this guy is the lestat of word puzzles

My latest weekly members-only Minute Cryptic mini drops today! Pleased with how it turned out (big shout-out to Liam's editing chops). Also new: a featured clue from that puzzle on MC's landing page, where the link to the mini is (letting non-members get a taste) Pretty cool! www.minutecryptic.com

When you use the monkey's paw to wish for Dropout to get exposed to more people, but you end up with a copaganda-fueled crossover with The Rookie

Still absolutely gobsmacked Sam Reich or anyone else with senior creative control thought its crossover with "The Rookie"--the production for which has access to the ICE-friendly LAPD--would in any way be a win for Dropout. www.cracked.com/article_4974...

@samreich.bsky.social Hi Sam, long-time fan! Walk myself and other Dropout fans through the decision for the Game Changer/Rookie crossover, b/c this feels like one of those Breaking News bits where everyone pretends you're aligning yourself with right-wing media

Here's a Make Some Noise prompt: Obliterate the goodwill of your entire subscriber base with this one weird trick

@kissmesonofblog.com I subscribe to "Kiss Me, Son of Blog" (which is great), and wanted to say I 1,000% thought of "The Bells are Ringing" while watching Pluribus. Not to mention... :) youtu.be/dYR6hl0Skpc?...

I now have two creative things I'm a fan of that come from France, and start with the word Caravan: - Caravan Palace - Caravan SandWitch Google 'em both, you just might like 'em!

Just finished the almost-great-but-still-very-good video game "Caravan: SandWitch." Set millennia from now on a planet ravaged by capitalism; you're a young girl exploring the utopia/dystopia that remains, seeking your missing sister & helping all the locals (many of whom are robots and frog people)

Never been a horror fan--I'm averse to gore--but Kane Parsons' atmospheric horror series on YouTube, Backrooms, top-shelf (and mainly gore-free) stuff. So I'm definitely excited to see the first trailer for the Backrooms movie, which Parsons is directing www.slashfilm.com/2108784/back...

New clue from me dropped today on Minute Cryptic ... little if any rage over this one! ;) minutecryptic.com

Of all the English-language versions of Taskmaster, NZ's S6E2 "cake" task is top-tier diabolical and hilarious

truth.

Arguably in any TM version!

Sneak peek at tomorrows #minutecryptic

Todays #minutecryptic

Video of the ICE expansion #RESIST #BLUECREW #VOTEBLUE #PROJECT2026 #CALLOUTTHEIRNAMES #TRUMPISAPEDOPHILE

ICE has not left MN, & its citizens have not stopped documenting their evil deeds, despite the risks. #Resist

One of the music highlights of my life that I take pride in is when I randomly got to play along side drummer Ed Shaughnessy (at a jazz camp in the late 90’s). This clip of the Tonight Show Band with They Might Be Giants caught my eye on YouTube. So *technically* I’m only degree removed from TMBG!

Bands/musicians I've seen open for They Might Be Giants (roughly in chronological order, mostly complete): - Presidents of the United States of America - Harvey Danger - Cub - The Long Winters - Moon Hooch - Jonathan Coulton Yes, yes, I'm bragging, what of it?

Wu-Tang is for the Giants.

I imagine anyone search "Wu-Tang" on Bluesky will be confused why They Might Be Giants is suddenly filling up the search results

My reaction to today’s Minute Cryptic..

I’m sorry, I beg your finest pardon?!

It's not too late for the Wu-Tang clan to drop a single called "They Might Be Giants." Even "The Two Johns" would work.

#TheyMightBeGiants fans, we've got a tracklist reveal for "The World is to Dig," courtesty of Consequnce of Sound. 18 tracks in all: 1. Back In Los Angeles 2. Wu-Tang 3. Sleep’s Older Sister 4.Je N’en Ai Pas 5. Outside Brain 6. Let’s Fall in Lava 7. Telescope 8. Garbage In 9. Get Down (cont.)

Maybe this whole "hard word puzzle guy" persona that I've inadvertently cultivated is getting out of hand...

They Might Be Giants (@tmbg.bsky.social) have announced their new album 'The World Is To Dig,' and its lead single is about the healing power of the Wu-Tang Clan

Finally, two great tastes that taste great together.

tmbgshop.com/collections/... Free TMBG Alert, it's a new song!

And the owner of the Seahawks avidly hates Trump.

#TheyMightBeGiants 24th album update: their official newsletter puts the release around the 3rd week of April... just over 2 months away!

And here’s today’s #minutecryptic

New Minute Cryptic clue from me today (6-Feb)! The surface may have you thinking of football/soccer... but don't be fooled! Plus another members-only 7x7 mini puzzle dropped yesterday (folks seem to find this one quite hard... who am I to disagree? :) minutecryptic.com

Just finished Wonder Man, I think it's great expect I'm baffled by the ending (spoilers) . . . So Simon spent his whole life trying to become an actor, and when he finally gets the role and the career he wanted... he basically chooses to become who I assume will be a wanted man?

False alarm-- no mini puzzle collab from me today, but it looks to be a good one on Minute Cryptic!

New Minute Cryptic clue from me is live now! The surface unintentionally evokes an Ogden Nash poem about peas and honey--all a misdirect for the clue's true meaning, though! AND if you're a member, my latest 7x7 mini puzzle collab drops at 4pm PT as well... cheers! minutecryptic.com

Still on my conspiracy theory that #TheyMightBeGiants released 2 new songs that, while both great ("Eyeball" and a remix of it) they secretly represent two halves, instrumentally, of the "real" version of the song. For your consideration, my amalgamation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_53...

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen #musicsky 🎶 1. They Might Be Giants 2. Ben Folds 3. REM 4. Sonic Youth 5. Cloud Cult

Here's my "Eyeball + Eyeball Remix" mashup on YouTube, for those who are curious! youtu.be/6_53p6fqnI0

Heads up They Might Be Giants fans (and folks who like mashing up songs), I did a thing with two of the songs from their recent Eyeball EP... which makes me wonder if how they were produced was intentional? Allow me to explain... So the EP includes the title track, "Eyeball"...

Our brand new Eyeball ep is here! Please share with everyone you know! open.spotify.com/album/4lOS8c...

Lyrics to new TMBG song "Eyeball" evoke "Pluribus": Someone's got control of my mind Nothing that I do is my responsibility now No, wait, ignore the thing I just said, it wasn't true and this is (Look me in the eyeball) This is the real me talking (Look me in the eyeball) Look me in the eyeball

Brian David Gilbert should become the Alex Horne if Taskmaster ever comes back to the US

Sounds like a long cryptic crossword clue

this is super tight

obsessed. #pluribus