This only happens to you once

you probably need to be of a certain vintage to understand the absolute hilarity of ken starr being in the epstein files

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Woke up feeling great but took two Extra Strength Tylenol to own the MAGs

Beautiful day here in Portland, Oregon, USA! ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases

"If you had to guess what percentage of American adults are transgender..." Survey Guess: 21% Actual Share of the US Population: Less than 1% - YouGov -

"Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?" From the eve of the Reagan era, the ultimate paranoid bop, which, for fuck's sake, seems more relevant right now than ever before. open.spotify.com/track/7Cqlei...

Reddit ProTip: the higher the number of comments on any topic that might be considered 'civic' or 'political' 'news,' the less likely it behooves one's mental health to read beyond the subject line.

"Whenever you can build a shed, you've got it made. -- David Lynch

Fun fact: "Ross Douthat" is an anagram for "Driveling Moron Whose Employment At Anything More Complex Than Windshield Washing Is A Sign That Our Society Has Irreversibly Imploded."

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

To me, that makes it the most credibly lifelike....

#rctid #scusa

I reviewed @shawnlevy.com's CLINT for The Times, which is behind a paywall so I can't see it. But hey, I think it's here.

Seamus Heaney Louise Gluck Ross Gay Allen Ginsberg Gregory Corso C. K. Williams Jacques Derrida

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

Well, #WorldCup26 off to a roaring start here at Palazzo Levy: Logged into my account, endured a 55-minute countdown to even *see* a ticket portal, only to have the clock run down and then immediately show an ERROR screen. Now I can't even log back in, even on a different browser. #FuckFIFA

Yes, and: "Looper" and "The Brothers Bloom." Killer opening threesome there, @rianjohnson.bsky.social 👏🏼👊🏼

Choose your fighter.

Some "Empire Strikes Back" financials: Fox funded $8M minimum budget with no right to creative input, not even to screen a rough cut. Lucas got $10M to deliver film, 52.5% of profits up to $20M, 72.5% of profits from $20-100M, 77.5% of everything beyond that, forever. Dude knew how to cut a deal.

Talk about "new life to old books"! This 2002 release of mine just got published in Japan. (FAO @iammilliam.bsky.social)

Another of the podcasts I have been so lousy about sharing. This one is long form, so consider yourselves warned! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

"Did you people throw this kind of shit-fit at Denny’s, or did you just order a Moons Over My Hammy and keep on truckin’?"

F*ck Gloria Gaynor And F*ck Snoop Dogg www.wonkette.com/p/fck-gloria... By Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com

Department of Embarrassment of Riches from today's NY Times Book Review

CONFUSING YOURSELF IS A WAY TO STAY HONEST

TONIGHT!!!!! A great, rousing, troubling film. A great conversation. And you!

This is a beautiful looking book and a fantastic read and I loved talking to @shawnlevy.com about Clint Eastwood: the Man and his Movies podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

I've been lousy about sharing the various Clint interviews and such I've done. Here's one I think came out pretty well. www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

Los Angeles &ct.! Come to the world famous @booksoupofficial.bsky.social on Weds August 27 to hear me chatter about all things Clint and whatnot. Would be grand to see all y'all!

Tomorrow night, in the fabulous air conditioned and historic Hollywood Theatre, Clint, Hilary Swank, Mr. Morgan Freeman, David S. Walker, me, and (I hope I hope) you! C'mon down for a night of fisticuffs and chat. Would be grand to see you.

Book titles are too long! Enshorten them! - The Greatsby - Warn Peace - The Brosamazov - The Catcherye - Crunishment - M'dick

The New York Times cited a passage from my book "Ready, Steady, Go!" in its obit for the great Terrence Stamp, and I'm truly honored. Of all the folks I've written long about, he is in the handful of favorites. Our chats were a life highlight. Bon voyage, seeker. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/m...

...and on top of all THAT, the fucking toy doesn't even look like him. #rctid

Portland! The Hollywood! Clint! A classic, rousing, shattering film in 35mm! The great David Walker! And me. Join us for an evening of fisticuffs and chat. One week from tonight.

Join us on Thursday, August 21st for MILLION DOLLAR BABY in 35mm! This winner of four Oscars is presented by @shawnlevy.com, NYT bestselling author of CLINT: THE MAN AND THE MOVIES. Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/million-dollar-baby-in-35mm

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As promised, I have deleted my original post. But I took a screenshot so that late arrivals can see what the issue is, and also how many people are still supporting Backlisted. Thanks everyone for letting me share my frustrations and also for your kindness. x

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

Funding for this groundbreaking research on Alzheimer's was terminated by the Trump Administration www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/m...

I don't know many sports melodramas better than "Million Dollar Baby." So I'm chuffed that the Hollywood Theatre will present it -- in 35mm!! -- on August 21 and I get to chat about it after with David Walker. A rousing, shattering film and good talk. Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/million...

New toys! #rctid

Writers on Film starring @shawnlevy.com talking about Clint: The Man and his Movies A superb read and a great conversation podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

This Copa America final is WILD

Greatly enjoyed Shawn Levy's new biography of Clint Eastwood; its many keen observations are framed expressively, and it's shaped with subtle originality, conjuring a vivid sense of relentless activity, spontaneity, and contingency:  www.newyorker.com/books/under-...

Make that FOUR shots FOUR goals #crazyworld #rctid