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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Sep 16

Tony Danza

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Sep 6

Got the best seat in the house for Fantastic Four today

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Jul 26

Letterboxd review for the 2005 Fantastic Four movie that reads: I don’t understand why this film gets so much hate. I got my first handjob in the theater during it. 10/10. Handjob wasn’t bad either

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is for anyone else who feels hopeful after Zohran Mamdani’s win and remembers the 2008 Adam Sandler film “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”

A photo of Zohran Mamdani replacing the Zohan character from the poster image from the film “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.” Zohran is smiling and it looks like he has burst through a red wall

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Jun 9

A/s/l? @vauntastic.bsky.social joins the show to talk chat rooms, our earliest memories of the internet, and the first places we created online. Plus, I read a real entry from my high school LiveJournal! Click the link to listen on Spotify, available wherever you get podcasts! tinyurl.com/478rckc7

Photos of Nicole Vaunt, Mitch Lerner, and Frank displayed in a style reminiscent of early Facebook: big blocky text, etc.

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 17

Send us all your thoughts to any and all topics above!

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 17

Later today, @vauntastic.bsky.social, Mitch Lerner, and I are going to talk about our history with the internet. How it’s changed, and how it’s changed us. Earliest memories, memes, deepest regrets. What are your earliest online memories? Where was the first place you posted?

A picture of Mitch giving a smoky stare into the camera

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 17

At @vauntastic.bsky.social’s suggestion I read my first smut book, American Queen by Sierra Simone. Have you read it? If so, what thoughts do you have? If not, what smutty questions do you have / what do you want to know?

The cover of American Queen by Sierra Simone. A woman wearing a dress with an open back with the tagline: “I serve at the pleasure of the President.”

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 17

Recording two eps with @vauntastic.bsky.social today and we want to hear your thoughts!

A picture of Nicole with a flirty smirk and a crop top

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 17

This is wild

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 16

You should use ChatGPT™

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · May 8

Daaaaaa pope

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Feb 19

Not a hot enough take imo. Stephen A Smith should be the new pope

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Feb 14

“What’s required for 2028 is a combative, attention-grabbing candidate who can punch the Democratic establishment squarely in the face,” Jay Caspian Kang writes. Why not Stephen A. Smith?

Stephen A. Smith for President

If the Democratic Party has a problem drawing young men who believe that the excesses of wokeness have left them behind, could there be a more appealing figure than the guy they’ve been watching argue...

www.newyorker.com

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Apr 7

Lolz

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Apr 3

Did the papers that you’ve been researching from that era also feel like they were sanewashing?

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Apr 3

A small price to pay to legalize comedy

Dow Jones industrial average showing a straight drop after the Trump tariff announcement

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 24

Was honored to have my old friend @vauntastic.bsky.social on the podcast last week! We talked about books, her fandom of “smut,” the history of the internet, how OnlyFans has changed her industry, and much more. It’s a big sexy podcast! Available everywhere/link to Spotify here: tinyurl.com/5276at5j

Cover image for the podcast. Nicole Vaunt in a green dress with the words A Big Sexy Podcast with Nicole Vaunt in the Anora font

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 20

What does this even mean

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 20

We’re about three to six years away from a multi-part true crime docuseries featuring Mr Beast

ostonox @ostonox.com · Mar 20

mr beast talking about the human lives he has trapped in simultaneous simulations with "cant wait to upload these" is why black mirror can never be as good as it used to be

mr beast tweet reads: I have a pilot living in a $2,500,000 private jet and if he doesn’t leave for 100 days he keeps it, a cop/criminal in a jail and if they don’t leave for 100 days they win $500,000, and someone living in a gym until he loses 100 pounds for $500,000. Can’t wait to upload these 🥰

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 14

This poor kid. Let’s gooooooo Maryland! 🐢 #goterps

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Kayla Gogarty @ohhkaygo.bsky.social · Mar 14

As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows, this media ecosystem becomes more influential. A new Media Matters’ study shows how overwhelmingly right-leaning this ecosystem is -- with nearly five times the following of left-leaning online shows. www.mediamatters.org/google/right...

Total following of top right-leaning and left-leaning online shows; shows are represented by circles with sizes proportional to total following across platforms. Circles of right-leaning shows are larger and more prevalent, with the largest circles for Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, etc.

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Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 14

@schumer.senate.gov - This is lame ass weak shit bro. Get a spine. What are we doing here.

Congress controls the purse. Why are you rolling over for a bad deal that hurts people in DC and beyond.

We need a new Senate leader. @aoc.bsky.social - Hope you’re considering a bid.

CNN @cnn.com · Mar 13

JUST IN: Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced that he will vote to keep the government open, signaling a path to averting a shutdown. cnn.it/3FwPaiE

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 12

Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but Sean Baker kinda looks like Jack McBrayer

Side by side photos of Sean Baker and Jack McBrayer

Frank Cervarich @frankandsense.bsky.social · Mar 11

Just a couple of cool and normal cars in Virginia Beach!

A bumper sticker that says “Thank God we deplorables have our big guns. Come and take them!”

A Cybertruck wrapped in a decal that says FREEDOM

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