Jenna

It really is such a bummer that we lost Cheryl Hines to the fascists. Her podcast with Tig Notaro was one of the few comedy podcasts that’s really worked for me (though it did lose every drop of its juice when Tig left)

First instinct: Stop the madness

Second instinct: But if Coralie Fargeat wrote and directed it…

Going Full Jasper Mode. Getting Jasperfied.

Different-sized saxes are completely different instruments and human vocal pitch isn’t 100% size-dependent

Honestly I think tall guys are less likely to have artistic talent bc they have nothing to prove so the men are all tiny and the women have to be scaled down to make them look normal

Counterpoint: Having Miss Piggy at chest height with a 6-footer would be completely immersion-breaking

Turns out Jacob Elordi is 5’8”

Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy

I got some flak from a friend a while ago because I said 4’11” isn’t pop star height but I somehow failed to consider the fact that it’s a perfect height to frame with a muppet. I take it back, no celebs over 5’2”

The real reason I'm leaving The Great British Baking Show Trump is threatening bombing the likes of which Tehran has never seen Prue Leith

the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran

I think it’s because it’s mostly nerdy millennials which is a pretty left-leaning demo

I wish it were more than IP comics (though I’m not a superhero person at all and I’ve read 2 Absolute series) but I’m so glad artist-driven comics with unique aesthetic voices are the big hits. LOVE that Hayden Sherman and Javier Rodriguez got superstar status without watering down their styles

Idk, I’ve played at a lot of jazz festivals and you definitely run into some big-time scouters (old men from Wisconsin going up to you and saying “you guys should play at Jazzfest!”)

Unfortunately the lack of Vespertine invalidates this entire list

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@laurajedeed.bsky.social

We are still having a great time on Acapella: The Everything App

I’m boring and my favorite is Spirited Away but I do have to shout out The Tale of Princess Kaguya. I think about that film allll the time. It’s as beautiful as it is gut-wrenching

Favorite movies of the decade so far, by year:

2020: Minari
2021: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022: Tár / Nope
2023: Problemista
2024: Challengers
2025: One Battle After Another

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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written

I would bet $10k that this is all a soft launch for her career pivot to podcasting

My band was busking in Port Authority and Lin-Manuel Miranda came by, pulled his mask down (he was wearing an N95), gave us a VERY hammy Lucille Bluth wink, and put a $10 in our tip bucket. Clearly thinking, “I’m gonna make their day.”

I have to wonder if the $10 bill was part of the bit

An image of the Sanrio character Big Challenges--a giant crocodile

Also, Hello Kitty isn't even the best character in the Hello Kitty universe:

I really need to go back. Went in 2017ish but it was still recovering from Sandy/largely under construction at that point and even in the middle of an acid trip I thought it was underwhelming

Marty Supreme, the most Jewish movie in theaters right now

Portuguese water dog with a tuxedo fur pattern wearing a bowtie

All dressed up

The long, treacherous sail back to Boston, where Ben Affleck is getting swarmed by suitors at a Dunkin Donuts

After last night I really think Nick Fuentes should get into MMA

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This post is a declaration of war against France

Yeah, she might be my favorite guitarist working. Joni’s taste and inventiveness with the chops of a jazz player. I’ve been playing around a little with C standard tuning because of her but she must be working some kind of wizardry to keep it in tune…

I had to pry my eyes open with my fingers watching The Good Place’s finale because I was crying too hard to see through my tears

I think they figured out consoles already. We don’t really need anything that can’t be run on a PS5