John M. Cunningham
@jmcunning.bsky.social
Editor and fact-checker | Chicago
Do I want to know what "interactive plush" means
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Do I want to know what "interactive plush" means
Martha's sewing her Vergogna flag as we speak
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Martha's sewing her Vergogna flag as we speak
From a 2016 This American Life segment about anti-immigrant sentiment in St. Cloud, Minnesota: www.thisamericanlife.org/600/transcript
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
From a 2016 This American Life segment about anti-immigrant sentiment in St. Cloud, Minnesota: www.thisamericanlife.org/600/transcript
Is this Trump 1, Trump 2, or both?
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Is this Trump 1, Trump 2, or both?
And how we expect political art to be didactic
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
And how we expect political art to be didactic
Obviously a popular movie, but I'm not sure I see much of a footprint beyond "Golden." Are there memes? Quotable lines? Wider cultural resonances? I haven't seen the movie, but if it were truly the answer, I feel like I'd be more knowledgeable about it even without having seen it.
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Obviously a popular movie, but I'm not sure I see much of a footprint beyond "Golden." Are there memes? Quotable lines? Wider cultural resonances? I haven't seen the movie, but if it were truly the answer, I feel like I'd be more knowledgeable about it even without having seen it.
Don't even need to scroll down, I assume all of the replies are "MANK!"
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Don't even need to scroll down, I assume all of the replies are "MANK!"
I think a lot of people found out when he went to a show in Puerto Rico last summer. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Party on, Jon Jamón: Jon Hamm spotted at Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico
Jon Hamm, who's made it no secret that he's a Bad Bunny superfan, was spotted attending the reggaeton superstar's concert residency in Puerto Rico.
www.usatoday.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I think a lot of people found out when he went to a show in Puerto Rico last summer. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
It's not even a new phenomenon on the pop charts. Billboard's #1 song of 1958 was in Italian!
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It's not even a new phenomenon on the pop charts. Billboard's #1 song of 1958 was in Italian!
Deeply ironic that expressions of unity and pluralism are perceived and attacked as "divisive."
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Deeply ironic that expressions of unity and pluralism are perceived and attacked as "divisive."
Me realizing the Brad Pitt trailer is the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel directed by David Fincher
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Me realizing the Brad Pitt trailer is the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel directed by David Fincher
Reminds me of a recent This American Life segment about the president of the Black Student Union at the University of Utah. After an anti-DEI law was passed, she was advised not to use the word "Black," so she made the org independent from the university. www.thisamericanlife.org/867/transcript
February 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Reminds me of a recent This American Life segment about the president of the Black Student Union at the University of Utah. After an anti-DEI law was passed, she was advised not to use the word "Black," so she made the org independent from the university. www.thisamericanlife.org/867/transcript
lol I was the one who found (and retweeted) that Ossoff tweet the night he won the Senate election
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
lol I was the one who found (and retweeted) that Ossoff tweet the night he won the Senate election
Francesca is in fact Gina's great-niece
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Francesca is in fact Gina's great-niece
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW is all about a platonic male-female friendship / creative partnership.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin: 9780593466490 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW is all about a platonic male-female friendship / creative partnership.
Even I was surprised that this got a bipartisan rebuke when he says all sorts of awful racist shit all the time.
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Even I was surprised that this got a bipartisan rebuke when he says all sorts of awful racist shit all the time.
I have seen this photo a million times but never knew until today that Bert was also part of this photoshoot.
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I have seen this photo a million times but never knew until today that Bert was also part of this photoshoot.
This was a promo for a TV special called Out to Lunch in which Gould and other celebs appeared alongside the Muppets. He and Cookie Monster did share a scene in the special, so maybe there were additional photos inside.
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
This was a promo for a TV special called Out to Lunch in which Gould and other celebs appeared alongside the Muppets. He and Cookie Monster did share a scene in the special, so maybe there were additional photos inside.
We Have the Facts and We're Voting to Abolish ICE
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We Have the Facts and We're Voting to Abolish ICE
Any examples besides this email?
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Any examples besides this email?
Me neither. I would've assumed it was started in the '90s by someone like Rush Limbaugh.
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Me neither. I would've assumed it was started in the '90s by someone like Rush Limbaugh.
This isn't a dream you had?
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This isn't a dream you had?