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"I want everybody to be smart. I want 'em to be as smart as they can be. A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in." -- Paul Verrall, Born Yesterday.
By driftglass — February 4, 2026

On this day in 1946, Garson Kanin’s hit Broadway comedy Born Yesterday opened at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. It starred Judy Holliday in her breakout role as Billie Dawn, and the play ran for 1,642 performances until December 31, 1949. The play was later adapted into the 1950 film starring Holliday, Broderick Crawford and William Holden.

The Mahablog: The Times They Are A-Changin’.

Left Jabs: Don Lemon and the St. Paul Nine are Headed for Prime Time.

The Cross Section: The Right's Greatest Fear Is an Organized Left.

Attention space nerds! Bleached Martian rocks offer fresh evidence of a wetter and warmer Mars: 'But where did they come from?

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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