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Marc Hirsh
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Boston Globe, sometimes EW, others. I basically do homework for a living. He/him/his. Available in dad since 2015. My love language is replies, not likes.
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Also, very hats off to this review of ROUND AND ROUND.
A letterboxd review of ROUND AND ROUND, with the first sentence highlighted, that reads: "Review by bethany ★★★ one star off because rachel never died in any of the loops and another star off because rachel never killed anyone. that being said the remaining stars are for vic michaelis who deserves the hallmark version of an oscar for their performance in this."
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I don't think either one of us said anything about any fucking updates when I decided to restart you, computer.
Computer screen that reads "Working on updates, 0% complete, Don't turn off your computer."
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The timeline has a little fun with it.
Two consecutive skeets. The top one is by Kiera Butler (@kieraevebutler.bsky.social). It reads "Meanwhile, on X" and includes a screenshot of a tweet from Dr. Ricardo Duchesne (@dr_duchesne) that reads "i am starting to notice that cows are interacting more with whites as interacting more with whites as races will not show the same moral responsibility and caring for cows." above a photo of cows in a... yard in the suburbs? Anyway. The second one is by Michael (@fleerultra.bsky.social). It reads "i've said this before and i remain convinced obama 08 results is 'i am gonna bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass'"
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I've had decades to connect with Talking Heads' MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD, and the new Super Deluxe Edition still hasn't made it happen. But hats off to the book, which shows that they sent out branded pocket protectors as promo items at the time. Gotta admit, they knew their audience.
A page from the hardbound book included in the Super Deluxe Edition of Talking Heads' MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD, which shows a white pocket protector with the words "Talking Heads MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD" printed on it, above the caption "Promo pocket protector"
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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This might not be making the argument that he thinks he's making!
post from Tom Nichols (@radiofreetom.bsky.social) on November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM that reads: Look, I know I poke the kids about fascism, but in a fascist state, you don't get charged with a felony about a sandwich and then walk out when a jury - and the nation - laughs at the prosecutors. ... in response to a post from asilb.bsky.social (@asilb.bsky.social) that reads: "In a functioning democracy prosecutors don't seek a felony indictment for throwing a sandwich."
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Pretty sure we've seen it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I mean, 1) it's really condescending to demand they be freed just because they didn't vote the way you wanted, 2) who are you to gatekeep who is and who isn't a New Yorker, knock off the scare quotes, c'mon, but mostly 3) this is really disappointing political commentary coming from a library.
A stack of NEW YORKER magazines in a library giveaway bin, with a sign underneath reading "FREE 'New Yorkers '"
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Happy five-year (and one day) anniversary to this reassuring tweet!
A tweet from Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) dated November 4, 2020, reading: "hope you all realize that we're at the brink of recovery from fascism."
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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This book (published in 1990) compiles crazy and not-so-crazy baseball hypotheticals and how the rules would deal with them. It's 159 pages long. The official 1990 rules take up the last 70 pages.
A copy of THE SPORTING NEWS's 1990 edition of BASEBALL'S KNOTTY PROBLEMS, with photos of a player arguing with an umpire, an ump looking defeated with his hand against his forehead and managers looking confused
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Quick, someone tell Jon Lovett the Nazi bar story.
Block of text reading as follows: "I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, 'no. get out.' "And the dude next to me says, 'hey i'm not doing anything, i'm a paying customer.' and the bartender reaches under the counter for a bat or something and says, 'out. now.' and the dude leaves, kind of yelling. And he was dressed in a punk uniform, I noticed "Anyway, l asked what that was about and the bartender was like, 'you didn't see his vest but it was all nazi shit. Iron crosses and stuff. You get to recognize them.' "And i was like, ohok and he continues. "'you have to nip it in the bud immediately. These guys come in and it's always a nice, polite one. And you serve them because you don't want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too. "'And then THEY bring friends and the friends bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh shit, this is a Nazi bar now. And it's too late because they're entrenched and if you try to kick them out, they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down. "And i was like, 'oh damn' and he said 'yeah, you have to ignore their reasonable arguments because their end goal is to be terrible, awful people.' "And then he went back to ignoring me. But I haven't forgotten that at all."
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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I took a photo of the hotel TV remote so I could enlarge it to see what one of the buttons was, and it appears that this was a terrible mistake.
a close-up shot of a remote control with just so, so much gunk between all the buttons
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Define “Perfect Ending”?
The final shot of MAGNOLIA. Melora Walters as Claudia is smiling, which we have spent the last three hours desperately wanting her to do. Aimee Mann's "Save Me" is playing in the soundtrack, and the electric guitar has just pierced through immediately beforehand. The next thing we will see is a cut to black.
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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This feels like a trap?
An email notification for a message from Phil @ZipRecruiter, with the subject line "UnitedHealthcare is looking for candidates like you!" The text of the message reads: "Hi Marc, "Here's a NEW job at UnitedHealthcare. I wanted to get it in front of you ASAP to help you get a jumpstart on the competition. If you like what you see, go ahead and view the details! Community Outreach Specialist - Bristol, Plymouth, or Norfolk Counties in M..."
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Incidentally, if you just did some math in your head and thought, "Hang on, 6-7 bonus songs every time you put out a single? Seems like a lot to ask of an artist!," Loz Hardy of Kingmaker agrees with you!

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Section from Kingmaker's Wikipedia page entitled "Animosity with record label," which reads as follows "Speaking to Hybrid magazine in 2000, Hardy explained that when 'Armchair Anarchist', the first single taken from Sleepwalking, failed to break into the Top 40, executives at their record label made several changes that Hardy felt were to the detriment of the band. These changes included re-writing Sleepwalking, to include more commercial-sounding tunes and moving all the publicity in-house. One more aspect that Hardy felt destroyed the band as a creative unit was the record label's decision to introduce formatting of their singles. "'I dunno if you have that over Stateside but [formatting] basically means there would be different b-sides on the 12-inch (2), cassette (1), CD 1 and CD 2 (3 on each). So if the album has, say, 13 songs on it and with three singles that means you're gonna need 40 songs. 40 fucking songs! So the workload is near impossible and plus the fans get ripped left, right and centre to boot. What was also happening was that you did songs for the album and then b-sides but really fucking excellent songs were ending up tucked away third song on CD 2 and no one heard them.'"
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Look at these Aimee Mann "Stupid Thing" CDs from 1993! Parts 1 and 2 of the same single. You'd think that buying the second would mean sitting it with the first and completing the set. BUT NO. Now you've got a loose, empty case. NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'VE GOT TWO CDS AND THREE SLOTS. Maddening.
Two British "Stupid Thing" CD singles by Aimee Mann. The first is marked "Part one of a two part series." The second is marked "LIVE: Part two of a two part series." Two British "Stupid Thing" CD singles by Aimee Mann, both open. You can see the CDs inside. You can also see that the first one, on top, is a slimline double case. The second one, on the bottom, is a regular slim single case. The first British "Stupid Thing" CD single by Aimee Mann, a.k.a. "part one." The slimline double case is now fully open to reveal the slot for the other CD, but it is occupied by a cardboard flat of the "part two" ("LIVE") disc. Lies.
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Tina Belcher from BOB'S BURGERS, sitting in a bench, mouth open like she's talking
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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A still from THE SIMPSONS episode where Homer takes hair-growing medication and gets promoted. He's at the tailor, and his assistant Karl is telling him "Let it all hang out," and then he turns to the tailor and says, "You, conceal it."
October 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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My classical-music-loving father inexplicably loves Devo, so I naturally grabbed this for him last night.
October 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Jesus, can't say she wasn't appreciated in her time, though.

(And it goes on!)
The "Awards and honors" section of Shari Lewis's Wikipedia page, which reads: Awards and honors Lewis was the recipient of numerous awards during her lifetime, including: 12 Emmy Awards Peabody Award (1960) Monte Carlo Prize for the World's Best Television Variety Show (1963) John F. Kennedy Center Award for Excellence and Creativity (1983) 7 Parents' Choice Awards Action for Children's Television Award 1995 American Academy of Children's Entertainment award for Entertainer of the Year Dor L'Dor award of the B'nai B'rith (1996) 3 Houston Film Festival awards Silver Circle Award of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1996) Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence (1996) 2 Charleston Film Festival Gold Awards (1995) Houston World Festival silver and bronze awards (1995) New York Film and Video Festival Silver Award (1995) In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Lewis's name and picture.
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Abe Simpson gritting his teeth and saying, "I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah."
September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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See also:
another stack of CDs with five copies of Jewel's PIECES OF YOU in a row
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Found this today at the library book sale, and honestly, it feels like this was inevitable.
A stack of CDs that includes a pile of CRACKED REAR VIEWs by Hootie and the Blowfish nine deep, plus another elsewhere in the pile
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Someone forgot to check under "Career," though.
Excerpt from the "Career" section of Brian Jordan Alvarez's Wikipedia page" "In September 2024, the first season of English Teacher premiered to critical acclaim. The New York Times called it one of 'Best TV Shows of 2024.' Entertainment Weekly gave the show got an 'A+ grade.'" "On February 7, 2025, FX renewed English Teacher for a second season. This decision drew criticism in light of the multiple allegations of sexual assault against Alvarez that had recently come to light. "In 2025, Alvarez played on Celebrity Jeopardy! against Roy Wood Jr. and Phoebe Robinson. Alvarez played for the charity Communities in Schools and won $30,000 on their behalf, coming in second to Roy Wood Jr."
September 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Went to Alvarez's Wikipedia to refresh myself on the allegations after seeing that ENGLISH TEACHER had the place of honor in the Hulu landing page last night, and it appears that they've disappeared entirely, replaced by a not-at-all ominous and clumsy blank white patch.
The "Personal life" section of Brian Jordan Alvarez's Wikipedia page, which consists of just two paragraphs in followed by a big obvious blank spot and then "Filmography." If you really need to know what the entire "Personal life" section says, it's this: "When speaking of how The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo relates to his experience as a gay man in Los Angeles, Alvarez said, "It's pretty easy to be queer in the city. The show can look like a gay utopia maybe because I kind of live in a queer utopia.' "He almost didn't graduate college due to alcohol and drug use and got sober because 'he was scared not knowing if he was going to be as successful as he knew he wanted to be.'"
September 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM