Our VERY FIRST Under the Covers album turns TEN YEARS OLD today!!! Check out these throwbacks from 2016! We can’t believe we’ve done FOUR of these cover albums now, and that we remain non-adversarial with @twrpband.bsky.social!
working on a new signature look
So it’s NOT my imagination
CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
We need to tell our non-scientist people that the CDC is no longer a trusted source of information.
I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.
A new, abstract tale about Dracula - starring Danish actors Lars Mikkelsen and Sofie Gråbøl - is coming in 2026.
Directed by Simon Macko.
Produced by Skjaldborn.
More info coming soon! We are so excited to share more about this short film!
Mathematician Karl Weierstrass was born #OTD, Halloween, in 1815. 🧪 🎃
The fools at The Academy all said he was mad, but he showed them all in 1872 when he announced that he had created a MONSTER. Let's learn about the terrible thing he did.
Image: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
lol no they absolutely will not, for so many reasons
I'd bet everything I own that in 20 years there will never be more than 1000 people in space at any one time. (It'll probably be well under 100.) Nobody will be living there with their kids.
Tech billionaires don't know a damn thing about tech.
We find a mantis near our house like once every 3 years and just spotted (& caught, observed, & released) this one. Such a beautiful bug!
An early take of @bwecht.bsky.social doing his career-defining, award-winning role “Count Whackula”
Come see me (as part of Hasco Enjoyments) open up for Pinback on a lil West Coast tour this week!
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
The only ethical use of AI is to create a deepfaked cut of Tron 3 that replaces Jared Leto with Tim Robinson released to torrent sites the same day it premieres in theaters
A BRAND NEW music video for "Walk the Dinosaur" is OUT NOW!!!! Journey to 65 million years ago with us and @twrpband.bsky.social!!!!
I was invited by my pal @bwecht.bsky.social to be on his podcast LEIGHTON NIGHT and it was an absolute HOOT.
You can hear it (Episode #287) on most platforms, but you can also *see* us goof off in the video version by subscribing to their Patreon (cheap!)
Find it here:
linktr.ee/leightonnight
pleased to report that amazon’s ban on my buying of shrek 2 dvds appears to have been lifted
guess who booked a Vegas residency
solid contender for product with the most upsetting spelling
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
At least some of you know me via the little radio show I do or my label. That show turns 20 next month.
If it's meant something to you or your kids, I'd love to hear from you for inclusion on the show. I'll also donate to flood relief for each submission. Some history and how to get in touch:
alt-J should have done the music for F1 for the ultimate keyboard experience
Dry cleaner: What…uh…caused these stains on the pants?
Me: Corn
Dry cleaner: …OK
New Flula Borg/Go Banana Go album “Slippery When Peeled” is out TODAY! Give it a listen here: onerpm.link/slippery-whe...
probably my proudest accomplishment is that amazon cut me off from buying dvds of shrek 2
hummingbird nest in a backyard tree!
11yo got a hold of my wife’s phone this morning
I completely agree
Had enormous fun talking with @bwecht.bsky.social and Leighton Gray about tech bullshit, the writing process, Easter eggs, Star Trek, They Might Be Giants, the worst Harry Potter fanfic, bizarrely horny transhumanists, @learnedleague.com, and dril. shows.acast.com/leighton-nig...
I’m playing a record release show this Fri (Mar 7) in Pasadena - come check it out! (Also listen to the album by Hasco Enjoyments, it’s great)
10yo (from other room): Dad! DAD! DAD!!!!!
Me (rushing in): What???
10yo: Can EVERYONE see Beetlejuice ALL THE TIME?
