I'm a longtime subscriber to This Particular Website (and am a big fan of its mission and many of its writers) but a lot of the arts coverage there reads like this and it's grating as hell

I think the world in which I'm thinking of him as a central (or at least representative) figure is pretty well described here: maxread.substack.com/p/hawk-tuah-...

have been pondering for a while whether dude is today's definitive conservative pop star and the evidence is mounting

IL: McClish (gray)

thinking that "house party" and "why don't we just dance" get partway there on the "we've got everything we need for a good time already" front but are maybe more ... indoorsy? is this getting close at all?

also I listen to the radio lol

mix of p4k, stereogum, aquarium drunkard, fader and nyt popcast is usually enough for me to have a steady flow of new stuff. stereogum's album of the week column always has a helpful list of new releases. I also keep a running playlist of new songs I like, which helps keep tabs on what's coming out

btw the answer to how tennessee drew new fans in the years after football stopped being dominant is that showing 10-year-olds a Bruce Pearl-coached team starring Chris Lofton is an extremely fast shortcut to creating a new generation of sickos

(also I'm Back On My Blogging for the first time in a long time, read about my favorite songs of 2023 here ivebeenthinking.substack.com/p/ill-meet-y...)

this is only very tangentially related but the people need to know where you stand on Meatball Bucket www.tampabay.com/life-culture...

Annie Proulx has never told a joke

you know what's good are the big zip-top bags that tortillas come in

scroll past this fast and it looks like he's wearin moon shoes

(for 4 people, including a vegetarian)
mac and cheese
biscuit stuffing
veg gravy
mashed potatoes
green beans
chocolate-peanut butter chess pie
maybe something else if the spirit moves me

this isn't for kids though, it's for like 31-year-old property managers in barstool sports tanks

idk maybe the enchiladas? or just a couple of tacos al pastor if you're feeling full after the chips

I like how much of this person's personal history you can guess just from the bio (grew up in nashville suburbs, sports-disinterested family, started watching sports in ~2004, went to michigan, moved back to nashville in the last 3-5 years, works in tech or private equity or something)

parents, are your kids texting about BLUE OYSTER CULT?

lol = lots of livin for givin the devil his due
lmao = louder, man, "astronomy"'s on
nft = not fearing thereaper
bde = buck dharma energy
ftw = "flaming telepaths," woah
jfc = joan fucking crawford
omg = one more "godzilla"