Yesterday I saw this post going around, who was the nicest famous person you ever met. I meet locally famous people and they are usually nice, though a few can get prickly if you ask the wrong question. But I thought then about the most meaningful encounter, and it had to be Mira Furlan. 1/5

In the past, autism was sometimes “he don’t talk much but he’s good with his hands,” and sometimes “the fairies stole my baby and put a changeling made from a bundle of sticks in his place.“ We‘re supposed to be better than that now.

In the past, autism was sometimes “he don’t talk much but he’s good with his hands,” and sometimes “the fairies stole my baby and put a changeling made from a bundle of sticks in his place.“ We‘re supposed to be better than that now.

i don't profess to understand too much of this stuff but does it seem like they're just cycling the money back and forth here to keep the scam going

Yesterday I saw this post going around, who was the nicest famous person you ever met. I meet locally famous people and they are usually nice, though a few can get prickly if you ask the wrong question. But I thought then about the most meaningful encounter, and it had to be Mira Furlan. 1/5

'Back Alley', 1955. Location: Hong Kong. Photograph by Fan Ho (Chinese).

I love the Winter Olympics let’s all get frostbite and fall down a mountain

In the past, huge swaths of the population could believe they were one lucky break from being a millionaire, so they voted to benefit the millionaires they hoped to be. But nobody expects to be a billionaire, so you can convince them to vote against billionaires.

Apollo and Daphne, artist unknown, 1630-60

A formative experience for me was attending an intern party in DC one summer and slowly realizing the Cato intern I was talking to about SNOW CRASH didn’t realize it was dystopian

Got notice this week that Circus Abyssinia won't be at Fringe Festival because of visa delays. Also, Kun-Yang Lin Dance will sunset in March, in part due to the difficult visa process. I talked with KYLD and others about visas in the arts in 2023. 1/3 www.broadstreetreview.com/features/bef...

I am really trying to like the book Babel, but 22% read and it still feels more like a political tract with characters that still feel like markers. Flashback to all the post colonialism scholarship we were all talking about in the 80s. The politics are fine, but I need more story

Oh my god his wife is dean of the USC School for Communication and Journalism “board members have expressed their concerns internally over the optics of holding a free speech event at the home of the man who yanked Kimmel off the air” Interesting conversations prob going on in that house right now

When we were waiting for our table at the restaurant, the Childe naturally started standing on their head & shit as kids do & I said: “Hey! If you want to come to fancy places you MUST act fancy. Knock it off.” An entire troupe of bridesmaids + bride-to-be nearby looked chagrined & settled down.

If you watch and listen very carefully, you may witness Spudlet’s first ever hiccup. #TinyPup #Spudlet #LittleFarm

Subscribing to the print edition of The Onion is the only thing that has made me feel remotely better today

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

your moment of zen

I keep thinking that many people urging Disney to bring back Kimmel wouldn’t see him if they did, because Nexstar owns so many of the stations. When Nexstar pulled Kimmel from their lineup, Disney lost most of the audience

Some phrases are so well-known, you don't need to say the whole thing to be understood. E.g., you can say "birds of a feather" without saying "flock together." -“When life hands you lemons…” -“Great minds…” -“When in Rome…” Such partial phrases are called 'anapodotons.'

Sigh. I had so many plans for Fringe Festival! But I hurt my neck, which hurt my shoulder. Then at physical therapy, hurt my back and knee. So instead of Fringe, I spend vast amounts of time at PT for the old and the new injuries, and a vast amount of time at home doing the prescribed stretches.

Still time to catch the Fringe!

Saw Severin Blake in his solo Labyrinth of the Other on Saturday. Explored identity through the story of the Minotaur. Fringe is the place where artists pour their hearts out. www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/phil...

"I'm better when I move." #RobertRedford

Saw "The Natural" at a movie theater. In one scene, Redford stepped to the plate turned to the camera w/his bat on his shoulder & smiled. A woman behind me let out an audible gasp & cried, "Oh God!" The whole place got a good laugh out of that.

> The bottles of Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene are at risk of exploding, even if they’re just sitting on a counter, Costco said. pastor no!!!!!!

Do not put your name on a website to register for a rally in this political climate. What the fuck's wrong with y'all. Are there any people of color that work at this org who might knock some sense into your peach colored heads.

‘The Natural’ Not On TV Often Enough For Area Dad https://theonion.com/the-natural-not-on-tv-often-enough-for-area-dad-1819573401/

Who indeed?

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms. ‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms. But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.

I cricked up my knee and don’t expect to get to NYC for this but it looks amazing. Also, his wife was right! share.inquirer.com/G3uhCb?utm_s...

You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate. It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.

The key to a good locksmithing joke is knowing how to pick them.

Emily Dickinson dropping the long shadow on #poetrysunday

....okay I already watch his stuff but I might need to start rewatching regularly in a prophylactic manner.

Bluesky is now 20% random posts by people refusing to acknowledge the news of the day, 30% people reacting to the news & main characters of the day, & 50% exhausted artists trying to sell their work with strained, cheerful posts. Nevertheless, we persist. Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MONTRESSOR

Home Depot Garden Center Offering 1.5 Cubic Feet Of Squirrels

✨Just felt like posting a picture of a happy hedgehog gazing at the stars and wondering what’s out there… ⭐️

Went to the Wanamaker organ event at the Grand Court in the old Wanamaker building. It's the largest fully functioning organ in the world and the grand court is all marble, so it sounds like a cathedral. Anthony Roth Costanzo was the host and he led us all in singing "Climb Every Mountain"

Saw Severin Blake in his solo Labyrinth of the Other on Saturday. Explored identity through the story of the Minotaur. Fringe is the place where artists pour their hearts out. www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/phil...

Venomous was a winner. More tomorrow!

I have been thinking lately about the days before ACA. I remember my doctor saying that he wasn't going to pursue a diagnosis further because he'd run through the ones he could treat and if I had to change insurers they could deny me coverage for the preexisting condition to no useful purpose.

Whew! My work on Fringe Festival is pretty much done! I'll look at edits on my last review tomorrow. A preview, two reviews, and a column of Fringe picks, and that's it for work until the regular season in October. Philly Fringe is kind of amazing. So many artists pouring their hearts .

A photo of strength, confidence, audacity and charm.

Venomous was a winner. More tomorrow!