Today this home caught fire. It’s one of the last original homes on this block and now it’s gone. A past owner became the first female undertaker for St. Louis City, especially meaningful as she was the first Black woman to own an undertaking business in the city.

I've meaning to transfer my playlists off of Spotify for a while, and the ICE ads finally gave me the nudge I needed.

The way Darby Allin bounced off the commentary table!!!! #AEWWrestleDream

Seeing this live was wild…

We in here #aewwrestledream

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts. We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

I leave a proud legacy behind me

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics. More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

If you need my thoughts on Musicians created by AI… No. Just no.

Opting out of having your copyrighted material used in Sora isn’t how copyright works.

Your life isn’t over and you aren’t a failure because things you expected to happen for you already HAVEN’T. The reality is when it finally happens, you’ll be better prepared to navigate/deal with it than if it had when you initially expected it. You’ll only fight the dragon on a much higher level

JFC

The video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday plans to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion by a group of investors that includes Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The deal is among the largest buyouts ever.

PREORDERS for our two Fall books--THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H. LAN THAO LAM by Lana Lin & THE ENDLESS WEEK by Laura Vazquez, translated by Alex Niemi--are now available at the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social website! www.nyrb.com/collections/...

And Nexstar owns @fox2now.bsky.social

Chatbot given power to close ‘distressing’ chats to protect its ‘welfare’

MSNBC to Change Its Name to MS NOW www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

I've talked as much as anyone about the dangers the Supreme Court poses to Obergefell etc. That said, gentle reminder that anyone can ask the Court (or any court) for all sorts of wild shit. Kim Davis is washed, her attorneys in this case are nobodies, and the cert petition was filed a month ago.

Speaking of schools, Fanning could be the subject of an interesting paper on re-purposing schools. Closed after the 2020-21 school year and a plan for redevelopment as mixed-income apartments was NIMBYd. We’ll see what the future holds for it.

Leaders from the Land Reutilization Authority have resumed accepting offers for their properties in St. Louis. New LRA offers must be submitted by Sept. 3 to be considered at the Sept. 24 LRA board meeting. Here's how to apply:

Dads to Doulas: Empowering Fathers to Advocate Amid Maternal Health Crisis A new program is empowering Black men to advocate for their families’ maternal health, addressing disparities in outcomes. wordinblack.com/2025/08/dads...

Been waiting a long time to make this announcement www.sportspolitika.news/p/karim-zida...

stl has *such* a fantastic creative community; the fact that Onder went with AI slop says a lot about them and none of it's nice. sadly for them, film folks in stl are very well connected and very petty (complimentary). good luck, babe

Sweet moments like these are what it's all about - like sundaes shared on the patio with people you love, quiet afternoons at the bar, loud & joyful nights with friends who became family, & birthday toasts. We’ve made so many memories. Meet us at 5242 Delmar Blvd 💙

On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀

Drop a bad guy you actually love.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character. I wrote about how I’ll remember him best. www.theringer.com/2025/07/21/t...

After early criticism for being late, FEMA is getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 floods, especially in hard-hit Hunt, Texas. But locals heap even more praise on religious charities.

Congratulations to @byjordangreen.bsky.social! He won this week's audience award for "I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry." at @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-na...

When I was researching Jeffrey Epstein I was a bit frustrated that no one had done this. I found lists but they were either partial lists or they didn’t contain much information on each woman so I made my own. open.substack.com/pub/decoding...

1/ Local journalists: There are just ten days until the next deadline to partner with us and apply for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network! Do you have an idea for the program? Here’s how it works. 🧵

FFS theweek.com/culture-life...

Reminder that I’m on the board of Pact Collective which is a nonprofit fiscally hosting over 15 mutual aid organizations doing direct grassroots work all over the city. If you’re in NYC tap into any of these orgs and support Pact’s work pactcollective.xyz

Yeah... That's all I got

The Riverfront Times has apparently erased thousands of pages of journalism, at least, going back decades. A senseless waste and incalculable loss; my own work from Ferguson, investigations of prosecutors and police, and SO MANY PHOTOS Some backups exist. Nothing can replace the originals.

One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.

As a pro wrestling fan, this article that's dripping in sweet, sweet sarcasm, is how I've felt about WWE/TKO product for some time now. Unfortunately this also is my feeling about combat sports in general.

US revokes visas of British rap punk duo Bob Vylan after chant against Israeli military

I think about this video from @innuendostudios.bsky.social a lot these days. What's your Rubicon? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFd...