Dave Itzkoff

If she meant it in some sort of subtly ironic way that would be one thing, but I see no evidence it was intended that way

say let me see what John Lithgow is up to these days

I don’t think this is what’s meant by horseshoe theory

Uh

1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.

ah to possess the business acumen of Jeff Bezos

i got bad news for you

what else can you possibly say but

Bart: my dad says it's the Super Bowl halftime show if it were run by Ned Flanders.

And I thought I would have to watch the puppy bowl to see crap at halftime.

Oh, I never heard of those people

Announcer: And they'll all be signing autographs!

Whoo-hoo!

look, even bari weiss is going to goof up now and then

In my best @nytpitchbot.bsky.social voice:

Whether it's Trump hiring a foreign asset to be his director of national intelligence or Bari Weiss hiring an Epstein confidant to be a CBS News contributor, there are bad hiring choices being made on on both sides

My neighbor Randy saw his shadow today so it looks like we’ll be experiencing six more weeks of drunken front yard kung fu

It brick

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.

CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?

DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.

C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?

DR: Now look

such a Philip Glass thing to do

incredible

It’s not Donnie Darko but it’s much better than its reputation suggests

I don’t want to ruin anyone’s pristine image of Greg Bovino, but
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