Christine Sterne

And Eleanor had French toast in France today. Look at us.

If you eat pizza in Ireland, you’re eating Irish food.

#NYTConnections Harrumph

I think this is the year I wear sunscreen. Putting that out into the universe.

A fun part of going up the St Louis Arch (for me) was thinking of all the ways I could die. Blessed with an active imagination.

It’s intense! But not super scary. The gore got me a few times for sure. Overall, it’s really good.

The Supper at Emmaus (flipped), by Caravaggio, 1601, 📸 by Ronald Martinez

Just the volume of liquid gets me every time! Good job!!

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

You can’t avoid the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles - no matter how hard you try.

Did they eat the luxury meats?? #severance

And also today

I have never heard the word snoot used in that way before. #NYConnections

a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch making a funny face . ALT: a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch making a funny face .

Filing a complaint with the NYT ombudsman about today's Connections.

Good! Go with what you know!

Lotta people wondering why the SEC did badly in the playoff, and I gotta tell you it’s because the other teams were better at football

The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social

What is my job again?

I don’t need to see Jeter’s dad again. Thanks.

Happy new year!!

A useful feature they could add to bluesky is labels to clarify if someone in your feed is going through a personal crisis or live reacting to football

I’ve seen two movies in the last 24 hours and Conclave was by far the more exciting one! Nosferatu has lovely design and shadows but, flip, it’s boring. Also I’m old.

Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.

He died as he lived, clicking “Forgot password,” then checking his inbox for a code, then putting in that code, then setting up two-step verification, and then waiting for the text message that doesn’t come, and then calling the 800 number, and then downloading an authenticator app, and dying.

He has so many coats

Texas has missed two field goals?

Guess you could say they…..

Hook’d em

I want to hear about it, so bring it!!

of course it's the cop

Judge away, man!

10/10 agree. I’m sure they’d be friendly to my doggo Daily Double, too.