutsi civilians and also Hutu people who opposed the violence. The event mattered immediately because it showed how quickly hate propaganda, political power struggles, and armed organization could turn into mass murder. It still matters today because

Mizzou student leaders decry cuts to Black, LGBTQ+ and Latino groups

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University of Missouri administrators’ decision to end direct university funding for student organizations representing minority groups drew fierce backlash Monday night, with group leaders warning the change could devastate programs that help students find community and support on campus. “What the university wants from us is to fizzle out,” Asher McFerran, vice president of LGBTQ+ […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Night Comfort

1 month 2 weeks ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

America First? Paramount Finalizes $24 Billion In Middle East Backing For Warner Bros Deal

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MAGA Republicans spent year swaddling themselves in phony “America first!” rhetoric (including suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok), but have suddenly gone mysteriously quiet now that $24 billion in Saudi, Chinese, and other foreign cash is helping to bankroll right wing billionaire Larry Ellison’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers. The Wall Street Journal (Reuters […]
Karl Bode