ok that one got me

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"He is simply saying there is no proof"

that vaccines don't cause autism
that tacos don't cause sepsis
that ballet slippers don't cause cancer
that otters don't cause menstrual periods
that microscopic thimbles don't cause headaches

"You can't disprove my conspiracy theory" is now gov't science.

An idiot 22-year-old telling you to shut down your life's work feels like a real opportunity for "fuck you, make me."

Good catch by you. A question either generally for NBA players or more specifically for Bagley —

Is 26 old? Is he still learning? Is he a finished product? He's been in the league for years now, but is it never too late? Or when is it too late?

this is a legit must-read (and v. readable) report for the niche audience that cares about media and journalism

Charlie is going to be really into communicating his whole lifelong with the undead avatar of a "grandma" figure he never met in real life.

These guys truly have no sense of why and how human beings connect with other human beings.

lol she Chotinered you

the Rangers who protected the Shire for decades to enable the hobbits' blissful ignorance ... embodied all manner of noble virtues that are wholly absent in the "hard men" of our current worldwide mercenary and hooligan classes.

it's remarkable how much he achieves as a journalist in interviews by a) following a line of thought to its logical ends; and b) not cleaning up (that much) what the person said

oh boy, any time you're starting most answers with "Wait a minute, wait a minute" you're down bad

Saturday is the best day for normies to attend protests, but it also means you've got to fight for next-day print coverage with Sunday takeout pieces and investigations that legacy media is invested in promoting

Need to get @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social on the Wesley Morris NYT podcast to discuss this pressing Male Stardom question!

I was going to say Oscar Isaac had a slow rise before Llewyn Davis in 2013 — and his persona scans similarly — but he's Julliard class of 2005 and everything is *smaller* now. We have zero (?) male stars beyond Pitt and Leo, and we rarely anymore "discover" actors with real-life experience.

"William Goldman ... theorized that Redford and his contemporary Clint Eastwood 'were so terrific [because] they didn’t make it early.'"

Yes! Is Clooney the most recent example of this? Surely there's someone younger that I'm forgetting.

Will the Wes Anderson Collection series be getting a Phoenician Scheme book by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social?

"low-cost starter kits" for being a horrible online person are, sadly, widely available and popular

yes. instead, they receive a smartphone and vague notions of being a popular influencer

thank you for such a great show

my favorite thing about it was the well-honed specificity of the relationships among the core four. two romantic couples, two gender-based pairs, two tech vs. sales pairs. everyone's interaction with each of the other three was alive.