So the show the beginning of the ceremony honoring Gael Monfils on TNT....and cut away to the studio set and showing highlights from the match. Why not show the ceremony?

You know the NBA wants a 2-2 tie when they send out Scott Foster, master of the late whistle, to referee the game. (NOTE: not a knock on the Spurs, who are kicking the Thunder's ass.)

i'm not on bluesky because i want to live in a bubble. i'm on bluesky because i love reading long manifestos about what's wrong with bluesky by people who don't spend enough time here to know someone does this every 10 days.

Garry Trudeau's ability to create well rounded characters in the strip format is amazing. Doonesbury is in my Top 5 all-time strips, with Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, Pogo, and Dick Tracy.

Here's the playlist for my @chirpradio.org show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm back on next Saturday, 9-Noon (CDT). habloennui.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-...

I'm back on @chirpradio this Saturday morning, 9-Noon (CDT), with the latest from Moses Sumney & Kara Jackson, Aja Monet, Thee Marloes, Little Barrie, The Imperial Sound, Hil St. Soul, Jorja Smith, Kelley Stoltz, and Don’t Break My House. Tune in at 107.1 FM or chirpradio.org.

Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me.

That flagrant call was pretty weak.

The Spurs are losing their composure over two fairly common playoff fouls. #NBAPlayoffs #Spurs #Thunder

This show was a benefit of some sort, on a night before Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians opened for R.E.M. (I think at the Rosemont Horizon/Allstate Arena) when Holsapple was an extra musician for R.E.M. It was a really fun night.

To my peeps, and my Brown and LGBTQ friends. Never forget that your light was so damn bright they handed the world to the first asshole who promised to dim it.

I have no idea about the commercial appeal of the new Olivia Rodrigo single, but it's really, really good.

Stephen Colbert talked about what « Jump Up », the Elvis Costello song he just sang on the Late Show finale, meant to him in a 2012 interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh. It’s an interesting choice!

I know there are music fans who have Beatles fatigue, but just seeing Paul McCartney talking with Stephen Colbert, talking about the band coming to America...man, I'm glad he's still around, telling stories (and Ringo on Kimmel recently made me feel the same way).

CLIENT: These federal charges seem serious. What kind of sentence could I get? LAWYER: Depending on the next presidential election, you're looking at somewhere between life imprisonment and becoming a millionaire.

Question for attorneys who follow me and are in court frequently or from time to time: what is acceptable footwear in court? Dress shoes only? Something less formal? I'm rarely in court, but I usually wear Doc Martens when I'm wearing a suit, but maybe I'm off base.

I'll play: Introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you’ve seen live. Sparks Jamila Woods k.d. lang and The Reclines Ornette Coleman Kid Creole & The Coconuts Horsegirl Prince Buzzcocks Midnight Oil underscores

I can surmise that Brandon Johnson and/or his team lied to Chicago legislators that the Bears had interest in staying in the city.

The fact that a search in Apple Music for "Sparks" brings up the Coldplay song before the band says everything that needs to be said about modern society.

This Mike Tirico-Reggie Miller team on the Spurs-Thunder game is brutal. Oh wait - Jamal Crawford is there too. Poor guy.

A BMW commercial on the Western Conference Finals of the (M)NBA game tonight using The Sonics' "Shot Down" as a music bed. Very nice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWoN...

Of all the things Wemby did tonight, with the Thunder up by three and roughly less than 30 seconds left in the first OT, Wemby took a three-point shot from well beyond the arc (although the play-by-play says 27 ft. - no way) and drilled it. He's too much.

it's gotta be like a 50-50 shot Wemby is the greatest basketball player of all time. no disrespect to Jordan and LeBron, I don't even know if he wins this series, but he's just got more Basketball Player Attributes than any human ever

Reggie Miller is tolerable with a good NBA PBP man, but with Mike Tirico, who is decidedly not good at announcing basketball, it makes for a substandard broadcast. #NBAPlayoffs #Spurs #Thunder

Drone cam just stinks. Please stop.

About 80 percent of spam emails I get to my work account are about CLEs (continuing legal education) relating to AI. Ugh.

Well, Kars for Zionism didn't fit the melody of the song.

When Jerry Reinsdorf tapped Chris Getz to be the new GM for the White Sox, it seemed stupid to hire your player development guy when he never developed any players. Well, that's changed. Colson Montgomery, Davis Martin, Noah Schultz, Grant Taylor, Sam Antonacci -- the farm system is finally working.

New word: Chicagoat 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🐐🐐🐐🐐 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I have the White Sox-Cubs game on with the sound down while listening to new albums (finished the swell new Kevin Morby LP, now listening to the Indonesian soul band Thee Marloes). Murakami hit an opposite field jack that was just pure muscle, then Colson Montgomery obliterated a ball to right. Wow.

Here's the playlist for my @chirpradio.org show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm back on next Saturday, 9-Noon (CDT). habloennui.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-...

Any other Google Chrome users getting a lot of Aw Snap error messages? The past few days, they are becoming pretty regular, and on different WiFi too.

I'm back on @chirpradio.org this Saturday morning, 9-Noon (CDT), with the latest from Dua Saleh, Park Hills Circle, Yumi Jun, Kevin Morby, Tank and the Bangas, Facing, Chaka Khan, Peter Frampton, and Telehealth. Tune in at 107.1 FM or chirpradio.org. 1/2

To watch all the NFL games next year you'll need: CBS FOX NBC Peacock ESPN Amazon Prime Netflix Hulu Paramount Plus AppleTV Minus Disney ExactlyTheSame The Rice-a-Roni app LG Model 3120G Washer/Dryer with CleanSwish™ Tumble-Pro Technology 2000mg of LSD that allows you to access The Phantasma Realm

May 15, 2026 Australian Court Rules that under Australian Law, Trans Women are Women and as such are entitled to all the rights and protections afforded and can not be legally barred from women only groups ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🎉 #transwoman #courttok #australiancourt #transrightsmatter #sheinhaul

Here's our updated story -- with a much better photo! -- on Richard Glossip's release from jail. His fight isn't over. But it's pretty amazing to see. (With @jordansmith.bsky.social for @theintercept.com)

Next: Mayor Johnson plans to give Cybertruck to Greta Thunberg. blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/14/m...

The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion

So the point of the State Farm ad with Danny McBride and Keegan-Michael Key is that State Farm is better than extremely shitty insurance? That's a low bar to clear.

Do other cities have multiple pinball museums? Is Chicago behind the curve?

Maybe had the refs called the obvious foul on McDaniels first, then this wouldn't have happened.

I often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.

My favorite PinkPantheress song now has a really cool music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRAJ...

Here's the playlist for my @chirpradio.org show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm back on next Saturday, 9-Noon (CDT). habloennui.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-...

I'm back on @chirpradio.org this Saturday morning, 9-Noon (CDT), and I'll have the latest from Laurie Anderson, Amy Grant, Lunar Ash, The Lemon Twigs, Luna Li, MUNA, Broken Social Scene, Chinese American Bear, and ill peach. Tune in at 107.1 FM or chirpradio.org.

If grabbing a guy by the free arm while he's going for a layup and swinging him to the ground isn't a flagrant foul, they should quit calling them. #NBAplayoffs

The late, great SOPHIE recorded a collaborative EP with Big Freedia in 2016, and it's finally coming out next month

Friendly reminder to join us May 28 for Sounds Like Chicago! Not only will you hear Jim Derogatis, Rebecca Makkai, Sherman "Dilla" Thomas and Natalie Moore in conversation, you will support Chicago's independent community radio station @chirpradio.org !