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Musician, comedian, theoretical physicist. Ninja Brian from NSP & Starbomb, Trey Magnifique from Jazz, Brian Wecht from Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

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Our VERY FIRST Under the Covers album turns TEN YEARS OLD today!!! Check out these throwbacks from 2016! We can’t believe we’ve done FOUR of these cover albums now, and that we remain non-adversarial with @twrpband.bsky.social!

04.03.2026 17:30 👍 84 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 1
a devastatingly handsome man wearing fine clothes

a devastatingly handsome man wearing fine clothes

working on a new signature look

07.01.2026 20:27 👍 219 🔁 3 💬 21 📌 1
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So it’s NOT my imagination

02.12.2025 08:23 👍 973 🔁 140 💬 36 📌 22

CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.

22.11.2025 18:29 👍 692 🔁 199 💬 14 📌 27

We need to tell our non-scientist people that the CDC is no longer a trusted source of information.

I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.

20.11.2025 18:27 👍 81 🔁 47 💬 2 📌 1
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A new, abstract tale about Dracula - starring Danish actors Lars Mikkelsen and Sofie Gråbøl - is coming in 2026.
Directed by Simon Macko.
Produced by Skjaldborn.

More info coming soon! We are so excited to share more about this short film!

04.11.2025 19:29 👍 259 🔁 59 💬 2 📌 2
Black and white photo of Karl Weierstrass in his later years. His white hair is receding, longer in the back, and he is wearing a dark suit with a white collared shirt underneath.

Black and white photo of Karl Weierstrass in his later years. His white hair is receding, longer in the back, and he is wearing a dark suit with a white collared shirt underneath.

Mathematician Karl Weierstrass was born #OTD, Halloween, in 1815. 🧪 🎃

The fools at The Academy all said he was mad, but he showed them all in 1872 when he announced that he had created a MONSTER. Let's learn about the terrible thing he did.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

31.10.2025 17:04 👍 109 🔁 43 💬 5 📌 10
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Jeff Bezos Says He Doesn't Understand Why Anybody Alive Now Would Be 'Discouraged'—Because Soon, 'Millions Of People Will Be Living In Space' Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he "doesn't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now." Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025 earlier this month with Ferrari and Stellantis chair...

lol no they absolutely will not, for so many reasons

I'd bet everything I own that in 20 years there will never be more than 1000 people in space at any one time. (It'll probably be well under 100.) Nobody will be living there with their kids.

Tech billionaires don't know a damn thing about tech.

29.10.2025 17:02 👍 115 🔁 36 💬 13 📌 8
an awesome mantis, which is to say, a mantis

an awesome mantis, which is to say, a mantis

We find a mantis near our house like once every 3 years and just spotted (& caught, observed, & released) this one. Such a beautiful bug!

23.10.2025 19:57 👍 107 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0
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An early take of @bwecht.bsky.social doing his career-defining, award-winning role “Count Whackula”

22.10.2025 16:50 👍 115 🔁 12 💬 5 📌 0
A cool tour poster for Pinback & Hasco Enjoyments

A cool tour poster for Pinback & Hasco Enjoyments

Come see me (as part of Hasco Enjoyments) open up for Pinback on a lil West Coast tour this week!

16.10.2025 04:37 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

24.09.2025 20:30 👍 29692 🔁 9978 💬 727 📌 1546

The only ethical use of AI is to create a deepfaked cut of Tron 3 that replaces Jared Leto with Tim Robinson released to torrent sites the same day it premieres in theaters

22.09.2025 00:42 👍 709 🔁 127 💬 11 📌 8
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A BRAND NEW music video for "Walk the Dinosaur" is OUT NOW!!!! Journey to 65 million years ago with us and @twrpband.bsky.social!!!!

19.09.2025 16:23 👍 69 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
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I was invited by my pal @bwecht.bsky.social to be on his podcast LEIGHTON NIGHT and it was an absolute HOOT.

You can hear it (Episode #287) on most platforms, but you can also *see* us goof off in the video version by subscribing to their Patreon (cheap!)

Find it here:
linktr.ee/leightonnight

12.09.2025 08:47 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1
a receipt for an order of shrek 2 on dvd

a receipt for an order of shrek 2 on dvd

pleased to report that amazon’s ban on my buying of shrek 2 dvds appears to have been lifted

02.09.2025 23:56 👍 123 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 0
a shockingly attractive jazz guy caresses his saxophone

a shockingly attractive jazz guy caresses his saxophone

guess who booked a Vegas residency

15.08.2025 22:04 👍 119 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 1
a box of “krusteaz” muffin mix, why is it spelled that way

a box of “krusteaz” muffin mix, why is it spelled that way

solid contender for product with the most upsetting spelling

04.08.2025 16:36 👍 136 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 2
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Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

10.01.2025 15:38 👍 32237 🔁 8495 💬 446 📌 409
Me and my kid in the Valley Free Radio studios. Photo credit is the Daily Hampshire Gazette; I don't remember who took the photo.

Me and my kid in the Valley Free Radio studios. Photo credit is the Daily Hampshire Gazette; I don't remember who took the photo.

At least some of you know me via the little radio show I do or my label. That show turns 20 next month.

If it's meant something to you or your kids, I'd love to hear from you for inclusion on the show. I'll also donate to flood relief for each submission. Some history and how to get in touch:

07.07.2025 13:57 👍 39 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

alt-J should have done the music for F1 for the ultimate keyboard experience

06.07.2025 20:09 👍 52 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Dry cleaner: What…uh…caused these stains on the pants?
Me: Corn
Dry cleaner: …OK

26.06.2025 17:45 👍 114 🔁 11 💬 7 📌 0
a banana silhouette with the words “Slippery When Peeled” on it

a banana silhouette with the words “Slippery When Peeled” on it

New Flula Borg/Go Banana Go album “Slippery When Peeled” is out TODAY! Give it a listen here: onerpm.link/slippery-whe...

13.06.2025 22:11 👍 47 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

probably my proudest accomplishment is that amazon cut me off from buying dvds of shrek 2

05.06.2025 17:19 👍 124 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
hummingbirds in a nest

hummingbirds in a nest

hummingbird nest in a backyard tree!

24.05.2025 17:46 👍 763 🔁 47 💬 14 📌 2
a very informative text conversation between a child and her father

a very informative text conversation between a child and her father

11yo got a hold of my wife’s phone this morning

18.05.2025 18:20 👍 227 🔁 15 💬 12 📌 0

I completely agree

18.05.2025 18:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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269: Maeby's Basilisk (feat. Adam Becker) | Leighton Night with Brian Wecht

Had enormous fun talking with @bwecht.bsky.social and Leighton Gray about tech bullshit, the writing process, Easter eggs, Star Trek, They Might Be Giants, the worst Harry Potter fanfic, bizarrely horny transhumanists, @learnedleague.com, and dril. shows.acast.com/leighton-nig...

09.05.2025 22:39 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A lovely picture giving details of a record release show

A lovely picture giving details of a record release show

I’m playing a record release show this Fri (Mar 7) in Pasadena - come check it out! (Also listen to the album by Hasco Enjoyments, it’s great)

06.03.2025 16:37 👍 30 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

10yo (from other room): Dad! DAD! DAD!!!!!
Me (rushing in): What???
10yo: Can EVERYONE see Beetlejuice ALL THE TIME?

20.02.2025 16:04 👍 142 🔁 10 💬 5 📌 1