Mike Duquette
@mikeduquette.bsky.social
Music reissue news at @theseconddisc.bsky.social, assorted culture writing at Duques-Delight.ghost.io, freelance writing at Allmusic/Observer/UltimateClassicRock/various labels of varying repute
The grodiest shit of the 21st century is the willful obfuscation of entertainment data. From this, every dogshit decision about “content” and “metrics” flows like a river of piss
This is innumerate nonsense. An average of 1.1 million people were watching The Simpsons throughout its entire thirty-minute broadcast according to a third-party data company contracted to measure viewership by Disney. Somebody, no way to know who, hit the play button 1.7 million times on Twitter
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The grodiest shit of the 21st century is the willful obfuscation of entertainment data. From this, every dogshit decision about “content” and “metrics” flows like a river of piss
Ironically, the only thing she may have gotten right was the conclusion that an 80+-year-old man may not be the ideal leader of America, which is not entirely a revelation, considering the previous and current 70+-year-old man in office is not the ideal leader either
the idea that it would’ve taken some special insight to be suspicious of Nuzzi’s reporting is so funny
I was right
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ironically, the only thing she may have gotten right was the conclusion that an 80+-year-old man may not be the ideal leader of America, which is not entirely a revelation, considering the previous and current 70+-year-old man in office is not the ideal leader either
This is a crazy way to commemorate an anniversary
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is a crazy way to commemorate an anniversary
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publishing your greatest professional and ethical failures in a series of paywalled blog posts is certainly a choice.
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
publishing your greatest professional and ethical failures in a series of paywalled blog posts is certainly a choice.
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I managed to sell one (1) book on the strength of a viral-ish post, let's see if I can sell a few more. If you like funny, poignant, stories about love and music and the pain of living this bitch of a life, you've come to the right place www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFVM23H2 bsky.app/profile/loll...
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I managed to sell one (1) book on the strength of a viral-ish post, let's see if I can sell a few more. If you like funny, poignant, stories about love and music and the pain of living this bitch of a life, you've come to the right place www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFVM23H2 bsky.app/profile/loll...
Did music geeks change Wikipedia rules? I thought, historically, songs with multiple famous covers would have one page for the song. But I’ve checked two covers by Whitney and one by Mariah that have their own “recording” pages. A few other notable covers don’t have this breakout
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did music geeks change Wikipedia rules? I thought, historically, songs with multiple famous covers would have one page for the song. But I’ve checked two covers by Whitney and one by Mariah that have their own “recording” pages. A few other notable covers don’t have this breakout
“Empire State of Mind” came on the radio and it’s odd to hear it out of its usual context (blaring out of a pedicab while “Billie Jean” blares out of another, as you get out of a Broadway theater and contemplate post-show plans because no one booked a table anywhere)
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Empire State of Mind” came on the radio and it’s odd to hear it out of its usual context (blaring out of a pedicab while “Billie Jean” blares out of another, as you get out of a Broadway theater and contemplate post-show plans because no one booked a table anywhere)
I could be wrong, but outside of reading sites that focus on reviews, there seems to be no easy way to put two releases of a Blu-ray next to each other and easily compare their special features
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I could be wrong, but outside of reading sites that focus on reviews, there seems to be no easy way to put two releases of a Blu-ray next to each other and easily compare their special features
“Watch the ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Recap Every Previous Season With a One-Minute Rap” I WOULD RATHER SWIM IN THE DIP FROM WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Watch the ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Recap Every Previous Season With a One-Minute Rap” I WOULD RATHER SWIM IN THE DIP FROM WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
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Neat double-feature in NYC in February at the historic United Palace in Washington Heights
SUPERMAN ‘78 & BATMAN ‘89
Don't miss SUPERMAN ‘78 & BATMAN ‘89 at United Palace, New York, NY. Tickets on sale now at UnitedPalace.BoletosExpress.com!
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November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Neat double-feature in NYC in February at the historic United Palace in Washington Heights
Quaid Army, where we at
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Quaid Army, where we at
Great article indeed. For better or for worse, Smith was a part of my Jersey adolescence and I respect his commitment even if I haven’t always followed him down the path. Mallrats is the linchpin for a lot of fans, myself included, and a clear nexus on his life and career
As somebody who owned the Mallrats DVD for many years and now owns the Mallrats 4KUHD disc and has watched the movie with its commentary more times than I can count, this article really hit the spot bsky.app/profile/kati...
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Great article indeed. For better or for worse, Smith was a part of my Jersey adolescence and I respect his commitment even if I haven’t always followed him down the path. Mallrats is the linchpin for a lot of fans, myself included, and a clear nexus on his life and career
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Over the past decade of serious reckoning, schism, and bankruptcy, Scouting has dramatically pivoted to inclusiveness.
So Hegseth is not wrong to say that the org is drifting away from his preferred values of violent patriarchy.
But the Scout Law is pretty clear about where our duty lies!
So Hegseth is not wrong to say that the org is drifting away from his preferred values of violent patriarchy.
But the Scout Law is pretty clear about where our duty lies!
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Over the past decade of serious reckoning, schism, and bankruptcy, Scouting has dramatically pivoted to inclusiveness.
So Hegseth is not wrong to say that the org is drifting away from his preferred values of violent patriarchy.
But the Scout Law is pretty clear about where our duty lies!
So Hegseth is not wrong to say that the org is drifting away from his preferred values of violent patriarchy.
But the Scout Law is pretty clear about where our duty lies!
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“A Scout is brave.”
Strong response from Scouting head (and former aerospace CEO) Roger Krone.
I personally did not vibe with the other kids in my Scout troop, but this whiskey-breath chickenhawk peckerhead “Secretary of War” is awakening levels of patriotic outrage in me I didn’t know were there
Strong response from Scouting head (and former aerospace CEO) Roger Krone.
I personally did not vibe with the other kids in my Scout troop, but this whiskey-breath chickenhawk peckerhead “Secretary of War” is awakening levels of patriotic outrage in me I didn’t know were there
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“A Scout is brave.”
Strong response from Scouting head (and former aerospace CEO) Roger Krone.
I personally did not vibe with the other kids in my Scout troop, but this whiskey-breath chickenhawk peckerhead “Secretary of War” is awakening levels of patriotic outrage in me I didn’t know were there
Strong response from Scouting head (and former aerospace CEO) Roger Krone.
I personally did not vibe with the other kids in my Scout troop, but this whiskey-breath chickenhawk peckerhead “Secretary of War” is awakening levels of patriotic outrage in me I didn’t know were there
Universal is finally (FINALLY!) putting the complete discography of Let's Active on digital music apps this week. I spoke to frontman Mitch Easter about how it came together, and what fans can expect from his set of songs from the band this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC.
A Second Disc Interview: Let's Revisit Let's Active with Mitch Easter - The Second Disc
"Making records is a really good idea," Mitch Easter says, partway through a chat with The Second Disc. He's, of course, absolutely correct, and he would know. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina native...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Universal is finally (FINALLY!) putting the complete discography of Let's Active on digital music apps this week. I spoke to frontman Mitch Easter about how it came together, and what fans can expect from his set of songs from the band this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC.
Nobody at Epic Records thought it was too on the nose for Meghan Trainor to release a new single called “Still Don’t Care,” an unbelievably apt title
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Nobody at Epic Records thought it was too on the nose for Meghan Trainor to release a new single called “Still Don’t Care,” an unbelievably apt title
If we didn't have an EPA so openly hostile to the EP part, they should restrict how many goddamn vinyl variants of one album you can do
Taylor Swift Unwraps New Collection of Holiday ‘Showgirl’ Vinyl — But Fans Have Less Than a Day to Shop
Taylor Swift Unwraps New Collection of Holiday ‘Showgirl’ Vinyl — But Fans Have Less Than a Day to Shop
Taylor Swift has dropped a 'Life of a Showgirl' holiday vinyl collection, giving fans less than a day to shop the festive variants.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If we didn't have an EPA so openly hostile to the EP part, they should restrict how many goddamn vinyl variants of one album you can do
I'm barely going to add to the topic of discussion that seems to be gripping the nerds in my feed - I'm not even going to say it by name! - except to say that putting the second film above the first is, to my mind, a crazy ranking
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm barely going to add to the topic of discussion that seems to be gripping the nerds in my feed - I'm not even going to say it by name! - except to say that putting the second film above the first is, to my mind, a crazy ranking
This weekend I became obsessed with this supercut of Michelle Yeoh explaining, through hand signals, how she’s the secret villain of Wicked
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This weekend I became obsessed with this supercut of Michelle Yeoh explaining, through hand signals, how she’s the secret villain of Wicked
A first for humanity: watch this man GAIN his virginity
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A first for humanity: watch this man GAIN his virginity
Ratner's MOTHER once cut me off at a Q&A with Nile Rodgers to do a question-more-of-a-comment about how Nile gave her idiot son a camera once and (checks notes) TOWER HEIST was soon to theatres; so, fuck him and his ilk
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ratner's MOTHER once cut me off at a Q&A with Nile Rodgers to do a question-more-of-a-comment about how Nile gave her idiot son a camera once and (checks notes) TOWER HEIST was soon to theatres; so, fuck him and his ilk
Absofuckinglutely insane to put this literal jerkoff anywhere on this list, let alone
The 6 Best Performances We Saw at the 2025 New York Comedy Festival
The 6 Best Performances We Saw at the 2025 New York Comedy Festival
Louis C.K, Alex Edelman, Morgan Jay and the 'St. Denis Medical' and 'Strangers with Candy' casts brought big laughs to the New York Comedy Festival.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Absofuckinglutely insane to put this literal jerkoff anywhere on this list, let alone
If only Biff Wiff were still alive
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If only Biff Wiff were still alive