I'm already sick of "It's all a distraction from Epstein" replies. This regime is killing innocent people because our leaders are all power-hungry tyrants and war profiteers. When you say it's "just a distraction" you minimize the gravity of what's happening and the lives lost.
Ds and Rs are both responsible for rural hospital closures. Private equity is driving healthcare to ruin just like every other industry with no meaningful action from either party
Medicaid expansion would’ve made hospitals a slightly less appealing asset but it wouldn’t have fixed the problem
I feel like people saying 100% yes to this are either distance runners or so unfit that they don’t realize how hard it is to run 10 miles. I could probably do it in one go if I alternated between walking and running but I’ve got 3 nonstop running miles in me at best and I’m in pretty good shape
It really is fascinating how overt it now is that there are certain - really not controversial - ideas that you aren’t allowed to say on television.
Music production already has an extremely low barrier to entry. There’s a TON of free music production software out there and most include lots of free loops/plug-ins you can just stack together to make something, no skill required. The only things you need are a pair of ears and a little creativity
It really is such a bummer that we lost Cheryl Hines to the fascists. Her podcast with Tig Notaro was one of the few comedy podcasts that’s really worked for me (though it did lose every drop of its juice when Tig left)
First instinct: Stop the madness
Second instinct: But if Coralie Fargeat wrote and directed it…
Going Full Jasper Mode. Getting Jasperfied.
Different-sized saxes are completely different instruments and human vocal pitch isn’t 100% size-dependent
Honestly I think tall guys are less likely to have artistic talent bc they have nothing to prove so the men are all tiny and the women have to be scaled down to make them look normal
Counterpoint: Having Miss Piggy at chest height with a 6-footer would be completely immersion-breaking
Turns out Jacob Elordi is 5’8”
Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy
I got some flak from a friend a while ago because I said 4’11” isn’t pop star height but I somehow failed to consider the fact that it’s a perfect height to frame with a muppet. I take it back, no celebs over 5’2”
The real reason I'm leaving The Great British Baking Show Trump is threatening bombing the likes of which Tehran has never seen Prue Leith
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
I think it’s because it’s mostly nerdy millennials which is a pretty left-leaning demo
I wish it were more than IP comics (though I’m not a superhero person at all and I’ve read 2 Absolute series) but I’m so glad artist-driven comics with unique aesthetic voices are the big hits. LOVE that Hayden Sherman and Javier Rodriguez got superstar status without watering down their styles
Idk, I’ve played at a lot of jazz festivals and you definitely run into some big-time scouters (old men from Wisconsin going up to you and saying “you guys should play at Jazzfest!”)
Unfortunately the lack of Vespertine invalidates this entire list
Laura Jedeed
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We are still having a great time on Acapella: The Everything App
I’m boring and my favorite is Spirited Away but I do have to shout out The Tale of Princess Kaguya. I think about that film allll the time. It’s as beautiful as it is gut-wrenching
Favorite movies of the decade so far, by year:
2020: Minari
2021: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022: Tár / Nope
2023: Problemista
2024: Challengers
2025: One Battle After Another
E-mail Addresses That Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone by Michael Ward MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com MikeAtYahooDotCom@hotmail.com Mike_WardAllOneWord@yahoo.com AAAAAThatsSixAs@yahoo.com One1TheFirstJustTheNumberTheSecondSpelledOut@hotmail.com
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
I would bet $10k that this is all a soft launch for her career pivot to podcasting
My band was busking in Port Authority and Lin-Manuel Miranda came by, pulled his mask down (he was wearing an N95), gave us a VERY hammy Lucille Bluth wink, and put a $10 in our tip bucket. Clearly thinking, “I’m gonna make their day.”
I have to wonder if the $10 bill was part of the bit
An image of the Sanrio character Big Challenges--a giant crocodile
Also, Hello Kitty isn't even the best character in the Hello Kitty universe:
I really need to go back. Went in 2017ish but it was still recovering from Sandy/largely under construction at that point and even in the middle of an acid trip I thought it was underwhelming
Marty Supreme, the most Jewish movie in theaters right now
Portuguese water dog with a tuxedo fur pattern wearing a bowtie
All dressed up
The long, treacherous sail back to Boston, where Ben Affleck is getting swarmed by suitors at a Dunkin Donuts
After last night I really think Nick Fuentes should get into MMA
