I absolutely love this show. Love it. One of my favorites of the year for sure; maybe longer. I was very wary given my mixed feelings about the Stranger Things run; I was completely sold.

If he can significantly improve his hitting, this kid is a star.

I certainly don’t expect it to happen, but this would be one of the less shocking resignations I can imagine coming out of the Senate if he ever did it.

Right at the end, they reveal that some of the people they’re talking about use the word “whimsy” instead of “whimsical.” As in, “be more whimsy.” Other than that, this is warmed-over hygge/shabby chic/cozy/farmhouse/cottagecore discourse that seems to be about avoiding the word “cute.”

EDMUNDO!!

I think Colbert has been using music in one of the most personal ways to engage with art, which is to allow it to reflect back your own feelings in a way that clarifies them. Your circumstances are new, but—in this case—your defiant frustration mixed with exuberance is legible to other people.

Stephen ranked all the seasons of SURVIVOR (he’ll be adding #50 once it’s over) by rewatching them all. I repeat: by rewatching them all. What emerged was this wildly thorough, very entertaining, tens of thousands of words long, attractively produced epic, which is totally delightful.

Bravo must be very glad to have the Amanda/West scandal to drum up interest in IN THE CITY, because that premiere was borrrrrrrrring.

Andrew Painter is very young and looks very young, and in his official photo, his hat is slightly askew, which really makes him look like he’s in a movie about a kid who sets out to find a treasure in a cave.

Sorry to Mets fans, but I think if you get an inside-the-park grand slam, you deserve to win.

I can honestly tell you that if I were offered a seat on a rocket, I would have MANY questions and would not just get on, as the idea of being reduced to dust over the Atlantic Ocean does not appeal to me.

I wondered how this happened; it looks like the OF who didn’t rack himself on the fence thought the other one had it with him?

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The dog keeps going outside to do his usual afternoon sunbathing naps, only to run back inside five minutes later when he remembers it’s 95 degrees.

A thing happened in that Phillies game last night that I did not even know was a thing. Harper had been the DH (Schwarber was ill), but they needed him to play first (because they had pinch run for Bohm, who played first for most of the game). (1/)

Just your basic game that goes 12 innings and ends 16-7.

Painter pitched, Schwarber didn’t play, Marsh didn’t start. So the guys I was listening to today who insisted the entire resurgence is driven by a couple of guys can suck a lemon. #phillies #ringthebell

Now that it’s been pointed out, those are unusually intense bird sounds on the Phillies broadcast.

The new fund would have paid for the CPB for about three years.

When the dog is boarded, I always have them cut his nails as much as they can. One time it was one front foot. Today it was the back feet. (You can only do it until he decides he’s had enough.) I just hope they get to all of them every now and then, kind of like getting your tires rotated.

Happy launch day to a couple of great ones.

Sit, settle, down, up and in (the car), inside, treatos, snack, chew time, water, upstairs, big bed, spot, school, walk, “tell squirrel bye,” “good walking,” no, “with me,” tootsies, rubbies, “we’re not going to do that right now,” supper, breakfast, outies, sunshine, potty, wait, leave it

They are streaky fellas, and you have to know that when you take the ride, but EVEN FOR THEM, what a ride.

What does the Philadelphian owl say? PAUL SKENES WHOOOOOOOOO (I’m kidding he’s a very good pitcher)

I talked to Joe about my love of the Phillies for this book, and one of the things I said is: “Baseball is a game with an endless supply of fresh starts.” New inning, no outs, you always have time. I really appreciate the proof of my point a few days before this really fun book cones out.

Schwarber’s second homer last night was so funny to me—off the bat, I would have said fly ball, and even in the air it didn’t look that zingy, like a Kyle home run usually looks, and then boop, landed in the bullpen.

I credit Elmo.

I cannot believe the fellas came back and won that. #phillies

Good grief.

I’m going to amend this observation: I think it’s just that the TV broadcast makes the organist in Pittsburgh very prominent.

Nola walked the leadoff batters in the first two innings, didn’t get any conventional ground ball double plays, and still faced only six batters. #phillies

I do salute Pittsburgh—it’s been a while since I heard a ballpark with a prominently featured organist.

TIL the Pirates have a pitcher named “Braxton Ashcraft.”

What are they doing? It’s a simple question. What are they doing?

THIS IS TRUE! You learn something new every day, thanks to typos.

An edit button might have prevented me from inventing the baseball player Adonis Garcia

(Okay but what’s the “a real hit on Jesus” part about)

My absolute favorite part of this video is all the guys who say “What is this?” You can definitely tell they were not warned to expect Elmo.

There are, or there should be, whole departments whose job it is to take care of exactly this kind of thing. International reporting has complex logistics!

If you are in Cannes and you can help, please reach out to Tomris.

I saw Ranger look like he was stretching something out a couple times like he wasn’t comfortable. I wonder if that’s why they took him out at a point that seemed quite early to me.

I sat in a studio ages ago repeating a line several times because a producer (not from PCHH) insisted my voice was frying on the last word. That person is still on my list.

Fascinating.

They do eventually get to the thing I don’t understand: If you don’t learn how to do anything except plug prompts into chatbots, what do you envision anybody hiring you for? I would love it if people just *wanted* to be able to think critically, but it’s also practical?

“Backbone” 🤣

This has been a much better outing for Painter thus far; that’s got to be a huge relief to him. Hang in there, kiddo. #phillies

Yeah, this behavior by the clerk is pretty pretty pretty bad. Murdaugh is also 57 years old and is early in a 40-year sentence for financial crimes. So as I understand it, he’s not, like, going home on bond until they retry him.

Remarkably, this image is from a video that is supposed to be pro-eating-a-hamburger.

When I saw Chef Frank, the guy Lindsay hired for her goofy party, I knew I’d seen him before. I first thought Top Chef, which would make sense. But no: HELL’S KITCHEN. No wonder he was hanging around like all the drama was totally normal. #summerhouse

When you are the person suggesting to both halves of a couple that they should try separating, YOU ARE TOO INVOLVED IN OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS. #summerhouse