Lotta Crunchwrap Supreme love on the Taco Bell front, but that middle shell just gets soggy too easily. Cheesy Gordita Crunch all the way for this guy.

Been burning through free @dropout.tv content on YouTube, and this one in particular brought so much pure joy to my heart, like a kid watching old school Comedy Central in the basement. I can practically feel the very reasonable annual subscription fee leaving my wallet. youtu.be/0q6VjWbFsik?...

Colbert closing his show last night singing an Elvis Costello deep cut with his two bandleaders and the man himself was really an ending tailor made for me. Beautiful. youtu.be/zG0HFw0edXY?...

Lighting up the @murderxbryan.bsky.social signal, even though I know he's not really a political guy.

In honor of the end of Stephen Colbert's two-plus decades on our late night TV screens, enjoy this moment of unadulterated joy. youtu.be/T_qkVPZ8DJI?...

Relieved to announce that at least this particular national crisis is over!

Instead of a weak parody/satire of Trumpian bluster a la Newsom, Team Ossoff is expressing a no holds barred contempt for the other side that is entirely their own. Circumstances may be that he's too important to lose in the Senate, but I'm growing more enthused about an Ossoff 2028 campaign.

this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it

Four year old handed me this on the way out the door this morning: "Here Daddy, you might need a drink in the car in case you get thirsty driving on the highway." ❤️

Everyone knows @tedleo.bsky.social gave us the ultimate millennial anthem, perfectly balancing poptimism with indie cred. youtu.be/DBr5FPIL8UU?...

I'm glad Wits is still kicking around. Why it never became the Prairie Home Companion of a new generation of public radio listeners remains utterly beyond me.

I have tried the prison chips. They sell them at the deli near my work. They're pretty good!

I'm beginning to think they aren't actually needing to re-test him all these times, but he keeps asking them to so he can supposedly ace it and feel good about himself.

There Will Be Blood and Grogu

He'll probably be too critical to a Senate majority in 2028 to run for President, but damned if he isn't climbing the ranks for me anyway. Just imagine him standing in contrast to JD Vance as Millennial vanguards of their respective parties and visions for America. Damn.

For a while the fear was that McMorrow and El-Sayed would split the progressive vote and let Stevens take the nomination, but somehow I don't think we have to worry about that?

All of this star power, and yet they can't bring back Ken Marino to reprise his bit part from the original attraction queue? FOR SHAME, Disney. That's a Ron Donald Don't.

Some of my favorite @bestshow4life.bsky.social content in ages. Spiro is an instant of fame caller. youtu.be/_QwDSla0mHU?...

Lighting up the @murderxbryan.bsky.social signal.

OK, hear me out ...

KV sounding as good as ever, just the afternoon boost I needed today. youtu.be/FDq6YTeldcY?...

Artemis II seems like it's just straight-up happening in a parallel reality. The Apollo missions happened in the depths of the Vietnam War, but Nixon, for example, communicated with the astronauts. It almost seems like Trump has no idea either Artemis or the moon exists.

It's going to be neck and neck between him and Thomas in terms of who nods off first.

From time to time, I still dream of organizing a Bible study in Durham based on "The Life of the World to Come" with an open invite for JD to join us and offer his perspective.

Distinct memory of having to replace a carton of this covertly in the freezer because I was ashamed of how much of it I had downed all by myself 😳

It's honestly more awesome that this performance was planned well in advance. Just imagine how much fun that first rehearsal after his comments dropped must have been!

Marc Maron has the only good stealing from Whole Foods story. IIRC, he needed flour last minute for something, was prepared if less than thrilled to pay bougie prices, but then got pissed off about how long the checkout line was taking, so he just walked out with the bag in plain view.

Was genuinely baffled to see this on the election returns on Tuesday. Remember this guy? West Virginia State Senator, ran for President for a hot second in 2020? He's back as a longshot congressional candidate in North Carolina now? All the best to him, I suppose, but what a weird trajectory.

Yeah, this is almost certainly an impersonator smart enough to trade on the John Barron lore, but it is still very funny and a reminder that C-SPAN call ins are unmatched in their chaos.

I'll admit that Colbert's Late Show era comedy hasn't always been my thing, but damned if he isn't a tremendously gifted interviewer who gets deep with his guests on big issues when it's called for. Hoping we get much more of it from him in whatever his next act might be.

HOLY SHIT NEW @tedleo.bsky.social TUNES! tedleo.bandcamp.com/album/februa...

Just want to say that we're all doing an outstanding job of mourning Catherine O'Hara like the absolute legend that she was 💔

Love to get this ad from the Dunkin app on my phone as we prepare for a potentially crippling region wide ice storm this weekend. READ THE ROOM, DUNKIN.

CPAP orientation, day after Christmas. Feels like I unlocked the middle aged version of Brick by Ben Folds Five.

Well, it's another banner day to be a Michigan State alum! If it weren't on CNN, I'd say this is too on the nose to be real, and yet there it is.

Another great thing about @joshgondelman.bsky.social is how he responds to internet praise with his personal thanks. Kill Tony could never!

Said it before and I'll say it again - if you look at every awful Rogansphere inspired "comedy" trend of recent years and think "I kind of want the exact opposite of that", Josh is pretty much your guy. Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.

Our 3 year old has the flu the week before Christmas. Today's highlight, after the kids got to bed: Me: "I feel like I could use a shower tonight" My wife: "Well, you were the one who got puked on this morning..."

An absolute steal for one of my absolute favorites of 2025. Enough time to buy it, read it, love it, and buy a hard copy as a Christmas gift for someone else who will love it!

My wife got me my "holy grail" record for my 40th birthday. Pure Sounds of Michigan, an ambient complication commissioned by the state tourism board featuring field recordings from the state. Only pressed on vinyl for promotional purposes, not for individual sale. I'm a lucky guy indeed.

This rules, and also Weird Al saw no need to parody it because Tom Scharpling, Julie Klausner, and Jon Daly already did the perfect "kid-friendly" version in 2022: youtu.be/96UYn8WqIJ0?...

Forty!

Today was "How to Draw Bluey and Bingo" day in the Bluey advent calendar. Here's my best attempt.

There'd be a certain poetry to this specific action leading to Republicans losing the House next November, given how much of the cultural energy behind Trump in 2024 was centered around being able to use that word again without consequence.

20 year old me would have NEVER seen this coming. Detroit pride aside, they just existed in such different cultural universes to me back then.

This was supposed to be my first night out with my wife since our second kid was born, and an early 40th birthday present to me, but the lack of screenings that aren't 30+ minutes each way from babysitting has made it impossible. Sigh. Thanks for nothing, Netflix.

Smartly written thread from parent of trans kids @jessethorn.bsky.social on what his kids being trans has meant for them and his family, and how their happy, healthy status quo has been threatened by this regime.

I forgot that Olbermann was tied up in the Nuzzi thing as well. What a roster of fellas, yikes.