Brian Fitzgerald

I don’t know who that Indiana receiver was, but that was one of the most incredible catches I have ever seen live. Pulled some Mr. Fantastic shit to get a toe down. Insane.

I'd like to watch the JMU football game tomorrow, but it's on ESPN 2 and I have YouTube TV. Disney, which owns the competing Hulu Live, is in a contract standoff with Google/YouTube TV.

I pay Disney a lot, including for ESPN+. But I am still out of luck. In the end, I lose.

UPS Plane That Crashed Was 34 Years Old—and Repaired in September One of the engines fell off during takeoff of the MD-11, an old workhorse for FedEx and UPS that is in the process of being phased out.

I see 34 years old and think WHAT!! Then remind myself that I have no idea if that is considered old and risky. www.wsj.com/business/air...

One of UPS Jet’s Engines Detached From Plane in Louisville, Official Says

Absolutely awful www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...

Adam Driver as a redeemed Ben Solo, holding a blue lightsaber.

I don’t know how you do a movie about the recovery of a Force Ghost and the ongoing redemption of someone who facilitated the murder of billions. But I would love to know how the screenplay would have addressed it. What a bummer.

This is now making the rounds in the family chat cause the writing is so good.

- “I did not once know where this story was headed.”

- “ ‘candy denial’ was my favorite”

Excerpt from NJ Monitor newsletter about bonkers school board election and Halloween collision

God bless you, @newjerseymonitor.com

The Amazonification of Whole Foods Is Finally Here—Bring On the Doritos Amazon is shaking up the natural-foods grocer with robots in the backroom and Pepsi outside the exit in its push for a bigger slice of the supermarket business.

There is a great social experiment to be done here. How many people walk into Whole Foods feeling good about themselves but leave with cool ranch Doritos. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Kimberly-Clark Strikes $40 Billion Deal for Tylenol Maker Kenvue The agreement, which combines the maker of Huggies diapers with the owner of the painkiller brand, will create a global company with annual revenues of roughly $32 billion.

In buying the maker of Tylenol, Kimberly-Clark will have a stable of 10 brands that are valued at $1 billion. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

YouTube video by U2 - Topic Gone

What U2 song is getting me going this morning? This gem from an album I didn't love when it first came out. Learned to appreciate it from live versions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dc3...

How the Potato Became a Coveted Prize for Trick-or-Treaters A Halloween tradition that started as a lark has gained steam, with more homes handing out spuds—and kids choosing them over candy.

what is this bullshit www.wsj.com/lifestyle/po...

The Shutdown Is Now Coming for Your Airport’s VIP Security Lane Federal officials have warned that an extended shutdown is further straining America’s already Balkanized, understaffed air travel infrastructure.

No one is spared—not even first-class fliers www.wsj.com/business/air...

Billie Eilish on her World Tour, 3-D Project With James Cameron and More | Video — The Wall Street Journal Billie Eilish sits down for The Job Interview with WSJ. Magazine to discuss her latest tour for her third studio album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” working with her brother Finneas and her 3-D project with...

Absolutely charming. What a pro. apple.news/AY2hNquq2QW-...

No, Saudi Arabia is not building a World Cup stadium on top of a skyscraper — ESPN Despite what you may have seen on social media, there won't be any stadiums on top of skyscrapers at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

This is some SimCity 2000 stuff
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CEOs Are Furious About Employees Texting in Meetings Jamie Dimon says it’s gone too far. Others are devising new measures, from hiding Wi-Fi passwords to installing the corporate equivalent of the swear jar.

Before I concede that texting in a meeting is the problem, I would investigate whether the meeting is the problem. We know there are too many. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

Buy Side | The 20 Best Advent Calendars and Hanukkah Gift Sets for the Holiday Season — The Wall Street Journal Make counting down to the holidays more fun with these picks for adults and kids.

Do I get my dog her own Advent calendar of treats. Yes I do. apple.news/A-w_J0ulfR0G...

Happy Monday, NJ Transit riders. Your starting train is late. Then your Newark connection is late. Then another is cancelled. Now your train is moved to a new track. There will be a hunk of cheese at the end of this maze.

Take a Look at Rare Photos of Red Lightning in New Zealand

There are still wonders left in this world www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/s...

How One Ad Sent U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Into a Tailspin Negotiators had been working for weeks on a potential agreement to reduce President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.

Don Draper would be proud of the impact www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Jeffrey Meldrum, Who Brought Scientific Rigor to the Study of Bigfoot, Dies at 67 A professor at Idaho State University, he said he didn’t “believe” the creature exists. He said he concluded it exists.

This obit took a surprising turn:

"Jane Goodall, who herself believed in Bigfoot, praised Meldrum’s book ... "

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Indeed. That's why I loved (and still miss) your reviews. But thrilled at the next generation doing the good work.

The Most Inevitable Scandal in Sports History Has Happened. And Will Happen Again. An NBA coach and player are arrested in a federal gambling investigation. A betting-saturated public asks: Well, what did anyone expect?

There was no other way this was going to go. And let's be clear: this won't stop at the NBA. Wait until the gambling-promo-laden NFL — a league in which copious TikTok accounts already accuse it of being fixed — has its scandal. www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

Drew Struzan, Who Painted Iconic Posters for ‘Indiana Jones,’ ‘Back to the Future,’ Dies at 78 His posters didn’t just promote these and other movies. They became part of the DNA of some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises.

Absolutely iconic work www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

I've never felt the spirit of @waltmossberg.bsky.social in a review more than this line in Nicole Nguyen's AI browser review for @wsj.com

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

Spring Meadows - Linen and Cotton by Lorien Testard & Alice Duport-Percier on Apple Music Song · 2025 · Duration 3:47

I just started playing Expedition 33 and this song, the background music in an early stage, is among the most beautifully performed in a game that I can recall. Incredible. music.apple.com/us/album/spr...

At what point do we start putting cloud services in the Too Big to Fail category?

This chart is wow. www.wsj.com/health/welln...

The fine folk over at 1440 get the Dow explanation of price weighting correct. link.join1440.com/view/6780637...

New Yorkers Are Losing Their Favorite Bathroom: REI The retailer’s Soho store is a beloved spot to do your business—but not necessarily the revenue-generating kind.

This is apparently a big deal. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ne...

I Test Drove a Flying Car. Get Ready, They’re Here. Dan Neil takes a test flight of the Pivotal BlackFly, a series-produced electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle made for consumers

This is absolutwly wild www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...