this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

Thinking about Albert Brooks today. 😢

His pathology manifests in an extreme narcissism that makes him devoid of sympathy, let alone empathy. He only sees the world in terms of "What have they done for me?" (A calculus that changes by the minute.) And his mental illness makes him incapable of seeing his own ghastly inappropriateness.

The saddest thing I've heard about hero Ahmed al Ahmed is that he put down the gun because he was afraid the cops were going to think he was the shooter. (And then he got shot...but I believe he's going to be okay.)

I’m going to say what’s been on my mind the last couple of days. I’m so sick of people saying “you can criticize Israel’s government without being antisemitic.” That is true. But we have moved so far beyond that, to the point where we are demonizing a country, its citizens, and Jews worldwide.

There’s a Yiddish word, “heimish,” which means home-like. Anyway, I always found Rob Reiner very heimish. He reminds me of my uncle. Really really hoping the speculation is wrong.

Jesus MS NOW interviewing a Brown student who was also at Parkland during that shooting.

When did Josh Brolin become Kris Kristofferson?

That video where George Clooney makes fun of Quentin Tarantino for thinking they look alike gives us so much insight into the Paul Dano thing. Tarantino thinks that Dano is dweebier than he is, but in fact he is far dweebier than Dano.

We didn’t deserve Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY.

The QAnon people have gotten some vindication. Yes, they hilariously backed the wrong guy (mostly because of the racism, I figure). But they believed there was an international cabal of powerful men trafficking young women—and they were right!

The podcast @ifbookspod.bsky.social just coined the term “cringe billionaire.” And if that isn’t a New York Mag think piece, I don’t know what is.

I’m watching the new Simon Cowell boy band show on Netflix and literally every single boy has the same haircut.

A new report on civic freedoms concludes that "the US is no longer a functional democracy." Congrats everyone. And a *special* congrats to the Harpers letter signatories, free-speech warriors, and "anti-woke" crusaders. You saved us from woke! Great work.

With the understanding that both options are godawful, are we Team Netflix or Team Paramount?

Theater vs. At Home Viewing Exhibit A: Watched an hour of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and found it unbearable. I mean, it’s meant to be unbearable, but still... In a theater I would’ve been forced to sit with my anxiety. At home, I peaced out. (Rose Byrne is a goddess tho)

For Your Consideration...

I love a man in bell bottoms.

Whoa, I didn't realize Kristen Stewart was THAT interesting.

Remind me again why I'm supposed to care about this guy? My JAY KELLY review. (I kinda liked it despite the navel gazing)

Jesus they’ve turned the Kennedy Center into Mar-a-Lago

Remind me again why I'm supposed to care about this guy? My JAY KELLY review. (I kinda liked it despite the navel gazing)

Do y’all know this album? If you don’t, you should. It’s freaky Gen X folk-blues. I was obsessed with this album in the early 90s and when Bob came through town he stayed at my apartment and my dog, Maggie, bit one of his bandmates.

Trump and his family are the worst of us. How did we let this happen?

In the ultimate act of revenge, Paul Dano should play Quentin Tarantino in a biopic.

Someone needs to make one of those, “Who said it: Archie Bunker or Donald Trump?” quizzes.

What’s your favorite movie in the Casablanca franchise? I like Casablanca 3: Friends No More.

Did they botch the ages of the daughters in JAY KELLY or did I miss something? He says he had his first daughter 34 years ago. His youngest, Daisy, is 18. And yet when they’re shown doing their Kelly & Kelly routine they are clearly only five or six years apart.

Ha, I was thinking The Free Press, but I guess that's a distinction without a difference these days.

I see that Trump has been awarded the FIFA Participation Trophy.

Somehow I was talked into nominating Gus for Best Rescue Pet. Please set an alarm to vote once a day. (JK, but a single vote would be much appreciated!)

Wait till Trump finds the people who stormed The Capitol and assaulted police officers on January 6th. Oh wait…

Sandwich guy in SORRY, BABY has restored my faith in humanity.

Proofreaders, they get the job done.

Ms. Rachel is a kind & humane teacher whose offense is speaking up against killing children in Gaza. Cynthia Nixon has Jewish kids, and has never said or done one antisemitic thing. This is not just gross & offensive – it trivializes real antisemitism. 🧵

Say what you will about Michael Wolff, but he has keen insights into Trump. “Trump exists on flattery and fury,” he says. “He needs a daily dose of both.”

If you don’t know Um Jennifer? please remedy that

Mad Men 4K

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another

In a speech, Pete Hegseth literally said that the so-called "Rules of Engagement" were for pansies. Again, these are not smart people. They do their crimes in broad daylight and brag that they're coming.

I regret to inform you that HAMNET was not for me.

I regret to inform you that HAMNET was not for me.

Your move, George Clooney

If you have zero curiosity and your answer to every complex question is “because God, that’s why” then why are you even in college.

Hear me out: Kimchi and mashed potatoes

My family had a Diet Coke intervention for me over Thanksgiving.

You lost me at venture capitalist

The People Who Loved TRAIN DREAMS and People Who Loved HAMNET Venn Diagram is a circle.

what in the actual

“Every moment is transcendent, so no moment is transcendent.” - @thehighsign.bsky.social on The Culture Gabfest re: TRAIN DREAMS. 🔥🔥🔥