Jordan Best
@stranger010.bsky.social
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
he/him
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
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In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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At last we have created the Hunger Games from the classic dystopian novel Don’t Create The Hunger Games
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At last we have created the Hunger Games from the classic dystopian novel Don’t Create The Hunger Games
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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I’m traveling which involves a lot of waiting so I think I will thread some of my research in case you are interested in disability, gender, and Tolkien… and because I am bored 😂
November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
I’m traveling which involves a lot of waiting so I think I will thread some of my research in case you are interested in disability, gender, and Tolkien… and because I am bored 😂
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As usual with conspiracists, if their theories were true the evidence would be overwhelming.
'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
In the largest epidemiologic study to date of the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability following acetaminophen use during pregnancy, researchers found no associ...
news.ki.se
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
As usual with conspiracists, if their theories were true the evidence would be overwhelming.
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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I’ve spent all season analyzing why @gamechangershow.bsky.social is the best of the best, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that talking to @samreich.bsky.social about it made everything click into place.
My latest feature for @slashfilm.bsky.social.
www.slashfilm.com/1937119/best...
My latest feature for @slashfilm.bsky.social.
www.slashfilm.com/1937119/best...
The Best Comedy Series Of 2025 Is The Antidote To Everything You Hate About Streaming - SlashFilm
Dropout's Game Changer is a perfect example of how creative people can cheaply use a classic format to get modern viewers emotionally invested in the outcome.
www.slashfilm.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’ve spent all season analyzing why @gamechangershow.bsky.social is the best of the best, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that talking to @samreich.bsky.social about it made everything click into place.
My latest feature for @slashfilm.bsky.social.
www.slashfilm.com/1937119/best...
My latest feature for @slashfilm.bsky.social.
www.slashfilm.com/1937119/best...
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Something about the way LLMs build in the idea that to find something out, you shouldn't read an already existing text that other people have also read (ew!); you should get fresh text generated just for you. Each time, new disposable text.
July 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Something about the way LLMs build in the idea that to find something out, you shouldn't read an already existing text that other people have also read (ew!); you should get fresh text generated just for you. Each time, new disposable text.
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Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
July 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
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As an Iranian American, it feels like I need to help explain something:
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
June 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As an Iranian American, it feels like I need to help explain something:
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
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I've been thinking similar things since the other morning when I was on the subway and I saw a guy clearly on drugs (he made it clear by saying so) in dockers and a gingham shirt telling two strangers that their baby was so beautiful it made him want to be a father.
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I've been thinking similar things since the other morning when I was on the subway and I saw a guy clearly on drugs (he made it clear by saying so) in dockers and a gingham shirt telling two strangers that their baby was so beautiful it made him want to be a father.
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the thing these people have not understood is that Americans don't really ~do~ military parades. it's not in our national character. that's good, actually!
June 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
the thing these people have not understood is that Americans don't really ~do~ military parades. it's not in our national character. that's good, actually!
My thanks to @worstpossible.world for inspiring my June reading list
June 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My thanks to @worstpossible.world for inspiring my June reading list
I was at this taping and it was such a darn delight I will be watching it again when it comes out on YouTube
At long last, my new standup special Positive Reinforcement is coming out on 6/27 on Blonde Medicine's YouTube page!
I'm so excited for everyone to get to see these jokes! Click "Remind Me" for a notification when it's live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
I'm so excited for everyone to get to see these jokes! Click "Remind Me" for a notification when it's live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
Comedian Josh Gondelman Sets Premiere Date For New Special ‘Positive Reinforcement’
Josh Gondelman's new comedy special 'Positive Reinforcement' is set to premiere on YouTube later this month and debut in album form in July.
deadline.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I was at this taping and it was such a darn delight I will be watching it again when it comes out on YouTube
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Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
Dear @vicmmic.bsky.social please release the cast album for Voicemail: The Musical, I have the Nuclear Family song stuck in my head and the only solution is to listen to it more.
April 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dear @vicmmic.bsky.social please release the cast album for Voicemail: The Musical, I have the Nuclear Family song stuck in my head and the only solution is to listen to it more.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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@gingerprof.bsky.social and I want to see your proposals on Tolkien and gender for our new anthology! We hope to include new and established voices shaping conversations on women’s studies, gender, and more within Tolkien studies. 🙏🏻send us your proposals!🙏🏻
Another CFP 👀
@gingerprof.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology on women and gender in Tolkien’s fiction, nonfiction, and adaptation! We want to see your proposal so submit by the March deadline!
@gingerprof.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology on women and gender in Tolkien’s fiction, nonfiction, and adaptation! We want to see your proposal so submit by the March deadline!
January 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@gingerprof.bsky.social and I want to see your proposals on Tolkien and gender for our new anthology! We hope to include new and established voices shaping conversations on women’s studies, gender, and more within Tolkien studies. 🙏🏻send us your proposals!🙏🏻
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I have "Fozzymandias" stuck in my head and have absolutely no idea whatsoever to do with it. "Look upon my works, ye mighty, and wokka wokka"? That's nothing. Infuriating.
December 12, 2024 at 12:04 PM
I have "Fozzymandias" stuck in my head and have absolutely no idea whatsoever to do with it. "Look upon my works, ye mighty, and wokka wokka"? That's nothing. Infuriating.
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"What good is an answer machine that nobody can trust?" Oh my god THIS ⤵️
December 10, 2024 at 2:05 PM
"What good is an answer machine that nobody can trust?" Oh my god THIS ⤵️