Justin Swanson

When they play football at Wrigley Field

I think you’d dig the new Spiritual Cramp.

Putting a ketchup bottle in front of him in the Vatican cafeteria on hotdog day

I (a Cubs fan) once gave a very close friend (a Cardinals fan) Cubs tickets for his birthday. You don’t get many opportunities to gently troll a pope …

The weirdest vegetable has to be romanesco cauliflower right?

The new Spiritual Cramp is the album I was most looking forward to this year and it is not disappointing

What New York Can Do to Survive Flooding (Gift Article) Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.

Listen, there are loads of reasons to be pessimistic about NYC and flooding. Our aim with this piece, which we've been working on for months, was to lay out the possible solutions as they are, without being naive. I hope we've done that. Please read and share this gift link and lmk what you think.

For the fans of apple season: macouns are showing up and your window for this variety is narrow! Get moving before they turn to mush!

No Reserve: 1996 Ford Bronco XLT Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1996 Ford Bronco XLT at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #212,394.

This 1996 Ford Bronco XLT shows 128k miles, and it's listed now on BaT!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-ford-bronco-239/

Legend. May her memory be a blessing.

Meta for great cocktails. Butchertown Bakery. And yes to Mayan Cafe, Irish Rover, Seviche and Havana Rumba that I've seen some replies cover already.

🏈 BAL 40 - 41 BUF
FINAL

✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.

I don’t think it’s fair that the best game of the NFL regular season was in Week 1.

Go Bills

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Cubs win the trade!

"MOZZARELLA STICKS FOR EVERYBODY!" 🤣

Cubs broadcasters Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies said they would buy mozzarella sticks for an entire bar in Iowa if the Cubs turned a 6-4-3 double play. That is exactly what happened. 😭

Headlines Used to Have One Sentence. Not Anymore.

Petty

Saw em open for the Walkmen!

Hell yeah

S’mores Crispy Treats Recipe This smile-inducing mash-up of crispy rice treats and s’mores combines the best qualities of both popular sweets Toasty graham crackers and roasted marshmallows balance the overall sweetness, while me...

The automobile. The World Wide Web. And these cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023...

And Bill Murray

The baseball card so rare that it didn’t exist until collectors started asking questions Kids trying to complete the 1933 Goudey baseball card set faced a distinct challenge in that one of the cards didn't exist

From @theathletic.bsky.social: This baseball card is so rare that it sold for $250,100 in 2023.

This is the story of how card No. 106 came into existence.

Anthony Rizzo cackling in the dugout after Javy Baez stole first and second base on a little league play

What athlete’s expression will stay with you the rest of your life?

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On the same flight as Muhammad Ali. Like two rows back.

YouTube video by Dae Lims Dae Lims Presents SMiLE AI.

I get, and share, the concerns about using AI in this way. But this was also a very cool experiment to fill in the gaps on Smile. Does it help that it was so lovingly and painstakingly done?

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I can’t disagree much but Sloop John B might be my favorite. Goofy as hell and hooks and layers that won’t let go

Brian Wilson, singer-songwriter who created the Beach Boys, dies at 82 His early hits — “Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “All Summer Long,” “Help Me, Rhonda” and “California Girls” — evoked a fantasy world of fast cars, beautiful youth, eternal surf and sunshine on an imm...

There aren’t many perfect albums but Pet Sounds is one and Smile would have been. RIP

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