Thank you, Scott Pelley…

I ignored Schitt's Creek for years. Watched the pilot, didn't like it, moved on. Then I ran out of excuses and watched all 80 episodes. Everyone who told me I was wrong: you were right. New piece on why the show is so much more than a comedy. #SubstackSky #WritingCommunity #SchittsCreek

There's a folder on my MacBook called "Writing." It's 45.5 MB of half-baked ideas, abandoned novels, and false starts accumulated over 30 years. This is about what's in it — and what it means that it exists. #WritingCommunity mattpusateri.substack.com/p/30-years-o...

Vince Lombardi famously said winners never quit and quitters never win. He had it exactly backwards. New post.

The Iraqi Information Minister was mocked worldwide for brazen, obvious lying. He was also, it turns out, ahead of his time. New post on how disinformation went from punchline to standard practice. #Politics #Journalism

You don't actually miss Blockbuster. It's something else...

Oops... I started a Substack — pop culture, politics, and the occasional thing that makes me unreasonably angry. Seven posts in. Time to stop keeping it to myself. "A few words over" → mattpusateri.substack.com

Happy Duke early elimination day to all who observe it… 😁🤣🍾

Insane to live in a time when “hey I don’t think a vague, often masked government agency should be allowed to murder citizens for not moving their car” is somehow a controversial stance.

Fuck Trump and fuck ICE. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I didn't need another reason to root against the Lions, but now I have one: "Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown celebrated a touchdown catch by pointing into the stands and moving his arms a la the "Trump dance" that several athletes began doing last year." Pathetic. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

So many levels of embarrassment. Not a #gdtbath…

As a former DC resident for nearly 20 years, i can tell you i’ve seen bigger crowds on the mall for kite festivals, dog frisbee competitions, and a rally for The Daily Show

BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing? BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir BESSENT: Job growth is solid BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir

ChatGPT's new image generator is mind-blowing. I gave it a photo of me and my dog Jackson and asked for it to regenerate it in various styles — Simpsons, Miyazaki, 1950s DC comics, etc... It also allows for clean text placement/changes. Incredible results.

Anora was fine but utterly baffled that it won best picture in a year that Challengers, Ghostlight, and A Real Pain weren’t even nominated. Just give it to Flow.

The exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today in which our country attacked the victim in defense of a brutal aggressor has to be one of the most shameful moments in Modern American history.

It's amazing how Trump and his allies can keep talking with a straight face about "merit"-only-based hiring at the same time they're pushing the nominations of unqualified stooges like Hegseth, RFK, and Patel.

Damn. This hits harder today…

The Village People must really need money.

Just watched the end of Wandavision again, in particular the beautiful "What am I" scene. What Marvel did to Wanda's character arc was the worst unforced error in the MCU. They threw away a complex, rich character and turned her into a cardboard, one-note villain for Doctor Strange 2. What a waste.

I’m an easy mark, but this looks great. Gunn understands the character. And the assignment. Can’t wait for July. And yeah, they had me at Krypto…

According to my Spotify Wrapped, the theme from Helldivers 2 was my third-most-listened-to song in 2024. I'm not sure what that says about me, but I have no regrets. That shit rocks, @helldivers2.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/75Yxlc...

49ers never should have messed with the Madden curse www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Turns out that the idealistic notion that in America, "no one is above the law" isn't, and never has been, true. apnews.com/article/trum...

I’ve been an Evernote user for more than a decade but I seem to be watching it implode before my eyes. Any suggestions on what i should switch to?

Not sharing all the instant Threads hate. Just happy to have options that aren't infested by fascists, racists, and right-wing trolls. And we're not letting Duke fans in here, right?

Yay, we're here.