If interested in the story of Vice, Thomas Morton's perspective is essential. Here he is on our mutual friend Moynihan's 2Way TV show. (Also: I'm making a show for 2Way called Random Offense, so any clicks, comments, follows, or shares help all of us—including Thomas.) youtu.be/XoqDLgzT0pI?...

"It doesn’t open with spectacle exactly—just the rumor of a dead body, a bizarrely on-point Bette Davis line, and a setup so perfect it begged for an NSFW joke. We’re not back to explain the world. We’re back to be in it."

My friend @agentmule.bsky.social once told me “Life is impossible” and I know that’s the simplest phrase but it’s making me feel better today. We’re all in this shit together. We’re all trying our best. No matter what happens.

Prediction: Elon and Trump will NOT "cross the Potomac" to investigate the intelligence services. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRV...

"So rather than sending Americans to Gaza, Donald Trump could solve Middle East peace with one practical business move—by simply giving Florida to Israel." agentmule.substack.com/p/pseudo-iro...

First come the tariffs, then the saber-rattling, and before you know it, someone’s calling in airstrikes over a truckload of Canadian unpasteurized cheese.

"You go on and learn everything. I can’t. I’m limited. But I’m going to know about fucking and fighting and eating and drinking and begging and stealing and living and dying." -Ernest Hemingway, from a letter to Ezra Pound

best hardcore song of 2024 by a mile www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iPq...

All encompassing catnip. substack.com/profile/1117...

“My New Year’s Toast: to all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envys, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle — may they never give me peace.” -Patricia Highsmith

At least metaphorically, it's always darkest before the dawn open.spotify.com/track/0hIB8O...

Hot Take: Dude is Underappreciated youtu.be/DP_2r9zbaIY?...

"The police work for billionaires. They’ll attack a strike, they’ll arrest protesters, and they’ll devote themselves to making CEOs feel safe. Not only do cops defund our cities, they work overtime to stop us from building a better world." open.substack.com/pub/newmeans...

too kind by half

Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵

NEW HERE / MORE BACKGROUND psmag.com/news/trace-c...

Hilaritas has published a new edition of 'Mavericks of the Mind' (www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-it...). Among other things, it has a great interview with RAW. From my old (1993) edition, here's one of my all-time favourite RAW quotes. It seems somewhat relevant at this moment!

Fucking remarkable. A MUST READ 📚✨

There once was a platform called Twitter, Where posts ranged from witty to bitter. When Musk took it over, It started to stutter, Now the whole thing’s ent up in the shitter.

There once was a platform called Twitter, Where posts ranged from witty to bitter. When Musk took it over, It started to stutter, Now the whole thing’s ent up in the shitter.

This is Now outtake

The woefully underappreciated Jon Wayne. IYKYK youtu.be/AuMlor9powQ?...

"I like Bill Drummond a lot, I really do, but you have to understand that he's totally mad" –Alan Moore

A deep dive into the hidden forces that have crafted our sense of identity and freedom. youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s?...

i'm new here but i've been around the block.

I just can't believe how billionaires literally run the country now and these dudes are like fuck yeah now I'm gonna be a billionaire it'll be great.

Has anyone else read Mount Analogue?

Post-Election Reset open.substack.com/pub/thisisno...

Godfrey Reggio, Steve Albini and Fred Armisen walk into a bar. This is not a joke, it's EP6 of Dispatches youtu.be/-UcxXX7rgx0?...

Eno vs Cage kills youtu.be/-INeMspNSQ0?...

The two ways to be fooled 1. Believe what isn't true. 2. Refuse to believe what is true.

Blows my mind that mathematics is possible and everyone can be so casual about it.