My man David Byrne released a new album this month

Sunday night!

From "kinderwhore" to "Kissinger," I've got the range.

Always an immediate open. cc @samecircle.bsky.social

Just had a brilliant idea for a MySpace era movie called Top Eight, in which the killer picks off your friends list one by one.

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I discovered that The Walt Disney Studios at (818) 560-1000 connects callers with a live receptionist even after midnight by pressing 1. She listened to my calmly delivered message that Bob Iger really fucked up and hopefully passed it on. Be courteous and kind, but call.

Later, Hulu.

How come none of you mentioned how beautiful it is outside??

For a story: Does anyone here know a good international copyright lawyer who can comment on a case involving AI? Thanks! (Please reskeet.)

There has been so much bad news lately, but anti-aging weirdo Bryan Johnson is back in the news with a new flatting profile. Now to find out what those pronatalist big glasses weirdos are up to and we can say that America has fully moved on.

[digs the SAD lamp out of the closet]

I let out a little gasp.

This needs a @vox.com Explainer!

Question for bartenders: When a patron tips you in dollar coins, what do you think? A) It's annoying. They're just trying to get rid of change from a vending machine B) This is valid currency, thank you very much C) It's annoying, but thank you anyway. D) Other/see answer

heroes, capes, etc.

Not the point, but I was immediately drawn to the Watergate era coverline "18 Legal Ways to Use a Tape Recorder."

The Times profile just says, "For Gilbert, who has made a career of exposing intimate details from her life, there was never any doubt that she had to write about the murder plot, even at the risk of taking a blowtorch to her reputation." Like, what about going to jail??

So somebody could just go ahead and charge Elizabeth Gilbert with conspiracy to commit murder, or is there something I'm missing?

Hey, nerds! George RR Martin is providing signed books for a charity I volunteer for (or have volunteered for, I haven't been in awhile) Brooklyn Book Bodega, which provides FREE books to underserved communities. Get yourself a book, and get kids even more books! collectsignet.com/products/geo...

A thought I keep returning to — and that’s underscored by today’s news — is that a legacy publication or a deep-pocketed investor could hire an astonishing array of talent right now and make the best newspaper in America overnight.

Siberia is back!

Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers

Finally scored some Gowanus Yacht Club merch!

Here's @markyarm.bsky.social's recent talk with @karenattiah.bsky.social in @flaminghydra.com. It's a hopeful, intelligent, insightful talk about media. Free to read, no paywall. flaminghydra.com/an-antidote-...

This is an amazing story, and it almost never happens. A hacker found data Tesla insisted didn't exist. It showed the final moments before a fatal crash, convincing the jury the self-driving tech malfunctioned and was partially responsible. @markyarm.bsky.social www.pcmag.com/articles/hac...

Manifesting it: I want to interview Björk.

When I mentioned music journalism at this wedding, someone asked me if I personally knew Lester Bangs. 🙃

Never forget.

👀

God, how long have Pulp been going.

A coworker at lunch today asked me, "Mark, what crimes did you commit as a child?" in the context of a conversation about youthful misbehavior. I think that's a great icebreaker.

Anyone else seeing PULP tonight?

After studiously ignoring the band Geese for years, I think I like them now?

Story by my man @brianraftery.bsky.social 💙🙌

I want to like Focus Frankie, the mascot New York state created to promote school cellphone bans. But no. share.google/ZRsEZqv3d2S7...

lol fuck off

Wish David Foster Wallace were still alive so he could write an essay on the iPhone 17 launch event.

I feel like I’m hallucinating inside of a time machine.

About to find out who Sombr is.

Hello! I'm putting the finishing touches on a story about Doom Moms -- as in, the way our beautiful mothers have a way of telling us extremely tragic news about people we barely know whenever we catch up. Looking for a few more sources that have experienced this baffling ritual. Please get in touch!

no fuckin way

In early 2022, I edited Jessica Lucas's Input mag feature on TikTok heartthrob William White. Her eye-opening piece is the basis for a new documentary, THIRST TRAP, out on Paramount+ today. Here's the trailer:

yearlong! generative! novel! writing! workshop! (i’ll be writing my fourth novel through this, come work with me) writer.org/event/novel-...

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

Breaking News: Rick Davies, the lead singer of the British rock band Supertramp, died at 81. He wrote hits like “Goodbye Stranger.”

Charlie Sheen: secret grammar nerd.

me when it’s a standing only event

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing