Brett Martin

The last day or two has honestly felt more like being a Mets fan than what I’d thought I’d gotten used to. I’m sure this is some variant of Stockholm syndrome that would have psychiatrists nodding and pursing their laps in feigned sympathy.

Mike Lindell, MyPillow Founder, Announces Run for Minnesota Governor

A tradition like no other. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom - and Revenge   by Edward Kritzler    In this lively debut work of history, ...

(No disrespect for this real book you can learn more about here) shop.thejewishmuseum.org/jewish-pirat...

A book cover: Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean

Mel Brooks: 99 years old and still going strong!

Only a thousand people bought Nuzzi's book but *all* of them went on to form their own punk bands

Even twenty five years ago, Jimmy's felt like a miracle to find surviving where it did. I hope it finds a way.

Guessing you could park and walk in to an empty counter.

DO NOT PITCH YOUR FEATURE TODAY

First “Fairytale of New York” of the year, in the podiatrist waiting room, as intended.

Attn: @ruinista.bsky.social

From James Poniewozik's essay in NYT: The beauty of "Mad Men" was that in any given week it could be the best drama on TV as well as the funniest show on TV. This shouldn't be a surprise — series like "The Sopranos," "Lost," and "Orange Is the New Black" also had that distinction. But it is a quality lost on many of the grim crime series that programmers are fond of lately

A bullseye

DISHES OF WHICH MEMORY IS MADE (Published 1983)

In this one article, Craig Claiborne introduces NY Times readers to sauce Nantua, fajitas, and "a filled pasta called tortelloni." www.nytimes.com/1983/10/12/g...

Drone drops crab legs, steak and Old Bay inside South Carolina prison The South Carolina Department of Corrections says a drone dropped steaks, crab legs and Old Bay at Lee Correctional Institution.

look...

it was worth a shot

www.wltx.com/article/news...

It’s later than you think.

A fluted glass with the legend HAVE FUN! in festive letters. In front of it, a pen from the Funeral Service Foundation.

You understand the urgency of the message on Pat O'Brien's glasses more clearly once they bring the pen for the check.

Amazingly, this is exactly what it says it is.

Was every review just, “Exactly what this song needed”?

Bet they won't.

See also when Krispy Kreme came to Chelsea.

Props to this social media lede.

A fluted glass with the legend HAVE FUN! in festive letters. In front of it, a pen from the Funeral Service Foundation.

You understand the urgency of the message on Pat O'Brien's glasses more clearly once they bring the pen for the check.

I promise nothing.

We have to accept that the FIFA thing is at least somewhat made possible by insufferable soccer fans' platitudes about the unifying world game and such.

I hope whatever Muses captain chose those fluorescent winter caps as throws last year (or the year before) walks around happy on days like these.

New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during

New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units

www.nola.com/gambit/news/...

@surprisescoopnyc on Instagram: "It’s been a short but very memorable journey. Testing a new bold concept in NYC is a dream come true but due to a lot of circumstances, we’ve decided to give the space... 130 likes, 13 comments - surprisescoopnyc on December 2, 2025: "It’s been a short but very memorable journey. Testing a new bold concept in NYC is a dream come true but due to a lot of circumstances, ...

So long, and thanks for the metaphor. www.instagram.com/p/DRx5-nSjQi...

Big fans of the Nevermoor and Casquette Girls series in this house. Also The Inquisitor's Tale (though maybe that's a one-off?)

This restaurant was a hopeful sign after Katrina. Now it's shutting down for immigration sweeps. Taqueria Guerrero, a Mexican restaurant that opened in New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina, to temporarily close because of the fear in the Latin American community over immigration enforcemen...

Once again: The flourishing of the New Orleans area’s Hispanic community is almost literally the only sign of a healthy urban ecosystem we’ve got. www.nola.com/entertainmen...

Zamrock Before Zamrock: A Guide to the Early Sounds of Zambia’s Copperbelt Before the fuzzed-out sounds that shook a nation, early pioneers laid the groundwork.

A treat for you. daily.bandcamp.com/lists/early-...

To those in the Nutcracker world, this week is known as Deep Crack.