Philip Nolen
@philipnolen.bsky.social
Idler. Sometimes, an actor.
Here for the snacks!
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Here for the snacks!
Thinking about Stoppard.
In college I played Guildenstern in R&G ARE DEAD, one of the longest roles I ever memorized in my life. The director, Philip Anglim (THE ELEPHANT MAN on Broadway) encouraged me, but it was Stoppard’s text that sang. My first brush with existentialism, which is now my creed.
In college I played Guildenstern in R&G ARE DEAD, one of the longest roles I ever memorized in my life. The director, Philip Anglim (THE ELEPHANT MAN on Broadway) encouraged me, but it was Stoppard’s text that sang. My first brush with existentialism, which is now my creed.
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thinking about Stoppard.
In college I played Guildenstern in R&G ARE DEAD, one of the longest roles I ever memorized in my life. The director, Philip Anglim (THE ELEPHANT MAN on Broadway) encouraged me, but it was Stoppard’s text that sang. My first brush with existentialism, which is now my creed.
In college I played Guildenstern in R&G ARE DEAD, one of the longest roles I ever memorized in my life. The director, Philip Anglim (THE ELEPHANT MAN on Broadway) encouraged me, but it was Stoppard’s text that sang. My first brush with existentialism, which is now my creed.
Judging by the smell on my patio tonight, I am surrounded by potheads.
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Judging by the smell on my patio tonight, I am surrounded by potheads.
If the foreign Disney parks can get a movie-accurate-proportioned robot Olaf, capable of independent movement and speech, then they must at once begin work on a flying robot Figment for Epcot.
Now honey, THAT would sell tickets.
Now honey, THAT would sell tickets.
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If the foreign Disney parks can get a movie-accurate-proportioned robot Olaf, capable of independent movement and speech, then they must at once begin work on a flying robot Figment for Epcot.
Now honey, THAT would sell tickets.
Now honey, THAT would sell tickets.
I’m not a gambler, but I am forced to bet whether the work potluck will be worth not packing my own lunch today. Spin the wheel, and hope it doesn’t land on dry turkey and potato chips.
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m not a gambler, but I am forced to bet whether the work potluck will be worth not packing my own lunch today. Spin the wheel, and hope it doesn’t land on dry turkey and potato chips.
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Almighty Nothing,
Thank you for this bounty of whatever our economic overlords have seen fit to place upon our table or center console or whatever today. We are grateful that each mouthful has brought shareholder value to someone, and look forward to shitting it into the void.
Eat arbys, amen.
Thank you for this bounty of whatever our economic overlords have seen fit to place upon our table or center console or whatever today. We are grateful that each mouthful has brought shareholder value to someone, and look forward to shitting it into the void.
Eat arbys, amen.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Almighty Nothing,
Thank you for this bounty of whatever our economic overlords have seen fit to place upon our table or center console or whatever today. We are grateful that each mouthful has brought shareholder value to someone, and look forward to shitting it into the void.
Eat arbys, amen.
Thank you for this bounty of whatever our economic overlords have seen fit to place upon our table or center console or whatever today. We are grateful that each mouthful has brought shareholder value to someone, and look forward to shitting it into the void.
Eat arbys, amen.
Rice? Meh.
Pasta? Next.
Bread and potatoes forever!
Pasta? Next.
Bread and potatoes forever!
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Rice? Meh.
Pasta? Next.
Bread and potatoes forever!
Pasta? Next.
Bread and potatoes forever!
I noticed that, since the lawsuit filed against Disney after a Raglan Road server incorrectly described a dish, resulting in the death of a customer, the menu now carries a boldface warning: WE ARE NOT A GLUTEN-FREE FACILITY.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I noticed that, since the lawsuit filed against Disney after a Raglan Road server incorrectly described a dish, resulting in the death of a customer, the menu now carries a boldface warning: WE ARE NOT A GLUTEN-FREE FACILITY.
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Away with the dotard, to the jail with him!
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Away with the dotard, to the jail with him!
When, O when, did corporations eliminate the word “problem?”
There is no real advantage to calling a problem a “challenge.”
Problems can be challenging, but they’re still problems.
Corporate “positivity” doublespeak only blurs the precision of language, making words less meaningful.
There is no real advantage to calling a problem a “challenge.”
Problems can be challenging, but they’re still problems.
Corporate “positivity” doublespeak only blurs the precision of language, making words less meaningful.
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When, O when, did corporations eliminate the word “problem?”
There is no real advantage to calling a problem a “challenge.”
Problems can be challenging, but they’re still problems.
Corporate “positivity” doublespeak only blurs the precision of language, making words less meaningful.
There is no real advantage to calling a problem a “challenge.”
Problems can be challenging, but they’re still problems.
Corporate “positivity” doublespeak only blurs the precision of language, making words less meaningful.
One of the engines of my unhappiness is: I cannot enjoy a job, if I do not respect the actors doing it. Theme parks are filled with mediocre actors, and this poisons the job for me, even when the show delights audiences.
If you demand perfection, you will never be content.
I am never content.
If you demand perfection, you will never be content.
I am never content.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
One of the engines of my unhappiness is: I cannot enjoy a job, if I do not respect the actors doing it. Theme parks are filled with mediocre actors, and this poisons the job for me, even when the show delights audiences.
If you demand perfection, you will never be content.
I am never content.
If you demand perfection, you will never be content.
I am never content.
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If you don't like seeing the world's worst people never brought to justice while amassing unbelievable wealth, I urge you to stop reading the news.
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you don't like seeing the world's worst people never brought to justice while amassing unbelievable wealth, I urge you to stop reading the news.
Ken Burns’s excellent documentary on the American Revolution has seduced me into decorating way too early for the holidays. I am now officially part of the problem.
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Ken Burns’s excellent documentary on the American Revolution has seduced me into decorating way too early for the holidays. I am now officially part of the problem.
A man I knew
Once went to Ireland,
Where the beer is so dark
That it’s black.
And while he was there
Met a girl with red hair,
And I don’t think
That he’s coming back.
Once went to Ireland,
Where the beer is so dark
That it’s black.
And while he was there
Met a girl with red hair,
And I don’t think
That he’s coming back.
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A man I knew
Once went to Ireland,
Where the beer is so dark
That it’s black.
And while he was there
Met a girl with red hair,
And I don’t think
That he’s coming back.
Once went to Ireland,
Where the beer is so dark
That it’s black.
And while he was there
Met a girl with red hair,
And I don’t think
That he’s coming back.
The McRib is the least user-friendly sandwich for eating while driving.
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The McRib is the least user-friendly sandwich for eating while driving.
When we are born, we cry that we come
To this great stage of fools
Shakespeare, KING LEAR
To this great stage of fools
Shakespeare, KING LEAR
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
When we are born, we cry that we come
To this great stage of fools
Shakespeare, KING LEAR
To this great stage of fools
Shakespeare, KING LEAR
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Drawn 133 years ago, and the con hasn't changed one bit.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drawn 133 years ago, and the con hasn't changed one bit.
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Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Since Sir Terry Pratchett isn’t writing anymore (unless Death gives him a pass back, just for laughs), I highly recommend Joe Abercrombie’s THE DEVILS, which combines humor and eccentric world-building in a way Sir Terry fans will enjoy. My best read since JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL.
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Since Sir Terry Pratchett isn’t writing anymore (unless Death gives him a pass back, just for laughs), I highly recommend Joe Abercrombie’s THE DEVILS, which combines humor and eccentric world-building in a way Sir Terry fans will enjoy. My best read since JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL.
For fucks sake, look at the moon!
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
For fucks sake, look at the moon!
I cannot get over the CRUSHING SYMBOLISM of Dick Cheney’s death on the day of the Blue Wave we are seeing at the polls.
Death to the Fascists!
Death to the Fascists!
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I cannot get over the CRUSHING SYMBOLISM of Dick Cheney’s death on the day of the Blue Wave we are seeing at the polls.
Death to the Fascists!
Death to the Fascists!