My take on the return of Kimmel.

My take on the return of Kimmel.

Time is a flat circle

One last thought on Kimmel, which is, it's so embarrassing that an existential first amendment crisis requires one to come to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel Live lmfao. Of all shows! Of all people!

My thoughts on Kimmel, “cancel culture,” the stupidity of this era, gullible marks, and so on.

Cannot believe MAGA offered an off ramp for liberals to finally shed their reputation as humorless scolds. All-time unforced error.

Threw this on the big screen last night.

I think about this a lot.

I am writing about how it's impossible to find a comfortable position to read - neck gets sore looking down at book while sitting, arms get sore holding it above your head while laying down, etc. If you have cracked the code and have come up with the ideal Reading Posture, I'd love to hear about it!

maybe the biggest lesson here is that some level of fluency in internet culture is essential to a full understanding of where we are today and anyone waving it away with “online is not real life” has lost the plot. we all spend our lives with our phones in our hands and you ignore that at your peril

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Stayed up late to write about Charlie Kirk.

Stayed up late to write about Charlie Kirk.

Becca just pronounced "SSENSE" out loud and it blew my fucking mind. Had no idea...

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!

I went to a Banana Ball game and learned just how gloriously thirsty this whole enterprise is.

I went to a Banana Ball game and learned just how gloriously thirsty this whole enterprise is.

I wrote about how Trump is not dead yet but, someday, he will be. slate.com/news-and-pol...

I wrote about the end of WTF With Marc Maron, my first-ever favorite podcast.

I wrote about the end of WTF With Marc Maron, my first-ever favorite podcast.

I was trying to make the case that the anti-phone discourse has gotten a little overheated, and my friend countered that the zoomers had to invent a new word for masturbation that meant "masturbating for eight hours straight," and I don't really have a great counter for that.

I wrote about Gavin Newsom, a sleazy operator with a moral compass that is constantly up for negotiation, who nonetheless might be the man for the moment -- and what a sorry moment it is, indeed.

We’re already way over our skis.

Why does it feel like we all have the day off now.

I wish prime Kotaku still existed because “how did Gengar become an egirl icon” would be such an awesome Kotaku story.

Jeff Passan rules because on top of being the premiere scoop guy in baseball he also has retained an ability to deliver absolute bars.

Wrote about ESPN, a network that has slowly and deliberately shedded all of its defining characteristics in order to chase the Slop Dollar.

Great new piece from my favorite writer

Wrote about ESPN, a network that has slowly and deliberately shedded all of its defining characteristics in order to chase the Slop Dollar.

I wrote about the Mile High Club which — I swear — was more of a *thing* in the 90s/2000s than it is now. Why has airplane sex declined in the annals of collective fantasy? I tried to figure it out!

I wrote about the Mile High Club which — I swear — was more of a *thing* in the 90s/2000s than it is now. Why has airplane sex declined in the annals of collective fantasy? I tried to figure it out!

Audience Award 🏆 This week's most-read editor's pick is... The Cult of “Kill Tony” (@lukewinkie.bsky.social @slate.com) slate.com/culture/2025...

Late-breaking “worst song ever” news:

One of the coolest stories ever published on Slate. slate.com/life/2025/08...

why is this man always wearing the biggest fucking t-shirt i've ever seen

Amazing things happen on the Bill Simmons subreddit every day.

It became illegal to be mean to celebrities in magazines 10 years ago so now we have to say comments like “the football is shaped funny” are introspective and ebullient.

Cannot believe I know the name of Taylor Swift's new album before my wife does... Feels like walking around with a gun. Unbelievable.

I give you 5,000 words on Kill Tony, the nation’s most popular stand-up show, and the absolute crucible for the art form’s anti-woke revolution. (Its host is most famous for a joke he told about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally.) Come along with me to Austin, Texas, and take in the vibe shift.

I went to the most popular—and controversial—comedy show in America. Now I see why no one can stay away.

I give you 5,000 words on Kill Tony, the nation’s most popular stand-up show, and the absolute crucible for the art form’s anti-woke revolution. (Its host is most famous for a joke he told about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally.) Come along with me to Austin, Texas, and take in the vibe shift.

Elsewhere in this story a guy named "Stu Loeser" gives quotes about how Cuomo still has a pathway towards victory. Subtext is dead!

Wrote about Pod Save America's pro-Palestine pivot, which to me does indicate a larger shift in the general Democratic electorate. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Wrote about Pod Save America's pro-Palestine pivot, which to me does indicate a larger shift in the general Democratic electorate. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Have been forced to conclude that what I find to be insane and ghoulish is simply not interpreted the same way by a vast swathe of my fellow Americans when it comes to AI. Not sure exactly what to do with that feeling...

I love this story slate.com/technology/2...

Armond White is so cool. The National Review continues to allow him to publish two-to-three insane movie columns a month and they’re always a must read for me. I simply can’t look away.

Really cool that @kattenbarge.bsky.social is still writing stuff like this/has found a way to survive and thrive during the total contraction of the internet culture beat, (which is still an extremely important beat!) spitfirenews.com/p/pedro-pasc...

Legit impressive that they found the one defensible facet of our world-historically inefficient corporate pharmaceutical/health insurance system (i.e. it uses science) to attack. It's like a reverse Death Star exhaust port

Mina Kimes being married to '00s music blog legend Nick Sylvester is one of my favorite pieces of media lore.