I finally read my first Sally Rooney book and her characters kept saying “normal people” whoa is that foreshadowing

the worst internet group is the “leftover rice will kill you” truthers. they’d die if they see what billions of frugal antiwaste parents do

I’m gonna block every PR person emailing me about wine and beer

@allbreadedup.bsky.social hey

"In Chicago, small-batch makers are producing some of my favorite sauces right now — I bring them out when I host and I frequently end up sending guests home with a spare bottle and the sauce’s story" My colleague @radbrowndads.bsky.social on Chicago's hot sauces

EID MUBARAK EVERYONE

nathan fielder (narrating): to understand what it’s like to be in a plane crash, i needed to experience one myself. but i would have to defeat the god of death to return to the world of the living. so in a studio warehouse, i recreated the shadow realm of duat and the twelve gates of the underworld,

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas. 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

Where once I turned to Hideo Kojima, I now turn to Nathan Fielder to make sense of this cursed world. Thank you for the pain

Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace

this place is okay but i wish it had more annoying people and more evil people

crabs in a bucket | patreon.com/lubchansky

Peter David… man, what a writer. What a loss

@radbrowndads.bsky.social I shared mangoes with a friend last year; this year she spotted a pallet in a Morrisville market selling Kesar, Alphonse, Banganpali, and Rajapuri mangoes and sent me a pic saying "these will still be here tomrrow." my family has now been feasting like kings for two weeks

Then @radbrowndads.bsky.social takes us to Devon Avenue with the stars of Hulu's "Deli Boys." They talk about the food, the show, and depictions of their communities in American comedy. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/26/d...

Love this piece from @radbrowndads.bsky.social about the cast and creator of Deli Boys hanging out eating nihari in Chicago www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/26/d...

I *think* this a gift link 😭. I had the chance to talk with my dear friend & James Beard award winning food journalist @radbrowndads.bsky.social about the history, cultural legacy, & taste(!) of the bean pie. Here is his amazing piece in the Chicago Tribune. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/08/b...

cc @tinymuslimah.bsky.social

My love of underground food continues: I searched Chicago for bean pie man, selling papers & sweets with a side of black liberation. I met with NOI & WD Muhammad community historians, bakers and sellers to get the local history. Also: bean pie ice cream!

Pls give me more people to follow, esp chaotic ones cause Bluesky isn’t doing it still for me

Dozens of my colleagues at Vox Media were laid off yesterday. It’s infuriating that this keeps happening. We’ve set up this fund to help ease their burden — please consider contributing. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

My record 🫡

My record 🫡

just turned on aquaman 2 and the tonal inconsistency is so jarring it’s actually entertaining

Every parent I know is posting conspiracies about Spotify Wrapped’s algos suppressing lullabies and kids music from their most listened songs. This must reveal something about our very psyche

Israel has reportedly contracted settler-owned construction firms to work in N. Gaza, hiring for building settlements in Beit Lahia. “Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in N. Gaza.” former defence minister Moshe Ya’alon said www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...

I’m really enjoying the podcast. It’s fascinating to hear the stories behind the show’s production & writing, and what you and @gretamjohnsen.bsky.social think about the show and its themes. When a show has as much depth as Dune Prophecy we need deep dives like this! Thanks for a great podcast.

this is such a fun project to work on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate that the internet has made me aware of Paraboot. I can’t afford those and I don’t want to. And yet

We should either create a type of microwave you can put metal in or a society where it’s okay if your microwave explodes a lot

Folks, I'm spiced up to announce that @gretamjohnsen.bsky.social & I are co-hosting the Official Dune: Prophecy Podcast from HBO! It acts as a companion to the TV show, so each Sunday after watching live, tune in to us for interviews with cast & crew. Subscribe! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

One of the funniest reactionary discourses in a fandom is DBZ fans arguing Goku is not a bad dad in response to jokes about it. Folks. He loves his kids but he loves fighting way more and he certainly doesn’t do ANYTHING for them or really think about them. He’s a terrible dad. It’s not just a meme.

You used to call me on my self-own

Social media has weirdly conditioned a huge number of people to feel like they're Doing Something by posting, and Doing Nothing if they don't post about a particular thing, and in general neither of those things are true.

In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info. ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.

bluesky is still struggling to be a place where i can hear about breaking news and, maybe more importantly, breaking memes. it has its own memes for sure, but it is, for better or worse, detached from a broader internet culture, and i'm hoping that will change

The annual @hels.bsky.social Christmas gift guide is literally the only holiday ritual I observe. It always leads me to incredible places, like this (sold-out!) cast-iron foot that's suggested use is.... for saging??? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

they should make a website that lasts

Somehow, The Last Jedi discourse returned

aw man kotaku.com/scott-pilgri...

Having a satisfying day job writing things i care about has really killed the tweeting impulse. yabba dabba doooo

I would lose the Ahmed Ali Akbar lookalike contest. My doppelgängers historically have been very convincing. Since college, people report seeing me at places I’ve never been.

i mean. can we just call them tweets

So.... We REALLY not gonna revisit "skeet"?

im having the best week in years

is my first name ahmed or is it ahmed ali? nobody knowwwwws

how did they get skeets when it obviously should have been blueskis or skyeets

bluesky on my desktop. it's over for twitter. no one reads my skeets. i am free