Sam Corbin
@samcorbin.bsky.social
🏁 crossword column for @nytimes.com
✍️ humor for NYer
📖 writing a book about the WOTY-verse
✍️ humor for NYer
📖 writing a book about the WOTY-verse
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
get everyone vying for the tiffany’s browser bracelet. the browselet
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
get everyone vying for the tiffany’s browser bracelet. the browselet
idk should I turn this into a charm bracelet
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
idk should I turn this into a charm bracelet
I can’t stop hearing this to the tune of “my sharona”
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I can’t stop hearing this to the tune of “my sharona”
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
for some reason I don’t have drafts and I’m choosing to believe it’s because all of my thoughts are simply too good not to be posted
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
for some reason I don’t have drafts and I’m choosing to believe it’s because all of my thoughts are simply too good not to be posted
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Happily, I'm quoted in the NYT today about words cyclically coming back into use, like earworms from forgotten songs. English has a rich trove of vocab to pull from, and any song, book, or movie can bring those words back in rotation. Thanks @samcorbin.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Why Kids Are Starting to Sound Like Their Grandparents
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Happily, I'm quoted in the NYT today about words cyclically coming back into use, like earworms from forgotten songs. English has a rich trove of vocab to pull from, and any song, book, or movie can bring those words back in rotation. Thanks @samcorbin.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
they’re dangling porcupine in front of me in that image for a “keeper’s choice” option….wonder if I can request
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
they’re dangling porcupine in front of me in that image for a “keeper’s choice” option….wonder if I can request
looking into this!! did you pet him
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
looking into this!! did you pet him
how is this real. oh my god the little wheezes
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
how is this real. oh my god the little wheezes
apropos of nothing, one of my goals for 2026 is to meet a porcupine. lmk if you can help arrange this
February 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
apropos of nothing, one of my goals for 2026 is to meet a porcupine. lmk if you can help arrange this
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
my hot take is that you should not have to read the preface in order to enjoy the book, and if you do, then it’s not a preface
February 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
my hot take is that you should not have to read the preface in order to enjoy the book, and if you do, then it’s not a preface
don't worry I am problematizing this theory in chapter one
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
don't worry I am problematizing this theory in chapter one
[emily dickinson voice] "word" is the thing with letters
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
[emily dickinson voice] "word" is the thing with letters
foolish of him not to upgrade to busker premium I guess
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
foolish of him not to upgrade to busker premium I guess
enshittification exemplified is the times square subway busker having to let ads play between the songs he accompanies on violin
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
enshittification exemplified is the times square subway busker having to let ads play between the songs he accompanies on violin
you can bet I will be reading this list in righteous indignation today!!
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
you can bet I will be reading this list in righteous indignation today!!
my allegiances are clear: despite living in the US for 15+ years, I tried OU first
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
my allegiances are clear: despite living in the US for 15+ years, I tried OU first
it’s an upsetting day for the canadians who play Spelling Bee
January 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM
it’s an upsetting day for the canadians who play Spelling Bee
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i hate how cool sciatica sounds
July 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
i hate how cool sciatica sounds
this name is… not doing what they think it’s doing
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 PM
this name is… not doing what they think it’s doing
I do not endorse doomerism or supply hoarding ahead of a storm, but I do think it’s funny that this might be what’s getting a wide swath of the country to finally do their chores
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I do not endorse doomerism or supply hoarding ahead of a storm, but I do think it’s funny that this might be what’s getting a wide swath of the country to finally do their chores
my storm prep: charge my devices, food prep, do dishes and laundry, purchase extra warm socks and thermals
my cat’s storm prep:
my cat’s storm prep:
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
my storm prep: charge my devices, food prep, do dishes and laundry, purchase extra warm socks and thermals
my cat’s storm prep:
my cat’s storm prep: