Bart King
@bartking.bsky.social
• New books, Spring 2026: “Father Humor” (a history of the art form, with jokes!) and an upcoming “Choose Your Own Adventure” 🐢🐢🐢🐢
• “Arguably one of Oregon’s top 73 Barts.” –Barts Weekly 🧃
https://bartking.net 🐸
• “Arguably one of Oregon’s top 73 Barts.” –Barts Weekly 🧃
https://bartking.net 🐸
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In 1964, Cameron Crowe’s mother took kids to see Bob Dylan, and after the concert, she issued a prescient warning.
*dramatic sigh*
"You guys, who told Grandpa?"
"You guys, who told Grandpa?"
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
*dramatic sigh*
"You guys, who told Grandpa?"
"You guys, who told Grandpa?"
This book’s cleverly disguised as a box.
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This book’s cleverly disguised as a box.
Reposted by Bart King
“A newspaper is—or ought to be—the opposite of an algorithm, a bastion of enlightened generalism in an era of hyperspecialization and personalized marketing … From now on, the Post will no longer accommodate the admirably omnivorous avidity of its best readers.” www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“A newspaper is—or ought to be—the opposite of an algorithm, a bastion of enlightened generalism in an era of hyperspecialization and personalized marketing … From now on, the Post will no longer accommodate the admirably omnivorous avidity of its best readers.” www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
Listening to Cake in honor of Greg Brown:
"Heads of state who ride and wrangle
Who look at your face from more than one angle
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpening knives through Chicken McNuggets..."
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
"Heads of state who ride and wrangle
Who look at your face from more than one angle
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpening knives through Chicken McNuggets..."
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of ‘The Distance,’ dies
Greg Brown, a founding guitarist of the Sacramento band Cake, has died after a brief illness.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Listening to Cake in honor of Greg Brown:
"Heads of state who ride and wrangle
Who look at your face from more than one angle
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpening knives through Chicken McNuggets..."
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
"Heads of state who ride and wrangle
Who look at your face from more than one angle
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpening knives through Chicken McNuggets..."
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Joke’s on them! (They forgot the “T”.)
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Joke’s on them! (They forgot the “T”.)
The executive branch's power dimmed from the moment Jordan first played the Keytar of Supremacy.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The executive branch's power dimmed from the moment Jordan first played the Keytar of Supremacy.
The literati sniff at Isaac Asimov‘s writing style, but his work is Foundation-al to science fiction.
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The literati sniff at Isaac Asimov‘s writing style, but his work is Foundation-al to science fiction.
¡Idiotas! El español siempre ha tenido mensajes políticos ocultos.
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
¡Idiotas! El español siempre ha tenido mensajes políticos ocultos.
Any writer who’s “generating“ books has already lost.
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Any writer who’s “generating“ books has already lost.
This is both real and extremely funny. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/bi...
One Man’s Lonely Quest to Rally Support for Billionaires in San Francisco
Derik Kauffman wanted to change the discourse on America’s richest people. Would anyone show up to his march?
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is both real and extremely funny. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/bi...
I grew up in a neighborhood that was so family-friendly, when I got jumped into the local gang it was on a trampoline.
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I grew up in a neighborhood that was so family-friendly, when I got jumped into the local gang it was on a trampoline.
Reposted by Bart King
One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I prefer bong chowder, but whatevs.
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I prefer bong chowder, but whatevs.
Hockey players, these rules for "Parasol Flirtations" (1890) are generally the same for the hockey stick flirtations of today. So the next time you drop your stick on the ice, you'll be making a bold declaration of love. 💚
bit.ly/4khK1Ls
bit.ly/4khK1Ls
February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hockey players, these rules for "Parasol Flirtations" (1890) are generally the same for the hockey stick flirtations of today. So the next time you drop your stick on the ice, you'll be making a bold declaration of love. 💚
bit.ly/4khK1Ls
bit.ly/4khK1Ls
“The reason that very few professors are political conservatives is the same reason that no one who is below 5 ft 4 inches tall and over 45 years of age is on the roster of any of the 30 teams in the NBA.” ☄️
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Professors Are Being Watched: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance’
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
“The reason that very few professors are political conservatives is the same reason that no one who is below 5 ft 4 inches tall and over 45 years of age is on the roster of any of the 30 teams in the NBA.” ☄️
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
I started reading a humorous book titled “Dungeon Crawler Carl“ (2020) to take my mind off of *gestures vaguely* all THAT.
But early in the story, it becomes clear that a mysterious figure is in fact, sinister … which snapped me right back into the present! So much for escapism, sheesh.
But early in the story, it becomes clear that a mysterious figure is in fact, sinister … which snapped me right back into the present! So much for escapism, sheesh.
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I started reading a humorous book titled “Dungeon Crawler Carl“ (2020) to take my mind off of *gestures vaguely* all THAT.
But early in the story, it becomes clear that a mysterious figure is in fact, sinister … which snapped me right back into the present! So much for escapism, sheesh.
But early in the story, it becomes clear that a mysterious figure is in fact, sinister … which snapped me right back into the present! So much for escapism, sheesh.
“Grandfather, will you tell us a story?”
“Of course, children. Let me fetch my storybook! It has the most wondrous tale.”
<later>
“why do you hate us, grandpa?”
“Of course, children. Let me fetch my storybook! It has the most wondrous tale.”
<later>
“why do you hate us, grandpa?”
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Grandfather, will you tell us a story?”
“Of course, children. Let me fetch my storybook! It has the most wondrous tale.”
<later>
“why do you hate us, grandpa?”
“Of course, children. Let me fetch my storybook! It has the most wondrous tale.”
<later>
“why do you hate us, grandpa?”
It's not fixing a hole in their discography, but this was the projected cover for the unfinished Beatles album, "Sgt. Pepper's Muzzled Bear, Black Cat, Scary Aladdin, and 'What in the heck is George?' Club Band."
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
It's not fixing a hole in their discography, but this was the projected cover for the unfinished Beatles album, "Sgt. Pepper's Muzzled Bear, Black Cat, Scary Aladdin, and 'What in the heck is George?' Club Band."
I like this story! The end. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I like this story! The end. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
She was headed “to buy a cake for her grandson’s birthday when she was stopped.” 🤬
A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after discovering her passport in her purse, advocates said.
U.S. citizen was running errands. After ICE stop, she ended up at the hospital instead
The Oregon woman was on her way to pay rent and to buy a cake for her grandson’s birthday when federal agents started following her.
www.oregonlive.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
She was headed “to buy a cake for her grandson’s birthday when she was stopped.” 🤬
Reposted by Bart King
Music Millennium opened in Portland in 1969. Now, the owner is looking for a successor to take over his beloved store.
“I want that building to be a part of Portland’s landscape forever. Plus, I want Music Millennium to be in it for just as many years," he said.
“I want that building to be a part of Portland’s landscape forever. Plus, I want Music Millennium to be in it for just as many years," he said.
Music Millennium, Portland’s oldest record store, is looking for new ownership
Terry Currier, the owner of Music Millennium in Southeast Portland, just turned 70, and he’s looking for a successor to take over his beloved store.
www.opb.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Music Millennium opened in Portland in 1969. Now, the owner is looking for a successor to take over his beloved store.
“I want that building to be a part of Portland’s landscape forever. Plus, I want Music Millennium to be in it for just as many years," he said.
“I want that building to be a part of Portland’s landscape forever. Plus, I want Music Millennium to be in it for just as many years," he said.
*eats last McDonald's fry and flicks a lit cigarette*
"It's ball-pit time."
"It's ball-pit time."
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
*eats last McDonald's fry and flicks a lit cigarette*
"It's ball-pit time."
"It's ball-pit time."
“Finnish Spitz.”
— Things you might hear at the dentist *or* at the Westminster Dog Show.
— Things you might hear at the dentist *or* at the Westminster Dog Show.
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“Finnish Spitz.”
— Things you might hear at the dentist *or* at the Westminster Dog Show.
— Things you might hear at the dentist *or* at the Westminster Dog Show.