From the big board of Post-Its in the theater's basement. The prompt was "Who or what are you haunted by?"
Inventive, jump-scary production of "Paranormal Activity" at ACT-SF. Encouraging to see lots of younger theatergoers hugely engaged with live theater. Extended through March 22. www.act-sf.org/whats-on/202...
I wrote about a company that had bad vibes from the jump
defector.com/vindicated-a...
“I’ve been studying names for almost 25 years now, and I’ve definitely never seen it before" -- Laura Wattenberg, @babynames.bsky.social
The commander-in-chief thinks war is an “excursion” because he doesn’t know the meaning of excursion. He also has no schema for war as a five-time draft dodger.
I am also positive that Trump is using the word “excursion” when he means “incursion.”
jesspiper.substack.com/p/wordmonger...
Farce, tragedy; Andrew, Virginia. (ht @nderringer.bsky.social)
"Trouble was, the Yorks couldn’t stop saying yes to the odd thousand quid here and there, because, like many addicts, they loved the hit of the low-rent encounter, the scaggy thrill of amping it up."
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
A little offended Grammarly didn't make a sloppelganger of me
From the post:
Read @froomkin.bsky.social's important new post:
presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...
I see it even in published copy!
New from me: Words of war.
ht @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social @brandonfriedman.bsky.social @grantbarrett.com @atrupar.com @galbeckerman.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social @parkermolloy.com @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
fritinancy.substack.com/p/words-of-war
Today alone I encountered:
Reaganmaxxing
Eyebrowmaxxing
Grouchomaxxing
Fibermaxxing
@everywordmaxxing.bsky.social
![From The New Yorker: "American, or 'concise,' crosswords are typically exercises in trivia more so [sic] than sit."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r26ebrk2v3kxvg2qz5b63xh3/bafkreiaxn3qnnmzloxpxnnjfwokx4sl7lccx4mfqjvozjqnadx5pxo5eci)
Irritant of the day: the intrusion of "so" in constructions like this one. (Even more irritating when spelled "moreso.") Source: @newyorker.com
Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky to “transition to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer”. And they’re looking for a new permanent CEO. [bsky.social]
NEWS: Grammarly tells me it will let "experts" like me opt out of having their names used against their will and for no compensation as part of its "expert review" feature www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...
Mission Accompl—ish is right there.
It's in Kings Canyon NP in case you want to pay your disrespects.
Humps: fake
Headline: real
(ht @paulisci.bsky.social)
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...
This is fascinating stuff. I wish someone -- @sfstandard.com? -- would replicate it for San Francisco/Bay Area.
(The "fashion Substacker" who makes $127K/year from subscriptions? I clearly picked the wrong specialty.)
nymag.com/intelligence...
A song for the ages, and for all of us Nancys.
"America sent Dizzy Gillespie to Iran in 1956 because a diplomat figured out that a jazz musician did more than a tank. Korea sent BTS to the UN 65 years later for exactly the same reason." - @rbrancatelli.bsky.social
readfoundobject.substack.com/p/the-war-no...
"No one wants to hear 'I guess' from a surgeon, a wilderness guide, or anyone with the power to inflict widespread death and destruction. It is uncertain at best, uncaring at worst."
fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th...
This is the Platonic ideal of a social media exchange, never again to be equaled or even attempted:
It's a great car, so of course Honda discontinued it.
2018 Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid. ~52 miles on electric. ~350 miles total.
I last bought gas in October 2025, when I drove from the Bay Area to L.A. and back.
This is a real video from the official White House account on a war that is currently killing people. I don’t know how the US is going to come back from this.
The post was “JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. 🇺🇸 🔥”
