Ben Mathis-Lilley
@benmathislilley.bsky.social
This is so true
Blogged about something that has vexed me my whole life. Why is there no comfortable reading position??? How have we not figured this out!!!
January 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This is so true
Fedsplainer … with attitude
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Fedsplainer … with attitude
I think it seems in elite circles like a thing smart people do.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I think it seems in elite circles like a thing smart people do.
Essentially the case I made against message test-maxxing, I think. It’s not inherently wrong or bad, but it’s myopic.
Aspire to be such that if the New York Times decides to review your book, they send the nonfiction book editor out to profile you instead. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Why Keeping Score Isn’t Fun Anymore
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January 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Essentially the case I made against message test-maxxing, I think. It’s not inherently wrong or bad, but it’s myopic.
But the thing I haven’t seen is any suggestion that there is a plan to use the money to invest and create more money later. It looks like take the money, spend it on debt and operating expenses, pay back more of it later out of TV funds.
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
But the thing I haven’t seen is any suggestion that there is a plan to use the money to invest and create more money later. It looks like take the money, spend it on debt and operating expenses, pay back more of it later out of TV funds.
IIRC Matt is right
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
IIRC Matt is right
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
They’ve already made the broadcasts nearly an hour longer than NFL games, while the NFL pays its players much more and is (I’m pretty sure) very profitable, for advertising revenue. The option of making payroll more predictable with collective bargaining is right there. What am I missing?
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
They’ve already made the broadcasts nearly an hour longer than NFL games, while the NFL pays its players much more and is (I’m pretty sure) very profitable, for advertising revenue. The option of making payroll more predictable with collective bargaining is right there. What am I missing?
Maybe I’m missing something about the accounting here but I do not understand how borrowing money from someone who then has to be paid back more money later is “revenue.”
January 13, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Maybe I’m missing something about the accounting here but I do not understand how borrowing money from someone who then has to be paid back more money later is “revenue.”
One of the best projects I ever participated in was sending reporters out to attempt to use every bathroom in the NYC subway system that was allegedly in service ~2005. The findings were grim.
Today, Zohran Mamdani announced a $4m investment in 20-30 public restrooms.
It’s been over 4 years since alders first intro’d a resolution to pilot public restrooms in Chicago, and Brandon Johnson 2 years to *maybe* do ONE restroom *sometime* in 2026 at the expense of Ald. La Spata’s menu money.
It’s been over 4 years since alders first intro’d a resolution to pilot public restrooms in Chicago, and Brandon Johnson 2 years to *maybe* do ONE restroom *sometime* in 2026 at the expense of Ald. La Spata’s menu money.
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
One of the best projects I ever participated in was sending reporters out to attempt to use every bathroom in the NYC subway system that was allegedly in service ~2005. The findings were grim.
This looks accurate tho
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This looks accurate tho
Let’s not be pessimistic they can score twice before halftime
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Let’s not be pessimistic they can score twice before halftime
That's a guy who is very confident in how big his hands are
January 9, 2026 at 4:26 AM
That's a guy who is very confident in how big his hands are
A Miami-Indiana final would be a major victory for having rocks in your head (in a good way)
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
A Miami-Indiana final would be a major victory for having rocks in your head (in a good way)
I was honestly thinking this!
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I was honestly thinking this!
Reposted by Ben Mathis-Lilley
That thin, wild Mercury poisoning sound
There were more insane riffs written between 1966 and 1973 than in all of the years since. Mercury poisoning had its upsides
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
That thin, wild Mercury poisoning sound
What I’m talking about for instance is that “Iron Man” isn’t just the one riff. There are four riffs, and they’re all well above the level of what’s being produced in the current economy.
There were more insane riffs written between 1966 and 1973 than in all of the years since. Mercury poisoning had its upsides
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
What I’m talking about for instance is that “Iron Man” isn’t just the one riff. There are four riffs, and they’re all well above the level of what’s being produced in the current economy.
Social progress-wise, plugs are all interchangeable again and I think we can feel good about that. It was an entirely self-inflicted problem that they weren’t, but baby steps and so forth.
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Social progress-wise, plugs are all interchangeable again and I think we can feel good about that. It was an entirely self-inflicted problem that they weren’t, but baby steps and so forth.
DTR and Will Howard cooked!
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
DTR and Will Howard cooked!
I learned it from the Hold Steady song
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I learned it from the Hold Steady song
Space Monkeys!
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Space Monkeys!
Foreigner also did a great job at the Macy’s parade and people are noticing.
Foreigner is good also they have a fucking keytar?!
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Foreigner also did a great job at the Macy’s parade and people are noticing.