Thanks for highlighting it. Wonderful interview!

BB -> BBC

It’s always a joy for me rewatching the BB “Smiley’s People” when Alan Rickman pops up as hotel manager to hold a package for George Smiley. Second is watching Patrick Stewart as Karla act without ever saying one word.

Our history is littered with charlatans and crooks who all talked “so confidently”. There’s even an English term for them, though women too can be members. In many ways it is the time of the death of expertise, but it is also the rise of the hunger to follow and be lead.

Bummed me out when I had read that Rebecca Pidgeon was married to him.

Huh?

Alex on twitter writes: "Someone on Twitter writes: "You’re a menswear writer. You don’t know anything about manufacturing in America, or steel mills, or metallurgy, or CNC machining, or how anything is produced from raw material into a finished product in this country or anywhere. Stick to writing about “men’s fashion."" I reply: "i actually had a career in knifemaking before this. the reason why you can't avoid tariffs in knifemaking is because everyone relies on Gobelin machinery. are you aware of this?" Alex replies: "Gobelin machinery? What exactly are you referring to?" I reply: "you Gobelin DEEZ NUTS!"

"stick to menswear"

Byrne will be here in Paris in March. Oldest daughter already excited about seeing him again.

The Blish books were my first collectible. They were for sale at a grocery store or drugstore I went to with my mom. I ended up with all of them I think, even took them to 2nd grade one day to show off. I had a few of the ADF books as well but Blish was a hit for me.

Is that kosher salt?

And cruelty.

Instead of little red books being waved we have red MAGA hats. Same cultural revolution though: disdain for experts and learning.

He is clearly thinking back to when he was a presidential candidate and wondering how it has come to this.

They tried it with Sweden but The Daily Show popped that balloon.

JD

Has anyone asked Melania what she thinks of Epstein?

Always loved her vocal delivery. Same with Nina Hagan.

YouTube video by Dead Chaotic Suburban Lawns Janitor ( Onscreen Lyrics)

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZT62MfFgR/

Just for giggles I’d love to see Fox turn on Trump.

Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86 - Berkeley News Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics.

Mary Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics. R.I.P. #physics

I remember that film due to its origins on a Macintosh IIci. There was a lot of buzz on the early web about it (well, Web 2.0). And I remember the online disappointment on its release. Should rewatch it since given the love I’m seeing here.

Guess I’m out of the running.

Community Boating in Boston has an annual Bridesmaids Regatta with a dress code for all.

Is it safe?

James Woods saying the second line is « chef’s kiss »

Or Harvard Business School.

Have you seen this man? In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.

hi @politico.com my name is marisa kabas and i publish the handbasket and you basically copied my story and then linked me in the 23rd paragraph of your story without specific attribution: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

here's my original: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...

The orgy shower is nice.

the cabinet meeting is now off the rails: "The only question is will I gold leaf the corners? My cabinet could take a vote. You see the top line mouldings."

Looking forward to the various AI attempts at providing the missing video.