Folks, I’m getting my ass kicked by Sudden-Onset Holiday Blues. Please send help.

god bless us, every one

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

It’s really fun to be a historian. We are fun at parties. We will absolutely not ruin your traditions by explaining the history of them.

Steve McQueen was wildly jealous and created a weird one-sided rivalry with James Garner, but Garner handled it like a real mensch. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film...

Love it when a few randomly chosen movies over the weekend share similar themes and events. Three different characters in three different movies saying the same lines, having similar motivations, experiencing the same type of revelations. Love that shit.

holiday scenes but with muppets: thread

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“Jack Reacher just killed a robot.”

Baked French toast is so easy and always a hit. This is with sourdough and brioche. Make it the night before, and pop it in the oven in the morning.

Conceptual spoilers for Zootopia 2 within! I remember going to see Antz on opening day, back in the dim mists of 1998. It wasn't a premiere or a press screening, it was a mid-afternoon matinee in the West Village in New York, full of kids, the movie's intended audience.

My wife’s favorite book is Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, and for her birthday this year I made her a Gideon custom figure and diorama #thelockedtomb

I guess my only problem with the "strong floor, no ceiling" thing as a political slogan is it makes no sense, conveys no message, does not translate to anyone, and does not mean anything.

My wife’s drawing of Darth Vader:

Phrase you can’t stand, but you appreciate/support its meaning? I’ll go: “Don’t yuck someone else’s yum.”

Everyone who orders from our bookstore this season gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a free whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.

Thisssssssss. "Individualized public health" is something that's been brewing for over a half a century. I teach this concept at the end of my History of Public Health class and it's a difficult one for students to grasp, but SO important!

Okay. I’m way more tame here than IRL. That’s fine!

@profanity.accountant how bad is it, doc?

I read somewhere there's this new thing that helps de-ICE your immediate area. It's called a whistle!!! And if you blow it REALLY LOUD it makes ICE go away.😙🤭😉 So as my civic duty to keep you all safe, warm & free from ICE - EVERY ORDER THRU THE HOLIDAYS GETS A WHISTLE! 🚫🌬🧊🚫

Shout out to the old guy at the market who said “I like your jumper! It’s got pop!” and just kept on walking.

My neighbor put a sign in her window asking what my cat’s name was. It was a lovely little bit of human interaction at a time when I really needed it.

Rewatch of CAUGHT STEALING, and still really dig it. It’s set in the era that was full of films like it. Some big laughs, gut punches and unique characters. The soundtrack kills, and the cinematography is inventive without being too showy. Great little thriller. 🐈

Love it when I hit 10k steps just from doing chores and cooking at the house.

Folks, this game is gorgeous, easy to learn and fun to play. The art alone is worth it! Give it a shot!

Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable. But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.

Guys, this recipe is LEGIT. Thanks to @unlawfulentries.bsky.social

And because my publisher has told me over and over again, "always be promoting," I cover this history of vaccine fear-mongering through cherry picked case series in my upcoming book, A Pox on Fools. Pre-orders will help convince Random House to push what I believe is an important piece of work.

If you're looking for something delightful and unexpected for that film, TV, or music lover in your life (who may in fact be you!) check out the recently opened, ever-growing MZS.press magazine section. It includes some vintage titles & recent special issues. mzs.press/Magazines-c1...

This Chex mix recipe is perfect. Great base recipe, perfect as is, but forgiving if you want to monkey around with it. Make sure the topping is close to “hardball” before pouring. I baked at 250 for 90 minutes. Recipe in thread.

It’s happening.

Ethan Hawke’s lovely tribute to Tom Stoppard: www.instagram.com/reel/DRp03CX...

The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste

I know Morrissey is problematic for many reasons, but nobody ever mentioned that he killed a horse and a nun. It is really so strange.

When I was young, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern was my master class in playwriting - wordplay, wit, structure. I saw Arcadia three times in a row, just trying to figure out HOW he did that. He was utterly singular, RIP Tom Stoppard, there will never be another www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Bro I heard you were laboring under a misconception. I heard you were not disabused of a notion bro

Now do barefoot trips to the lavatory, Mr. Pope sir.

I have escaped from domestic violence. The domestic violence was not just contained to the home, but also involved weaponization of systems. I hope to do a fuller accounting of what happened one day to bring light to this problem. For now, here is my "Thank You" note to Joe Biden & the VAWA.

The Busan Metro has a lot of pretty art, but this piece stopped us in our tracks. It’s so simple but brilliant. Both artwork and functional public safety.

Finished. A commission of Robert Redford for friend. I’m back into the swing of work albeit without using my imagination too much. I feel like Rocky Balboa training for a fight, getting my illustration fitness back. Come the new year I’ll be at the top of those steps! “Adrian!!!”

Already, we're seeing students in creative fields who don't distinguish between *thinking* about an idea and *generating a prompt* to ask a machine to think for them, because they had a moment of indecision and wanted an instant solution. They can't see how the generated idea *isn't their own*

Pluto TV: Free, ad-supported streaming that’s not owned by Fox News!

Hello is it okay for me to gripe about how the Murder, She Wrote box set does NOT come with the Magnum half of this two-part episode and it’s been driving me insane for a decade?

Oh nothing, just completely forgetting how to spell “evaporation”. I wrote, “evapitation.” Telestrations does things to your brain.

Maybe someone should tell Pete Hegseth he’s not actually a villain from True Blood or The Boys. He’s too committed to the bit.

It's my birthday! Celebrate with behind-the-scenes still from my Renfield Collection shop, featuring me on the backlot shooting the original Gremlins! www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...

This happened to me & @mzspress.bsky.social. The movers who drove MZS.press inventory from Cincinnati to Dallas demanded thousands more dollars on arrival, claiming we hadn't accounted for them having to carry stuff an additional 75 feet and up one floor in a storage facility with an elevator.