Nick Hanover

Screenshot of a news article about Trump accepting a luxury 747 from Qatar to be the new Air Force One

They’re really pulling out all the stops for this season of The Rehearsal

Patrick Bateman saying “impressive, very nice, now let’s see the dad”

when an artist blows up “overnight”

I like that this is basically the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack but a few decades early

Introduction of a bill to acquire Greenland and rename it Red, White and Blue Land

Can’t wait to live in Texamerica, the proudest America in the United Americas of America

Tom Cruises deep diving

I love that Tom Cruise apparently risked his life for this Mission: Impossible stunt that makes him look like Arnim Zola: Deep Sea Edition

A sponsored recommendation from Spotify for a song by Darrell Vaughan called “Heaven My Home,” with cover art showing Darrell(?) at the pearly gates with arms wide open

The Spotify algorithm knows me so well

An Etsy listing for an…armadilloman? manadillo? 🤷‍♂️

What in the Cronenberg

“Sure Hitler tried to kill us but we like his style and he makes some good points”

The letters from French people who were allowed to go back to occupied France after Dunkirk are the most illuminating on that because they literally got shot at by the Nazis but were so anti-Semitic and Anglophobic they were eager to go back and join Hitler anyway

It’s sad how we seem to just keep repeating these cycles, with people giving in to hate and bigotry at the prompting of craven narcissists, leading to chaos and epic violence until they realize too late the suffering and brutality will come for them too

Hastings also does a great job showing how so much of Europe initially embraced Hitler, even in countries that were occupied, like France. So many soldiers from occupied lands enthusiastically supported Nazism until it became clear they were going to lose the war

I’m reading Max Hastings’s WW2 history Inferno right now and I really appreciate his substantial use of letters, journals, etc from average soldiers and civilians who were in the thick of things. It really drives home how senseless, brutal and stupid the conflict was

Honestly we would all be better off if fewer people picked up ukuleles and thought “I can be America’s Next Top Who Gives a Fuck”

I am “I remember when bands made music and had an air of danger about them” years old

I would happily make multiple ritual sacrifices if it meant never having to see bands attempting sketch comedy to promote their music

Poster for a movie with the unfortunate name of “Jack In Time for Christmas”

“It’s gonna be a white Christmas if you know what I mean 😉”

Spotify Wrapped or, as I like to call it, “what cover songs were you forced to learn how to play this year”

A goth influencer is shocked that an older man does not want to go on a date with her

when your email does not find me well

The De La Soul statement about Marcus J Moore’s upcoming book about them is so disappointing, especially coming from a group as tied to stylistic commentary and sampling as them. But it says a lot about the state of criticism that people don’t seem to get critics don’t need permission from subjects

Graffiti that says “Tooooooooooo Dads”

From the people who brought you Too Many Cooks comes…

Graffiti that says “hump meat”

Not sure if this is in reference to meat made from camels or an alternative to beating meat

Typical commentary from a MAGA sewer dweller

“Trump won because the left was disrespectful and rude to the common people”

The common people in question

Graffiti that says “Sorry I missed your set, my mom wanted me home by 11:00”

Now I know why Austin bands always want shows to start earlier

I love that Dinner in America is getting a revival, it was such a nice surprise coming across it on streaming last year; felt like a punk rock mash up of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Ghost World. If you’re lucky enough to have it playing your city definitely check it out!

The wiki entry for The Noid, listing “Pizza Destroyer” as his occupation

I can’t believe no one told me “Pizza Destroyer” was a job you could have

A poster for the forgotten Sandra Bullock movie Who Shot Pat?

when you’re trying to stump celebrities at SNL movie trivia

Vice golf shoes

Wow that Vice relaunch just keeps getting weirder and weirder

I think what Bluesky really needs is more ads about things like pills that make you grow extra bones and apps that tell you how many ghosts are in your house

A creepy doll that is not at all cursed

This doll looks like it just poisoned an orphanage and is waiting to watch the results

why must you curse every single platform like this