Pulp & Politics
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Once discussed macroeconomics with Jeff Tweedy
Astoria, Queens. Formerly: Arlington/DC, London
Astoria, Queens. Formerly: Arlington/DC, London
I'm always telling my wife we've run out of steel again. Buy some at the store.
I'd write it on our grocery list but we already used up our state allotment of two pencils this year.
I'd write it on our grocery list but we already used up our state allotment of two pencils this year.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm always telling my wife we've run out of steel again. Buy some at the store.
I'd write it on our grocery list but we already used up our state allotment of two pencils this year.
I'd write it on our grocery list but we already used up our state allotment of two pencils this year.
Not the Onion:
"Rubio’s directive to all diplomatic posts around the world blamed “radical” diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs for what he said was a misguided and ineffective switch from the serif typeface Times New Roman to sans serif Calibri"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
"Rubio’s directive to all diplomatic posts around the world blamed “radical” diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs for what he said was a misguided and ineffective switch from the serif typeface Times New Roman to sans serif Calibri"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Not the Onion:
"Rubio’s directive to all diplomatic posts around the world blamed “radical” diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs for what he said was a misguided and ineffective switch from the serif typeface Times New Roman to sans serif Calibri"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
"Rubio’s directive to all diplomatic posts around the world blamed “radical” diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs for what he said was a misguided and ineffective switch from the serif typeface Times New Roman to sans serif Calibri"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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Image is "Jose y Maria" by Everett Patterson
December 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Image is "Jose y Maria" by Everett Patterson
When I have job interviews I get so worried about unintentionally overselling or misrepresenting myself. It's just not the same for other people...
BESSENT: I run a soybean farm
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When I have job interviews I get so worried about unintentionally overselling or misrepresenting myself. It's just not the same for other people...
Lost my gloves today. Either they fell out of my pocket or I left them on the self checkout kiosk at CVS. I've been holding it together all week, but this is the thing that finally broke me.
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Lost my gloves today. Either they fell out of my pocket or I left them on the self checkout kiosk at CVS. I've been holding it together all week, but this is the thing that finally broke me.
Pairs great with an urban sombrero
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Pairs great with an urban sombrero
Can't wait to see what these Trump-friendly, anti-#MeToo, bros think a Star Trek movie should look like. (Sarcastic, obviously)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Feelings Don’t Matter: How the Ellison Era Is Transforming Paramount
It’s a brand-new day at the legacy studio, where prestige films are out, testosterone-heavy tentpoles are in and Brett Ratner is back on the call sheet.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Can't wait to see what these Trump-friendly, anti-#MeToo, bros think a Star Trek movie should look like. (Sarcastic, obviously)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Which artists are dad's listening and which ones are daughters'? (One of the answers will surprise you)
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Which artists are dad's listening and which ones are daughters'? (One of the answers will surprise you)
Let me take a big sip of water
"Trump is also widely expected on Friday to receive FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize, a new award created to honor individuals who have “helped to unite people all over the world in peace,” at the nearby Kennedy Center."
"Trump is also widely expected on Friday to receive FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize, a new award created to honor individuals who have “helped to unite people all over the world in peace,” at the nearby Kennedy Center."
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Let me take a big sip of water
"Trump is also widely expected on Friday to receive FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize, a new award created to honor individuals who have “helped to unite people all over the world in peace,” at the nearby Kennedy Center."
"Trump is also widely expected on Friday to receive FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize, a new award created to honor individuals who have “helped to unite people all over the world in peace,” at the nearby Kennedy Center."
Gross. A disgrace to the work of USIP.
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Gross. A disgrace to the work of USIP.
An ancient relic of what 20th century humans called a "news stand"
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
An ancient relic of what 20th century humans called a "news stand"
Meant to only go for a short bike ride to the store yesterday, ended up going farther than I planned.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Meant to only go for a short bike ride to the store yesterday, ended up going farther than I planned.
I've seen people saying the new Gemini 3 is far superior to Chat GPT. Checks out.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I've seen people saying the new Gemini 3 is far superior to Chat GPT. Checks out.
Oy. "The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers."
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oy. "The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers."
Holy shit this cover from 1970.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Holy shit this cover from 1970.
Every single one of them should rightfully be protected. Not just for their violations of federal laws, but the vast amount of needless suffering and death they have caused in the US and around the world.
As they should. Destroyed USAID based on lies.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Every single one of them should rightfully be protected. Not just for their violations of federal laws, but the vast amount of needless suffering and death they have caused in the US and around the world.
I hate these thieves
(Not my bike)
(Not my bike)
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I hate these thieves
(Not my bike)
(Not my bike)
Follow Sticky Comics for some great art and humor
Friends! 2025 has been a long road. Finally, I'm on substack, and I'll tell you a story open.substack.com/pub/stickyco...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Follow Sticky Comics for some great art and humor
Timely for readers of Maximum A-R-L
American Matt LeBlanc fans … how you doin’? All eight final episodes of the short-lived ‘Friends’ spinoff show ‘Joey’ are available to watch in the United States for the first time.
Friends Fans Can Finally Get Closure on Joey
American Matt LeBlanc fans … how you doin’? All eight final episodes of the short-lived ‘Friends’ spinoff show ‘Joey’ are available to watch in the United States for the first time.
www.vulture.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Timely for readers of Maximum A-R-L
What an embarrassingly cringe Orientalist placard in the @metmuseum.org's Egyptian wing.
What "people" exactly? What war? Just generic Middle Eastern people "over there" that reminds the author of Egypt?
Even better, when writing about people fleeing persecution and war give it a humorous title!
What "people" exactly? What war? Just generic Middle Eastern people "over there" that reminds the author of Egypt?
Even better, when writing about people fleeing persecution and war give it a humorous title!
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
What an embarrassingly cringe Orientalist placard in the @metmuseum.org's Egyptian wing.
What "people" exactly? What war? Just generic Middle Eastern people "over there" that reminds the author of Egypt?
Even better, when writing about people fleeing persecution and war give it a humorous title!
What "people" exactly? What war? Just generic Middle Eastern people "over there" that reminds the author of Egypt?
Even better, when writing about people fleeing persecution and war give it a humorous title!
Astoria is a lot like Columbia Pike. Step outside and think, what country do I want to visit to eat today?
Yemen for coffee, then maybe Italy for some mozzarella and prosciutto for lunch
Yemen for coffee, then maybe Italy for some mozzarella and prosciutto for lunch
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Astoria is a lot like Columbia Pike. Step outside and think, what country do I want to visit to eat today?
Yemen for coffee, then maybe Italy for some mozzarella and prosciutto for lunch
Yemen for coffee, then maybe Italy for some mozzarella and prosciutto for lunch
Remembering the 1964 world's fair in Queens.
by Julia Wertz
by Julia Wertz
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Remembering the 1964 world's fair in Queens.
by Julia Wertz
by Julia Wertz
Today's Song for the Late Afternoon Walk:
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
open.spotify.com/track/6MYtWk...
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
open.spotify.com/track/6MYtWk...
The Whole of the Moon
open.spotify.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Today's Song for the Late Afternoon Walk:
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
open.spotify.com/track/6MYtWk...
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
open.spotify.com/track/6MYtWk...
1920s Weimar Republic vibes
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
1920s Weimar Republic vibes