Texting me political campaign ads without my prior and explicit consent should be a felony. Leave me alone you ghouls.

Join me on Substack if you haven't yet. I'm going to be sharing long form writing there in an attempt to think more critically about the things we care about and (try to) do less off the cuff posting here. benmathewson.substack.com?utm_campaign...

Join me on Substack if you haven't yet. I'm going to be sharing long form writing there in an attempt to think more critically about the things we care about and (try to) do less off the cuff posting here. benmathewson.substack.com?utm_campaign...

I am looking forward to this summer break while hockey is off, but I am so excited for the Sabres season. Can't wait for that schedule to block so I can set up some road trips.

You should read more fiction. New post sharing a little bit about the books I've been able to spend some time with this year at the link below. open.substack.com/pub/benmathe...

You should read more fiction. New post sharing a little bit about the books I've been able to spend some time with this year at the link below. open.substack.com/pub/benmathe...

See The Invite in a theater with other people. Such a fun experience with a crowd. Shoutout to @belcourttheatre.bsky.social and @a24movies.bsky.social for the 35mm preview screening for members yesterday.

Was floored by The Invite and i think folks are gonna eat it up. Olivia Wilde directs the hell out of this super smart, super funny, super acerbic dinner party gone awry. Four actors doing incredible work with shifting resentments and attractions. Academy Award Nominee Olivia Wilde, mark my words.

Doing a normal thing and starting a blog in 2026 to write about my interests and attempt to think more critically about them. I intend to focus on a mix of books, movies, music, hockey, and the industries surrounding those interests. Hope you'll join me. open.substack.com/pub/benmathe...

Doing a normal thing and starting a blog in 2026 to write about my interests and attempt to think more critically about them. I intend to focus on a mix of books, movies, music, hockey, and the industries surrounding those interests. Hope you'll join me. open.substack.com/pub/benmathe...

Zellweger for Wahlberg? What is this, me losing an argument with the damn wife over what movie to watch tonight? Folks,

Jarmo, you have to stop. Your drip too tough. Your swag too different. Your trades too good, they'll kill you!

once again need to reiterate how bad this guy sucks. he made his billions as a "pioneer" in the subprime auto loan industry betting that the working poor would be desperate to pay whatever it takes to avoid losing the cars they need to drive to work

This rocks so much. I’m having a great time.

This team is such a joy to watch.

10yrs old: a slam dunk is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen 15yrs old: these slow, emotional songs just “get” me 25yrs old: literature explores the human condition, but the visual storytelling in film reaches a much broader audience 35yrs old: a slam dunk is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen

Makes sense for Kesselring to go to Silicon Valley since he likes posting so much.

As I'm sure others have pointed out, Lionel Messi scored that opening goal v Algeria at the same end of Arrowhead Stadium as Miklos Molnar in the 2000 MLS Western Conference Final mini-game.

So cool that a product of MLS, Lionel Messi, is doing this on the world stage

Mitch Marner in games 4-6 of the Cup finals: 0G, 1A, minus-5 (worst on the team) Took a while, but the real Marner showed up when it truly mattered. You love to see it

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Keeper of the Cup is a great bit.

I couldn’t have less respect for all these players that forced their way to Vegas so they could play in a market that doesn’t actually care about hockey. Looking forward to ownership throwing each of them unceremoniously to the curb like they’ve done with everyone else.

Toronto and Chicago facing off in the Calder Cup final is a reminder of one of my firmest positions that cities with major league teams shouldn’t also have a minor league team in the same sport. Let smaller cities have those teams. The Calder Cup means nothing to Toronto or Chicago.

lol Eichel sucks

Found a good quote about hockey last night while reading Faulkner

Whole bar cheering for Carolina

Vegas allowing Carolina fans to take over their building is incredible. That entire Vegas franchise and fan base is nothing but a collection of frauds.

Sabres legend

Watching sports on eastern time is terrible.

remember how terrible ESPN was with the world cup in like '06, and then remember how they responded by making every subsequent world cup some of the best sports television in American history? Fox has just gotten worse every world cup

do the announcers not know that Mike Myers is also in the box with Ryan Reynolds?

okay, FIFA. you can play literally any song to get people excited. you don’t even have to write a new one, you can pick one of the millions of existing song FIFA: bet [10 minutes later] 🎶this is my special world cup song🎶 🎶i’ll be singing it all night long🎶

going to be in NYC most of next week. Where should I watch some of the World Cup matches from?

to me, the World Cup is cool.

I'm giving a short presentation about the Beer Sabres while I visit our offices in Manhattan next week. I'm quite excited to share this with my coworkers.

Friend waiting to get in to MSG reports that when the motorcade rolled by Trump was waving out the window to “the loudest set of boos I’ve ever heard”

honestly this is nuts, they're establishing an 8-hour security perimeter around the most used transportation hub in North America, so one guy can attend a basketball game

Bill Simmons speaking with Steven Spielberg about 2001: A Space Odyssey on The Rewatchables: “It’s still bangin’”

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

if you wore a bills jersey to this game or talked about the bills at all tonight you should, conservatively, be in prison for life

I’m sad

idk what’s going to happen but i’m really proud of them

Mattias Samuelsson really looks like he’s got that dog in him.

Whatever comes next you will remember until you are dead

I’m going to die. I’ve never felt more alive.

I want Sabres fans to be able to destroy a lot of tables before the Eastern Conference finals. Make it happen guys.

20 minutes to destiny, my friends. this is why we watch sports. play to the whistle

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why are there boner pill ads in the style of the most generic instagram UGC #ad possible on an ESPN broadcast? Bottom of the barrel stuff.