Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice.

A great find from Barry Popik on the history of the Tequila Sunrise.

L - North Korea R - Miami

Lately, it seems, everything good in the U.S. is deciding to call it quits. Can’t blame them, I guess. The country, in it’s current iteration, just doesn’t value or support “good.” Only big, or whatever generates the most money for the few. www.grubstreet.com/article/capu...

I wrote about “Tiki Adam” Kolesar’s elaborate home bar. open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." Edward R. Murrow, who died on this day in 1965

More old NYC restaurant news. This one not as happy as Sam’s. www.grubstreet.com/article/dono...

I’m on the old restaurant beat now. Wrote this about Chapter Two in the life of one of my favorite red sauce joints. www.grubstreet.com/article/sams...

Haven’t posted here in a couple weeks because I was due to fly internationally, so I logged out and deleted all my social media apps from my phone, just in case. Isn’t it awful that that’s the country we live in now?

Think you know mozzarella sticks? Maybe you don’t. khttps://open.substack.com/pub/themilwaukeemix/p/what-happened-to-mozzarella-sticks?r=1nulw

My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.

How can I get someone to stop putting two spaces after every sentence? Asking for an editor friend.

Imagine if jill Biden did this

This is an article about the opposite of hospitality. Anti-hospitality, I suppose. A closely-related topic that also needs to be addressed is music volume and ambient sound pressure levels.

Are you old? Have you been seated next to a bus station or a restroom at a restaurant? You may be entitled to compensation! Or at least you can just get some affirmation by reading this article. open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

I saw it. I lived.

They’re bringing back ALL the bigotries!

This is the reason Peter Thiel and his buddies killed Gawker. Writing about open secrets was the entire point of the website.

Went to a bar with live blues band. There was no cover. Bought 4 drinks. Cost $26. I don’t miss New York.

AI is kind of like drug use in this country. No one wants to connect the dots between their personal use and the phenomenon’s overall impact on society.

We don’t have a microwave. We’re not getting a microwave. Stop asking.

The trouble with being a vet journalist of a particular beat is you’ve already seen all the stories that can be written. So if a certain angle is pitched to u, u pass, thinking: that story’s old, I’ve already written it. But then someone else, who doesn’t know it’s old news, writes it and gets paid.

Does ANYone ever opt to switch to Google Chrome?

Has any actor put out more commercial cinematic dreck, and yet retained the reputation of an independent, iconoclastic rebel, than Jack Black?

The sameness of themes and singing accent from one country song to another is simply stultifying. Of all musical genres, AI could replace it completely without notice.

Fun game: ask influencers if they can do their job without using the phrase “I’m obsessed with” and see how long it takes til their tiny heads explode.

Canning jam while listening to the Brewers home opener on a transistor radio. We are regressing by the minute, and loving it.

There’s no politician, no matter how great their record, who can’t erase their reputation by overstaying their welcome.

Ink Spots or Mills Brothers?

Anyone can grow up to be President, we used to say, like that was a good thing.

If one side won’t uphold the law or ethics then the system is a failure as it does not have accountability. Therefore the US system encourages corruption. Trump not being convicted from his two impeachments shows the US system is a failed state.

Perfect

My latest theater review on The Milwaukee Mix. themilwaukeemix.substack.com/p/theater-re...

Looks like I have a story to write about in my growing file on "Influencers Are Taking Journalists Jobs and We're Surprised This Shit Happens." variety.com/2026/film/co...

This article sent me down a rabbit hole. I have a feeling I will be having corned beef tomorrow.

Yes, Milwaukee has a style of corned beef sandwich. open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

Bryan Ferry’s 1980s solo work has aged very well.

What kind of monsters go to bars in packs of 10-20 and expect to be served?

Watched “The Truman Show” for the first time. I’m sure when it came out, it played as something of a comedy. Now it plays as a tragedy.

Sen. Martin Heinrich: “Remember when Republicans said we couldn't afford those tax credits for your healthcare? Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”

You can’t expect a treasonous 5x draft dodging trashy criminal to properly and respectfully honor the fallen troops that he’s responsible for killing. I truly hate him.

But Obama wore a tan suit once

Maybe remove your ball cap, fucko.

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

No more travel.

Trump is the worst president America has ever had And I don't know how we get rid of him Ideas? Please- list below No idea rejected! All Hands On Deck!

Is there something inside baseball hats that turn their wearers into idiots?

Restaurant/bar rule #27: If, in your server’s initial approach to your table, you fail to order immediately, you will not see them again for 15 minutes.

I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.