josh terry

The nicest thing I can say about this is that I think we live in hell.

The US Military Is Raking in Millions From On-Base Slot Machines The Defense Department operates slot machines on US military bases overseas, raising tens of millions of dollars to fund recreation for troops—and creating risks for soldiers prone to gambling addiction.

The Defense Department operates slot machines on US military bases overseas, raising tens of millions of dollars to fund recreation for troops—and creating risks for soldiers prone to gambling addiction. www.wired.com/story/us-mil...

A stat correction allowed me to advance in my fantasy baseball league's playoffs. Never take anything for granted

welcome back kurt cobain

classic record 🫡

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phil’s tone gets so farty at times it rules

can only speculate but my guess (and i’m speaking out of my ass here) is that the label didn’t think it’d be so well-received and would’ve given it a bigger push had they known

Apples and oranges, don’t you think? Steph Curry couldn’t write “Satellite” but I don’t think Dave could come back down 3-1 against prime Lebron in the finals

See ya at Thalia 🍳

Wildfire Smoke appears to be headlining this year's Lollapalooza

accidentally responded to a band pitching their music with "thanks for listening" rather than "thanks for reading"

had time to write about 7 new albums this week www.noexpectations.fyi/p/no-expecta...

i feel like i got rejected by a job i didn’t apply for

yeah, probably just thought my newsletter was my first writing endeavor. that said, it is funny because when i responded i thought “you know it’d be nice to do a favor for this start-up zine”

kinda baffled! they asked me. no need to insult me when i’ve only been doing this full time since 2012

someone i don’t know recently asked me to write for their zine and i emailed back asking what they were looking for. i don’t freelance anymore but thought it might be fun to help out for free. didn’t hear back and then they emailed me to say, “they’re going with a more seasoned writer.” alright man

the 6th place team had more wins than i did but ties boosted my winning percentage to 3rd place. baseball is weird

thinking about the guy in my fantasy baseball league who made 95 moves on the waiver wire but didn't make the playoffs

Steven Hyden’s Favorite Music Of July 2025 Alex G, Ryan Davis, Tyler Childers, the Oasis reunion tour, and more.

lovely to see a no expectations shoutout from the legend @stevenhyden.bsky.social. some great picks here uproxx.com/indie/steven...

why tipping well is always a good idea; went to the neighborhood sports bar for dinner. gave a 25%+ tip and then ran into the server at the show later that night, where he asked to buy me a shot

here’s a tip: if you get your wrist stamped at a show, don’t cross your arms while wearing a white t-shirt

P4K: List & Guides: The 59 Best Albums of 2025 So Far

tfw you didn't put the cameron winter lp on your 2024 list

just the first two seasons

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rose city band…good band imho

yeah i only come back to tip more than 20%

given this some thought but the guy who invented “opening a tab and immediately getting your card back” should win the nobel peace prize

nothing takes the wind of your sails quite like realizing one of your airpods somehow didn’t charge overnight