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Once discussed macroeconomics with Jeff Tweedy

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.
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
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...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Reposted by Pulp & Politics
Image is "Jose y Maria" by Everett Patterson
December 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What an ad
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 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...
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
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 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.
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Pairs great with an urban sombrero
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 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...
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
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
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."
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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
An ancient relic of what 20th century humans called a "news stand"
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
I've seen people saying the new Gemini 3 is far superior to Chat GPT.  Checks out.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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
Holy shit this cover from 1970.
Crazy? C’mon, Jon - this is normal behavior!
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I hate these thieves

(Not my bike)
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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
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!
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 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
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Remembering the 1964 world's fair in Queens.

by Julia Wertz
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Today's Song for the Late Afternoon Walk:

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
1920s Weimar Republic vibes
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM