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Newsletter editor at City Cast Madison. Movie writing on Substack at Not That Rob Thomas. He/him. "Mr. Minion Shorts Himself" -- John Hodgman

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a group of soldiers are standing in a line wearing helmets . ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a line wearing helmets .
08.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry, Matt. I'll follow your byline wherever it goes (and will pay money when I get there).

08.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

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a man in a white sweater is saying " i 'm a baby i have no money " ALT: a man in a white sweater is saying " i 'm a baby i have no money "
06.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A portrait of an '80s hair metal band.

A portrait of an '80s hair metal band.

I've seen Enuff Z'Nuff.

04.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œRetirement Plan” (2026 Oscar Nominee) | The New Yorker
β€œRetirement Plan” (2026 Oscar Nominee) | The New Yorker YouTube video by The New Yorker

RETIREMENT PLAN is my favorite of the Oscar nominated animated shorts. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to watch it again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mqa...

03.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's fine, he has kind eyes

02.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would be so worried about one of the little Hodgmen getting smushed that I wouldn't be able to concentrate. I vote for Jesse.

02.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never a big Narnia guy but this 6 seconds typifies everything I love about British television.

24.02.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 3805 πŸ” 991 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 98

I played the heck out of my SPARTACUS cassette in my car back in the day.

22.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't Biden kind of force his hand by coming out in favor, or am I misremembering?

18.02.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

He bullied the entire voting body

16.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The thrill of victory, the agony of learning the front runner is engaged to Jake Paul.

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At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause

What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling

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I was going to say peeing next to Michael Shannon! He was wearing a Green Lantern T-shirt.

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This was Wes Anderson *as hell.*

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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

11.02.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 13559 πŸ” 4807 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 275

Saw a sneak preview tonight and LOVED your music.

10.02.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, imagine seeing THE OMEN in a packed house in 1977.

09.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!

You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

09.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 665 πŸ” 334 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 33

Rikki you should absolutely lose that number

09.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rohan Nadkarni
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This is incredibly cool β€” A source familiar with Bad Bunny’s performance tonight tells me that the couple in the halftime show got married for real.

They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and in turn he invited them to get married during his performance.

Rohan Nadkarni @RohanNadkarni This is incredibly cool β€” A source familiar with Bad Bunny’s performance tonight tells me that the couple in the halftime show got married for real. They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and in turn he invited them to get married during his performance.

Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real

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Ferris Bueller’s Laid Off

09.02.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pedro Pascal really is in everything lately

09.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know this is hard to believe, but putting a celebrity in your commercial is not inherently funny or interesting

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a man wearing glasses says " yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could ALT: a man wearing glasses says " yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could

Using AI to digitally de-age actors

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the people who want you to believe that generative AI can paint like Picasso tend to gloss over the fact that Picasso didn’t have hundreds of Picassos to learn from. He had to make something new, which a model trained on old art is definitionally incapable of doing.

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If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison

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I can't tell you how cool it is to get a new issue of this in my mailbox every month.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's bigger than basketball.

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