Vali Chandrasekaran

Is this real?!

He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of his c...

This story is wild

So not a scoragami

Hello darkness my old friend might be the funniest song opening ever

Well well well you thought you could try dry January did ya?

This album is rad. Terrific way to hear all the songs anew

Woody Guthrie's "New Years Rulin's" from 1943

1. Work more and better
2. Work by a schedule
3. Wash teeth if any
4. Shave
5. Take bath
6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk
7. Drink very scant if any
8. Write a song a day
9. Wear clean clothes — look good
10. Shine shoes
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probably the most surprising thing I learned this year is that instead of “cut” taylor sheridan ends every take with “thank you for saying my cowboy words”

The AI essay is 165 pages long?!

Feel that electricity in the air this morning? That’s everyone reading the Sidney Award articles

Cinema thanks you

The 25th anniversary of Austin Powers came and went without much fanfare

The time Dylan had scrambled eggs with Jimmy Carter. stevehely.com/2024/12/08/j...

The producer was the one who took them, right?

Still can't believe Avengers: Endgame was one continuous shot

I agreed to play the Mayor of Gotham once, but only 'cause I read it in the script as "Got Ham". I was excited to run a city with a shitload of ham around. I sent the director an idea about the Riddler stealing our ham, so we have to call the city Hadham for a while. Never heard back.

The Singer Whose Work Feels Like Prayer On her new LP, “Daughter of a Temple,” Ganavya is the central vocalist, composer and community builder for 30 artists who constitute a who’s who in jazz and experimental music.

“Before collaborating with 30 artists of various disciplines for her new album, Ganavya made a practice of kneeling to wash the feet of her guests. They’d often break down at the gesture.” Lovely profile of one of the most interesting artists out there today.

I've seen enough: fine, I'll join.

Welcome

Who will be the first person I unfollow for posting too much on this posting site?!

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This is my way back in

The high point of my life was seeing the name Guy Forget for the first time

This past week feels like the least funny writer you know got a big overall deal