Tony H
@tonyhightower.bsky.social
New Yorker in Paris. I run, I dad, I won reasonably big on Jeopardy & Millionaire (and Cash Cab) in a previous life. Serious @joannascutts.bsky.social stan. He/him.
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Tony H
@tonyhightower.bsky.social
· Nov 6
So... if anyone is looking into the idea of moving to Europe, for whatever reason, I know people who were hugely helpful for us, and I'm happy to share any & all info I have.
My DMs are open.
My DMs are open.
I don't think he's even diagnosable anymore, not in any meaningful way. Dementia, Alzheimer's, worms, ebola, St. Elmo's Fire, it doesn't matter anymore.
His brain is just a pile of mush. He's devolving into his component atoms before our eyes.
His brain is just a pile of mush. He's devolving into his component atoms before our eyes.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I don't think he's even diagnosable anymore, not in any meaningful way. Dementia, Alzheimer's, worms, ebola, St. Elmo's Fire, it doesn't matter anymore.
His brain is just a pile of mush. He's devolving into his component atoms before our eyes.
His brain is just a pile of mush. He's devolving into his component atoms before our eyes.
Yup. Instantly. Even when joking.
Not even once.
Not even once.
I want to see zero AI content. No text. No images. Definitely no video. I mute/unfollow/unsubscribe from anyone who shares that stuff. Seriously.
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Yup. Instantly. Even when joking.
Not even once.
Not even once.
Any reason he couldn't host SNL one week? Way less funny people than him (not to mention, uh, political types) have done it.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Any reason he couldn't host SNL one week? Way less funny people than him (not to mention, uh, political types) have done it.
Two Finns partying in a sauna:
Heated Revelry
Heated Revelry
Two competing pitmasters battle it out:
Meated Rivalry
Meated Rivalry
Two competing tailors form an unlikely alliance:
Pleated Rivalry
Pleated Rivalry
February 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Two Finns partying in a sauna:
Heated Revelry
Heated Revelry
This is Haiti's Winter Olympic look.
Holy shit, this is gorgeous. I would wear this until it fell off my body
Holy shit, this is gorgeous. I would wear this until it fell off my body
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is Haiti's Winter Olympic look.
Holy shit, this is gorgeous. I would wear this until it fell off my body
Holy shit, this is gorgeous. I would wear this until it fell off my body
Inshallah and deo volente
Like most Americans who watch Fox News, I am terrified about this weekend’s Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny, and I’m outraged the NFL would expose my family and me to the dangers of the Spanish language. It's Kid Rock for me.
My VERY SERIOUS column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
My VERY SERIOUS column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
WARNING: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show will turn you woke | Opinion
Like most Americans who watch Fox News, I am terrified about this weekend's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.
www.usatoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Inshallah and deo volente
Shit. Shit shit shit.
If RFK Jr is in there (I don't know, but is it wrong to just assume he is?), that would make me a 1.
If RFK Jr is in there (I don't know, but is it wrong to just assume he is?), that would make me a 1.
Your "Epstein Number" is the number of hops between you and someone sending a chummy email to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Shit. Shit shit shit.
If RFK Jr is in there (I don't know, but is it wrong to just assume he is?), that would make me a 1.
If RFK Jr is in there (I don't know, but is it wrong to just assume he is?), that would make me a 1.
This is how Steve Jobs got eaten.
Wearing a series of black turtlenecks; each successive day the collar creeps up a little higher on my neck, over my chin, over my nose, just below my eyes, until the last day when it goes over my head entirely.
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is how Steve Jobs got eaten.
If we have to have religious fundamentalists, lord let them be like Colbert, and Fred Rogers, and Miss Rachel. Golden Rule types. "As you do for the least of us, so you do for all of us" people.
That is a school of thought whose newsletter I might subscribe to.
That is a school of thought whose newsletter I might subscribe to.
Everybody talks about Jon Stewart but it is Stephen Colbert who seems both more likely and would be better at running for president www.tiktok.com/t/ZThfQcdtV/
Romans 13, Mike Johnson 0. #StephenColbert
TikTok video by colbertlateshow
www.tiktok.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
If we have to have religious fundamentalists, lord let them be like Colbert, and Fred Rogers, and Miss Rachel. Golden Rule types. "As you do for the least of us, so you do for all of us" people.
That is a school of thought whose newsletter I might subscribe to.
That is a school of thought whose newsletter I might subscribe to.
One hundred percent this.
See also: The Cold War.
See also: The Cold War.
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
One hundred percent this.
See also: The Cold War.
See also: The Cold War.
Bands are just not hot like this anymore
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Bands are just not hot like this anymore
ooh
An engaging archive of well-designed postage stamps that emphasize "iconography, form, typography and branding". [kottke.org]
Stamps: Graphic Art in Miniature
On his Filatelia Grafica Instagram account, graphic designer Diego Bucciero shares some of his favorite postage stamps, with an emphasis on “iconography, form, typography and branding”. (via it’s nice t
kottke.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
ooh
S. P.: The Shitposterrestrial
Dead Shitposts Society
They Shoot Shitposters Don’t They
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
S. P.: The Shitposterrestrial
Triumph of the Shitpost
Mamma Mia: Here I Shitpost Again
Shitposts 2: Electric Shitaloo
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Triumph of the Shitpost
Reposted by Tony H
[David Attenborough voice]
Like any plant or animal, the bully must be regularly fed. Without your anger, they wither and die. Even worse, your laughter is toxic to them. Be careful not to laugh at a bully, lest you injure them so deeply that neither they nor their belief system can survive it.
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
[David Attenborough voice]
Me every morning reading American news:
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Me every morning reading American news:
It's giving serious Steve Earle vibes (complimentary).
Yes, it sounds a bit rushed, and it ain't "Ohio," but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.
Yes, it sounds a bit rushed, and it ain't "Ohio," but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
It's giving serious Steve Earle vibes (complimentary).
Yes, it sounds a bit rushed, and it ain't "Ohio," but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.
Yes, it sounds a bit rushed, and it ain't "Ohio," but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.
Today I should be cramming for a French exam I'm taking tonight, so this morning I watched a documentary about... other people taking a French exam.
And it was actually really helpful.
And it was actually really helpful.
0128: Exam Day
tonyh.leaflet.pub
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Today I should be cramming for a French exam I'm taking tonight, so this morning I watched a documentary about... other people taking a French exam.
And it was actually really helpful.
And it was actually really helpful.
Reposted by Tony H
This is a great question. There's a bunch mentioned already (and the thread is packed) but I'll add this one.
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This is a great question. There's a bunch mentioned already (and the thread is packed) but I'll add this one.
Hey. You wanna feel old? the COVID lockdowns began just over 9000 years ago.
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Hey. You wanna feel old? the COVID lockdowns began just over 9000 years ago.
"It's not a turd, it's an organic sculpture that takes you on an olfactory journey."
I'm just enjoying this quote: "It's not a documentary; it's a film that takes you on a cinematic journey."
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"It's not a turd, it's an organic sculpture that takes you on an olfactory journey."
I'm not well today, so I'm touching grass & seeing art. But fighting ignorance never stops.
0126: Wild
Be Kind, Stay Curious, and be as present as you can for this. The world needs that.
tonyh.leaflet.pub
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I'm not well today, so I'm touching grass & seeing art. But fighting ignorance never stops.
Reposted by Tony H
Poldark On Mopeds still kills me
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Poldark On Mopeds still kills me
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Big Pig
Bikini Kill
Fleetwood Mac
L7
Garbage
Big Pig
Bikini Kill
Fleetwood Mac
L7
Garbage
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Nanci Griffith
Cyndi Lauper
Marianne Faithful
Patti Smith
Lucinda Williams
Nanci Griffith
Cyndi Lauper
Marianne Faithful
Patti Smith
Lucinda Williams
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Alison Krauss
Emmylou Harris
Aimee Mann
Belly
Loretta Lynn
Alison Krauss
Emmylou Harris
Aimee Mann
Belly
Loretta Lynn
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Big Pig
Bikini Kill
Fleetwood Mac
L7
Garbage
Big Pig
Bikini Kill
Fleetwood Mac
L7
Garbage