Stephen Thompson
@idislikestephen.bsky.social
NPR Music writer, yakker; Pop Culture Happy Hour and New Music Friday host; long-ago A.V. Club editor and Onion copy editor; snack-eater; dad.
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Mine once hit 849 (out of 850!) and I texted a screenshot to Katie like it was the world’s hottest nude
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Mine once hit 849 (out of 850!) and I texted a screenshot to Katie like it was the world’s hottest nude
big "why won't AOC debate me" energy
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
big "why won't AOC debate me" energy
I just wish all the nominees had thought ahead and lip-synced each other's books
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I just wish all the nominees had thought ahead and lip-synced each other's books
And yet there's a whole contestant who, prior to last night, had gotten like 9 seconds of screen time! Expanding to 90 minutes had really helped fix some of their problems with telegraphing winners and turning fifth-place finishers into NPCs, but this season... not so much.
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
And yet there's a whole contestant who, prior to last night, had gotten like 9 seconds of screen time! Expanding to 90 minutes had really helped fix some of their problems with telegraphing winners and turning fifth-place finishers into NPCs, but this season... not so much.
Last week, I literally shouted "WHO IS THAT?!" during her 3 seconds of screen time.
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Last week, I literally shouted "WHO IS THAT?!" during her 3 seconds of screen time.
The best was when you’d share an elevator with her, her voice would crop up on the speaker, and she’d say, “Oh, shyadddddupppp.” She was the best.
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The best was when you’d share an elevator with her, her voice would crop up on the speaker, and she’d say, “Oh, shyadddddupppp.” She was the best.
Honestly, I'm still chuckling about Rolling Stone giving The Life Of A Showgirl five stars. Like, it's got a song about Travis Kelce's hog; that's an automatic one-star deduction right there! The moment the phrase "magic wand" leaves her lips, she topples off the pommel horse.
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Honestly, I'm still chuckling about Rolling Stone giving The Life Of A Showgirl five stars. Like, it's got a song about Travis Kelce's hog; that's an automatic one-star deduction right there! The moment the phrase "magic wand" leaves her lips, she topples off the pommel horse.
Oh my gosh, hi! That was almost certainly me -- we'll be there tomorrow night, too, if you're still in town!
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Oh my gosh, hi! That was almost certainly me -- we'll be there tomorrow night, too, if you're still in town!
It feels a lot like the dialogue around Sinners, where there was a ton of pearl-clutching about the risk involved and then it made eleven gazillion dollars and everyone loved it and we're not even to awards season yet.
September 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It feels a lot like the dialogue around Sinners, where there was a ton of pearl-clutching about the risk involved and then it made eleven gazillion dollars and everyone loved it and we're not even to awards season yet.