The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion

March Xness in April?!? Everything is possible.

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Extremely pre-Shazam and slightly pre-Laurie: youtu.be/P1h38gC23bw?...

Incredibly proud to be a part of this wild ride of a book! #steinmania

OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."

Yayoi Kusama, "Self-Obliteration," 1968

lol ok cool

I love that kazoos are banned, but you're allowed to bring a whole-ass trombone into the stadium

Do a bracket. Read 64 essays. Play some weepies while you do. Enjoy smart creative writing while you feel the tug of the apocalypse.

"Now…the sadness of that 36-year-old song is sadly perfect for where we find ourselves. Revisiting “Road Movie to Berlin” helps me put words to the fresh grief that seems to get lodged in my throat each day." Tammy Oler on the surprising sadness of TMBG: marchxness.com/thenicest/

“Dad, I’m In Jail” by Was (Not Was)

"Hunter" by Bjork or "Repent Walpurgis" by Procol Harum

Obviously there’s a lot more horrific and stressful things going on in the world but maybe hearing Loverboy at the sushi bar today is the final straw for me

I mostly just post the hashtag #steinmania

Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.

Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers: Broadcast Alvvays Otoboke Beaver Detroit Cobras The Softies

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

Found a clear photo of the calculighter

Merry Christmas! ❄️🎶✨

We’re just normal men

It’s crazy how I made it to 2025 without realizing that “Kid” is actually the Pretenders’ best song.

roses are red, violets are funky,

1. Clementine Paddleford Was My Hero 2. Another Letter From Bill Thomas Killman 3. Sailing This, The “Our-Kansas” River 4. 2nd Oakley Exit, Prairie Dog Town 5. Welcome to the Geographic Center of the 48 States

the muppets do deviled eggs: thread

Alone Again Or - Love (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield Kizza Me - Big Star I Confess - The English Beat Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine

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FYI: @stereolad.bsky.social and I collaborated on an essay trying to make sense of our Jim Steinman folie-à-deux, and it appears in this book. www.splitlippress.com/march-xness-...

@lauralorson.net looks like your favorite show is back!

This is the happiest I've ever seen a guy who just got hit by 95 mph.

Fab Five Freddy told me everybody’s fly… ing to the sweet hereafter.

February 1962.

Happy Yes Day (a federal holiday in the United States)

It’s always a good time to have an emergency playlist ready.

Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou

NEW TRACK TUESDAY!!!

nu song 4 u 2 sing!

@prairielaura.bsky.social I got an email meant for you by mistake.

Make a band meatier. The Cowgrills.

Make a band meatier. Split Burnt Enz

We're in a serious financial situation at @chicagoreader.com. If you're in a position to help with $1 or $10,000, now is the time. Your donations will be seen by other potential donors & funders. If 100 people give us $3 each, that says, "Hey, this paper is valuable." donorbox.org/save-the-chi...

was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch

Jimmy Carter had his faults, but he did have a firm grasp on the Dark Phoenix crisis.

Thank you again for your donation to George Bailey. Now, let’s help your donation go even further. Did you know? When you share George's GoFundMe, it could help him increase donations by 3x. Help spread the word by sharing with your network or messaging close friends.

My Mondays have been lacking a certain je ne sais quoi.

How the hell is everybody doing out there? Remember there is only one you, and that is amazing as shit.