Alex McLevy
@alexm247.bsky.social
critic at large. Ex-editor @ The A.V. Club. Send me your poor, your unsigned bands, your horror films, your screener links, your taffy-based candies. Chicago.
Grokipedia’s lengthy entry on “White Supremacism” has a funny way of ending most of its paragraphs by saying some variant of, “but actually, it’s not so bad, and/or the anti-racists are worse”
![On modern atrocities: “Contemporary incidents underscore persistent threats, as seen in the August 12, 2017, Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists gathered to protest the removal of a Confederate statue; clashes with counter-protesters escalated when James Alex Fields Jr., affiliated with neo-Nazi groups, accelerated his vehicle into a crowd, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 28 others in an act federal prosecutors tied to supremacist motives.[53] Over 30 were injured in total from rally-related violence, prompting declarations of emergency and highlighting how online radicalization amplifies such ideologies into real-world harm.[91] These events illustrate causal links between supremacist rhetoric and targeted aggression, though mainstream media coverage often amplifies them while underreporting comparable violence from opposing groups.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fnc2fmcufb4efvlf3rrehtwa/bafkreicisveoakp5wzvb7a4yfme5jq4rciigoc33qnbtwrlvtfys5csz2e@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Grokipedia’s lengthy entry on “White Supremacism” has a funny way of ending most of its paragraphs by saying some variant of, “but actually, it’s not so bad, and/or the anti-racists are worse”
“Or worse - the president could declare a state of emergency - place every mutant in the country under arrest.”
September 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Or worse - the president could declare a state of emergency - place every mutant in the country under arrest.”
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me with these disclaimers they’re putting on the top of certain HHS web pages (containing info they had to restore because they lost a lawsuit). This page is about youth risk behaviors.
September 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me with these disclaimers they’re putting on the top of certain HHS web pages (containing info they had to restore because they lost a lawsuit). This page is about youth risk behaviors.
You’re in an up-and-coming band. You’re worked hard, built a following, got signed to a major. Your last album did well, to the point there’s a lot of eyes on you - this could be the one that turns you into a household name.
You turn to your two bandmates: “This album will be called PORK SODA.”
You turn to your two bandmates: “This album will be called PORK SODA.”
July 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
You’re in an up-and-coming band. You’re worked hard, built a following, got signed to a major. Your last album did well, to the point there’s a lot of eyes on you - this could be the one that turns you into a household name.
You turn to your two bandmates: “This album will be called PORK SODA.”
You turn to your two bandmates: “This album will be called PORK SODA.”
Looks like the rest of America is equally excited to join me for a Father’s Day screening of BALLERINA!
June 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Looks like the rest of America is equally excited to join me for a Father’s Day screening of BALLERINA!
I don’t think this email is quite conveying what you want it to, Netflix
June 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I don’t think this email is quite conveying what you want it to, Netflix
Hey @netflix.com just FYI the second you try this with my service I will cancel my account so fast the vibrations will ripple backwards in time
May 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hey @netflix.com just FYI the second you try this with my service I will cancel my account so fast the vibrations will ripple backwards in time
Well! This was damned delightful.
April 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Well! This was damned delightful.
Damn, not only did #MythicQuest come roaring back this season with some of the most inspired episodes they’ve ever done, they stuck the landing with the strongest finale since s1. What a comedy.
April 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Damn, not only did #MythicQuest come roaring back this season with some of the most inspired episodes they’ve ever done, they stuck the landing with the strongest finale since s1. What a comedy.
Just got my ticket, would strongly advise not sleeping on this one
April 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Just got my ticket, would strongly advise not sleeping on this one
Hell yeah, it arrived. Let’s smoke some weed and do this.
March 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hell yeah, it arrived. Let’s smoke some weed and do this.
Classic Women’s History Month stuff
March 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Classic Women’s History Month stuff
What an absolute treat to finally see LOST HIGHWAY in a theater with a bunch of other excitable weirdos. This movie taught me that sexy could also somehow be deeply unsexy and creepy at the same time. I’m sure that didn’t mess me up
March 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
What an absolute treat to finally see LOST HIGHWAY in a theater with a bunch of other excitable weirdos. This movie taught me that sexy could also somehow be deeply unsexy and creepy at the same time. I’m sure that didn’t mess me up
I’ll let you guys know if it sucks or not
March 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’ll let you guys know if it sucks or not
You guys we fucked up by sleeping on this one
Best fictional band since Josie & The Pussycats
Best fictional band since Josie & The Pussycats
March 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
You guys we fucked up by sleeping on this one
Best fictional band since Josie & The Pussycats
Best fictional band since Josie & The Pussycats
Ah, the ol’ “sex trafficking is bad vs. sex trafficking is totally cool” debate
February 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ah, the ol’ “sex trafficking is bad vs. sex trafficking is totally cool” debate
Alright who is going with me to this, Chicago
February 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Alright who is going with me to this, Chicago
@disneyplushelp.bsky.social Hey Disney+, quick question: Are you kidding with this update to your terms of service, or do you genuinely not get the cognitive dissonance of saying "we will now make you watch ads in the 'ad-free' tier you're paying for"? Because hoo boy if it's the latter.
February 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
@disneyplushelp.bsky.social Hey Disney+, quick question: Are you kidding with this update to your terms of service, or do you genuinely not get the cognitive dissonance of saying "we will now make you watch ads in the 'ad-free' tier you're paying for"? Because hoo boy if it's the latter.
This is just a man with Asperger’s throwing his heart to the crowd.
January 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is just a man with Asperger’s throwing his heart to the crowd.