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Tony Blair, now fully recovered from liquefying into jelly in the first X-Men film, is back to remind Labour that the best idea of all time is following an idiot American princeling into a failed war for oil.

You, a philistine: "LOL The Firm sure does spend a lot of time setting up that cotton truck in the alley below Tom Cruise's office." Me, a cineaste: "That's just the sort of old-fashioned craft and attention to detail that's missing from Hollywood movies of recent vintage."

We could have that Knicks-level civic unity for baseball too, if you dead-enders would just give up on the "Mets" already.

i would like to state for the record that everybody who has ever said something like “they should make the olympics but everybody can do steroids” should have to wear this L forever. if you ever supported this or thought it was cool, opinion discarded on every topic

I'm working on a column about the tech annoyances that drive us crazy, and I want it to be as universal as possible, so tell me yours! E.g. scanning a QR code to read a menu, never receiving the one-time passcode they supposedly texted you, "verify you're human" by IDing tiny motorcycles, etc.

The centerpiece of a makeshift Ultimate Fighting Championship arena on the South Lawn of the White House is taking form as construction crews install a soaring 90-foot tall, open-air structure that stands out dramatically from most views of the building.

If you had to pick the most defining song for Millennials, what would it be? We try to figure it out on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org w/ @hazelcills.bsky.social and @jiggyraps.bsky.social ❤️

Chatted with @nytimes.com about why you should watch one of the greatest competitions on earth, the @scrippsbee.bsky.social Wednesday and Thursday night 🐝 www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

wake up babe the white house is a six flags

The paperback is out, and I am telling you my deepest secrets!

Heads Up - TIFF has announced details for its summer Christopher Nolan retrospective, including a bunch of 70mm screenings. www.tiff.net/press/news/t...

“However bad a writer you think you are, you are not worse than AI.” open.substack.com/pub/samkriss...

at first I hated it, but at second glance, I hated it

basically: evolutionarily, it made more sense to invest in using the giant skull/jaw/face as a weapon rather than direct energy to needless forelimbs. i like the idea of an omnipotent Evolution being like "Eh, let's just have it use its own face as a bludgeon"

You can show me all the charts you want saying the economy is fine but if Serpentor is selling his throne because it won't fit into his new studio apartment, shit is not fine

Names of the national champion Princeton men’s lacrosse team Caden (x2) Carter Cooper (x3) Finn Hunter Parker Porter Thatcher Tucker (x2) Wilder

even when maryland drivers use their turn signal, you still don’t know which way they’re going

Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died.

I didn’t even want to draw attention to the Enhanced Games for “making fun of it” purposes but then I saw a video of the guy who thinks he can live forever hyping up a guy’s steroid usage under an umbrella to shield himself from UV rays

Maybe the doctors keep examining him because they want to document how exceptional his health is.

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I long to one day see James Gray's original cut of AD ASTRA that, at the very least, would not include that unfortunate voiceover narration.

“We are Jaxson Dart” is the same sentiment as having to eat a ton of Papa John’s to own the libs.

Tottenham Hotspur 2025-26. The year when the whole club fell apart before De Zerbi put it back together again. So much drama on and off the pitch, and they’ve ended up in the same position: 17th, but with everyone feeling unusually unified. My piece: www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...

Here are my final Tottenham talking points of the season, including Roberto De Zerbi's transfer meetings with the hierarchy, which players might stay or go, Vinai Venkatesham and Johan Lange and plenty more. football.london/tottenham-ho...

Not only does the mainstream media (Match of the Day, Alyson Rudd) neglect to reference Thomas Frank’s role in this near-disaster they also seem to have no acknowledgment of the injury situation.

thought it was spurs fraudwatch but now it’s thunder fraudwatch. i know one of these mfs is a fraud that’s the only way you lose a game is my understanding

The Home Run Amulet is enchanted with the same spell as the Second Base Defense Amulet and Luis Arraez stole the amulet, it's not rocket science.

“Ahead of The Art of Star Wars: Andor’s release next month, Polygon had the opportunity to exclusively reveal one of the art book's two-page spreads, featuring a phenomenal look at concept art of fan-favorite characters, as well as a shocking reveal: there used to be a lot more aliens in Andor.”

hey so lots going on i know but this right here is a whole fucking slow motion ongoing tragedy

The most prominent people saying stuff like this are some professor no one's ever heard of or like Hannah Gadsby, whereas the most prominent person angry about the Odyssey movie is the richest man of all time

Wasn’t this a line from The Big Lebowski www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/ma...

I just deleted about 10 posts on the Amazon Primeification of AI ("it's so convenient I don't even need to THINK about the corporate agenda I'm furthering by using it!"). What I will say is please look out for and resist the Amazon Primeification of AI. Thank you for your attention to etc.

“Clear eyes, full hearts, green lanterns, can’t lose.”

There was a time when we used to do Booty Had Me Like posts. A more innocent age, and one that feels very far gone.

Michael Smith appeared on The Score in Chicago to pay tribute to his late wife Sarah during the Cubs for the Cure radiothon. awfulannouncing.com/radio/michae...

Exactly

For my newsletter, I wrote about the stage adaptations of Beaches and Dog Day Afternoon.

american manufacturing, baby

You will not believe where this goes, starts like a YouTuber Nathan For You helping a family get stolen Legos back hilariously fighting against corporate evil then explodes into a full blown season of Reacher exposing collusion between corrupt local cops & thug businessmen in cults & it’s all real.

never change, antonio; never change

The thing that's really breaking my brain is that if you strip away literally all the context, they've basically ended up where they were this time last year v Brighton: everyone happy, singing, clapping the team, the stadium still full long after full time, vibes off the chart

Tottenham win 1-0, stay up and now the whole squad and staff and RDZ are on the pitch in front of the South Stand. This is one of the happiest, loudest and most unified I have ever heard this place. Funny old game!

The far right is being racist. Here's why it's the left's fault. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Fire these two idiots into the sun.

Right. Now sack everyone