Brian Phillips
@brianphillips.bsky.social
Senior Writer at The Ringer 🦉 NYT bestselling author of Impossible Owls 🦉 occasional podcast host (22 Goals, Truthless) 🦉 whippet fancier
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Please enjoy once again the college football comment of the year 🏆
December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Please enjoy once again the college football comment of the year 🏆
What if three ghosts visited you in the night and taught you to stop compulsively sharing Thomas Chatterton Williams pieces that aren't even interestingly bad
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What if three ghosts visited you in the night and taught you to stop compulsively sharing Thomas Chatterton Williams pieces that aren't even interestingly bad
Getting my office ready for guest-room use and glancing over the notes on my bulletin board. I really think Siobhan’s aunt will love sharing space with this record of the time I read about Mary Shelley taking a laxative
December 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Getting my office ready for guest-room use and glancing over the notes on my bulletin board. I really think Siobhan’s aunt will love sharing space with this record of the time I read about Mary Shelley taking a laxative
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It's a whole genre it's beautiful
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's a whole genre it's beautiful
Easy-medium to kill, at most
December 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Easy-medium to kill, at most
The Oklahoma coaching staff has otherworldly Nightmare Church Youth Group Retreat Leaders energy
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The Oklahoma coaching staff has otherworldly Nightmare Church Youth Group Retreat Leaders energy
Alabama simply has no answer for 50 Cent
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Alabama simply has no answer for 50 Cent
SOMETIMES THE UNIVERSE SMILES ON THE LITTLE GUY, IN THIS CASE, AGAIN, ALABAMA
You learn to take the good with the bad when you're rooting for a plucky underdog like Alabama
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
SOMETIMES THE UNIVERSE SMILES ON THE LITTLE GUY, IN THIS CASE, AGAIN, ALABAMA
You learn to take the good with the bad when you're rooting for a plucky underdog like Alabama
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
You learn to take the good with the bad when you're rooting for a plucky underdog like Alabama
This post hitting harder than my beloved Crimson Tide defense
Alabama’s tackling 😬
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This post hitting harder than my beloved Crimson Tide defense
As an Oklahoma State fan, I gotta say rooting for Alabama against Oklahoma is more like rooting for Oklahoma State against Oklahoma than I might have hoped
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
As an Oklahoma State fan, I gotta say rooting for Alabama against Oklahoma is more like rooting for Oklahoma State against Oklahoma than I might have hoped
THAT'S ME 🌊🌊🌊
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
THAT'S ME 🌊🌊🌊
How bad would it be to DoorDash eggnog during a high wind advisory
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How bad would it be to DoorDash eggnog during a high wind advisory
Crowdsourcing my emotions here: As an Oklahoma State fan who hasn't lived in Oklahoma full-time since I was 19, do I root for Alabama on petty hater's grounds or do I embrace state pride, open my heart, and root for Oklahoma? Incorrect answers will be blocked. Thank you
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Crowdsourcing my emotions here: As an Oklahoma State fan who hasn't lived in Oklahoma full-time since I was 19, do I root for Alabama on petty hater's grounds or do I embrace state pride, open my heart, and root for Oklahoma? Incorrect answers will be blocked. Thank you
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I’ve written and illustrated a zine about Neymar’s career called ‘Gravity’s Fugitive’
It’s free to view or download
Danleydon.com/sketchbooks
It’s free to view or download
Danleydon.com/sketchbooks
December 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I’ve written and illustrated a zine about Neymar’s career called ‘Gravity’s Fugitive’
It’s free to view or download
Danleydon.com/sketchbooks
It’s free to view or download
Danleydon.com/sketchbooks
F. Murray Abraham IS Han Solo
thinking about the time i went to a wax museum in barcelona and discovered this amazing star wars display featuring luke looking like carol channing and ET for some reason
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
F. Murray Abraham IS Han Solo
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I wrote about the word of the year
The Slopification of Everything
In 2025, anything could be, and was, slop. Here are six foundational laws to identify slop going forward.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I wrote about the word of the year
I wrote about the word of the year
The Slopification of Everything
In 2025, anything could be, and was, slop. Here are six foundational laws to identify slop going forward.
www.theringer.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I wrote about the word of the year
I still can't believe Astrud Gilberto made a whole album about my writing career
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I still can't believe Astrud Gilberto made a whole album about my writing career
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Not even remotely adequate, of course, but I tried to get some thoughts down about Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner’s Death Was a Tragedy. His Life Was the Opposite.
As impossible as it is to process the abrupt end to his life, Reiner always possessed a joy, curiosity, and affection that was imbued in his movies
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December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Not even remotely adequate, of course, but I tried to get some thoughts down about Rob Reiner
Almost wrote an angry letter to the editor of the Yale Review about Transformer mechanics, so that's how things are shaping up on my end tonight
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Almost wrote an angry letter to the editor of the Yale Review about Transformer mechanics, so that's how things are shaping up on my end tonight
Not even remotely adequate, of course, but I tried to get some thoughts down about Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner’s Death Was a Tragedy. His Life Was the Opposite.
As impossible as it is to process the abrupt end to his life, Reiner always possessed a joy, curiosity, and affection that was imbued in his movies
www.theringer.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Not even remotely adequate, of course, but I tried to get some thoughts down about Rob Reiner
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I do not trust balloons. They pop when you're not expecting and of course, there's the Hindenburg
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I do not trust balloons. They pop when you're not expecting and of course, there's the Hindenburg
Oh this man is ready to embark on a vengeance trail that makes Oldboy look like It's a Wonderful Life
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Oh this man is ready to embark on a vengeance trail that makes Oldboy look like It's a Wonderful Life