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Fedora with safari flaps

Have you ever taken a wild swing with your sartorial choices—only to see it fail abysmally? To see it documented by a court stenographer for its circumferential relation to an insider trading scheme? Probably not. However, in Tim Robinson’s I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) sketch—“Brian’s Hat”—he imagines just this scenario for the majority of us whose minds have never gone there. If you find yourself enjoying “Brian’s Hat,” I highly recommend checking out more odd, albeit oft cringy, comedy sketches from I Think You Should Leave. Just be forewarned—you will be at extreme risk of frequently quoting sketches in the future.

ACADEMIC MUSING

Academic tenure-track offer letters

Are you looking for an article on what exactly goes into an academic tenure-track offer letter for physician-scientists? Yes. No. Maybe? Regardless, I give you “Academic Tenure-Track Offer Letters” from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. While this article is from 2020—meaning the numbers for salary and start-up may be dated—this article provides a comprehensive list of offer letter components to consider. Hopefully, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will publish future article updates over time!

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