He's younger, I'm sure, but ... I'd rather have Benteke back if we're just going to sign a poacher-style striker.

Anytime anyone asks me for my "top five" anything...

There's also a real tragedy of the commons aspect here, too. Imagine an ad break with four of these quick-cut AI commercials, in succession. My brain would reject all of it.

This is awful, man. Signing up for the newsletter right now.

This is some bullshit. :( Your work was wonderful, and I'm definitely getting in line for the Substack.

Still have my copy! And loved talking with you about it for amNY back in the day.

One of my favorite Ebert lines is still explaining how he knew McKellar's "Last Night" was a Canadian film: hours before the end of the world, Sandra Oh takes two bottles of wine from a looted store shelf, examines both, and puts the one she doesn't want neatly back in place (paraphrased).

Haven't seen House of Dynamite, but I love the TV news-as-story device, and enjoyed (despite several bits of hokiness + a Newt Gingrich jumpscare) Countdown.

Like...do they need playlists? I can make unrequited love playlists, if that's what it takes.

...or, for Broken Social Scene fans...

Okay, I have to look into one of those. Because in December I'll be yelling about how cold it is in my apartment as if I haven't known about this since 2003, and maybe one of these days I'll do something about it.

Why does this happen? And why am I surprised by it every single winter?

"Backstop the financing..." so, taxpayer dollars to bail AI out when the bubble bursts?

1. You lie and actively make the world a worse place with every word you utter, and the six-figure substack will be gravy on your staff position at a legacy outlet

2. You try to do good journalism and spend your life wondering what it's like to have health insurance

hmm, maybe needs a 3rd choice