Katherine Duke
@katducduk.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Comedy geek. Trivia nerd. Podcast junkie. Creator of the book Kissability: People with Disabilities Talk About Sex, Love, and Relationships (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24738917-kissability#CommunityReviews). (she/her)
Another interesting year of watching, listening, reading…
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Another interesting year of watching, listening, reading…
The magical incantation worked: I signed up for Apple TV and watched all of Pluribus this week.
My feelings about the series keep shifting, but it has reminded me of one particular thing I love about Gilligan's shows, which is that the characters demonstrate practical, hands-on intelligence. (1/)
My feelings about the series keep shifting, but it has reminded me of one particular thing I love about Gilligan's shows, which is that the characters demonstrate practical, hands-on intelligence. (1/)
I feel that "Vince Gilligan Remixes the Twilight Zone" is a magical incantation deployed specifically to disarm my longtime refusal to subscribe to yet another streaming service.
Because 9 PM ET is a remarkably bad time for publishing a review if you're hoping to get any traffic for it, I am resharing my #PLURIBUS review now, in the hopes you might be interested in my thoughts on this extraordinary show. consequence.net/2025/11/plur...
December 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The magical incantation worked: I signed up for Apple TV and watched all of Pluribus this week.
My feelings about the series keep shifting, but it has reminded me of one particular thing I love about Gilligan's shows, which is that the characters demonstrate practical, hands-on intelligence. (1/)
My feelings about the series keep shifting, but it has reminded me of one particular thing I love about Gilligan's shows, which is that the characters demonstrate practical, hands-on intelligence. (1/)
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"its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do" is one of my all time favorite tweets, but as a public service I share this tumblr collection of the entire 26-tweet reply chain it was part of (courtesy of haywire4) www.tumblr.com/haywire4/173...
![mikefossey: Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]
DinkMagic: Ever seen this before [I throw my hat like a frisbee 10 feet away and jump over near it]
mikefossey: [I run down a flight of stairs, stop at the second to last step, I pause, and then I jump the last two steps. I do not land it]
DinkMagic: [i throw a grape up in the air and open my mouth but i get scared that i breathed in some fluff and start choking violently]
mikefossey: [I'm doing a mime act where I pretend to pull on a rope but I somehow accidentally grab a real rope and I pull myself off stage]
DinkMagic: [im cooking an omelette and i flip the pan and snatch the omelette out of the air with my hand burning myself] tadaa](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jir6yritppwxbc3wy6mdbngv/bafkreicpeii4u2iirkgscaerpb5tltbs4ohykg2obbvchzo56pjzo4juie@jpeg)
![mikefossey: [I kick some dust at a guy after losing an argument but the dust flies up into my mouth and I cough so hard I barf]
DinkMagic: [my friend says im going to the store toss me your keys but i see a strange bird and instead throw my wallet in the ditch]
mikefossey: [guy passes me on the highway and flips me off, I throw a full cup of coffee at my own windshield and it spills all over the car]
DinkMagic: [i toss an apple into my elbow-pit to bounce it back out but i miss and try to bite it out of the air but bite my tongue]
mikefossey: [I try to throw a beer can into the recycle but it hits the trash can instead and it's still mostly full so it knocks it over]
DinkMagic: [2 girls are arguing i say here let me solve this and i flip a gold coin i bought on ebay so hard it breaks a fluorescent tube](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jir6yritppwxbc3wy6mdbngv/bafkreid5fec634tvopl2nybom2l7yrys7hrqbgrpq5gneukqiwt3zm44qu@jpeg)
![mikefossey: [I ask the guy at the store to recommend me a beer and he talks to me for 23 minutes before he realizes i think beer is wine]
DinkMagic: [i ask to be excused from dinner to do homework & then phone my mom because i broke my wrist playing street fighter at 7-11]
mikefossey: [I bite a gold coin to see if it's real, but it's chocolate. I try to play it cool and eat the whole thing without unwrapping it]
DinkMagic: [a teams softball rolls near me] i got this my friends a cuban pitcher [i throw the ball into the back of my own head & faint]
mikefossey: Here, let me park for you, Im really good at parallel parking [i walk over to the driver side and slam my dick in the car door]
DinkMagic: [i testify under oath that i thought a mortgage was a special kind of measuring tape]
mikefossey: [I'm cracking my knuckles and limbering up to fight but then a guy who's on his way to another fight accidentally knocks me over]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jir6yritppwxbc3wy6mdbngv/bafkreihgywpjsvklyn2mdkfnvn2e4rknldwwa6brmtfkfkrpimkjj76tp4@jpeg)
![DinkMagic: [i ask the butcher for two pounds of boneless chicken Brent]
mikefossey: [at a dinner party I lean on the grand piano while telling a story, but the lid is open and I fall into it, hitting every string]
DinkMagic: [i get anxious at a fancy bar and order a martini and then say "could you imagine if this was soup" to no one really loud]
mikefossey: I try to open a beer with a lighter but I shatter the bottle and cut my hand, and also light my shirt on fire with the lighter]
DinkMagic: [i ride up on my new dirtbike revving it, and set the kickstand down on my own foot and start crying]
mikefossey: [I get water up my nose while I'm doing the dishes and knock my glasses into the garbage disposal when I go to rub my nose]
DinkMagic: [i get angry that I got confused & told an Italian that pizza came from Russia I drive to little Caesars & throw a stone at it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jir6yritppwxbc3wy6mdbngv/bafkreifw77g6afsgy7rhshwknw4kcdgujwj4al6ymbwiawohrn6wc5hpme@jpeg)
December 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
"its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do" is one of my all time favorite tweets, but as a public service I share this tumblr collection of the entire 26-tweet reply chain it was part of (courtesy of haywire4) www.tumblr.com/haywire4/173...
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Ask not for whom the Tart Pops; it pops for thee
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Ask not for whom the Tart Pops; it pops for thee
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In Twinless (my favorite film of 2025), a snarky, jealous gay guy gives his friend's normie girlfriend an Olive Garden gift card for Christmas.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In Twinless (my favorite film of 2025), a snarky, jealous gay guy gives his friend's normie girlfriend an Olive Garden gift card for Christmas.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
In Twinless (my favorite film of 2025), a snarky, jealous gay guy gives his friend's normie girlfriend an Olive Garden gift card for Christmas.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In Twinless (my favorite film of 2025), a snarky, jealous gay guy gives his friend's normie girlfriend an Olive Garden gift card for Christmas.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
She says, sincerely, "Oh, I love the Olive Garden!"
He says, deadpan, "Yeah, I figured you would."
It's maybe the bitchiest move I've ever seen on film.
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I generally despise Xmas music, but I will make an exception for HARDBASS XMAS THROAT SINGING
Courtesy of @funranium.bsky.social, who knows what is best in life.
Courtesy of @funranium.bsky.social, who knows what is best in life.
Ummet Ozcan - Mongolian Jingle Bells (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ummet Ozcan
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December 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I generally despise Xmas music, but I will make an exception for HARDBASS XMAS THROAT SINGING
Courtesy of @funranium.bsky.social, who knows what is best in life.
Courtesy of @funranium.bsky.social, who knows what is best in life.
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🎵 "Have a holly jolly Christmas"?
Don't you tell me how to live.
I'll decide
My own Yuletide
And the kind of vibes I give. 🎵
Don't you tell me how to live.
I'll decide
My own Yuletide
And the kind of vibes I give. 🎵
December 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🎵 "Have a holly jolly Christmas"?
Don't you tell me how to live.
I'll decide
My own Yuletide
And the kind of vibes I give. 🎵
Don't you tell me how to live.
I'll decide
My own Yuletide
And the kind of vibes I give. 🎵
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Schroeder from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is just gonna keep his head down and practice his piano until he gets accepted to Juilliard, where he'll meet a beguiling young ballet student whose comfort in his own lithe, feline body is a contrast to the neurotics and depressives of Schroeder's hometown
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Schroeder from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is just gonna keep his head down and practice his piano until he gets accepted to Juilliard, where he'll meet a beguiling young ballet student whose comfort in his own lithe, feline body is a contrast to the neurotics and depressives of Schroeder's hometown
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accidentally dumped a whole bag of jellybeans onto my floor by turning it upside down to see if i had opened it yet
I don’t give a shit about your accomplishments this year. What’s the dumbest shit you did the past 12 months? The truly stupidest decision you made in 2025?
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
accidentally dumped a whole bag of jellybeans onto my floor by turning it upside down to see if i had opened it yet
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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The only Christmas gift I've asked for this year is knives.
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
a man in a red apron is sharpening a knife with a sharpener
Alt: A man in a red apron sharpening a knife with a sharpener.
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The only Christmas gift I've asked for this year is knives.
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
(to the tune of “here comes Santa Claus”) yorgos lanthimos
(to the tune of "feliz navidad") denis villeneuve
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
(to the tune of “here comes Santa Claus”) yorgos lanthimos
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"if I'm not allowed to bite the baby then you need to stop talking about how tender and mild he is"
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"if I'm not allowed to bite the baby then you need to stop talking about how tender and mild he is"
The only Christmas gift I've asked for this year is knives.
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
a man in a red apron is sharpening a knife with a sharpener
Alt: A man in a red apron sharpening a knife with a sharpener.
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The only Christmas gift I've asked for this year is knives.
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
This is literally true-- I really do need new kitchen knives --but I also like the general vibe of it.
Going into 2026 like
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please imagine its christmas so this meme pops off PLEASE
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
please imagine its christmas so this meme pops off PLEASE
I think there should be a distinction between "Headline of the Year" (in which the headline itself is cleverly phrased) and "Weird News Story of the Year" (in which the headline is plainly describing events that are bizarrely funny).
Most items in this thread are actually examples of the latter.
Most items in this thread are actually examples of the latter.
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I think there should be a distinction between "Headline of the Year" (in which the headline itself is cleverly phrased) and "Weird News Story of the Year" (in which the headline is plainly describing events that are bizarrely funny).
Most items in this thread are actually examples of the latter.
Most items in this thread are actually examples of the latter.
For Christmas, I'm emailing my teenage nephews digital gift cards to Dick's Sporting Goods, and I'm restraining myself from using the "Add a message" section to make a crude joke about it (e.g., "Merry Dicksmas!"). Please clap.
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For Christmas, I'm emailing my teenage nephews digital gift cards to Dick's Sporting Goods, and I'm restraining myself from using the "Add a message" section to make a crude joke about it (e.g., "Merry Dicksmas!"). Please clap.
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And speaking of cats...
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And speaking of cats...
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Exactly right. People want to make this about language and forbidden words, but it's really about prosocial and antisocial behavior. To encourage the return of the R slur, as far too many on the left have embraced, is to promote antisocial behavior that makes society worse for everyone.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Exactly right. People want to make this about language and forbidden words, but it's really about prosocial and antisocial behavior. To encourage the return of the R slur, as far too many on the left have embraced, is to promote antisocial behavior that makes society worse for everyone.
Midday seems to be Dove Happy Hour at my mother’s bird feeder. DOVES EAT FREE!
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Midday seems to be Dove Happy Hour at my mother’s bird feeder. DOVES EAT FREE!
Time to bring back the song that, last year, immediately became my new favorite Christmas classic
All Santa songs are like:
He’s got a peppermint ass
And big huge pants
Big beard as long as a tree
So put a slice of plump cake
Upon a plate
And leave it for the guy to see
He’s got a peppermint ass
And big huge pants
Big beard as long as a tree
So put a slice of plump cake
Upon a plate
And leave it for the guy to see
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Time to bring back the song that, last year, immediately became my new favorite Christmas classic
Currently ruining Christmas at my parents’ house :0(
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Currently ruining Christmas at my parents’ house :0(
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As a wheelchair user myself, I can tell you that Wake Up Dead Man (2025) doesn’t get everything right with the wheelchair-using character, but I did appreciate the moment when she stands up, another character declares it a miracle, and she explains: “I can walk; it just hurts!”
YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
As a wheelchair user myself, I can tell you that Wake Up Dead Man (2025) doesn’t get everything right with the wheelchair-using character, but I did appreciate the moment when she stands up, another character declares it a miracle, and she explains: “I can walk; it just hurts!”