Happy NBA tip-off to all who celebrate

For GQ, I spoke with the wizards at Sony and Reebok about how their PlayStation 30th Anniversary shoe collab came together: dub.sh/Ex4A8oZ

"I'm always seeking something hard, something that feels maybe unattainable." ForMen Health's FLEX digital cover story (!), I spoke with first-time actor Ryan Bader, who is the emotional core of THE SMASHING MACHINE: dub.sh/mL5OlgY

Fit check

goddamn, man.

By god, is that lightweight outerwear's music?

FRANKENSTEIN: Slow and plodding even by GDT standards with some truly spotty CGI next to like world class production design but definitely think I’ll be higher on this than some folks. Elordi is tremendous in this?!

Tonight's Fits and Flicks: Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN

If enough people leave twitter with the latest wave maybe I’ll finally start getting enough engagement on here to make BS the default repository for my best takes

I sincerely believe the world would be a better place if we could exist in the euphoria that's the last minute or so of "How Does it Feel." D'Angelo is a singular talent; may his songs ring out for eternity. Gutted to hear this news.

It’s essentially an emergency that you see One Battle After Another in the cinema immediately. Sean Penn will win an Oscar & it has the best car chase in many years. And those aren’t in the top 3 best things about the film. Jesus shitting Christ.

Aces were cooked mid-season and came back to win the whole thing. What a team; what an MVP. Dynasty!

For GQ, I broke down last night's big PEACEMAKER reveal and what it means for MAN OF TOMORROW and the future of the DCU—with direct info from James Gunn about what it all means. Spoilers at the link: dub.sh/evzmTv2

Weather outside this morning felt like this

TRON: ARES is a visual treat, but its plot is a retread of LEGACY in a lot of spots while executing a story I would have much rather seen with characters I already had a relationship with instead of the thinly-drawn ones we have here. Greta Lee innocent. Biodigital bummer, man!

Tonight's Fits and Flicks: TRON ARES

WNBA CBA negotiations are gonna go crazyyyyyy

what

Out today!

From the Puck newsletter about One Battle After Another’s box office. Who cares?!

On paper, CHAD POWERS felt like a baffling career choice for up-and-coming star Glen Powell. In execution, it’s an utter delight, one of 2025’s biggest surprises, and one of my favorite series of the year. My rave review: dub.sh/wtySKLq

On paper, CHAD POWERS felt like a baffling career choice for up-and-coming star Glen Powell. In execution, it’s an utter delight, one of 2025’s biggest surprises, and one of my favorite series of the year. My rave review: dub.sh/wtySKLq

By god, is that Brainiac’s music?

“There’s people who live here. There’s culture that lives here, that’s born here, that’s grown here, and we’re going to celebrate that.” Wrote about Manifest 002 and the community they’re continuing to foster across DC for Robb Report. Proud of this one: dub.sh/bFSL3vm

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Come on man

if i get killed, you can quote stuff i wrote. that's why i wrote it

Appreciate the Fox music supervisor who just sent the Commanders game to commercial with “Fuckin’ in the Bushes.”

It's cool that Kevin Parker tapped Joe Kerry as his Hollywood avatar but Dan Stevens was right there:

kawhi collecting his $7M “tree planting” check every year

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Joe Tess baby I can’t see the screen with all these thrown panties blocking it

Thoughts on CAUGHT STEALING, which never quite comes together how I’d hoped.

For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about the big retcon in the “previously on” sequence from PEACEMAKER’s season two premiere. It’s a clever way for Gunn to have his cake and eat it, too. Spoilers at the link: dub.sh/xtvQvU5

If you can’t remember what PEACEMAKER is all about, don’t worry. For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I put together a handy explainer of what you’ll need to know from the intervening three years (and a whole universe change) since the first season aired: dub.sh/FwTQUee

Really, really dig what I've seen of PEACEMAKER S2 so far, which goes deeper on character and DCU lore without ever feeling like a chore.

I attempted to square the chronology of ALIEN: EARTH alongside the rest of the ALIEN canon — i.e., the prequels. While creator Noah Hawley said he's ignoring PROMETHEUS and COVENANT, I think he's exploring one major throughline from those films. My @gqmagazine.bsky.social latest:

I attempted to square the chronology of ALIEN: EARTH alongside the rest of the ALIEN canon — i.e., the prequels. While creator Noah Hawley said he's ignoring PROMETHEUS and COVENANT, I think he's exploring one major throughline from those films. My @gqmagazine.bsky.social latest:

Some thoughts on being in DC today.

This is so dumb.

Really, really enjoying the new season of KING OF THE HILL. It’s super smart about how these characters have aged and changed (or maybe not, in some cases) while still retaining what worked about the show to begin with. Special stuff!

tfw you haven't had your morning coffee

WEAPONS rules btw

Wrote about the best adidas running shoes for @gqmagazine.bsky.social — including the EVO SL which is my absolute favorite daily trainer:

Did a coffee dye on this 3Sixteen x Saucony collab with cold brew from the run club I do on Sunday. Super happy with the results.

NEW EPISODE- @william-goodman.com and @danedavenport.bsky.social join Derek to dive into @jamesgunn.bsky.social’s #Superman! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

Also shoutout to a very well-known DC influencer who couldn't stay off his phone during the movie 🤗

THE NAKED GUN: Absolutely as silly and fun as I'd hoped AND there's a MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT reference. So. Basically movie of the year