Kent Knudsen

Elton John at the funeral singing Cankle in the Wind

The Magicians Alliance from Arrested Development. Gob holds a sign saying, “We demand to be taken seriously.”

Bo Pelini yelling at a referee.

I bet you could get him.

Can you recommend any podcasts that discuss this, what would you call it, era of the superkicker?

Man, the remake of The Warriors is going to be so confusing.

The film watching / bible reading analogy is on the money. And incidentally, I recommend the novel Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.

*Steven, not Stephen. All apologies.

I like so much about this podcast, but I especially appreciate 1) Stephen’s refusal to play golf, and 2) his willingness to say things like “the links be swingin’.”

We’re going to the World Series!

Oh!

…of poker.

Oh.

Haha, of course. Just makes me wonder how those decisions are made. “Football” confuses American readers, apparently, but other possibly unfamiliar terms (biscuit, garden, holiday, nous) pass through. I wish they’d print the original text and let us figure it out.

Ok, @nickharkaway.com, silly question. I’m reading Absolute Friends and there’s a passage mentioning “soccer fields.” Was this changed from “football” for the American printing? Page 145 in my edition. Kate’s dad is talking to Ted about the house they’re going to buy.

@matteckhardt.bsky.social 🧵

Under Alien Skies by Philip Plait

@philplait.bsky.social This is an outstanding book. Informative, interesting, and filled with nerdy humor. I’m going to start saying “equinoctes” whenever they come up in conversation.

Everybody knows rich bachelors want to get married.

I’m betting on the Pacers to win Game 7 tonight because if a Republican-led US government is starting wars over spurious claims that Muslim countries are developing WMD programs, Haliburton is probably about to get a big win

[seductively] Is there a Mr. Marple?

A sculpture of three men by J. Mendes da Costa on a building side in Amsterdam. The central figure can only look ahead, unable to bear witness to the horrors about to unfold as the figure on the left holds out their hand in the classic "low" position of a hi-five, moments away from withdrawing it from the extending palm of the right-most figure, thus inventing the down below too slow.

So much art and culture to appreciate in Amsterdam, my favourite of which was this sculpture commemorating the invention of the down low too slow.

How the Universe Works.

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.

Eight Weddings and Two Funerals

Quite the payoff

Data, Picard, and Geordi from Hollow Pursuits

Zuck: the average American has three friends.

He’ll form a committee to investigate the phenomenon of boys going to Jupiter and getting more stupider.

Trump puts the con in conclave.

What, no love for Shilo?

The Pakled crew from Samaritan Snare.

So, Elon’s favorite letter is X? Not Z?

At Cabaret yesterday, Cliff said his line “…if you’re not against all this then you’re for it. Or you might as well be”. The audience interrupted the scene to applaud that line so strongly it stopped the show. Doing a show about the onset of fascism right now is. . . chilling.

A circle-slash symbol depicting a young child placing their hand on a flat iron for hair that is emitting many heat waves. The kid's expression is one of cool calm.

Do Not Become a Mellow Superbaby Who is Impervious to Burning Heat

They should know better. Nobody has sympathy for Goodell.