A beautiful love letter to the box set: aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/15/t... via @aquariumdrunkard.com As an avid reader, it’s nice to see infrequent contributor and founder Justin Gage share words here.

When a guy named Trevor says you don't have the chops to be an agency copywriter.

New Cut Worms! youtu.be/dbWx_LjgiKg?... Transmitter drops on @jagjaguwar.bsky.social on March 13.

If the remastered Beatles Anthology has taught me anything, it’s Ringo didn’t actually suck.

There are major exceptions, but mostly post-pandemic I don't want to listen to music with lyrics anymore.

Need an answer on this. Gimme the goods!

David Bowie’s Blackstar arrived a decade ago this week. Two days later, he was gone. Here is a prelapsarian oral history — as told by most of those who made the album, just before his shocking exit.

Has anyone laid down a better guitar riff since William Tyler dropped this bomb a couple years ago? youtu.be/V2RXB8cvoKU?...

The Onion headlines read differently after the collapse of western democracy.

Did this work out well in Iraq and Afghanistan?

there aren't words to properly describe how fucked up this is

In two years with a 12-team CFP bracket, teams earning a bye went 1-7, losing on average by 14. The one winner? Indiana. Over Alabama. By 35. What is HAPPENING here?

I hope to hear less about Taylor Swift in 2026. This is my wish.

Fresh meditation on my long relationship with smoking.

LFG Hoosiers!

Wanna have a smoke? open.substack.com/pub/robpeoni...

Wanna have a smoke? open.substack.com/pub/robpeoni...

Oh, and finally quit smoking cigarettes after 23 years. 😵‍💫

In 2026, I hope: to find a job where I’m not asked to lean into Microsoft CoPilot on a daily basis, the pace of green tech continues to transform our power grid in ways world leaders refuse to, find more music to share with people I love, show more kindness to myself and my family.

Nothing better late on Christmas Eve

Good mail day c/o Sonny & The Sunsets and Rocks in Your Head Records: tr.ee/PFRFWYv5xG

If I start posting self-help advice on LinkedIn, please stage an intervention or just shoot me.

hot topic of discussion in middle school: was the toadies song possum kingdom about a serial killer or was it about a VAMPIRE

Occasionally, for a mental health break, I respond “not interested” to all suggested content on LinkedIn.

For Christmas, I bought myself $1,200 in credit card debt for a car repair.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. n.pr/3N99KJp

I'm going to start an anti-AI podcast. I don't have anything to say, but Ty Segall's cover of The Dils "Class War" will be the theme song. music.apple.com/us/song/clas...

Outraged about Trump desecrating the dead? Wait until you hear what he and his cronies do to people who are still alive.

I'm finding myself incapable of plastering on a smile for the office holiday party at a role I am desperately trying to leave. Is this relatable?

Is 75% of every comms job circulating work for approvals or just mine?

Never write the word utilize, when use is right there.

I’ve added a career path that is heretofore banned in my household: No cops. No military. No LinkedInfluencers.

I'll never stop discovering new music and sharing it with people I love: open.substack.com/pub/robpeoni...

Stealworkers

Tortoise’s Touch reviewed: www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_... by @stephendeusner.bsky.social cc: @intlanthem.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Tortoise’s Touch reviewed: www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_... by @stephendeusner.bsky.social

I feel like brain is on fire: sonnyandthesunsets.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

The new record Sonny Smith quietly dropped in September is the best shit he has released in years. Hear about his journey to Senegal to bring it to life: eastbayexpress.com/speaking-the... via @eastbayexpress.com

I refuse to learn how to react to an Outlook email with an emoji response, because I am not an animal.

How to Read the News danielkherndon.com/how-to-read-... by the always great @danielherndon.bsky.social via The Lorem Ipsum

I just saw a post from someone on LinkedIn named Dave Van Dyke, who I can only assume is Dick's evil alter ego.

I turned 40, and I only recognize like five albums on all the year-end lists. 😑

Indiana's governor's solution to the childcare crisis is sending infants to work is the most Indiana shit I've read all day.

Braun is always weird, but this is truly bizarre: www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

Which one of your hillbilly cousins brought the baja blast pie to Thanksgiving?

I can't wait to play this for my kid this evening:

It’s time to accept the colts are a mediocre football team with the best running back in the NFL

The only legitimate benefit I've reaped from AI is speeding up my bi-annual MRIs by 20 minutes.

Cindy Lee Live Review: A Mystical, Triumphant Return pitchfork.com/thepitch/cin... by @ninacorcoran.bsky.social via @pitchfork.com