We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

The concept of “winning” and “losing” at Monty Hall is often poorly defined…

I'll be there at 6pm with the Grammar Table! And Brandt and I are doing a Q&A after the movie.

Slightly downgrade a band The Doggie Doors

"Fresh Air" and its archives don't get called "a national treasure" often enough. Here, Terry Gross plays for Rob Reiner a 35-year-old clip of Carl — which Rob apparently hasn't heard before — talking to her about watching a rough cut of "When Harry Met Sally"…

Slightly diminish a book War and Truce

me, to the judge: “Well if THAT’s what they meant, they should have used punctuation.”

Sergei Eisenstein’s “Joker”

If you live near these places, go meet Gary — he is charming, and funny, and friendly, and very nice. And if you don’t live near them, you can travel to one and listen to the audiobook on the way. It’s a perfect length to make for a nice day trip.

FYI, authors, it’s going to take me longer to edit your 300-page AI-generated book than it did for you to “write” it using AI. #writing #writers #editing #proofreading #books #AI

Oh no the dreaded “you have been added to our editorial management system” email

it finally happened www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Living like a king (doting over my pet flea while hiding in plain sight in Tom Lehrer’s song about a plagiarizing mathematician).

Rhode Island grammar nerds, "Rebel with a Clause" is going to be at JPT in Newport this Tuesday, Aug. 12. The filmmaker and I will be there as well, and we will come bearing a nonmandatory grammar quiz.

I knew @joshgondelman.bsky.social was funny and nice, but seeing him do a live hour of new jokes, as well as running into him on the subway on the way over made me truly *cherish* just how funny and how nice!

Took part in a memorial for Tom Lehrer

Imagine, @shteyngart.bsky.social, if Vera had this instead of Kaspy. Thing would have turned out very differently… "Elektronika IM-01" Soviet chess computer, 1986. Credit to Soviet Visuals. www.instagram.com/p/DM0hyHQIqIl/

From the 1952 article about The Physical Review in the Harvard Crimson: “Lehrer has more angles than a protractor.”

… and if you are a current or former denizen of the MBTA Red Line, this is just for you: youtu.be/goJ0QIaXZ-w?...

Do yourself a favor and listen to Tom Lehrer’s live albums: “Revisited,” “An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer,” and “That Was the Year That Was.” This is precisely the sort of dynamic, positive thinking that we so desperately need today in these trying times of crisis and universal brouhaha.

Until they come and get me, Tom, I shall hold your hand in mine… 😭

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Until they come and get me, Tom, I shall hold your hand in mine… 😭

Farewell, Maddie. You were an inspiration to all of us searching for balance. cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/style/maddie-on-things-dog-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X08.xcJJ.IDdqcX4Uhce5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

At an event for “Vera” (funny, charming, a bit ominous, heartbreaking in the best way), I may have gotten @shteyngart.bsky.social to show an appreciation for sports (in a very specific and limited way). N.B. The T-shirt does not represent my opinion of the book, yet felt generally apt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@shteyngart.bsky.social Roadtrip! It’s not the destination, it’s the journey…

Meanwhile, backstage at Broadway Barks. . .

Excuse me, AKC, but the real answer is @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @maris.bsky.social

Screenings of "Rebel with a Clause" this month in New York City, Cleveland, Columbus, Three Oaks (that's in Michigan, not far from South Bend), Pelham (New York), and West Newton, Massachusetts. Brandt and I hope to see some of you there! For a list of events, please visit rebelwithaclause dot com.

Timeline cleanse: Listening to the rain.

It’s a very funny thought that, if Bears were Bees, They’d build their nests at the bottom of trees.

Pronouns are melting the brains of guys my age. Another little clip from my new special Positive Reinforcement (premiering 6/27 at 8pm) for you to enjoy! Share this with a grammar or sports enthusiast in your life and watch the whole special when it’s out in the world!

Cackling NPR Host Warns Upcoming Segment May Feature Content Too Dark, Too Chilling, Too Positively Ghoulish For Young Listeners theonion.com/cacklin...

Have you used the "Macintosh" screensaver Apple included with macOS Sequoia but have wondered how it works? I look under the covers and come bearing gifts in this post: 512pixels.net/2025/06/insi...

New York City grammar nerds, come conjugate with other grammar nerds at "Rebel with a Clause," a new grammar docu-comedy starting a one-week run at New Plaza Cinema on May 22. The filmmaker, Brandt Johnson, and I will be at most of the screenings!

Business idea: Calendar alerts in the style of Alanis Morissette 🎵 Well I'M HERE To reMIND YOU Of the TEAM MEETING At half TEN TODAY It's UP THERE On the NINTH FLOOR And the BOSS WILL CHAIR So you'd BETTER GO You, you, you OUGHTA KNOW

A confusing Zoom meeting for me, where two different people excitedly announced the news that Robert Pro̶evost and Domenico Grasso were selected as pope and as interim president of my university, and it took us ten minutes to figure out which was which.

"Rebel with a Clause" is showing at 5pm today at Brattle Theatre as part of Independent Film Festival Boston. Brandt and I are both in town, and Robin Young of WBUR will lead a Q&A after the film. No more advance tickets available, but depending on availability, you can buy tickets at the door.

50% off through the end of May with code BLOOM50 press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

All hail Valerie #dachshund https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/25/valerie-the-dachshund-is-found-safe-and-well-after-529-days-on-the-run-on-south-australian-island

I❤️Mass🕳️🕳️ www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/p...

One time password Two factor authentication Three times a lady Four score and seven years ago Five golden rings Six flags tickets Seven Nation Army Eight six seven five three oh nine

Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.

Improve a first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway. “Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Mrs. Dalloway.”

@grammargirl.bsky.social You were asking about idioms the other day… Maybe we are all afraid of Mike O’Brien? h/t @espiers.bsky.social www.wsj.com/lifestyle/fo... or apple.news/AvImIfukcSYq...

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It was the worst of times, it was the even more worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the age of complete dumbshittery, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the epoch of performative religiosity, it was the season of Darkness, it was the season of absolute pitch blackness,

Swan Lake, I presume? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/voa-trump-dismantle.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k4.IDKK.7mpfyuYDJEL6&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare