Joe Adalian
@tvmojoe.bsky.social
West coast editor for New York Mag's Vulture. (Middle-aged) child of television. Allen Ludden superfan. YouTube archaeologist.
Why wait for the facts, when you can just have Elon’s AI lie to you instead?
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Why wait for the facts, when you can just have Elon’s AI lie to you instead?
The Hague needs to open a special unit to investigate crimes against a generation. The amount of criminal Gen X appropriation in these ads is off the charts.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The Hague needs to open a special unit to investigate crimes against a generation. The amount of criminal Gen X appropriation in these ads is off the charts.
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Your periodic reminder
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Your periodic reminder
No, they didn’t sing the best lines or the MAGA edit…but I’m sorry—just getting the NFL to allow that song at all is a victory and subversive.
How amazing would it be if Green Day just suddenly broke into “American Idiot” #SuperBowlLX
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
No, they didn’t sing the best lines or the MAGA edit…but I’m sorry—just getting the NFL to allow that song at all is a victory and subversive.
No Conan in the montage of Tonight Show hosts during that NBC100 ad is a choice (as is the lack of Letterman, though in fairness, they can’t include every big show, and Late Night isn’t Tonight)
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
No Conan in the montage of Tonight Show hosts during that NBC100 ad is a choice (as is the lack of Letterman, though in fairness, they can’t include every big show, and Late Night isn’t Tonight)
Today is the day Billie Joe became president
How amazing would it be if Green Day just suddenly broke into “American Idiot” #SuperBowlLX
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Today is the day Billie Joe became president
How amazing would it be if Green Day just suddenly broke into “American Idiot” #SuperBowlLX
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
How amazing would it be if Green Day just suddenly broke into “American Idiot” #SuperBowlLX
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happy Super Bowl Sunday! for all you commercials sickos, I make the case that this game's ad blitz will be to A.I. what 2022's was to crypto and 2000's was to the dot-com boom—with all attendant implications for our broader economy and the celebrity-promotion complex: slate.com/technology/2...
The Biggest Star of the Super Bowl Isn’t an Athlete—or Bad Bunny
We’ve seen this game before, and it doesn’t end well for anyone.
slate.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
happy Super Bowl Sunday! for all you commercials sickos, I make the case that this game's ad blitz will be to A.I. what 2022's was to crypto and 2000's was to the dot-com boom—with all attendant implications for our broader economy and the celebrity-promotion complex: slate.com/technology/2...
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[October 17th, 1980] The Onion
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM
[October 17th, 1980] The Onion
Seeing folks drag this post, asking how the WP could frame Bad Bunny’s performance as being about immigrants when he is American. But the post and story are about how his anti-ICE, pro-immigrant stance has angered (and divided) MAGA! It’s a good story; here’s a gift link to read it. wapo.st/4akbLdM
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Seeing folks drag this post, asking how the WP could frame Bad Bunny’s performance as being about immigrants when he is American. But the post and story are about how his anti-ICE, pro-immigrant stance has angered (and divided) MAGA! It’s a good story; here’s a gift link to read it. wapo.st/4akbLdM
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that canceled TV show you'll never stop thinking about.
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
that canceled TV show you'll never stop thinking about.
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Classic TV streaming update: in completely unexpected news the single season Redd Foxx variety show and Phil Lewis sitcom Teech have been added to Tubi.
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Classic TV streaming update: in completely unexpected news the single season Redd Foxx variety show and Phil Lewis sitcom Teech have been added to Tubi.
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by GMA Saturday: 1min, 14 sec
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by the UK’s Sky News breakfast show today: 3 min, 38 sec
(Clips of both in thread)
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by the UK’s Sky News breakfast show today: 3 min, 38 sec
(Clips of both in thread)
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by GMA Saturday: 1min, 14 sec
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by the UK’s Sky News breakfast show today: 3 min, 38 sec
(Clips of both in thread)
Amount of time devoted to Trump’s racist video by the UK’s Sky News breakfast show today: 3 min, 38 sec
(Clips of both in thread)
The Traitors/Veronica Mars crossover you won’t see coming. youtu.be/NyXI-RpxXRU?...
Veronica Mars (2004) Promo - UPN
YouTube video by Analog Memories
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The Traitors/Veronica Mars crossover you won’t see coming. youtu.be/NyXI-RpxXRU?...
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I waited to watch the new Muppet Show until I had emotionally bottomed out from the long week and it brought me back to life... just like it used to when I was a kid watching Muppets Tonight on TGIF (I had a rough childhood!)
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I waited to watch the new Muppet Show until I had emotionally bottomed out from the long week and it brought me back to life... just like it used to when I was a kid watching Muppets Tonight on TGIF (I had a rough childhood!)
Meanwhile, CBS News, while yes, actually calling the video "racist," is nonetheless tonight giving much bigger play to this "scoop" that makes Trump look vaguely apologetic vs centering the outrage. Guessing Bari got this exclusive herself and gave it to a staffer www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Meanwhile, CBS News, while yes, actually calling the video "racist," is nonetheless tonight giving much bigger play to this "scoop" that makes Trump look vaguely apologetic vs centering the outrage. Guessing Bari got this exclusive herself and gave it to a staffer www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
Amazing the power Occupied Twitter still has on DC press. The top Democrat in the House posted an Insta video saying "F- Donald Trump," and it's still not making headlines or even many stories (Axios and Deadlines the ones I've found.) Instead, sites which quote Jeffries are using his OT statement
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Amazing the power Occupied Twitter still has on DC press. The top Democrat in the House posted an Insta video saying "F- Donald Trump," and it's still not making headlines or even many stories (Axios and Deadlines the ones I've found.) Instead, sites which quote Jeffries are using his OT statement
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Here is the video of Hakeem Jeffries saying "fuck Donald Trump" for posting that racist video of the Obamas. (originally from his official Instagram account) www.instagram.com/reel/DUbeoy5...
February 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Here is the video of Hakeem Jeffries saying "fuck Donald Trump" for posting that racist video of the Obamas. (originally from his official Instagram account) www.instagram.com/reel/DUbeoy5...
Strong linear opening for Disney's THE MUPPET SHOW. It was Wednesday's No. 1 show among A18-49 (0.52)/A25-54 (0.69) across broadcast and cable, tripling the final installment of THE GOLDEN BACHELOR in the slot last fall.
It averaged 3.1M same-day viewers, improving on ABBOTT (2.8M) lead-in
It averaged 3.1M same-day viewers, improving on ABBOTT (2.8M) lead-in
February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Strong linear opening for Disney's THE MUPPET SHOW. It was Wednesday's No. 1 show among A18-49 (0.52)/A25-54 (0.69) across broadcast and cable, tripling the final installment of THE GOLDEN BACHELOR in the slot last fall.
It averaged 3.1M same-day viewers, improving on ABBOTT (2.8M) lead-in
It averaged 3.1M same-day viewers, improving on ABBOTT (2.8M) lead-in
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between this and taylor swift’s music video today is a HUGE day for the stars of “the paper”
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
between this and taylor swift’s music video today is a HUGE day for the stars of “the paper”
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I understand why it's gotten buried in the news about international and sports, but one of the largest papers in the US saying it's effectively no longer interested in arts coverage (unless it has something to do with Trump) seems like kind of a big deal.
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I understand why it's gotten buried in the news about international and sports, but one of the largest papers in the US saying it's effectively no longer interested in arts coverage (unless it has something to do with Trump) seems like kind of a big deal.
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the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
It's a longshot, but this could turn into a D pickup if the stars align.... thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...
Mark Amodei will retire at the end of his term - The Nevada Independent
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It's a longshot, but this could turn into a D pickup if the stars align.... thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...