I will give him this: He looks like the president in a movie where the president reads a satanic book out loud at the state of the union and unleashes demons upon the earth and only Bruce Campbell can save the day.

Music academia, what do we like as an alternative to Spotify for course playlists?

Music academia, what do we like as an alternative to Spotify for course playlists?

For several years now I have been saying that Democratic voters have not directed their anger at D leaders because most voters, even engaged activists, really thought D leaders were fighting as hard as they could. And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY. That’s what we see now.

The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished. I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy. Time to melt ICE.

Gentle reminder that EVERYONE shot by ICE or the police is innocent. Every single one. Cops aren't Judge Dredd. A person is innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT, so until a person is found guilty by a judge or jury, they're innocent. They're ALL innocent.

there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.

School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Lots of places are cold, but only Minnesota considers it a character flaw to be insufficiently cold.

Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes

But I can see you Your bronze helm shining in the sun And there's Gilgamesh with scale armor on, baby And I can tell you and Enkidu will still be strong After the boys of Sumer have gone

For the morning crowd

String quartet *and* helicopters.

Call me crazy but maybe if a military and government spend two years nonstop killing children and screaming "this is for all Jews, all Jews support this" at the top of their lungs, people might believe them and do awful things to Jews as a result, and that's yet another reason why genocide is bad

Happy Dick van Dyke's birthday!! This Columbo villain, an unbearably smug photographer, is my fav performance of his

My local theater does this and it's simply the best! Last August's "Hot Summer Knights" series had three old favs and also introduced me to George Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS, which I have been thinking about ever since.

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

I drove about 175 miles round-trip to see WAKE UP DEAD MAN in a movie theatre. Completely worth it.

I drove about 175 miles round-trip to see WAKE UP DEAD MAN in a movie theatre. Completely worth it.

This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.

Guy in front of me at FRANKENSTEIN pulled out his phone to take photos of the entire last scene, and I mean yeah the movie's pretty, but, uh, don't do that.

Guy in front of me at FRANKENSTEIN pulled out his phone to take photos of the entire last scene, and I mean yeah the movie's pretty, but, uh, don't do that.

A long weekend with several looming deadlines seems like the perfect time to pick up Blue Prince.

A long weekend with several looming deadlines seems like the perfect time to pick up Blue Prince.

Happy holiday shopping season! Consider Woodworking, and consider buying it from an indie bookseller, whether your favorite local store or Bookshop dot org!

Top five film genres: These absolute numpties have fast & clever dialogue Charismatic demagogue forms own society Putting a team together for the ___ of the century People do their jobs very well What the hell IS that thing

The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I feel like there is an easy fix to make it clear what it's about, here's a quick and dirty edit:

Florence and the Machine Covir Bandes: Siena and the Devyce Milan and the Contraptioun Orvieto and the Mechanism Venyce and the Gadget Gubbio and the Whirligig Spoleto and the Apparatus

In my little town in northern Idaho, the mayoral candidate sponsored by Pete Hegseth's church just lost by 30 points. NOBODY likes these weirdos.

In my little town in northern Idaho, the mayoral candidate sponsored by Pete Hegseth's church just lost by 30 points. NOBODY likes these weirdos.

"Bury him face down." This barn burner of an obit might feel hyperbolic to people who entered the world in the wake of 9/11; it's not. Cheney was one of the architects of today's American Christian conservatism. He was directly responsible for millions of deaths. Salt the earth where he's buried.

Game 7 of the World Series is traditionally a pretty low-stakes affair. TBH I think we can safely ignore the whole thing, frankly it's time to start talking about the 2026 Colorado Rockies.

Look sometimes it's easy to lose faith in humanity, but I just saw JAWS in a movie theater and when the shark blew up a little kid in the back yelled "THAT WAS FOR QUINT!!" and the whole house erupted in applause.

Look sometimes it's easy to lose faith in humanity, but I just saw JAWS in a movie theater and when the shark blew up a little kid in the back yelled "THAT WAS FOR QUINT!!" and the whole house erupted in applause.

My first thought watching "Absolue Power" (1997) was "wow Clint Eastwood looks so young," only for the movie to open with a barrage of jokes about how decrepit he is.

Have had Black Messiah in regular rotation the past few weeks and all I can say is RIP to one of the best to ever do it. Didn't leave us much but it was all pure gold, and utterly singular. No doubt he would have come back with a masterpiece if he had the strength. Just a massive loss to the world.

My school of music is hosting a tailgate party at the university football game, and apparently I have been voted Faculty Member Who Will Have the Least Fun at the Tailgate.

Daniel Day-Lewis should be forcibly enrolled in clown school by court order. It ought to be against the law to Act that ostentatiously without it being even a LITTLE fun.

I enjoy a well-thought-out, rule-based magic system in fiction as much as anyone, BUT I also think that we should give more props to what Terry Pratchett did in the Discworld books, where it was less about rules and more about vibes and, more importantly, what fit a given story the best. 🧵

THE NINE LIVES OF ADOLPHE SAX gets a consortium premiere this afternoon with Erik Steighner and Oksana Ejokina at PLU! Program also includes Carter Pann's "The White Horse," which is NOT about the chess piece.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been...[A]nti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" -Asimov

Next, NPR reviews "School of Rock," which is about a country singer who becomes a substitute teacher.

Good thread on why Newsom’s anti-trans bent goes beyond saying things on a podcast. I do think he can be pressured into doing the right thing in the way a Republican could not, but I do. Not. Trust. Him. At all. Nor should you.

To my eternal shame, it's H.P. Lovecraft

I've never been an Ari Aster fan, but his recent guest spot on a podcast I listen to left me more convinced than ever that he is 1. kind of mean and 2. not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.