Smoketypething
@smoketypething.bsky.social
Not very good at being a person
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books
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September 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM
books
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Only a thousand people bought Nuzzi's book but *all* of them went on to form their own punk bands
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Only a thousand people bought Nuzzi's book but *all* of them went on to form their own punk bands
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“New Lizza post is up!” I shout from my room. The only reply is my own echo; this house has been empty for thirty-five years.
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“New Lizza post is up!” I shout from my room. The only reply is my own echo; this house has been empty for thirty-five years.
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
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not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
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Canadian author/artist Douglas Coupland's encounter with Lucy Liu is my Roman Empire
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Canadian author/artist Douglas Coupland's encounter with Lucy Liu is my Roman Empire
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War…
War never changes
War never changes
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
War…
War never changes
War never changes
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I think about this one pretty much every afternoon
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think about this one pretty much every afternoon
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Dragon Age Day Comes And Goes In Complete Silence Just One Year After Veilguard https://kotaku.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-day-bioware-layoffs-december-4-2000650888
Dragon Age Day Came And Went Without A Word From BioWare
This comes after a ton of internal strife before, during, and after Dragon Age: The Veilguard
kotaku.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Dragon Age Day Comes And Goes In Complete Silence Just One Year After Veilguard https://kotaku.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-day-bioware-layoffs-december-4-2000650888
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
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Klingon teenager: the prom theme should be a Warriors Prom!
Vulcan teenager: no. It should be “logic under the sea”
Ferengi 40 year old: wassssup
Vulcan teenager: no. It should be “logic under the sea”
Ferengi 40 year old: wassssup
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Klingon teenager: the prom theme should be a Warriors Prom!
Vulcan teenager: no. It should be “logic under the sea”
Ferengi 40 year old: wassssup
Vulcan teenager: no. It should be “logic under the sea”
Ferengi 40 year old: wassssup
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I got to talk with @jowrotethis.bsky.social about The West Wing…for work? open.spotify.com/episode/4BTV...
‘The West Wing’ Hall of Fame: “Two Cathedrals”
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I got to talk with @jowrotethis.bsky.social about The West Wing…for work? open.spotify.com/episode/4BTV...
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Also happy to report that I think we’re finally cracking the code on Name That Take (with CR!): open.spotify.com/episode/7fgy...
The Celtics’ Spoiler Potential, CP3’s L.A. Exit, Giannis Suitors, and More, With Chris Ryan
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Also happy to report that I think we’re finally cracking the code on Name That Take (with CR!): open.spotify.com/episode/7fgy...
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It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
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Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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SPOTIFY: Wow! 😲 You listened to "TALES FROM THE CRYPT THEME - DANNY ELFMAN" 9,278 times! 🤔 That's 23,195 minutes! 🧐 Or 16 days! 🤗 You're a rockstar!!! 😊😊😊
ME: Thats true
ME: Thats true
November 29, 2023 at 5:50 PM
SPOTIFY: Wow! 😲 You listened to "TALES FROM THE CRYPT THEME - DANNY ELFMAN" 9,278 times! 🤔 That's 23,195 minutes! 🧐 Or 16 days! 🤗 You're a rockstar!!! 😊😊😊
ME: Thats true
ME: Thats true
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HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"