This makes us so happy. It's part of the Port of Portland's retail residency program program. The airport partners with *local* businesses to create pop-up shops! www.thepopverse.com/comics-books...

After the hour of coffee has passed the workplace silently divides into Soda People and Tea People.

The World Cup should employ a team of commentator Historians who describe the historical relations and tensions between the two countries over the course of the match.

I’m finding it wild that there’s a literal heresy within the Catholic Church in the Year of Our Lord 2026 and I find myself on Team Church.

2018, Russia: "Fuck this, I'm not watching a World Cup in a fascist country. I'll just wait four years." 2022, Qatar: "Fuck this, I'm not watching a World Cup in a fascist country. I guess I'll wait another four years..." 2026: So I guess the joke is on me.

I'm named after my great-grandfather and I'm currently sitting at his desk, which is over a century old. I've had it for about 25 years now and I love it. It's also a pain in the ass to move. When I die and my kid inherits it, moving an old, heavy desk gets to be his problem.

Happy pride to the super bisexuals

EXODITES!

My family joined a place geared around two things: -Trading toys and other kid stuff like clothing. -A space for kids to play together. It's great! It's also called "Swap 'n Play." And when I mention a lot people's jaw drop, their eyes bug out, and they say "Excuse me. It's called WHAT?"

I think there's actually a useful difference we can draw here. Namely: there is incrementalism that comes from pushing wherever possible (and with whatever levels possible) to make progress toward a maximalist demand, versus incrementalism that's positioned as an excuse for setting minor goals

Hard to explain to my kids that as a child, I eagerly awaited multiple daily comic strips about Reagan cabinet officials

Thought this was a @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social post.

My office has been playing millennial rock this morning like TV on the Radio, The Killers, Metric, etc. and someone said “Wow, really good music today.”

Lynda Barry did not squeeze your heart and simultaneously explain the point of all art with the barest of line drawings so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

this is a great illustration of one of the fundamental insights of democracy — that there is no such thing as "the people" and that majorities are elusive and ever shifting. no election, no decision, is final and treating an election as a final decision is profoundly undemocratic.

A bunch of people in my office are doing Pilates. That’s really insensitive. That guy killed Jesus.

Imagining Michael Douglas pulling this out in an early 90’s erotic thriller where he’s a high powered corporate lawyer being blackmailed

Once again, it’s deeply strange that England gets its own soccer team. That’s like Alberta, New South Wales, or Minnesota getting their own team. England is not a state. It is a regional administrative unit and it’s weird that we let them get away with this.

Cameron made Aliens (an amazing mom movie) and T2 (an amazing dad movie) then he was like "What's after moms and dads? Boats?" Somehow, that was one of the greatest movies of all time. We all cried during the song with the pennywhistle. James Cameron was never heard from again.

Just saw a couple wearing matching “I ❤️MILFS” and “I ❤️ DILFS” t-shirts. I’m so happy they found each other.

Saying “You too!” to everyone who wishes me happy Father’s Day as I’m out and about with my kid. One older lady seemed befuddled, but most people roll with it.

I talked to local doom band Creaturess for the @portlandmercury.com We got into their return to Portland after a hiatus, and what exactly goes into the sound they call "cave doom."

Happy New Edition of Warhammer 40K Day to all who celebrate.

this is what it actually looks like to read a book

I want more tattoos.

Man, this sucks. Spartacus will be missed. They weren't just a shop to buy sex toys, they were a landmark. Walking past Spartacus meant that you were in a very particular part of town. I suppose grimy, gay, punk part of Portland is mostly gone now... www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

me watching dredd (2012) the first time: this is awesome me watching dredd (2012) the second time: this is awesome me watching dredd (2012) the third time: this is awesome

Finished Between Two Fires last night. I enjoyed it a great deal! Can see why it got so much attention. Obviously, any book about dark, miserable, and violent happenings in a medieval-esque setting is going to invite comparisons to Game of Thrones/ASoIaF. But I think there's a key difference...

I wrote the damned thing.

Peanut butter doesn’t do it for me. I love a good Thai peanut sauce. Crushed peanuts as a garnish or to add texture to a dish can work really well. But peanut butter just doesn’t appeal. I also don’t chew gum, but that’s not really a food.

a great example of how far concept & atmosphere could go in elevating otherwise pretty basic games. at its core shufflepuck cafe is "just" an air hockey game, but set it in a smoky, star wars-y bar populated with robots, aliens, and other colorful characters and give it some great box art, and whoa.

i have been obsessed with this for years. allowing manufacturers to sell direct to consumers would be good for consumers and also destroying the car dealership would be an existential crisis for republicans

Had to have hernia surgery today. It went well, I’ll be fine. But this is your PSA to use proper form while lifting. Listen to your coach. Pay attention to how you move. Breathe. Some injuries are a whole thing to fix. Looking forward to picking up heavy stuff again, but for now I’m resting.

A lot of people seem to like Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s giving me Ready Player One vibes. Is it comparable, or am I dismissing it out of hand?

Rode a bike in a place that didn't allow cars and now I'm convinced we need this everywhere

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING IMMEDIATELY AND LOOK AT THIS DOG

It’s frustrating that the state north of Oregon is called Washington. The U.S. already had a Washington! And now we have to say “Washington state” or “Washington, D.C.” And George Washington never went to Washington, nor did he know it existed! Why did we do this? It sucks!

Last night at a kid event another parent asked “So any plans this weekend?” *nervous pause* “Uh. Do you know what Warhammer is?” “Yeah. It’s a like D&D!” “Yeah, basically.” “You seemed embarrassed. I thought you were going to say you go to polyamorous BDSM nights or something.” *nervous pause*

Merge two movies: Boogie Nights of the Hunter

I woke up early on my 18th birthday and read King Lear all the way through. It was assigned for my HS English class. It depressed the hell out of me. It was my birthday and I was haunted and depressed for the rest of the day. I will always respect Lear for that.

A lot of people are dunking on this. As someone who's done a lot of CrossFit style workouts I just want to say: Good! Keep doing that! His form is terrible and his coach should be calling "no rep!" repeatedly.

Bummed about EastBurn. Had a lot of good times there. You could go there for a classy happy hour, have the best grilled cheese of your life, or get shitfaced in the basement while playing skeeball. That’s the Portland bar experience: Amazing food juxtaposed with getting soused and playing Pac-Man.

I recently started bike commuting in addition to my daily gym workouts. “Surely this is what will finally make me fit,” I thought. Reader, I just want to eat more.

Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

Today one of my coworkers told me about how she tried D&D for the first time and said “I didn’t think there’d be so much paperwork about being an elf.”

When I buy tickets for a show and I see that it starts at seven or seven thirty I breathe a sigh of relief because I love live music but I also enjoy getting a normal amount of rest.

I’m very grateful that my birthday is exactly two weeks before Halloween. Close enough for plenty of spooky vibes and costumes, but far enough away that it can also be its own thing.