An important step in getting older is realizing Carlton Banks was absolutely right to love Tom Jones’ music.

1992 roughly

Trump: “I have good genes. The best, so I have no reason to worry.” RFK: “Bird Flu is caused by exposure to Clouds and Shoelaces therefore we must kill both of them.”

Genuine question: when was the last time this strategy was actually successful?

there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions.

The next four books I plan to read. This should carry me through this year and into the next.

A Nuanced argument for why This specific Oppression is in fact good. - Every Conservative Article

I saw the worst minds of my generation Podcasting Hysterically.

Life comes at you fast

Meanwhile NY just elected the first Muslim Mayor. He is already planning to attach a speaker to the Empire State Building for the Call to Prayer

Dick Cheney…

On the Surface, It: Welcome to Derry seems like a goofy idea but when you dive deeper you remember Stephen King has been trying to build franchise approach to his writings for decades now

In that weird spot of moving where I am establishing more of a life “here”, losing some ties from “there” but not quite settled in “either”. Some of this is organic on my part, some on others. Sometimes a mix of both. Either way, it’s a weird feeling.

Finally own this book. I first read this in Community College in 2005. Now I live in Paris, where he came many years ago and lived as well. It feels fitting to return to his essays.

Always fascinating to see how ppl engage and define the term populist

Black Mirror.

The funniest thing about Zohran is he’s not even that radical, or particularly impressive IMO. It’s just promising basic quality of life shit and not stepping on your own dick isn’t something we’re used to seeing from politicians anymore.

Gross. Imagine praying with a monarch. Couldn’t be me

One of the hard things about teaching adults in France is a lot of the wealthier white ones have a strong chance of being actually fascist and so there’s this weird game of trying to figure out if what they told me is a dog whistle or not lol

Tracing James Baldwin’s evolution from “Acceptable to Liberals” to a true Radical Critic is really a road map that few ppl engage on its own merits

Quillette, best known for posting about skull shapes and boilerplate rightwing talking points. What a despicable moron.

Shohei Ohtani is the first player with 3 homers and 10 strikeouts as a pitcher in a game Reg or post !!!

Too many literary opinions exist. Just read.

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States. Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Today we visited the Sainte Chapelle, met the wonderful @theefantomas.bsky.social, and learned that sometimes you just have to crush a duck.

Congratulations to Venezuela on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. ❤️🇻🇪

A lot of ppl are criticizing this, but this is the Art of the Deal at work. Trump gets an Airplane and also gets to teach Qatar the proper way to exploit workers.

Me: let me know when you go out so I can watch a movie I want to rewatch. Ara: maybe I want to watch it with you. The movie:

It’s so funny that Colbert was deemed controversial

America and France looking at the other’s governments:

Tired: Macron would not be in the mess he is in if he appointed a PM from the Left party Inspired: Macron would not be in the mess he is in if he commissioned a statue of Andre The Giant to be placed in Paris

My stupid meme has gone viral “It ain't like it used to be, but, uh, it'll do.”

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI

Wow she’s not what I expected at all. She’s so cool and relatable! All my friends love the fucking news

If you are concerned about America, the most important thing you can do RN is post videos explaining why on TikTok

Have we considered asking the farmers to learn to code?

Too many naughty kids during Christmas

More like Bari Wei-won’t-she-go-away-ss amIRight?

Paris fashion week update: There are no celebrities at this Popeyes

France and The US rn

The best is “Ramon’s” accent

Happy Jiryis and Pynchon Release Day to those who celebrate.

Tfw you go into the wild pale yonder

One day I need to write about what I’ve noticed teaching French Professionals English. ESPECIALLY when I teach the nonwhite learners vs the white ones

I think about this a lot especially wrt Writers of Color (this gets more apparent when we discuss Black Women artists) where we do this. It’s not bad to call ppl Prophetic to praise their foresight but it does seem to imbue them with a more supernatural quality rather than a shrewd perception