Bukowski reputedly said of Al Purdy: "I don't know of any good living poets. But there's this tough son of a bitch up in Canada that walks the line."

Not just perfect. Best album of the 90s, period.

Classic Jim Henson ad.

I just did it. You can make your dreams come true, kids; you don't have to wait.

My New Year's resolution is to upgrade my trial to a paid subscription to Basketball Feelings. Original ideas, great analysis and insight, and writers that care about basketball and sentences. This is now I want sports media to work. Gotta support it.

New phone in 2016: Nice! Sleek. Fast. What tricks can you do, little guy? New phone in 2025: Please be exactly like my old phone. Do nothing else. I'm begging you.

I sent this video to my friend and she got mad at me

Merry Christmas, lads and lasses, a reminder that Lamar Hurd went on a legendary tangent about the Grinch, while still calling the game properly back in December 2024. Will forever be a goated moment in sports broadcasting.

I like peas, but I'm sort of baffled by the idea that the Raptors are bad. After being legitimate crap last year, they've been consistently in playoff position for most of the season. Yes, they're in a rough patch; RJ matters. But they're fun and good this year. Can we enjoy it? Toronto, man

Happy World Basketball Day

This means you only have to harvest seven wangs to be a millionaire

We can compromise and call it a deal if they agree to hang Chalamet from the rafters instead, in his big orange pants

Now a pizza company is publicly calling out #Toronto ‘s long-delayed “rapid” transit lines for slow delivery. (A+ trolling, by the way)

Going to lol when the Oscars end up as a podcast

For real, though, NBA should just change it to one free throw worth two points. Even if only for the last five minutes. Won't solve the problem but will make it all go faster.

A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

You can't spell Knicks without Ick.

The Knicks winning a title of any kind is a sign the apocalypse is imminent, unforch

Mick Foley's a big, awesome teddy bear of a dude. Probably one of the smartest guys in wrestling, despite the mauling he took in the ring. I got to trade Macho Man impressions with him once and I'm glad I can remain proud of that moment.

Seems you can get a llama on kijiji for like $800. Good ones are 3-5k but still a good deal for a llama imo

OKC is like if Tim Duncan was a whole team

Authors who are NBA fans: which current player would your latest book be? I think False Bodies has a Jalen Suggs vibe: supporting player with a pretty high ceiling but some baggage. Goofy but intense. Coastal. A bit manic. Often wet.

OG just a polite British gentleman at heart

White Lotus: Squid Game The Wire presents: Is It Crack? House of Game of Thrones of Cards K-Pop Demon Hunters Vs. True Detective Harry Potter and the Band of Brothers

Fuck the Lakers forever, as a matter of course, but also specifically right now

This makes a strong case for Squash Spice being the lost, rejected sixth Spice Girl

Hi this is Legume Book Club. We are legumes who like books and will like yours. Please send $400 for nothing

If Jamal Murray isn't an All Star this year #nbasky must revolt

Giannis to Dallas for AD, just for the laughs

Guess they needed the money for Uncle Dennis

Scottie Barnes spending less time on the court complaining this year. Looks like a leader. Joy to watch.

Hits me right in the gut

I named my fists Sound and Fury because they leave behind a stream of unconsciousness

Pimpin' ain't easy. But it's the holiday season, so if you like squid and detective noir and cosmic horror and moody, wet settings, here's a book for you: 49thshelf.com/Books/F/Fals...

Raptors lose tonight, but remain not guilty of domestic violence, so

Today I thought, "What if the NBA finals was Raptors v. OKC?" and I think Adam Silver died

"They entered closets and pulled out clothes, shirts and pants and boxers and bras wrapped around their thick necks, small hands pulling and stretching each other's garments, shrieking in delight." @afsulli.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Eat it, Vince

Gonna invent CatGPT, which is just a warm, fuzzy ball that ignores you until it's hungry.

Dude there are like nine dentists I could walk to from my home. We have enough dentists. Too many, maybe.

Clip on. Clip off. Clip on, clip off... The Clippers.

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously, Charlie Brown?

Mamukelashvili and Jamal Shead Appreciation Club

Mamukelashvili appreciation post

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”

The first major TV moment of my life, no doubt