Philip Van Munching
@philipvm.bsky.social
Husband, dad, grandad, NYT bestselling author, voracious reader of crime/mystery, voracious eater of Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts. Slightly above average dancer. FTHC.
Here because that other place is…fetid.
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Here because that other place is…fetid.
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(I’ll hasten to add I don’t like the ending…but I got what Bigelow was doing.)
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
(I’ll hasten to add I don’t like the ending…but I got what Bigelow was doing.)
SPOILER ALERT: Does Cohen not get that the ending is deliberately vague…as in, maybe there WASN’T an explosion. The point is that the president faces the impossible choice of launching strikes not knowing for sure a.) if there’s actually an armed nuclear warhead and b.) if so, who launched it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
SPOILER ALERT: Does Cohen not get that the ending is deliberately vague…as in, maybe there WASN’T an explosion. The point is that the president faces the impossible choice of launching strikes not knowing for sure a.) if there’s actually an armed nuclear warhead and b.) if so, who launched it.
It breaks my heart to read this, Walter; please know that your your writing has been a bright spot in a shitty time, for me, and I appreciate you so damned much.
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It breaks my heart to read this, Walter; please know that your your writing has been a bright spot in a shitty time, for me, and I appreciate you so damned much.
Don’t dream it…be-ee it. (Also? Haven’t missed WaPo for a damned minute.)
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Don’t dream it…be-ee it. (Also? Haven’t missed WaPo for a damned minute.)
What Devin said; my point was that I really expected more leadership from our junior senator. He talks a good game (including the right curse words!), but until he admits our leadership is awful and pushes to change it, it’s JUST talk.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What Devin said; my point was that I really expected more leadership from our junior senator. He talks a good game (including the right curse words!), but until he admits our leadership is awful and pushes to change it, it’s JUST talk.
Succinctly said. I watched this video, heard “you’re angry, I’m angry,” and thought, “You know what the difference between us is? If YOU call for Schumer to be ousted, it can make a difference.” So fucking do it, Senator.
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Succinctly said. I watched this video, heard “you’re angry, I’m angry,” and thought, “You know what the difference between us is? If YOU call for Schumer to be ousted, it can make a difference.” So fucking do it, Senator.
In fairness, the whole thing had to be approved and overseen by Nvidia.
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In fairness, the whole thing had to be approved and overseen by Nvidia.
Also, he supports Dom’s inaccurate and over-inclusive use of the word “family.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Also, he supports Dom’s inaccurate and over-inclusive use of the word “family.”
…also happened to be the title of an early Robert B. Parker Spenser novel. (Which, thanks to this thread, I’m now pronouncing correctly!)
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
…also happened to be the title of an early Robert B. Parker Spenser novel. (Which, thanks to this thread, I’m now pronouncing correctly!)
Here’s hoping Hakeem’s fecklessness earns him a big, fat, primary challenge.
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here’s hoping Hakeem’s fecklessness earns him a big, fat, primary challenge.
Gareth, I’m right there with you. I never got to meet Scott and thank him for making my own moments of darkness more bearable, and for giving me so much damn joy.
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Gareth, I’m right there with you. I never got to meet Scott and thank him for making my own moments of darkness more bearable, and for giving me so much damn joy.
“The Loneliness and the Scream” got me through the longest, darkest nights, and I treasure every fucking time I got to see him sing it.
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
“The Loneliness and the Scream” got me through the longest, darkest nights, and I treasure every fucking time I got to see him sing it.
“That Thing You Do,” by the late, beyond great, Adam Schlesinger. Prompted me to go out and buy the first Fountains of Wayne record and then eagerly await every one that followed. That guy was insanely talented.
September 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“That Thing You Do,” by the late, beyond great, Adam Schlesinger. Prompted me to go out and buy the first Fountains of Wayne record and then eagerly await every one that followed. That guy was insanely talented.
Working my way through Dennis Lehane’s (amazing) Kenzie and Gennaro series.
August 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Working my way through Dennis Lehane’s (amazing) Kenzie and Gennaro series.
Thanks for this. (And for “Red,” which has gotten me through the last few months.)
August 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thanks for this. (And for “Red,” which has gotten me through the last few months.)
Deserved a longer theatrical run; amazing performances all around, and oh, man, that car chase.
August 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Deserved a longer theatrical run; amazing performances all around, and oh, man, that car chase.
Sorry, you wrote “leadership” in a sentence that started with “Congressional Dems,” and it confused me.
August 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Sorry, you wrote “leadership” in a sentence that started with “Congressional Dems,” and it confused me.
I’ve got my running shoes on…
August 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’ve got my running shoes on…
Right there with you on Milius, and would add Stephen Hunter to the list. (Though damn, has he made it harder, a few times.)
August 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Right there with you on Milius, and would add Stephen Hunter to the list. (Though damn, has he made it harder, a few times.)
There’s a great old aphorism that says, “The last act of a desperate artist is to expose his genitals.” I think we’re going to have to amend it to “…is to go full MAGA.” Dude couldn’t get arrested, and now he’s in the news, again.
August 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There’s a great old aphorism that says, “The last act of a desperate artist is to expose his genitals.” I think we’re going to have to amend it to “…is to go full MAGA.” Dude couldn’t get arrested, and now he’s in the news, again.