Huge anti Trump protests in Los Angeles today. ❤

One tiny, private act of resistance: reading long, old books. Feels subversive to a) pay sustained attention to b) something that can't be monetized.

We’ve been watching Wolf Hall, a fascinating study of how the fragile male ego of a fickle, greedy despot creates a culture of deep cruelty and mistrust, where everyone lives in fear of saying the wrong thing. Thank goodness we’ve moved on from those times.

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.

Luigi is my favorite Mario bros character. Some people might balk at that and wring their hands, but Luigi is a hero. More people should be like Luigi. The Mario Bros character.

My New Year’s Resolution.
What’s yours?