Trump's MAGA base is still behind him — but cracks are showing ahead of 2026, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.

Laughing like fools with two friends during The Man Who Wasn’t There while suburban grandmas looked at us like we were touched. The random dude who grabbed my shoulder at a packed screening of The Two Towers when Legolas jumped on the horse during the warg attack.

BREAKING: Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been charged with home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering.

AI canary in the coal mine?

New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.

Guillermo Del Toro's "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"

Democrat wins Miami's mayoral race for the first time in almost 30 years “Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, NBC News projects.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

United 93

“I noticed the clothing went up, and they don’t have the sales they used to have,” retiree Eileen Gowlak said outside a Walmart in November. Gowlak, 86, simply isn’t buying new clothes right now. She is prioritizing groceries, and she’s not alone. $WMT www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

“I noticed the clothing went up, and they don’t have the sales they used to have,” retiree Eileen Gowlak said outside a Walmart in November. Gowlak, 86, simply isn’t buying new clothes right now. She is prioritizing groceries, and she’s not alone. $WMT www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

President Trump says that he has informed President Xi Jinping of China that "the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China."

COMCAST: “.. we didn’t expect that we had a high likelihood of prevailing with a deal that made sense to us. We debated whether to bother .. But it’s our job, so we thought better .. do the work and see where it leads. You never know.” @lillianrizzo.cnbc.com $CMCSA www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/c...

Marco Calderini ~ Gardens of the Palazzo Reale, Turin, c.1890

Now this is how you open a tribute to Paul Williams.

I’ve only heard the nicest things about Matthew Lillard. And he’s a goddamn good actor.

Right on

Opening day of SPIES LIKE US, 12/6/85 (wish we could get a screening of one of those 70mm prints)

I break down the $NFLX $WBD deal on the @nbcnews.com Here’s the Scoop podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

The office party in Scrooged

Thank you for your cooperation.

NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Big companies can deal with tariffs. Small businesses? Not so much. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Me at 22: I like Tarantino's movies and will pore over every interview to get advice on what to watch and be challenged by Tarantino's sometimes heterodox opinions. Me at 52: I like Tarantino's movies.

NEW: Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January Two weeks before recess, they're nowhere close. Senate to vote on a bill of Dems' choosing; expected to fail. Enhanced ACA funds set to expire, as many Republicans want. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

The publisher of Franklin the Turtle releases a statement condemning the "violent" use of the children’s book character after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image with the title “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.”

Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.

Loved this

“Hey, did hear Black Friday is … TODAY?” - my inbox for the past three or four weeks

Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/

No better Thanksgiving tradition than the obviously awful lip synching during the Macy’s parade

The Last Temptation of Christ Blue Velvet Dead Ringers Stop Making Sense

We don’t.

One merciful thing about Thanksgiving, for me, is that not one person at dinner will know who these people are.

‘Cheer up, dad. They’re making Rush Hour 4’

Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love

Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/

The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... by @bcheungz.bsky.social

Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.

Where is the Trump Mobile phone? www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown

$M “Hopefully people are feeling like they have an opportunity to invest in gifts this season, and if they’re having to be frugal, if they’re having to be careful, if they’re having to make choices, we’ve got options.” www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

A movie that takes place where you’re from. (Partially, anyway!)

For a fleeting couple of hours, Larry Ellison was richer than Elon Musk (Sept 10). Elon now with an incredible $165 billion lead on the new No. 2... Larry Page $GOOGL $TSLA $ORCL

Top 5 Carpenter 1. The Thing 2. In the Mouth of Madness 3. Halloween 4. Big Trouble in Little China 5. Prince of Darkness

Today is also the great Boris Karloff's birthday, which is the excuse I'm going with for reposting my piece from 2021 for @ebertvoices.bsky.social on the horror films of Val Lewton! www.rogerebert.com/features/dea...