Brian Jay Jones
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NYT bestselling biographer and big mouth, now coming to you from the wilds of New Mexico. Come for the Muppets, Star Wars, and Dr. Seuss; stay because I make a mean cocktail. Up next: the U.S. Capitol. He/him. Go Lobos 🐺
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Brian Jay Jones
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The Capitol by Brian Jay Jones: 9780593185001 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An in-depth exploration of the design and construction of the US Capitol building, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss The Capitol is a unique biography of a p...
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Ready to read the untold stories of the politicking and backstabbing that went into the design and construction of the Capitol? Wanna hear more about the bombings, gas explosions, fistfights, gunfights, and botched assassinations that occurred within its walls?
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
This comic also came out when I was 13--and based on the house ads alone, I wanted this thing SO BADLY. I didn't get it off the news stand at that time, but managed to track it down a bit later, when I got the small paperback B&W reprint.
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
This comic also came out when I was 13--and based on the house ads alone, I wanted this thing SO BADLY. I didn't get it off the news stand at that time, but managed to track it down a bit later, when I got the small paperback B&W reprint.
And they arrived in good shape, just like Robin promised!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
And they arrived in good shape, just like Robin promised!
Nope! It came in a brown paper sleeve!
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Nope! It came in a brown paper sleeve!
This was the very first issue I got in the mail when I subscribed to BATMAN. Cover art by Garcia-Lopez, interiors by Walt Simonson & Dick Giordano, and a bang-up script by Len Wein.
God, what a way to start off a subscription!
God, what a way to start off a subscription!
January 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This was the very first issue I got in the mail when I subscribed to BATMAN. Cover art by Garcia-Lopez, interiors by Walt Simonson & Dick Giordano, and a bang-up script by Len Wein.
God, what a way to start off a subscription!
God, what a way to start off a subscription!
I used the word "buttonholing" in my manuscript, and my brain immediately read it as "buttholing."
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I used the word "buttonholing" in my manuscript, and my brain immediately read it as "buttholing."
I’m going through the nearly-final galleys for THE CAPITOL, and I *love* this two-page splash the designers opens the book with. (Forgive the poor print quality, my printer is running on fumes..)
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I’m going through the nearly-final galleys for THE CAPITOL, and I *love* this two-page splash the designers opens the book with. (Forgive the poor print quality, my printer is running on fumes..)
And WHOOPS THERE IT IS
January 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
And WHOOPS THERE IT IS
Awaiting the inevitable Benny Hill “Yakety Sax” edit as well as the Smash Mouth “some…….BODY” edit.
January 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Awaiting the inevitable Benny Hill “Yakety Sax” edit as well as the Smash Mouth “some…….BODY” edit.
My mom’s cat Riley is such a sack of guts.
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
My mom’s cat Riley is such a sack of guts.
Frey uses the F word: “HE NEEDS TO BRING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE.”
Any R uses the F word: “They talk to voters in an accessible, plain language.”
Any R uses the F word: “They talk to voters in an accessible, plain language.”
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Frey uses the F word: “HE NEEDS TO BRING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE.”
Any R uses the F word: “They talk to voters in an accessible, plain language.”
Any R uses the F word: “They talk to voters in an accessible, plain language.”
Fun fact: the Beatles filmed this segment on the same TV sound stage where The Muppet Show would be filmed 13 years later.
The Beatles - 【Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show】- 1963
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January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Fun fact: the Beatles filmed this segment on the same TV sound stage where The Muppet Show would be filmed 13 years later.
I’m not a Legion guy, but damn this is beautiful.
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I’m not a Legion guy, but damn this is beautiful.
Holy shit
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Holy shit
I’m afraid I’m going to need closure on a few of these.
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I’m afraid I’m going to need closure on a few of these.
Make them own it, then.
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Make them own it, then.
Then make them fucking own it instead of complaining that Dems punched this through.
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Then make them fucking own it instead of complaining that Dems punched this through.
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The Beatles resting in their "George V" Hotel room, Paris,1965
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Beatles resting in their "George V" Hotel room, Paris,1965
You've never seen reporters grow a pair faster than when they're questioning anti-trumpers.
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
You've never seen reporters grow a pair faster than when they're questioning anti-trumpers.
Shut down the government over DHS spending. Don't let them have a dime until ICE is abolished. And for god's sake, hold your caucus together.
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Shut down the government over DHS spending. Don't let them have a dime until ICE is abolished. And for god's sake, hold your caucus together.
Florida continuing to send their best to Congress.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Florida continuing to send their best to Congress.
Weirdly, Jim was “only” 6’1” but seemed
MUCH taller.
MUCH taller.
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Weirdly, Jim was “only” 6’1” but seemed
MUCH taller.
MUCH taller.
Frank Oz once said he spent 30 years in Jim Henson’s armpit.
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Frank Oz once said he spent 30 years in Jim Henson’s armpit.