Seems to me the decent thing to do would be for the American coach to make his player serve the suspension he was given. If FIFA wants to let them cheat, that doesn't mean they have to cheat.

Delighted to be reviewing the forthcoming Idle in Provence, @ericidle.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. I've been a fan literally for as long as I can remember (I was born six years before Monty Python), so this is a real treat.

Terrific book. I reviewed it for @ala-booklist.bsky.social and said some nice things.

This book is very good and you should read it.

I am very pleased to report that Peck & Peck, the forthcoming novel from Bonnie Garmus, is just as exhilaratingly splendid as her debut, Lessons in Chemistry. I'm reviewing it for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Saturday night entertainment.

Oh, shit.

Another awful movie I love unreservedly. Cool to see Brian Keith and Natalie Wood speaking actual Russian, though, not English with a terrible accent. Credit where credit is due: most movies with Russian characters don't bother to use Russian-speaking actors.

Another gem from @adamroberts.bsky.social. Oh, and he writes some real good science fiction novels, too.

I know it's terrible, but I love it.

Superman and Otis rescuing a sunken submarine. (Oh, and Stacey Keach is here too.)

Watching Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. As I always do, I get the impression every scene was shot in one take.

Maple wants to make a new friend.

Absolutely fucking terrifying. I loved the book, but oh boy did it trigger my claustrophobia.

My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of A River Red with Blood, by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social, is now live: www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

New @ala-booklist.bsky.social review assignment. Always a pleasure to review a new @chuckwendig.bsky.social.

My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of January and July, by @jeffabbott.bsky.social, is now live: www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of Not a Word, by @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social, is now live: www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of Bewilderment, by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social, is now live: www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word? Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long the sale will last. www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...

They should make a line of essential oils for Star Trek fans. First up: Leonard Neem Oil.

I confess I don't much care about cover reveals. I'd rather read an excerpt.

The bloodiest show on television? Why, Robot Chicken, of course.

I'm in a cranky mood, so: IF YOU HAVE TO USE AI TO GENERATE "ART," THAT MEANS YOU ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY TALENTED TO MAKE THE ART YOURSELF, AND YOU SHOULD JUST STOP.

Haven't seen this in a couple of decades. Enjoying it just as much. But I completely understand why it didn't do so well at the box office: it's a lovingly crafted homage to a six-decade-old cinematic era with which most of its target audience was unfamiliar.

I can't decide which annoys me more: drivers who turn without signaling, or drivers who signal without turning.

I'm pleased that my local thrift store has a decent-sized books section. Rather less pleased that they apparently entrust the shelving of books to staff members who don't have a clue where to put them.

Really loving this one. Just what I'd hoped it would be. Does anyone do horror-comedy as well as Mr. Raimi?

Congratulations, @danielkraus.com. Richly deserved.

A weird poem: A brogue is a leather-made shoe A drogue is a funnel-shaped 'chute Rogue is an X-man, probably a genius A bogue is a fish, in fact it's a genus "Vogue" is a song by Madonna, who also recorded "Angel" and "Devil Pray" Which maybe makes her a theologue. Or not.

Been reading how King Charles subtly insulted the American felon-in-chief. That's wrong. There was nothing subtle about it. Charles couldn't have been more clear about it if he'd slapped the felon repeatedly about the face. Which I think we can agree we were all hoping he would do.

I get a weird pain in my stomach to think this will be the last Thursday Next novel. I love this series so much. @jasperfforde.bsky.social

It boggles the mind that this masterpiece was directed by the same fella who made Jaws: The Revenge. I mean, I know most directors have their ups and downs, but jeepers....

Revisiting some old friends and one of the most convincing and rigorously constructed post-apocalyptic worlds I've ever encountered. A magnificent series. @seananmcguire.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social

I've finally sneezed after working on it for close to two hours and I'm pretty sure I've discovered a higher level of consciousness and a purer form of pleasure than has ever been experienced in the history of humanity. Also can anybody spare a Kleenex?

I quite liked @robertjsawyer.com's The Downloaded (2024), and said nice things about it in the Winnipeg Free Press. I'll be reviewing its sequel, Ghosts in the Machine, in a forthcoming column.

That we can seriously wonder whether a shooting incident at the WHCD was staged by the ruling political party of the United States of America tells you all you need to know about the ruling political party of the United States of America.

I'm up to the one where Sean eats all the whelks. Yum!

Been watching this long-running British panel show. Tones your brain muscles and makes you laugh out loud.

I loved this book by @franceswrites.bsky.social, and I eagerly await its sequel about a sock-mending adventurer entitled Voyage of the Darned.

I'm seeing people on social media saying reptiles like Tucker Carlson and MTG are exhibiting a guilty conscience, but that's wrong, because those cretins don't fucking have a conscience.

I'd listen to that Booklist guy.

Last year I almost died from bleeding into my chest cavity. This year I almost drowned from fluid in my lungs after a minor heart attack. I am not looking forward to next year.

I sometimes do this with my reviews, to make sure I'm not just prattling on.

Last week I went to an author signing. What a ripoff. He wouldn't let me put my name on him anywhere.

This is indeed a terrific story. I liked it a lot.

Hey, @chuckwendig.bsky.social, what's your take on the Cosmic Crisp apple? I just found out they exist.

King of the sofa.

Now watching. I'm a sucker for invisible-people movies. Yes, I even like the sequel.

Well, this is delightful.