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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 15h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 14h

he had a fallow period in the late 80s when he was making ATM machine ads in Canada…

John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 14h

didn’t the “Johnny Cash is cool” thing occupy the entire later period of his career? the Rick Rubin albums and whatnot? Danzig wrote a song for him!

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 20h

and that, too! almost a Philly Sports Equinox!

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 20h

cool story by @zoegberg.bsky.social about the internet being "culturally Philadelphian." something that everyone on the internet should remember today as the Phillies AND Eagles play--at the same time! www.inquirer.com/life/interne...

Does the internet have a Philly accent? Why too much time online can make you ‘culturally Philadelphian.’

Perhaps certain online corners have a special Philly pull.

www.inquirer.com

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 22h

now that i've seen "one battle..." & no longer fear spoilers, i should mention i was a guest recently on @johnsemley3000.bsky.social & co.'s slow learners podcast, poking at the counterculture threads in "vineland," which was seriously fun. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

VINELAND EP 2: What Was The Hippie? (w/Jesse Jarnow)

Podcast Episode · Slow Learners · 10/02/2025 · 1h 38m

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 8d

good morning! I reviewed Thomas Pynchon’s latest—and, perhaps, last?—novel, SHADOW TICKET, for the @newrepublic.com. newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Thomas Pynchon’s Strangely Stripped-Back Noir

“Shadow Ticket” may be an exercise in restraint. But what is a Pynchon novel without its sense of unruly bigness?

newrepublic.com

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 1d

what?

NFL Daily News @fantasynflnews.bsky.social · 1d

HC Campbell on blitzing Patrick Mahomes:

"If you're gonna disguise, it better be worthy of a Grammy."

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 3d

LeBron’s retirement may finally allow me to become the greatest rostered NBA player of my generation.

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 4d

the other day I walked past Independence Hall--where America was basically invented. it's closed now. I wrote about the thudding symbolic heft of tourists milling about a shuttered landmark, for the @thestar.com www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

John Semley: The Liberty Bell is locked up. What does that say about America right now?

I prefer an imperfect union to no union whatsoever and I worry that latter is what America is currently previewing with this government closure.

www.thestar.com

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

looks like Ohtani bet the over!

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

just say you like money! holy shit!

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 5d

Louis C.K. is a truly pathetic specimen

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

just say you like money! holy shit!

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 5d

Louis C.K. is a truly pathetic specimen

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

good-ass shelf alert!

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 5d

Damn, so our best writer on Trump & the nightmare we're all living through is _also_ superb at writing on movies? It's fine, I'm not jealous at all. David Roth on OBAA, 1970s paranoid political thrillers, & how revolution, by its very nature, is always a work in progress. flaminghydra.com/issue-416/

Struggle cinema

David Roth on 'One Battle After Another'

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

all-dressed is the BEST chip!

John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 5d

America has all-dressed potato chips now. for the @thestar.com I dared to ask: can the Yankee mind comprehend the "tout-garnie" lifestyle? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

John Semley: Can Canadian potato chips lead to American acceptance of ‘tout garnie’?

There is no Canadian culinary confection quite like the all-dressed chip. As schoolchildren we’re taught to believe that Canada is a land of cultural and ethnic diversity. It’s the kind

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John Semley @johnsemley3000.bsky.social · 8d

good morning! I reviewed Thomas Pynchon’s latest—and, perhaps, last?—novel, SHADOW TICKET, for the @newrepublic.com. newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Thomas Pynchon’s Strangely Stripped-Back Noir

“Shadow Ticket” may be an exercise in restraint. But what is a Pynchon novel without its sense of unruly bigness?

newrepublic.com

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 9d

Feels like my brain is cooking sous vide in its own cranial fluid grappling with Hegseth announcing “I am so sick of fat, effeminate men” to warm up a crowd of generals for a planned loyalty pledge to DONALD TRUMP, the show tunes president currently dreaming of a ballroom the size of the Taj Mahal