Jeff π³οΈβπ
@tinmanic.bsky.social
NYC gay guy, legal editor, history buff, crossword nerd, Disney geek, ex-lawyer. There's almost always a book I'm reading. Married to https://bsky.app/profile/hitormiss.org.
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Jeff π³οΈβπ
@tinmanic.bsky.social
Β· Nov 12
I left Twitter two years ago and have been using Bluesky as my main social media account since summer 2023
I also saw Hamilton at the Public
I also saw Hamilton at the Public
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I can say without any fear of contradiction that I know as much or more than anyone in modern American journalism about the absolute, no excuses necessity of operating in the black. In many cases much more since if youβre a big player there are lots of creative ways to operate β¦.
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.
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Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
Nope, I honestly missed it
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Nope, I honestly missed it
This is insane. These people are so paranoid and petty. And an online search shows that the lead prosecutor is maybe just 29-30 years old.
A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account.
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This is insane. These people are so paranoid and petty. And an online search shows that the lead prosecutor is maybe just 29-30 years old.
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The mind-blowing concept behind the revival of "The Muppet Show" is: "We're reviving 'The Muppet Show.'" Turns out to be a pretty good idea. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/a...
Review: This is Your Grandparentsβ βMuppet Show,β Fortunately
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The mind-blowing concept behind the revival of "The Muppet Show" is: "We're reviving 'The Muppet Show.'" Turns out to be a pretty good idea. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/a...
For some reason having to wait for the subway for 6 minutes feels much less daunting than having to wait for 7 minutes.
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
For some reason having to wait for the subway for 6 minutes feels much less daunting than having to wait for 7 minutes.
Honestly the biggest news out of this Texas special election is that Wambsganss is a real name. I'm reconsidering my priors.
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I am so confused.
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I am so confused.
Sheβs very good at that type of role too
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Sheβs very good at that type of role too
This sketch from the other night is great. Ashley Padilla is an undersung powerhouse on the show. She's become one of my favorites.
"The way they talk about guns ... is different ... for different people ..."
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This sketch from the other night is great. Ashley Padilla is an undersung powerhouse on the show. She's become one of my favorites.
Also "standing room only" is not a thing at the movies
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Also "standing room only" is not a thing at the movies
What the subway map would look like after completion:
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
What the subway map would look like after completion:
An NYU planning group has proposed a multidecade extension of the subway. Doubt this will ever happen but it looks quite cool.
(Note: north is to the right on the map!)
transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
(via www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...)
(Note: north is to the right on the map!)
transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
(via www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...)
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
An NYU planning group has proposed a multidecade extension of the subway. Doubt this will ever happen but it looks quite cool.
(Note: north is to the right on the map!)
transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
(via www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...)
(Note: north is to the right on the map!)
transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
(via www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...)
Itβs weird to think that now Iβm older than David Foster Wallace ever got to be. This new essay in the New Yorker about Infinite Jest is great.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Itβs weird to think that now Iβm older than David Foster Wallace ever got to be. This new essay in the New Yorker about Infinite Jest is great.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Itβs odd when the NYT Spelling Bee pangram is what causes me to find the pangram.
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Itβs odd when the NYT Spelling Bee pangram is what causes me to find the pangram.
Itβs what the Baileys would want
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Itβs what the Baileys would want
I wrote about DFW (and my Infinite Jest reading experience) a couple of days after he died:
www.tinmanic.com/archives/200...
(And now I miss that feeling his writing used to bring me...)
www.tinmanic.com/archives/200...
(And now I miss that feeling his writing used to bring me...)
On David Foster Wallace | The Tin Man
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February 2, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I wrote about DFW (and my Infinite Jest reading experience) a couple of days after he died:
www.tinmanic.com/archives/200...
(And now I miss that feeling his writing used to bring me...)
www.tinmanic.com/archives/200...
(And now I miss that feeling his writing used to bring me...)
Reading IJ in the summer of 1997 was a very special experience. I was living at my parents' house for the summer after my 1L year. I read IJ in my bedroom, or in the den, or outside, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary always by my side.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
βInfinite Jestβ Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
David Foster Wallaceβs novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Reading IJ in the summer of 1997 was a very special experience. I was living at my parents' house for the summer after my 1L year. I read IJ in my bedroom, or in the den, or outside, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary always by my side.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Also, October 2018 feels forever ago. Remember when Donald Trump was president
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Also, October 2018 feels forever ago. Remember when Donald Trump was president
In each pair of clues, one of the clues is supposed to contain both cluesβ definitions. But in this pair, one clue contains both cluesβ *wordplay* instead, and one of the definitions is in a clue by itself.
February 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
In each pair of clues, one of the clues is supposed to contain both cluesβ definitions. But in this pair, one clue contains both cluesβ *wordplay* instead, and one of the definitions is in a clue by itself.
Just did a variety cryptic from the October 2018 issue of Games Magazine and found a blatant error. I guess itβs too late to complain.
February 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Just did a variety cryptic from the October 2018 issue of Games Magazine and found a blatant error. I guess itβs too late to complain.
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this actually happened to my buddy Rob
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 AM
this actually happened to my buddy Rob
I wasn't expecting to see Michael J. Fox on the season premiere of Shrinking. And apparently he appears in more episodes!
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Michael J. Fox and Harrison Ford on βShrinking,β Parkinsonβs, and Donald Trump
Following his first TV role in five years, Fox hopes to meet with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about funding research for the incurable brain disease. But as he exclusively tells VF, the current administrati...
www.vanityfair.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I wasn't expecting to see Michael J. Fox on the season premiere of Shrinking. And apparently he appears in more episodes!
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...