This is worth a read.

I sometimes forget that there is a "Christmas Carol" called IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. My God this world has it right sometimes.

say what you want to about iheart but the "guaranteed human" bumper they've been putting in their podcasts recently warms myheart

did it in four words hemmingway

Is everybody else sleepy all the damn time or am I dying of, uh, sleep I guess

"T-bird bought a new keytar," my wife says casually, as though she hasn't just granted me a fleeting glimpse into the eternal dance of the ephemeral lords of the primal ether.

Notre Dame has announced that since they didn't get into the playoffs they won't bless any other bowl game with their appearance.

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

Right on track to go 9-8 and lose in the first round of the playoffs. #herewegosteelers

The person choosing the bumper music in the big 10 championship game is at the top of their game tonight.

Short 🧵

alert: caffeine is good that is all

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

A lot of the other faces of Nyarlathotep try to keep it subtle but FIFA Nyarlathotep is “hells yes I’m Nyarlathotep!!”

I use FB only for community theater these days but of course, periodically checking it for that stuff means I'm exposed to The Feed. I'd like to thank FB for making the feed 100x less appealing by cramming it full of obvious AI-generated garbage. You're freeing up a lot of free time.

🌲 Welcome to bluesky unwrapped 🌲 Congratulations! You made it through another year. Let's see how you did This year: 8264 people tried to explain one of your own posts to you Your posting age is 38

I don't use Spotify, and I feel like if player.fm (my podcast catcher of choice) had an annual "wrapped" feature I would be revealed as the demented monster I truly am.

in fact I am 87 years old

i want to thank olivia nuzzi for giving me the confidence to start seriously considering writing a book.

I want to get lost in a world like Skyrim again. I guess it's that time of year. Any recommendations for stuff with a similar vibe?

wellp it is time

NBC can dress it up all they want but their Sunday Night Football theme is still just Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and it could not be more accurate.

Is Rooney actually any better than Bob Nutting?

If you enjoy The Crew (cooperative trick-taking game) and you enjoy The Lord of the Rings, you'll enjoy this game, which is a LOTR-themed cooperative trick-taking game. I definitely recommend it.

I recently got my guys print issue of The Onion and it was amazing, incredibly funny satire. If you can afford it you will absolutely* not regret it. *unless you think everything (gestures wildly) is ok

Jesus

Jack White and Eminem doing the halftime show of the Lions game live, with no lip sync, is absolutely fantastic. /1

Gotta admit that "Dim Philby" is an excellent insult.

There we go - Trib article says they did in fact return to work. triblive.com/business/pit...

So hey, the Post-Gazette workers who were on strike - the expectation was that they'd be able to return to work yesterday. Did they return to work? Anybody know?

The following words will make your life easier and more pleasant: Star Wars is for children, and that's ok.

Last night the cashier at Sheetz asked how I was doing; I said "I'm fabulous!" She replied "Really?" and I admitted that I was shooting for fabulous but really just hoping for decent. She gave me a tiny blue resin duck and told me to be fabulous. It is now on my desk.

OK so here is my Music Theory Explainer for why Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is a genius piece of songwriting. First, you have to be aware that Cohen is of Jewish extraction (It’s in the name - Cohen). Next, know that figuring out which key Hallelujah is in, is not easy or straightforward —

my understanding is that if my NYT crossword streak reaches one year I get to hurl a drink at Will Shortz, can anyone confirm

Ok Mason ok

Can't imagine a defender getting low enough that Jaylen Warren could hurdle him

The new concussion-reducing (?) helmets that quarterbacks now wear make them all look like the Great Gazoo

once again I must request that if you used to sell apps that worked great but now are garbage, please take your AI summaries and your handy AI assistants and put them in your butt

my levels of give-a-shit this morning are so low that I may have to ask Congress for permission to tap into the federal give-a-shit strategic reserve

Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar: "So I'm putting a team together..." Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.

Funny how much messier my home office is when I've promised myself I'd write after I straighten it up.

Incredible

2) I’m sorry but this guy is running in a massive urban area, with lots of young people and also I dunno cities are always the hyperblue dots on the US map so hmmmm ok hold on I can’t figure out why his wily “being a lefty” tactic worked

So far election night USA seems to be a real referendum on “normal people are already sick of this shit”

this is objectively hilarious

Fellow Everton fans, can you help me understand Beto?

Gobble-rito or gobbler-ito?

@hitchdied.bsky.social I assume you saw this

This is just to say I have looked on the works that were in the desert and which you were probably thinking would still stand Forgive me they were trunkless so vast and so old