bex schwartz
@starbex.bsky.social
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My favorite thing about late stage capitalism is how bags of microwave popcorn have to tell you not to use the popcorn button on your microwave
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 AM
My favorite thing about late stage capitalism is how bags of microwave popcorn have to tell you not to use the popcorn button on your microwave
All of the clips for Best Podcast at the Golden Globes were video podcasts which make me think this particular artform ought not to be called Podcasts and instead could have its own name: respectfully submitting “Vlogs” as a nostalgia play
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
All of the clips for Best Podcast at the Golden Globes were video podcasts which make me think this particular artform ought not to be called Podcasts and instead could have its own name: respectfully submitting “Vlogs” as a nostalgia play
The mayor for everyone, particularly those of us with GI issues
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Saturday announced an initiative to install more public bathrooms across the city.
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The mayor for everyone, particularly those of us with GI issues
The Rally for Trans Youth in Union Square was so inspiring and encouraging (and sodden and cold!) We all swooned over @newyorkstateag.bsky.social and @berniew.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Rally for Trans Youth in Union Square was so inspiring and encouraging (and sodden and cold!) We all swooned over @newyorkstateag.bsky.social and @berniew.bsky.social
Are you, or do you know someone who composes the hold music that health insurance companies use, and if so can you confirm that it is specifically designed to enrage the listener?
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Are you, or do you know someone who composes the hold music that health insurance companies use, and if so can you confirm that it is specifically designed to enrage the listener?
But what if greenland maduro’s trump?
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
But what if greenland maduro’s trump?
I’m watching the Critics Choice Awards on USA even though all the branding and in-show vo refer to this as “The Critics Choice Awards on E!” because I break all the rules
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I’m watching the Critics Choice Awards on USA even though all the branding and in-show vo refer to this as “The Critics Choice Awards on E!” because I break all the rules
If we don’t count taking the subway home last night then my first purchase of 2026 was surprise Robyn tickets and I feel like this is an extremely auspicious omen
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If we don’t count taking the subway home last night then my first purchase of 2026 was surprise Robyn tickets and I feel like this is an extremely auspicious omen
Lucy Dacus singing “Bread and Roses” leading right into Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-changin” gives me so much hope for this city
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Lucy Dacus singing “Bread and Roses” leading right into Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-changin” gives me so much hope for this city
Favorite things I watched in 2025 from 2025:
* The Pitt
* Pluribus
* Severance s2
* Andor s2
* The “one year later” episode of Game Changer
* Brennan Lee Mulligan’s reign as DM of critical role campaign 4
* When Snork plays with his floppy floppy fish
* The Pitt
* Pluribus
* Severance s2
* Andor s2
* The “one year later” episode of Game Changer
* Brennan Lee Mulligan’s reign as DM of critical role campaign 4
* When Snork plays with his floppy floppy fish
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Favorite things I watched in 2025 from 2025:
* The Pitt
* Pluribus
* Severance s2
* Andor s2
* The “one year later” episode of Game Changer
* Brennan Lee Mulligan’s reign as DM of critical role campaign 4
* When Snork plays with his floppy floppy fish
* The Pitt
* Pluribus
* Severance s2
* Andor s2
* The “one year later” episode of Game Changer
* Brennan Lee Mulligan’s reign as DM of critical role campaign 4
* When Snork plays with his floppy floppy fish
What’s your Pluribus/Sprouts demand? I’d ask that the defunct smoke shop around the corner be filled with all the vegetarian stuff from Trader Joe’s
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What’s your Pluribus/Sprouts demand? I’d ask that the defunct smoke shop around the corner be filled with all the vegetarian stuff from Trader Joe’s
Reposted by bex schwartz
Merry Krampmus
Krampus Live!
YouTube video by Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Merry Krampmus
Glorious
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Glorious
If you have a left-handed loved one in your life, please give them some gift-wrapping grace because SCISSORS ARE HARD, thank you.
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you have a left-handed loved one in your life, please give them some gift-wrapping grace because SCISSORS ARE HARD, thank you.
I absolutely thought I'd be waking up to a headline about President Grabsnatch
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I absolutely thought I'd be waking up to a headline about President Grabsnatch
“Do you believe in black santa claus” was my SNL 2025 highlight
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“Do you believe in black santa claus” was my SNL 2025 highlight
I gave my cat a new floppy fish for solstice and I wish that all of you can share in a smidgen of his joy
December 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I gave my cat a new floppy fish for solstice and I wish that all of you can share in a smidgen of his joy
A million mazels to Murray Hill for his glorious onstage wedding at Lincoln Center tonight. All of my Muppets Take Manhattan dreams were fully realized
December 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A million mazels to Murray Hill for his glorious onstage wedding at Lincoln Center tonight. All of my Muppets Take Manhattan dreams were fully realized
I forget how this works: what sort of quest do we need to complete to get off the darkest timeline?
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I forget how this works: what sort of quest do we need to complete to get off the darkest timeline?
I’m watching Spinal Tap 2 just in case (?)
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I’m watching Spinal Tap 2 just in case (?)
Happy Hanukkah! It’s so hard to be both Jewish and also anti-Zionist while also dealing with *everything,* so, uh, latkes and applesauce for everyone and please don’t get shot
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Happy Hanukkah! It’s so hard to be both Jewish and also anti-Zionist while also dealing with *everything,* so, uh, latkes and applesauce for everyone and please don’t get shot
Reposted by bex schwartz
I just can’t believe Doctor Who would do something like that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I just can’t believe Doctor Who would do something like that.
It’s not even December and yet I have been OVERCOME BY THE HOLIDAY SADS.
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s not even December and yet I have been OVERCOME BY THE HOLIDAY SADS.
To everyone who subscribes to Dropout (and/or is using my log in), I highly endorse @electrolemon.bsky.social’s new special, A+++++
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
To everyone who subscribes to Dropout (and/or is using my log in), I highly endorse @electrolemon.bsky.social’s new special, A+++++