This is amazing

The tiny cars can drive under the tiny arches

Tarantino getting Tony Kushner to dictate a message supporting Paul Dano speaks more to Dano's talent than Tarantino's judgement, but it does say a lot about Tarantino's judgement.

Barnes and Nobles

I feel like this year’s NYT Super Mega crossword was a little harder than in the past. I actually got Naticked on one square!

Today is exactly one year since the Brian Thompson killing? Just one year? What a long fucking year

I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!

I’m amazed at people who can’t go a 10-second elevator ride without taking out their phone.

I was totally confused and thought tonight’s Jeopardy was a repeat and then finally realized… no, it’s not

A collection of best-of-year lists in books, movies, TV, etc. www.yearendlists.com

Several years ago @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy posted on Twitter something along the lines of: " summer: tomatoes are amazing rest of the year: tomatoes are trash " and I still think about this all year long whenever I make a sandwich.

HELEN SHAW CHIEF THEATRE CRITIC YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.nytco.com/press/helen-...

My most-used words on Bluesky in the past year are "movie" and "show" - fair enough. Discover your own below: bsky.app/profile/bsky...

Foreign Affairs: Best books of 2025 on international politics, economics, history, etc. www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-b...

Tis the season, my friends www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/m...

Can I just say how much I hate Eleven's outfit in this season of Stranger Things

The NYT Style Magazine has several stories about Gen X this month, including three different covers - two by David Silverman of The Simpsons, one by Chris Ware. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...

I'm seeing people online say "It's Giving Tuesday" and I keep thinking they mean that something is creating an impression of Tuesday

In honor of World AIDS Day, I'd like to share a story that breaks my heart whenever I tell it. Please read it. It's the story of David Carroll.

who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there

Today is World AIDS Day. I was in middle school in the 1980s. I realized I was gay around the same time that classmates were making AIDS jokes. An Early Frost aired on TV. Rock Hudson died. The idea of gay sex terrified me for years. Young gay people today are growing up in such a different world.

The Impact of AIDS on the Artistic Community, by Fran Lebowitz. For World AIDS Day. 1 of 2:

Wild that Winona Ryder acted with Ethan Hawke in Reality Bites and is now acting with his daughter in Stranger Things.

Today’s movie boxd.it/F0vO

be like Ann Patchett and buy my book for the husband figure in your life www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...

That TV show Heated Rivalry sure is something

I’m glad Stranger Things is back again so I can play my favorite game: Guess Which Letter in the Opening Titles the Camera Flies Through

I have definitions in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and wordplay the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.

I enjoy their cryptics

Hamnet is a beautiful, mesmerizing movie. Jessie Buckley is a force of nature. Gorgeous filmmaking as well, with some indoor scenes that look like Vermeer paintings.

Today’s movie boxd.it/bSDlqr

Oh wow. What an artist. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...

Jonathan Groff spit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...

Time for leftovers!

This two-person musical is delightful and poignant and Sam Tutty is adorable.

Today’s show: Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York

Anyway, I nonchalantly replied “No, this is my husband and we’re going to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving” and he was unfazed. It’s just weird the things some people think though. Maybe he assumed/thought we were a gay couple but he didn’t want to be embarrassed if he was wrong? Who knows.

It’s weird how there’s nothing specifically Christian or non-Jewish about gingerbread houses, and yet they haven’t traditionally seemed like a Jewish thing? Maybe it’s the whole “heimat” or “Gemütlichkeit” aspect? Medieval Germany and all that? That said, there’s no reason why Jews can’t make them!

Maybe unpopular opinion: the word “Christmas” sounds kinda ugly when sung. The first syllable “chri” ends in a yucky sound. Then it’s followed by “smas” which just sounds weird. Maybe it depends on the song - whether or not the break comes after the vowel, and how long the break is.

Robert A.M. Stern was a big deal in the architecture world, especially in NYC, and he just came out with a new book last month. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...

“is that a wicked promo?” -my kid

@hitormiss.org and I took a Lyft from the NJ train station to my parents’ house today for Thanksgiving. We were driving along for a while, and then as we approached the house the driver said, “Do you guys work together?” 🙃🙃🙃

Hanging out with my Thanksgiving buddy.

We're thankful to everyone who's played our game and shared it with friends and family! #enjoyathanksgiving

i’m sorry what the fuck are you tryna sell me?

As a vegetarian this is how I roast turkey

I also remember that little proto-gay me reacted to seeing him in person by saying “OH MY GOD.” in a serious voice

First, Happy Thanksgiving. Second, I've been doing my best to really understand Claude Code so I've been building a piano practice app, and asked it to include some inspirational quotes, and the result is somewhere between “oh god no“ and “knocked it out of the park.”

Wait, Mr. Fantasy is KJ Apa, Archie from Riverdale???