seems obvs to me that mamdani gets far because of his charm. why do "male self improvement" types always focus on things like looksmaxxing instead of personalitymaxxing or charmmaxxing?

Last Week Tonight With Bari Weiss

Can't wait until all of media is owned by the Ellisons.

So did he glamour the President?

Legit mind-blowing information.

look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british

Oh no! It would be a big shame if this scandal led to the fall of the Royal Family. We just couldn't possibly live without it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

"Is there a technology the left IS excited about?" Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells, baby. Put 'em all over the place.

RepLIeu is going to shake the sheets on those Epstein Files.

this is tomorrow! it'll probably the last small babehoven show so trust that you don't wanna miss out!

Come party with ANTICS tomorrow at Elsewhere Zone 1!

Assuming the role of the Kindest Man in a Dark Age can't be easy, but he at least makes it look easy.

In honor of Valentine’s Day (?): Shows where the answer to Will They or Won’t They was They Won’t: -Cheers -Buffy the Vampire Slayer -Community -Better Call Saul -Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Honorable mention: Quantum Leap

I'm looking to interview some non-American musicians or bands who've decided not to tour in the U.S. this year because of ICE. Please hit my DMs if you are willing to chat about this decision.

Nick Fuentes Fandom is the most effective birth control to ever exist.

Wrote about James Van Der Beek and the art of leaning into stunt casting. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

"Harold and Maude is the cinematic equivalent of The Velvet Underground & Nico and in this essay I will...."

We can safely sort Geese and Cameron Winter into Dude Woke, I feel.

Post a banger that isn't in English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhGo...

I apologize, Analilia Mejia. I wasn't familiar with your game.

what conservatives angry about Bad Bunny look like

The Free State of Florida.

In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc. A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.

Just checking, we're 100% certain that Ratboys isn't fronted by J Mascis' daughter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYUM...

This got me misty, RIP Dove. Also, Cabin in the Sky is aging well, a fitting (I assume) send off for the GOATs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocR...

"In order to increase profits, we should layoff well-known and highly respected writers that draw audiences to our publication" -The Geniuses Who Run Media, Apparently.

Any chance that, say, just $1 million or $3 million or $4 million or $7 million of the $75 million spent on the “Melania” vanity project could have been used to preserve some reporting spots at the Washington Post?

Between this Friko album and the Cardinals album, that 05 blog rock shit you crave is back and better than ever. Note: I would never, ever joke about this.

Thanks to Trump's tariffs, Broken Social Scene will only be able to afford to tour with eight bandmembers, as opposed to the usual 30. stereogum.com/2487791/brok...

The hubris of thinking "I'm the person who will come out of an Isaac Chotiner interview looking good" is the stuff Greek tragedies are made of.

My only Grammy take is that The Cure deserved an Album of the Year nomination for Songs of a Lost World.

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"Cancel culture is the real threat."

New most anticipated movie of the year just dropped. www.vulture.com/article/gail...

I've always been proud that ANTICS has a strong tie to our communities, and I am excited to announce that on February 17, we will be partnering with the Immigrant Defense Project for a fundraiser show at Elsewhere Zone 1. I hope you can make it out!

RIP Sal Buscema, one of the very best comic book artists to ever do it. His run on Spectacular Spider-Man with J.M. DeMatteis was the stuff of legend. comicbookmovie.com/comics/marve...

To be clear, this is a victory, which was won by ordinary people putting their lives on the line in the streets of Minneapolis while almost all their elected leaders kept quiet or made only muted criticism.

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

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For @theatlantic.com, I wrote about how Saturday Night Live uses New Slang to stay current while destroying it in the process. I also got to use the term "dumb bitch juice" in The Atlantic, and included references to Young Thug and poppers. You're welcome! www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

When I saw it was 1996 week at P4K, I could feel it in my bones that this was on its way. I don't say this lightly: this is Jeremy D. Larson's masterpiece.

1) ICE must be disbanded and everyone involved in today's shooting must be held accountable. 2) You don't need to see that video. 3) Settings, select Content & Media, uncheck "Autoplay videos and GIFs.

Primary them all. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

There is no bottom.

And in the end, the real Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil was all the friends we made along the way.

I'm glad this little-known band is finally getting some attention.

In 2009, the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know released their film Miss March, which bombed terribly and received scathing reviews, with The AV Club calling it one of the worst films of the decade. (1/3)