Mike Ingram
@mikeingram.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cat dad. Editor at Barrelhouse. Professor at Temple University. Union rep. Author of Notes from the Road (Awst Press). https://mikeingram.substack.com/
Every couple years I try on a jean jacket just to make sure I’m still not cool enough to wear a jean jacket
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Every couple years I try on a jean jacket just to make sure I’m still not cool enough to wear a jean jacket
Not exactly the same, but I would use my powers to clear the music rights and get the TV show Ed on streaming
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Not exactly the same, but I would use my powers to clear the music rights and get the TV show Ed on streaming
Sometimes I still get mad when I think about the disappointing build quality of the Sports Illustrated football phone
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sometimes I still get mad when I think about the disappointing build quality of the Sports Illustrated football phone
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my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
ALT: a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Not usually a conspiracy person, but there was such an insane variety of grating noises in the airport terminal yesterday that I started to side-eye the nearby Bose store, like, "Oh, interesting, this all must be wonderful for sales, huh"
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Not usually a conspiracy person, but there was such an insane variety of grating noises in the airport terminal yesterday that I started to side-eye the nearby Bose store, like, "Oh, interesting, this all must be wonderful for sales, huh"
Is Arrival kind of a stupid movie or do I just really not like science fiction
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Is Arrival kind of a stupid movie or do I just really not like science fiction
Me reading student papers
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Me reading student papers
I think more things should be periodically added to and updated, Leaves of Grass style. What other ironies has Alanis Morisette discovered since 1995? What new coincidences could we tack onto the opening of Magnolia? Art should be a living document.
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I think more things should be periodically added to and updated, Leaves of Grass style. What other ironies has Alanis Morisette discovered since 1995? What new coincidences could we tack onto the opening of Magnolia? Art should be a living document.
When Dylan Thomas said “do not go gentle into that good night” he was trying to warn us about athleisure
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When Dylan Thomas said “do not go gentle into that good night” he was trying to warn us about athleisure
Personally, I like to spend my Saturday morning doing a little yoga, maybe going to a farmer's market, having a pastry, reading a book. But hey, this is cool, too. No judgment. Whatever you're into.
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Personally, I like to spend my Saturday morning doing a little yoga, maybe going to a farmer's market, having a pastry, reading a book. But hey, this is cool, too. No judgment. Whatever you're into.
Has anyone made a supercut of actors doing the “I’m putting the puzzle pieces together in my head right now and am THIS CLOSE to figuring it out” face?
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Has anyone made a supercut of actors doing the “I’m putting the puzzle pieces together in my head right now and am THIS CLOSE to figuring it out” face?
Yeah, man. I'm not on X. That's why I'm here. Who are you trying to convince at this point.
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Yeah, man. I'm not on X. That's why I'm here. Who are you trying to convince at this point.
My new policy is that if a stranger calls me buddy I’m calling them champ. If a stranger calls me champ I’m calling them tiger.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My new policy is that if a stranger calls me buddy I’m calling them champ. If a stranger calls me champ I’m calling them tiger.
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I really want to know what’s going on in the class that meets here before mine
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I really want to know what’s going on in the class that meets here before mine
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I’m gonna fucking throw up laughing dude
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m gonna fucking throw up laughing dude
"model is 6'3" and wearing a medium" Oh is that right? That's great for him, love to hear it
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"model is 6'3" and wearing a medium" Oh is that right? That's great for him, love to hear it
A difficult skill I wish more people would develop is the ability to differentiate between "bad opinion I don't need to engage with" and "comically bad opinion I should share on the timeline so Mike can laugh about it"
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A difficult skill I wish more people would develop is the ability to differentiate between "bad opinion I don't need to engage with" and "comically bad opinion I should share on the timeline so Mike can laugh about it"
This is horrifying, but also "alpha-gal," as a disease name, makes it sound like Elle Woods has revenge-poisoned you
After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is horrifying, but also "alpha-gal," as a disease name, makes it sound like Elle Woods has revenge-poisoned you
There’s got to be at least one email in the files where Epstein’s like “Please don’t bring [famous rich guy/sitting congressman] to the parties anymore, the shit he’s into is too weird even for me”
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
There’s got to be at least one email in the files where Epstein’s like “Please don’t bring [famous rich guy/sitting congressman] to the parties anymore, the shit he’s into is too weird even for me”
When your English professor puts 'TBA' on the syllabus for one of the late-semester class meetings, that's the day you're all supposed to stand on your desks and do the 'O Captain, My Captain' thing
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When your English professor puts 'TBA' on the syllabus for one of the late-semester class meetings, that's the day you're all supposed to stand on your desks and do the 'O Captain, My Captain' thing
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Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
I'll be honest, I would've preferred the mouse to skitter across the floor of my campus office on the LAST day of student conferences, not the first
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'll be honest, I would've preferred the mouse to skitter across the floor of my campus office on the LAST day of student conferences, not the first
I could be wrong about this, but I think they call it rage "bait" because you're not actually supposed to take it
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I could be wrong about this, but I think they call it rage "bait" because you're not actually supposed to take it
It's the week before Thanksgiving break, or, as I like to call it, "your professor is probably a little grumpy" week.
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's the week before Thanksgiving break, or, as I like to call it, "your professor is probably a little grumpy" week.
A long-form, WTF-style interview podcast where every week I "go deep" with someone who got very mad at me while driving.
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A long-form, WTF-style interview podcast where every week I "go deep" with someone who got very mad at me while driving.