Bruce Springsteen reminding us why he is and always will be the Boss

I’ve spent a good chunk of yesterday and today in a fog, but this was what broke through. I love this goddamn city so much:

After this terrible weekend, what I honestly needed was this bonkers adaptation of Dunk'n'Egg where Baelor Targaryen is immediately charmed by Dunk, Tanselle is immediately sweet on him, and Lyonel Baratheon continues to sexually harass him. The himbo we need imo

I'll tell you one thing: if I ever meet any of the dickheads who are making delivery workers go out with their piddling ebikes into this storm tonight because they wanted a fucking pizza or whatever, it is on sight unless you can prove to me you gave them a $100 cash tip I'm not kidding

After shoveling snow for the past 45 minutes I will say that I'm glad the Union Square protest was yesterday. I can deal with cold or wind or snow, but all three at the same time is a lot for non-Minnesotans. I will now wrap up in 17 blankets with a gallon of hot chocolate and "Shetland" season 10

Look, I was in awe of Minnesotans long before this—I once spent three days in Minneapolis in the winter and thought I was gonna die—but truly they are heroic. And their heroicism stems simply from actually giving a shit and doing something about it.

This is a fundraiser for the poor child who was kidnapped by ICE today in Minneapolis, his photo has been all over my feed and rightfully so. If you can donate/boost, please do. And as always, fuck this shit and fuck anyone who had anything to do with it.

Now that this has resolved (relatively) harmlessly, I invite you to marvel at this thread about a busnapping that happened this evening.

I managed to pull my neck muscles WHILE ASLEEP, age comes for us all and I long for the sweet release of death from this torment

Had an awesome day with a great friend and now that she's gone I'm like "wow it's late I should go to bed!" It's 8:30 When did I turn 73 exactly

Help, Merriam-Webster can't figure out what I'm looking for: what's the term for a brief phrase used about someone who's died? Not epithet or epigram, something similar??

Out of curiosity, how many people under 25 believe me when I say restaurants used to have "smoking" and "non-smoking" sections? Usually in the same room with maybe a rope line between them?

I get people's fury at Democrats who don't speak up (or don't speak up enough) about Minneapolis, or Venezuela, or any one of the hundreds of horrors that are happening to us by the day. But it is important to know that it's not ALWAYS bc of fecklessness. Sometimes they're doing good shit like this!

Met up with my cool friend J (all my friends are cool obv but she is Cool Plus) and we had a lovely day of pizza and shopping and please remember guys that friends are great

Minnesota you have my entire heart

The Iowa babeyyyyyy!

Today in House-Hunting with Gus, I learned that not everyone goes through a prospective apartment visualizing where she would put the secret door and/or secret cubbyhole. Isn't that like half the fun of looking for a new place to live?

Jesus Christ the HR fandom infants are out of CONTROL. bsky.app/profile/purp...

This is a huge fucking deal and Democratic politicians are trying to talk about it as much as possible, while also juggling about 15 other crises that are erupting every day. This is a big fucking deal.

Lots of shitty things about having to find a new place to live, but the place I'm currently in has its washer/dryer down in the basement and I will not actually miss traipsing up and down four flights of stairs (the last flight VERY rickety) once a week into a cobwebby basement that smells like mold

My Fellow Americans: right now there is very little we can do to stop the horror that's going on. But contacting your representative (yes, EVEN THE REPUBLICANS) tonight—right now—and encouraging them to support this is one thing we *can* do. (And yes, getting Noem out will help.)

Had a lovely evening with a friend, walked home with the fog settling in as it sometimes does on chilly nights, and am now home in a cozy sweater with the dog snoring gently at my feet 2026 is really bad so far but there are a few pockets of joy out there

This sums up my feelings about competitive sports so perfectly. Why the fuck can't you guys just share the ball or the puck or the whatever and go for a nice walk instead

New Chapter of my Game of Thrones fix-it fic is up, because what I personally need right now is the fantasy of competent leaders working together for the safety and betterment of humanity: archiveofourown.org/works/57597760

This has got to be up there with "Megan, we live in the same building" for shut-up-you-dumbass all timers.

My aunt introduced me to "Mrs. Brown's Boys" and we've been bingeing it all week. It is refreshingly insouciant about being just...so amazingly offensive on every level

SPOILERS FOR STRANGER THINGS SEASON FIVE/FINALE: Thank u DuffBros for sending Robin to my alma mater, nothing else would've made me laugh as hard

OMH WHAT

Happy New Year, ya filthy animals youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs

Something I've been thinking about all day is that for all the antivax sentiment in our country right now, when the time comes and this cure/vaccine/what-have-you comes out, exactly zero of them will refuse to take it. Because measles is theoretical but dementia is the horror you fear most past 50.

Been seeing people online asking why Democrats haven't spoken up enough about the vile, racist, violent abuse inflicted on our Somali and Somali-American neighbors. I agree, which is why I've messaged my state & federal reps to demand action. LMK if you want help finding yours!

This is beyond incredible.

I'm Speaker of the House of Representatives so I'll just kill myself thanks

OK has anyone read "there is no antimemetics division" and if so would you recommend it? I put it on my library holds list but I'm uhhh Number 124 on the list and they have 4 copies. Is this worth actually buying the book in your opinion?

What a fuckin' nerd (affectionate)

So Christie's is gonna be auctioning off a few things from President and First Lady Carter's estate (seems to be a charity thing) and the whole collection seems pretty delightful, if a bit random (you too can bid on a dozen of Carter's ties!) but GUYS THE LILLIPUTIAN CHAIRS ARE UP FOR AUCTION

Watched the Eagles-Bills game and I continue to wish I could enjoy sports the way I suspect most people do but I just fundamentally Do Not Get It

Broke: Use Alt Text Because It's Nice Woke: Use Alt Text Because You Can Fit Even More Into The Post Bespoke: Use Alt Text Because Why Wouldn't You Offer Yourself Another Opportunity To Be Very Funny bsky.app/profile/dj-a...

GOAT DOWN

Jumpin' Jack Flash OBVIOUSLY

Still looking for this, if anyone knows art people (most likely modern art?) who would have any idea what I'm talking about??

This is besides the point (and apologies to Robby) but after having heard both David Straitharn and George Clooney give this speech, I'd never actually listened to Murrow's original. He blows them out of the water, natch.

When did Nicki Minaj go full MAGA? Did I miss a memo or am I just old

I don't know if this is a New Yorker thing or an asshole thing, but whenever I go to a trendy restaurant and find out that, as I suspected, it's not remotely worth the hype? I get a little thrill

Art nerds pls help: I have a clear memory of seeing a modern art painting when I was a kid (maybe when we lived in Philly?) that's like, a perfect circle, but just in the corner there's a drop of paint. I think it was called "perfection" or something like that but all my searches are failing me HELP

SHUT UP SHUT UP THIS IS ALL I CARE ABOUT FOREVER SHUT UP!!!!!

Did my last final (my final final?), came home, took an edible and passed the fuck out and now it's 11:30 and what if I ordered pad thai right now but tipped the delivery guy like SUPER well

You know what movie I want, is a movie where the manic pixie dream girl is an unattractive woman and the object of her affections is some superhot smokeshow of any gender. And actually grappling with the real-world consequences of that.

This is some kind of West Wing mic drop moment — and yes as a white GenXer Jew I *do* mean that as a compliment (Gift link for those who need context: wapo.st/49ixYtq)

Holy shit maybe we WILL get a Hanukkah miracle