Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
@jgoldstrass.bsky.social
Appreciator of murder mystery reveals, singer at the stretch.
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That Super Bowl halftime show was beyond incredible, and fun. Here’s the story of how it came together, complete with beautiful photos from @d-jacks.bsky.social.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
Inside Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
That Super Bowl halftime show was beyond incredible, and fun. Here’s the story of how it came together, complete with beautiful photos from @d-jacks.bsky.social.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
I agree the writer was out of their depth and the overall thesis of the piece misses.
Your excerpt follows this paragraph. There should have been no "but in general," this should have been expanded upon to lead to the climactic videoboard message/America collective/triumphant spike.
Your excerpt follows this paragraph. There should have been no "but in general," this should have been expanded upon to lead to the climactic videoboard message/America collective/triumphant spike.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I agree the writer was out of their depth and the overall thesis of the piece misses.
Your excerpt follows this paragraph. There should have been no "but in general," this should have been expanded upon to lead to the climactic videoboard message/America collective/triumphant spike.
Your excerpt follows this paragraph. There should have been no "but in general," this should have been expanded upon to lead to the climactic videoboard message/America collective/triumphant spike.
Also, as a sincere humorless exchange, not much for you to police. Next time.
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Also, as a sincere humorless exchange, not much for you to police. Next time.
Or rather, wouldn't
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Or rather, wouldn't
That's well said, you shouldn't.
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
That's well said, you shouldn't.
Fully agreed
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Fully agreed
If you read the piece, it mentions and analyzes all of this.
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
If you read the piece, it mentions and analyzes all of this.
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Part seven of my pictorial retrospective of baseball; this installment is devoted to the 1840s. Pretty good, I think. ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-pictorial-...
A Pictorial Retrospective of Baseball: Part 7, the 1840s
A new series that goes back, back, back
ourgame.mlblogs.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Part seven of my pictorial retrospective of baseball; this installment is devoted to the 1840s. Pretty good, I think. ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-pictorial-...
Not great next to a six-year-old. We turned it off.
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Not great next to a six-year-old. We turned it off.
I really didn't need them to keep repeating how her mindset is win at all cost.
Yes, I get it, this is the cost. Why does this have to be the cost?
Yes, I get it, this is the cost. Why does this have to be the cost?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I really didn't need them to keep repeating how her mindset is win at all cost.
Yes, I get it, this is the cost. Why does this have to be the cost?
Yes, I get it, this is the cost. Why does this have to be the cost?
As a broadcaster: that was painful viewing earlier today. The entire broadcast focused on her, ignoring everyone else (what's up, Breezy!), she began her run as they were extolling the triumph of it all. And then the crash happened. Silence. Shots of the frozen horrified crowd. It was awful.
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
As a broadcaster: that was painful viewing earlier today. The entire broadcast focused on her, ignoring everyone else (what's up, Breezy!), she began her run as they were extolling the triumph of it all. And then the crash happened. Silence. Shots of the frozen horrified crowd. It was awful.
Yes, but
Would it be so bad if Jason Myers and Michael Dickson shared it?
Would it be so bad if Jason Myers and Michael Dickson shared it?
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Yes, but
Would it be so bad if Jason Myers and Michael Dickson shared it?
Would it be so bad if Jason Myers and Michael Dickson shared it?
This is where I'd like the Bears to tag in. Caleb Williams down 19-0 in the fourth quarter in the Super Bowl? Magic.
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is where I'd like the Bears to tag in. Caleb Williams down 19-0 in the fourth quarter in the Super Bowl? Magic.
There is a whole generation of people who've been waiting to see the Patriots crash out, and this game is hitting right.
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There is a whole generation of people who've been waiting to see the Patriots crash out, and this game is hitting right.
Going to need a healthy Daniels, Mahomes, and Lamar to elevate the league next season.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Going to need a healthy Daniels, Mahomes, and Lamar to elevate the league next season.
He holds the ball forever, and it just looks perilous.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
He holds the ball forever, and it just looks perilous.
You know how the 2025 World Series was one of the greatest World Series ever, and capped an awesome postseason overall?
This Super Bowl pretty well sums up the NFL season.
This Super Bowl pretty well sums up the NFL season.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
You know how the 2025 World Series was one of the greatest World Series ever, and capped an awesome postseason overall?
This Super Bowl pretty well sums up the NFL season.
This Super Bowl pretty well sums up the NFL season.
Ah there it is.
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Ah there it is.
Wait till the inevitable fumble
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Wait till the inevitable fumble
Both offenses so far look like First Three Quarters Caleb Williams.
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Both offenses so far look like First Three Quarters Caleb Williams.
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Children today will never know the thrill of the Bud Bowl. I swear there were years I cared about the outcome more than that of the actual Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Children today will never know the thrill of the Bud Bowl. I swear there were years I cared about the outcome more than that of the actual Super Bowl.
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
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