H.M. Stiller
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Hopefully salty like a salted caramel, not like salmiakki.
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I was like, why did I gain hundreds of followers, and then I saw this
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I was like, why did I gain hundreds of followers, and then I saw this
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
An achievement so monumental, one might even call it Big McLargeHuge.
MST3K is one of the great artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
An achievement so monumental, one might even call it Big McLargeHuge.
Seriousness of the situation aside, "Operation Southern Spear" has to have generated a nonzero number of dick jokes, right?
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Seriousness of the situation aside, "Operation Southern Spear" has to have generated a nonzero number of dick jokes, right?
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I think some people are confusing "poverty line" with "at what level of wealth/income do you need to be at to not get totally screwed by a health event or a major accident?" and the answer in the US is "very, very high"
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I think some people are confusing "poverty line" with "at what level of wealth/income do you need to be at to not get totally screwed by a health event or a major accident?" and the answer in the US is "very, very high"
There was clearly a quota system for "lowbrow but popular" here.
Just because that 2000s movie generated a meme or two does not make it a classic.
Just because that 2000s movie generated a meme or two does not make it a classic.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There was clearly a quota system for "lowbrow but popular" here.
Just because that 2000s movie generated a meme or two does not make it a classic.
Just because that 2000s movie generated a meme or two does not make it a classic.
"So what is this 'six seven' phenomenon? We asked this panel of middle-schoolers, who giggled, refused to tell us, and said we were 'mad chopped.'"
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"So what is this 'six seven' phenomenon? We asked this panel of middle-schoolers, who giggled, refused to tell us, and said we were 'mad chopped.'"
a movie that takes place where you're from
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
a movie that takes place where you're from
Cat supplies: now with added cat
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Cat supplies: now with added cat
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Oh my god www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oh my god www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Two days later he’s talking to Stephen Miller and he’s like “remember that Arab fella was here the other day? Whats-his-name. You should be more like him. Great head of hair on that kid.” And Miller is like “ha ha so true sir, let’s get you to bed.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Two days later he’s talking to Stephen Miller and he’s like “remember that Arab fella was here the other day? Whats-his-name. You should be more like him. Great head of hair on that kid.” And Miller is like “ha ha so true sir, let’s get you to bed.”
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China is cracking down on "naked officials".
It's not what you might imagine. They are officials who have children studying and living outside of China, particularly in the United States.
The topic does give rise to some great headlines, though:
It's not what you might imagine. They are officials who have children studying and living outside of China, particularly in the United States.
The topic does give rise to some great headlines, though:
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
China is cracking down on "naked officials".
It's not what you might imagine. They are officials who have children studying and living outside of China, particularly in the United States.
The topic does give rise to some great headlines, though:
It's not what you might imagine. They are officials who have children studying and living outside of China, particularly in the United States.
The topic does give rise to some great headlines, though:
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Whenever I read about Five Eyes, I can't help but think, "Someone's missing an eye."
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Whenever I read about Five Eyes, I can't help but think, "Someone's missing an eye."
It is damn good... and it gives me words to explain the way so many recent prestige dramas have left me cold.
This piece is so honest and astute. I immediately subscribed to the newsletter after reading this.
TV and film of the moment aren't going to galvanize anyone. But stories closer to home just might
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November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It is damn good... and it gives me words to explain the way so many recent prestige dramas have left me cold.
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What does this even mean? Why would I want government to be like sudoku?
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What does this even mean? Why would I want government to be like sudoku?
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
"No! No cat butts in my tea, please." — something I have now had to say.
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"No! No cat butts in my tea, please." — something I have now had to say.
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or, you know, you could just not like this story
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
or, you know, you could just not like this story
Anyone ever thought of inviting the dying of the light to a civil debate? Hm?
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Anyone ever thought of inviting the dying of the light to a civil debate? Hm?
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Today I'm glad I'm not rich enough to feel absolutely invulnerable when I put things into an email
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Today I'm glad I'm not rich enough to feel absolutely invulnerable when I put things into an email
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It’s Hermione’s birthday tomorrow.
“I think I shall risk the halibut. It can’t be too awful, can it? After you’ve lived with Laurence Harvey, nothing in life is ever really too awful again.” (1981)
“I think I shall risk the halibut. It can’t be too awful, can it? After you’ve lived with Laurence Harvey, nothing in life is ever really too awful again.” (1981)
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It’s Hermione’s birthday tomorrow.
“I think I shall risk the halibut. It can’t be too awful, can it? After you’ve lived with Laurence Harvey, nothing in life is ever really too awful again.” (1981)
“I think I shall risk the halibut. It can’t be too awful, can it? After you’ve lived with Laurence Harvey, nothing in life is ever really too awful again.” (1981)