Pop Goes the Culture

No but really, have we figured out the origin story of his preoccupation with bathrooms?

PR messaging will be: JD and Erika bonded in their grief over their shared Christianity and love of country…Usha not happy with DC life, subtle nods to her not embracing MAGA trad wife culture, they will remain committed co-parents. Writes itself, base will love it.

JD and Usha divorced by Easter, JD and Erika official hard launch at the 4th of July/America’s 250th birthday festivities.

Do you think the Vatican anticipated that the first American pope would have to deal with his fellow Americans shouting Chicago phrases and sports teams at him any time he goes outside

A NY mob family wouldn’t let millions of Americans go hungry. They’d be prepping meatballs to give to SNAP recipients like every day’s the Feast of San Gennaro

House of Dynamite is a movie about how conference calls always end before any action items are decided.

On behalf of Australia: yeah nah

I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.

At this point maybe we should try running everything in the world on vibes and vibes alone, because all the data and bureaucracy and Excel spreadsheets got us was a group of dorky billionaires hoarding all the money and forcing their dorky ideas down our throats.

In the age of dead internet enshittification it is a modern marvel that Wikipedia remains free, high quality, and human

RIP Andy Warhol you would have loved Weapons

The canary in the media literacy coal mine

Bring back Napster, cigarettes, and going outside

Make Curtis Sliwa Rat Tzar and permanent grand marshal for all NYC parades.

What if we all deleted the billionaires’ apps and went outside and hung out in a park where the algorithms can’t melt our brains

Idris is brilliant as always, but House of Dynamite’s third act requires a massive suspension of disbelief that a president would listen to experts advising him, understand the consequences of his decision-making, and inspire empathy in those watching him on their TVs.

House of Dynamite is a movie about how conference calls always end before any action items are decided.

Lily Allen said no veiled metaphors or Easter eggs for me, let me tell you about finding a butt plug in a Duane Reade bag in my husband’s secret sordid affair apartment

Everything about America’s return to the 1930s sucks, including these 1933 Steelers’ throwback uniforms.

Why are the Steelers wearing Skims as part of their throwback uniforms?

Americans, bless them, getting all excited about an Irish president but not learning the difference in what a president’s role is in a parliamentary system

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese getting off a plane while wearing slim black pants, black boots, and a black Joy Division t-shirt.

how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people

YouTube video by A24 A Most Violent Year | NYC, 1981 | A Documentary Short

I know the amount of NY eccentric lore on him is already overwhelming, but we are not spending enough time on Curtis Sliwa deadass starring in an A24 film youtu.be/oWI8mSPZeC0?...

Of course women don't like the Cybertruck.

Women only want one thing, and it's a Pow, Pow, Power Wheels

Unpopular opinion: I love to hear about other people’s dreams.

The exit polls in November and every demographic study in the past two years already told us why there weren’t more young people at the protests.

By the way, the No Kings turnout is yet more evidence that the electoral college is DEI for conservative white men.

British humour would be if Prince Charles walked out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony right now in a frog costume #nokings

WELCOME TO THE FREEDOM TRAIL BITCH

Feels like the original peace frog would be proud of his descendants #nokings