There is no such thing as an unsatisfying Timothy Olyphant interview

every AI ad is like “hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?” and then the phone is like “sandwich” and the guy is like “wow”

I don't think you need complex political triangulation when the president is shrieking "I am sending in the WAR DEPARTMENT because Portland is AT WAR!" You should just keep saying that he should be removed from office because he is plainly insane

Two of the three Starbucks closing (Lawrenceville & North Side) opened literal blocks from established neighborhood coffee shops. It was assumed they'd drive places like Espresso a Mano and Yinz Coffee out of business; now they're closing as writeoffs for a bottom line. triblive.com/business/sta...

So far have gotten zero pushback on my claim in my weekly newsletter that Elastica is better than Blur; I will take this as proof that I am correct. If you would enjoy reading hot takes like this, sign up for my newsletter! alternatehistories.com/pages/newsle...

Finished ALIEN EARTH yesterday and it did exactly what I hoped it wouldn't do: fall apart at the end. Also (spoilers): did anyone else feel uncomfortable with how the male hybrids convincingly acted like children, but Wendy and the girl hybrids basically act like adults with bad impulse control?

gotta remember that no one likes this shit

But also, what about the employees? The elderly? The disabled? Kids? Parents? Low income riders? We should always be looking to expand public transit, not restrict access.

100% this is it. There's plenty of space down there to reroute buses if you're really worried about pedestrian safety.

On what would’ve been Jim Henson’s 89th birthday, here are some photos of the memorial garden at the University of Maryland I took a couple years ago. We need more creative, kind energy like his in the world. 🌈#JimHenson #TheMuppets #KermitTheFrog #RainbowConnection

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

Heads up: if you see my National Park Monsters calendar promoted on Facebook or Instagram and it’s not through my account - it’s probably counterfeit. More below.

26,000 YouTube views for Sinclair’s Charlie Kirk tribute special. Just for comparison, Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on any average Wednesday will get between two and four MILLION YouTube views. Right wing culture is fringe stuff. It is not American culture by any stretch.

@alternatehistories.bsky.social I forgot to share this when I posted it a few weeks back, but check out the poster I displayed on my set in this video!

Well I'm off to die now (seen in Oakland, obviously)

Been a hard week, so here's the Tennors from 1973 doing a sublime rocksteady version of Simon & Garfunkel's achingly beautiful "The Only Living Boy in New York."

Autumn House had a great time hanging out with @alternatehistories.bsky.social for National Read a Book Day! Thanks to Matt for hosting us and naming AHP as the nonprofit for the September "Give Back" program--this means they'll be donating 10% of their in-person sales to the press. 🧡

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Finally a use for my endless, bottomless well of anxiety!

This is appalling and don't let it deter you from getting the COVID shot; FWIW here in Pennsylvania at CVS when making an appointment online, I just had to check a box saying "I have a condition" and that's it; no doctor's note or prescription and no one asked me any followups at CVS.

i think the important thing to remember here is that the person responsible used to be john fetterman's chief boot licker [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.

Can confirm that when David Byrne plays "Life During Wartime" in Pittsburgh, the entire audience goes absolutely apeshit when he sings "heard about Pittsburgh, PA"

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Look, @theautobodyshop.bsky.social needs some funds to stock up on emergency contraceptives for the comrades, and I feel like there’s a solid chance someone in my pervert-tier friend group wants but does not yet possess this extremely special item, so. Get you some merch.

Thrilled to discover that Roxanne Gay is also a SNEAKERS head. The movie is great, features Redford and Sidney Poitier palling around with an amazing supporting cast, a tight thriller that's also a fun hangout movie with a few things to say about the failures of the Boomer generation.

Who is saying this, I will drive there and fight them right now

not an exaggeration to say I am WEEPING with laughter at this reply from someone who hadn't seen that Robert Redford died today

Robert Redford used his immense fame to shape the entire landscape of independent cinema. He was a true titan.

PSA for folks in Pennsylvania: you can make your Covid booster and flu shot appointments at CVS with no fuss, and no bother about requirements or prescriptions. I didn't even show insurance. And they gave me a free bag of cheddar popcorn!

DETROITERS for the love of god, watch DETROITERS

If you are looking to support the people displaced by the Squirrel Hill fire, some neighbors are keeping this document updated with various GoFundMes. pfrd.link/sq-hill-fundraisers

Just a reminder that the Greenfield Studio will be closing early today at 4:30pm; sorry for an inconvenience! We're open normal hours Saturday, 12-5pm, and Kickstarter backers can come pick up their calendars and rewards. Calendars will be on sale to the public next week!

Beyond happy to say that the Costco in Homestead replaced Pepsi with Coke in their snack bar and it's by far the best thing to happen this week

I was living in New York City on Sep 11, and it's impossible to convey how meaningful and needed this issue was. No one, absolutely no one in America stepped up the way @theonion.com did that week.

"Yo! MTV Extends its Condolences"

As a reminder!

WE’RE HAVING A SECOND VAN!!! Thanks to your love and support, we got a second van, which means more tabling, more supplies distribution, and more fun. We’re using this van baby shower to collect supplies to distribute to our communities 🍼 We hope to see you there!

The most incredible thing about every arts-related AI endeavor is that the press release announcing the latest billion dollar bid to destroy all human creativity will describe themselves in terms like “we endeavor to remove humans from the act of listening to humans talk about their interests.”

As someone whose thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter don't go much beyond "she seems fine," this was a great, instructive & educational thread about sex, connection, and heteropessimism which was a new term to me, an aged cishet man who turns 49 this week.

Hey we're always looking for new local charities for our Alternate Histories Gives Back program (where we donate 10% of Studio Sales to a different org each month). Pass it along or submit your favorite group at the link below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?

You can help by donating to the TransYOUniting's Youth Healing & Health Fund. This fund helps trans youth: - Receive affirming therapy - Access puberty blockers - Connect to private providers when public options fall short

A long line of people in a funeral march from Pittsburgh’s Mellon Square to UPMC HQ. UPMC has _chosen_ to stop gender affirming care for people 19 and younger.

I don't want to start a thing so I'll just say that there will never be a good argument for privatizing USPS. That would be like privatizing libraries. The aim of services isn't to be run for profit, they are for serving the greater good, which USPS has been extremely successful at.

It's not the mere fact that this is happening that bothers me so much; it's that there's all this money floating around that could be organized and deployed to solve real problems instead. Half a trillion US dollars being spent in a collective program would eliminate any problem you could think of.

BTW, this is exactly what happened with Fetterman. Lots of folks in the Pittsburgh/Braddock area (myself included) all said not to trust this dude, Vote Blue people shouted us all down, and look what happened. Listen to folks on the ground!

Come do a nice fun thing and check out the pop-up with @autumnhousepress.bsky.social today til 4pm! Plus all my books are on sale too!

Imagine being the kind of person who, after confronted with evidence that your AI tech successfully helped multiple people plan their own suicides (and even murders), doesn't shut down everything immediately. Forget shareholders and money, how do you even live with yourself?

Hard to not see that this is what is happening to people like Sam Altman who extoll the praises of this tech that cannot do simple math, yet is designed to tell you what you want to hear.