Neal Romanek

anteaters should eat a more balanced diet

We should all remember that Donald Trump is only failing miserably at something George Bush wanted to fail at miserably.

I took a writing seminar with him long ago. Very funny.

And you know what else is superb? His Milch impression.

Are you kidding? The world is run by illusionists now.

False flag attack on Portland's Providence Park Stadium??

¡AU!'s brutally woke creative industries excellence event returns April 28. Save the date!

"They could just sink a ship or two in the Strait of Hormuz and stop all traffic" is something that I've been hearing for literally 20 years.

So do we get a day off work today? Or is there a special festival? Or...what?

I think it's juvenile narcissism - the idea that my thoughts should directly connect with the world without any intermediary. There is no language, society, protocol, culture, institution, structure. There is only my desire & the world that must fulfil it. The digital world draws us all into this.

Less than a week left ⏰

A month ago we said: if 500 people backed the idea, we’d launch a new local newspaper for West Yorkshire based in Leeds.

Overnight, we’ve just surpassed 400 pledges 💫

That means we’re within touching distance - but nothing is guaranteed yet.

NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

Truly a perfect news alert

A map of countries in the Middle East. There are coloured markers at locations where there have been incidents causing environmental harm between 28 Feb and 10 Mar 2026. The colour of the marker relates to the magnitude of environmental risk. The most high risk incidents are situated along the Gulf coast and near Tehran.

We've just updated our overview of environmentally damaging incidents in the Israeli-US war against #Iran. We've identified more than 300 incidents and remotely assessed 232 for harm.

Read more about these incidents and trends here: ceobs.org/operation-ep... #IranWar #Iran 1/5

No one wants to seize the day anymore.

To be left dead by attacks is the natural state of the Middle Easterner, while in the Western culture (also Israel somehow) being killed is a major taboo.

China leads the world in solar deployment. Even parking lots and rooftops are being turned into solar power plants — generating electricity while using space that’s already paved.

China also exceeded its 2030 wind + solar capacity target (1.2 TW) in 2024 — about six years early. #Bettrification

"Created in 2002, exactly for this purpose" - fixed it.

Inside a 91-Year-Old Painter's NYC Loft YouTube video by Joshua Charow

Pause the stupid bullshit and remember how wonderful the world can be. A talk with painter Hilda O'Connell (91 years old now).

youtu.be/FpZxcGo_Sb4?...

I get it. It’s an absolute mess out there.

Shark attacks?

The commitment here transforms this from amusing observation to a work of art

The Russians aren’t going to nuke Texas. That’s their political base.

But then you also have to explain optical effects - and halfway through you excuse yourself to go to the bathroom and just never come back

I like to think of it as a discount

Mike Richardson Out as CEO of Dark Horse Entertainment After 40 Years Embracer, the video game holding company that bought Dark Horse in 2022, is installing a gaming exec as interim CEO.

Replaced by a gaming exec. The genuine tragedy is that the comics industry planted the seeds of “it’s all just contenr”.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Dynamite thread on the grueling challenges of being one of the most famous writers in American history

"And it's a beautiful day. I just don't understand it."

Sublime.

if i was ever in a situation i would simply pull out my phone

Trump sloppily eating tomatoes while Mark Rubio sings a sad song of his homeland.

The joy of learning and the pain of realizing you’re not the center of the universe.