What an absolutely gutsy performance by the Knicks. Brunson is the clutch GOAT.

Todd Blanche, who says he has "never read" the Washington Post, has relied on the Washington Post for citations repeatedly in legal filings under his name ex:

Why anyone would even take the chance of inserting AI-generated copy (let alone data) into their book/article/whatever is beyond me. Even if you decide to use AI, there are fairly easy guardrails you can put around prompts to avoid it (like asking it not to suggest phrasing and to source all data).

“Roughly three-quarters of those children… are likely U.S. citizens”

So just to ask the obvious: Are half the GOP congress and governors going to express resentment toward Trump only when they retire? That's going to be really annoying.

Subway Series

This seems fine

I can tell you from experience that of people actually read and shared stories about Trump and crypto, more people would know. The stories are written. And ignored.

“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is pretty funny.

“My goal is to take these moments and bring them back with me onto land, building the attachments that sometimes feel too tenuous.”

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

I wrote about my ma, the saints who bound us, and prayer for Mother’s Day. With deep gratitude to Lizz Schumer for her thoughtful edits, and to People for giving this essay a home. Hug the ones you love close. 🙏🏻❤️ people.com/my-ma-the-sa...

I was lucky enough to edit this wonderful conversation about road books between Caputo and William Least Heat-Moon, two masters of the genre. May his memory be a blessing. www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/t... (gift link)

I don’t know what RFK Jr. is including here as chronic diseases (part of the problem) but I have asthma, my dad had COPD, and my mom has MS. All chronic diseases that one dies *with*, not from. 1.2 million Americans died from Covid. Same could be said of many of them.

wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like

The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.

Comes with a free topping! But the topping is also cursed.

During the Yanks’ run in the late ‘90s and beyond, my roommate and I would watch on TV but turn off the sound and listen to WFAN. May his memory be a blessing.

Vampire II (Vampyr II) 1895–1902 https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/1158121

“That phrase is used constantly” 🧐

The Artist's House from the Rose Garden - 1922/1924 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11285

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only. Deadwood The Sopranos The Simpsons The Wire Breaking Bad Seinfeld Arrested Development Mad Men The Office Better Call Saul High Maintenance Curb Your Enthusiasm Freaks and Geeks How To With John Wilson What We Do in the Shadows

What the hell is going on

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

Lots of fun comments! My mildly warm takes: missing are Frank Black, Kurt Cobain, Nas and BILLY F’ING JOEL

guy with the power to read minds really dropped the ball here

The first photo here is fake. A still from the same moment shows that Trump's head wasn't drooping like that. Also, he'd just adjusted his tie, which is why the guy two to the left of RFK is looking at him. Actual still at right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ctx...

Paris did this to huge success.

SCOOP with Elizabeth Williamson: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

Our rule is to refrain from using questions in headlines that can’t be answered 🧐

*holiday not celebrated in Utica

Man... I don't even know anymore

Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, a long-term study shows. The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80. The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.

WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great

Politics aside, the U.S. equivalent of the name of the guy who beat Orban would be Pete American.

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again. Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

On Monday, I and four colleagues launched a month-long subscription drive for Ravenous (@weareravenous.com). We are a worker-owned food and culture site, aiming to publish thoughtful and incisive reporting, opinion pieces, and blogs about everything food touches. www.weareravenous.com/about/

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/t... You'd think that if you search for the Grand Hotel Majestic in Bologna that Google would show more prominently a link to the Grand Hotel Majestic in Bologna. Nope. This is a perennial problem for travelers. Google knows it. The travel industry knows it.

The 137-year-old wooden bridge over the Gowanus Canal has been closed for repairs since 2021. And now that the Carroll Street Bridge restoration is nearly complete, there's a rare opportunity to pedestrianize the historic landmark in a rapidly-changing community. youtube.com/shorts/_hN6a...

WHAT

Depluralize a movie: An Easy Piece

Here’s another good one: the entire nine-hour BBC/PBS series The Story of English is available on YouTube (used to be in 15-minute increments but appears each episode is now intact). It’s one of my favorite things.

“Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?”

“Mr. President, I would not rule out the chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimens. It would be quite easy.”

love it when the rocket removes its clothes in order to enter space Nude

Braaaaahhh!!

This is just an incredible visual model of what being on X is like

What a loss to journalism and nonfiction, with a fitting obituary by @jswatz.