Justin Sondak

They really should've consulted with us first. So rude!

"They have no answer for Jaime Jaquez, Jr..."

I've taken the one at Hyatt Regency, and that's quite accurate.

FWIW, I nominated you and Peter for the Nobel Prize in Podcasting.

Totally. I've read lots of good books on my bus rides.

"Have you tried Potbelly's? Here's a Wreck, you can relate, am I right?"

The view of the Chicago River from the Michigan Ave Bridge, flanked by skyscrapers and docked boats.

It's a great week for enjoyjng sunsets in Chicago.

Choose Your Own Adventure books

He will become a cliche, showing up to the Heat-Knicks game to get booed by another set of fans.

Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and Wellness by Nathan Hill, each has a feel for the city's last few decades.

I'm guessing team BLUES BROTHERS, he's on a Mission From God.

A row of cherry blossom trees in bloom at Jackson Park, Chicago.

A grove of cherry trees in bloom at Jackson Park, Chicago.

A single cherry tree in bloom in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

Chicago's Cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the class field trips are in full swing.

That's some serious Gen X stamina right there.

That song has not aged well.

No objection, but does either band care if they get the nod? Wilco is arguably as deserving, but they do not give a damn.

a man says you don 't look so good while another man looks on Alt: Justin Baldoni says you don 't look so good while another man looks on

Too bad about Baldoni, he had such promise.

My friend @daviddylanthomas.bsky.social is making a horror film with a killer premise: enslaved people come back from the dead as zombies, but only eat white people. I just pledged my support, check it out and give if you can!

Duolingo character saying "I'm so sorry that you're living in a dictatorship."

You and me both, Duolingo.

Is that tonight (Wednesday) or tomorrow night?

The book cover of Possession, A.S. Byatt's novel.

It's wild to realize 35 years ago, Possession, a novel about British academics developing an awkward relationship while studying the lives of 19th Century poets... was a Bestseller. And was adapted into a major motion picture ten years later!

Jimmy got away with all sorts of stuff that never would've been tolerated from Wade, LeBron, Shaq, Zo, and other Heat stars. If he hadn't gotten them to two Finals, he would've already been gone.

Whose Butthole is it Anyway?

Well whady'ah know? It's not a rotten system, it's a communication problem... about a rotten system.

Paste Mag's is more interesting, worth a look.

Which list are you working from?

Live updates: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday morning in front of a midtown hotel, a person with knowledge of the investigation told The Washington Post.

Okay, let's all agree that murder is wrong.

But let's also agree that CEOs of insurance companies ought to be afraid because they've fucked over SO MANY people and ruined so many lives, and they did that willfully and deliberately for profit.

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Yes, the brighter lights, slick production and louder music is when they're sucked into a Law and Order style show-within-the-show, and Willis and Lana become the "token Asian characters."

The book is more fun and clever. For the lighting, I think they're going for a "Kevin Can F*ck Himself" approach.

A small portrait, made of Legos, resembling the Mona Lisa.

The Lego Mona Lisa. (At the National Building Museum, Wash, DC) #lego #art

For history and art history fans, I highly recommend the National Gallery's Paris 1974 Impressionism exhibit. Walks us through the war and reconstruction that made the movement possible: www.nga.gov/exhibitions/...