The GOAT of meet cutes.

Labor Secretary Frances Perkins’ first challenge in office was figuring out what to do with Section 24, a gang of immigration agents who were causing chaos with “highly visible and extreme” raids on immigrant communities. So she defunded them. More @thebaffler.com thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm via hearts530

"Hi, everyone. I know things are hectic as heck right now, but please be sure to fill out your timesheets every Friday by 5 p.m. Central. I can’t pay you unless I know your hours. Please also try to be accurate."

Help legal observers in Minneapolis purchase dash cams—$150 will buy one and a memory card. www.standwithminnesota.com

A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.

Submitting public comment to local government:

President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.

I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...

museums are cool because the people who work there are like look at this neat thing and you're like wow that is neat and you just do it over and over again until it is time to go

real shame that throwing tomatoes at people isn't popular anymore

OH MY GOOOODDDDD

Clocking in for a shift in the hater mines.

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“There was a moment where I was like, ‘Wait, why is this hot?’” she said. “Well, of course it’s hot. If I find one hot guy attractive, when there’s two of them it’s just like, ‘Oh, sick.’” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Terrible day for my haters. One, the sunset had the sky ablaze in purples and pinks. Two, one of my community projects is an unquestionable success. Your neighbors want to take care of each other no matter how much easier it is to do nothing.

Now I prepare for an evening of explaining Heated Rivalry jokes to my parents.

Ok, Q. I laughed.

Tune into @wxpnfm.bsky.social for their celebration of Bob Weir before game time this afternoon.

A full salon of green. You love to see it.

Please. Read. A. Book. www.instagram.com/reel/DTS4G8M...

Baby Beluga and the orcas are going to form a coalition

We're fighting despair by meeting new people and looking at art (and maybe even creating some)!

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them

It's 2003 and I'm listening to You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene, thinking about tyranny and government overreach. It's 2026 and I'm listening to You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene, thinking about tyranny and government overreach.

My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”

they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.

I made a joke about Calcaterra scoring a touchdown this morning and it turns out that I’m an oracle.

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Taking my new title out for a spin by updating my email signature for the first time in ages. It looks...weird, but I like it anyway and I'm proud of myself.

Soup to Nuts marked the first appearance by the Three Stooges in a feature film. Welcome to the public domain!

Fascists fundamentally misunderstand the politics of artists, of fashion, of self-expression, because they do not respect them and they are obsessed with conformity. They do this a lot. In the same way that they insist all feminists are ugly, and that's why they're feminists. It's bullshit.

I look forward to this list every year and love to be reminded that Linda is one of us, a maniac Phillies fan (complimentary). awfulannouncing.com/mlb/john-kru...

Conditions are perfect, so you know what that means: your girl gets to go for a walk this morning!

i too have begun watching the straight man hockey podcasts discuss heated rivalry. this is the forum of athens to me

One of the best purchases i made in 2025 was a Young Friends membership at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown. They are offering mini-memberships until the end of February. Let’s do stuff! I am happy to answer any questions or provide additional info. michenerartmuseum.org/join-support...

Win doesn't change this btw

My most precious, Jalen Carter.

the tradition of festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I GOT A LOTTA PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE.

It’s Cookie Party Sunday in America.

The comedic performance of the year is being hidden in The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas by Mary McDonnell as the heroines flighty mom.

Man, it's wild to see Fitzpatrick doing the right thing and accurately assigning blame.

This knocked me out, @lindaholmes.bsky.social “Rob Reiner's work as a director…wasn't just good to watch. It was good to love, and to talk about and remember. Good to quote from and good to put on your lists of desert island movies and comfort watches. And it will continue to be those things.”

Rob Reiner gave us a lingua franca that connected us to fellow travelers for DECADES. He made American culture classic, memorable, accessible, poignant and unpretentious in a way few have. Devastating.

Almost taken out by a falling Christmas tree, but, nevertheless, she persisted.

Join us at the Michener Art Museum & artist Kyle Confehr for Sticker Jam, a hands-on night of creativity, collaboration, and community. Make your own stickers, trade with others, and connect with local artists and makers. Some supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own! Fri 12/12 7-9

You know what’s wild that I can share now with y’all? 16 different covers of Love Will Tear Us Apart got votes, none made #xpncountdown - same with 15 versions of I’m on Fire, 14 God Only Knows, 12 Wicked Games, 11 Purple Rains, 10 Enter Sandmans… lot of great songs, no definitive cover! xpn.org