thank you Trump for making Shrek white again

This little asshole ate an entire slice of pepperoni pizza off my plate while my attention was turned for like one second. Just snatched it like a cobra catching a mouse in midair.

Good afternoon

My mayor Muslim My bagel Jewish My Lewis Hamilton Look around look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now

Winning any day this week would have been amazing, but the Knicks winning on Pride, so that one party could blend into another, was such a magical “This is why we have New York” moment. A gorgeous night.

Dream come true to be officially labeled Highbrow Brilliant by the good people at @nymag.com

One of the real problems with het white BDSM spaces is that they never play funk in the dungeon. What the hell is wrong with people?

Dude.

The story of this series: they couldn’t close games, they couldn’t box out when it mattered, DeAaron Fox played way more minutes than he should have

He’s literally looking down to make sure he’s placed his foot properly

admirable commitment to the bit by the knicks, going down by 10 points at the very beginning of the game again. i don’t particularly care the bit, but admirable commitment

What an incredible and joyous evening at Brooklyn Pride with Lambda Independent Democrats, @stonewalldemocrats.bsky.social, @christopherstreet.bsky.social, and so many more!

mom I can't go to school I feel sick look

Pixar Screenwriters: In our movie we invented the Lilypad as a cautionary tale Disney Company: At long last, we have created the Lilypad from upcoming Pixar movie Don’t Play with the Lilypad

we have solar. i just looked, my bill this month is on track to be about $8. i live in virginia and this includes charging an EV.

Mark is a great director and teacher and a mensch. If you want to up your directing game, take this class.

Dream come true to be officially labeled Highbrow Brilliant by the good people at @nymag.com

One thing academia should do is shame, shun, and remove the growing number of academics who see a quick path to right-wing favor by publishing right-wing conclusions then later cobbling together drivel & slop to support it. This is the same thing Ilan Wurman did with his birthright "scholarship."

to be clear the Republican controlled congress could move AT ANY TIME to introduce legislation to add Trump’s name legally to the Kennedy Center, but they have not done this, nor will they ever do this, because it would be ridiculous, laughable, and toxically unpopular

Rewatched close encounters with the fam… god the utter confidence on display in that movie! Incredible .

I’m old enough to remember being unable to rent THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST until college because a religious group pooled their money to perpetually rent it to keep it out of people’s hands! I’m stoked to dig into an advanced copy of @isaacbutler.bsky.social’s book. He’ll be back on the pod soon.

“our jobs as professors do not simply allow us to present our students with things that are not to their preference; our jobs require us to do so.” Great stuff from @adamoprice.bsky.social substack.com/redirect/247...

The Trump administration has illegally but successfully weaponized the power to disburse funds appropriated by Congress to punish dissent and coerce obedience. On the blog and cross-posted on the @knightcolumbia.org website, I propose some disbursal mechanisms that bypass the federal executive. 👇

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Late posting this, but I had a great time talking to @isaacbutler.bsky.social about his new book about the culture wars of the '90s. Check it out when it hits stores later this month! www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/02/m...

It means you ask them if it’s okay to tell your spouse or partner!

In this week's newsletter, I respond to two recent Times pieces arguing that Broadway isn't challenging its audiences enough. Is that... true? And if so... is that ... actually bad? I'm not sure the answer to either question is yes. Check it out here! completeworks.substack.com/p/is-broadwa...

this is going to be the thing that finally puts New York on the map

My nutshell? Bounded My quintessence? Dust My hope? Alive Knicks in five!!!

OGUGUA ANUNOBY

I have two friends at the game tonight and I can only imagine the meltdown they are having right now.

Like John McEnroe, I am crying

Shit

"...women's voices matter and that character in public life is not optional." - Jeff Flake Yeah, okay, man. You two were deciding votes to put Kavanaugh on the bench so he could roll back Roe.

Eh the actual editorial makes the point that the lag time to know election results— a thing other nations don’t struggle with— undermines trust in our democracy and gives an opening to opportunists like trump. That seems like a reasonable critique whether you support their fixes or not.

He not only owns the website! He is directly in charge of which posts the website shows people! Musk is more responsible for whipping up these mobs than anyone else!

This is an anti-immigrant pogrom, egged on and co-organized by the richest man in the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...

@nycdoe.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov When the majority of city council says something, maybe it's time to listen?

This sucks.

“I wonder what Zaid Jilani has to say about all this!”

This is how i felt after the game last night.

Indian characters on TV in the 1990s: quik e mart 2000s: terrorist 2010s: doctor 2020s: [diverse casting] 2030s: socialist mayor

[gets shot with a gun by Wemby] That’s a foul on you actually,

So… the Spurs gameplan is just to injure the Knicks?

This is all I wanted, really. This can carry me through the evening.

At a Knicks watch event and everyone here booed Trump with their whole ass.

We are not amused

Here’s the full segment I did with @velshi.com on MSNOW on Saturday! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l6y...

Talarico saying he's against "gender reassignment surgery for minors" to lots of nodding and impressed gestures from the Barro/Yglesias crowd and a lot of the politics press is, I think, a great example of how much the well has been poisoned on trans healthcare