Andrew Kowal

It’s pronounced “Ewwwww”

David Chase, using the same casting approach and team from “Trees Lounge”, specifically went for a more realistic looking cast. Still more hotties on average but I always appreciated when someone from my end of the attractiveness spectrum appeared on the screen.

Hey You

DOPE LEMON open.spotify.com/track/4zF4k7...

Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin open.spotify.com/track/13Ym4B...

Yes! Didn’t realize that either until I dug up the image for this post. Don’t know if the nuns that showed it to me were aware of that.

Movie title image for “Cipher in the Snow”

We should call this Small D- day.

And actually, let’s name the editors who prioritize Musk’s feelings over the harms done to the vulnerable. It’s good to identify them and explain their choices in public.

Time for a transmission fluid change.

"Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family"

Prepares you for the modern work environment

Opinion | Our Sympathy Hangover

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...

“The thing about tennis is, no matter how much I play, I’ll never be as good as a wall. I played a wall once. They’re relentless.”

Plan To Straighten Out Entire Life During Weeklong Vacation Yields Mixed Results

Plan To Straighten Out Entire Life During Weeklong Vacation Yields Mixed Results
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Vatican News Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: Church must respond to digital revolution

they're going to put indulgences on the blockchain

So PUFF-ah-met-er or puff-OWE-meet-er?

Yup, unless it’s some sort of elaborate ruse

@jasonkpargin.bsky.social is a goddamned delight

Thank you, I will check it out!

Would love links to your top recommendations!

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

Scooby Doo mask reveal: Fetterman -> Manchin

Photo of a brick building in the Southwestern US with the caption: “The unusual circumstances of their deaths have rocked Hollywood, the cultural hub of Santa Fe and film lovers across the globe.”

Reading such a heart-breaking article and all I can think of is: ‘This needs an Oxford comma.’

Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer

Opinion | DeepSeek Serves as a Warning About Big Tech (Gift Article) The arrival of DeepSeek shows us the competitive weaknesses of America’s tech giants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...

Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots "Nepenthes generates random links that always point back to itself - the crawler downloads those new links. Nepenthes happily just returns more and more lists of links pointing back to itself."

fuck yes. Borges those motherfuckers

I did an in-depth interview with The Weekly Anthropocene about how to stay out of a pit of despair when all of your feeds fill with bullshit and dogshit and other types of metaphorical shit:

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Should You Consult H.R. About a Conflict With Your Manager? Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.

“The Shining” carpeting in the header image is 🧑‍🍳😙🤌 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/b...

illustration of a person sitting in a dreary office space, looking tiredly outside at a monster-filled city as smoke goes up from its ruins

the new normal

Would you also be able to share the bbq tofu recipe? Been looking for one!

As lots of new folks join this platform, it's a good time to revisit my seven social media commandments for using the internet without it using you.

Rule #1: Block with reckless abandon
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