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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 19h

Roses are red

Violets are swell

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

the evil-blazing diamond, once the divinest symbol of the crystal skies, looks like some crown-jewel stolen from the King of Hell

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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · 1d

Grammy Award-winning and now won in a court of law. I don't wanna hear any more discourse about whether "Not Like Us" is the biggest diss track in the history of the culture. There should be curriculum in schools about this now.

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 1d

I saw two people do rock, paper, scissors for the last citibike dock in front of NY Comic Con and that is the essence of New York.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 1d

after last night, looking down like

Three blue jay baseball players, George bell, Lloyd Moseby and Jesse Barfield

Three ghostly figures from the end of Return of the Jedi: Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and Ben Kenobi

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

The Cleveland Book Festival put us up at the hotel where Superman and Lois kiss

The big panopticon where Superman and Lois kiss in the new movie!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting.

Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma’s Republican governor criticizes guard deployment. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and “states’ rights.”

His comments, in an interview with The New York Times, marked the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and other Democratic elected officials have been strongly critical of the move and have implored Republican governors to join the opposition.

Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, “We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,” adding, “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 1d

everyone talking about Vlad Jr and rightly so but I find myself obsessed with the 4 headed monster named Davis Ernie Daulton Nathan Schneiderlukesvarshlement

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‘Relentless’ Ernie Clement and Blue Jays Oust Yankees From Division Series

The versatile contact-oriented infielder extended his hot streak by sparking two rallies that helped elevate Toronto past its AL East rivals and into the ALCS.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 2d

When the Yankees get eliminated

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Jays win! Jays win!

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29d

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

hooray for the blue jays, and also it is still deeply weird to see don mattingly celebrating in a blue jays hat in the dugout in yankee stadium

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 2d

Many people are starting to leave the stadium? There is an entire inning left!

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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 2d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Winona Ryder, covered in ash and dragging on a cigarette at the end of “Heathers”

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

hard to imagine someone would generate an AI review with the prompt “write a review like you just spent $1400 on Broadway tickets but have never heard of Samuel Beckett”

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

bring back bullpen carts

Vintage Jerseys & Hats @polyesterunis.bsky.social · 2d

Jesse Orosco & the bullpen cart, 1983 #Mets

#Baseball

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

"it's almost like the whole play was designed to try, fail, try again, fail again, fail better"

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

"an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness" is inadvertantly a very good description of Beckett!

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

not to be an old-time grouch and I personally hate jammed fingers but Rickey Henderson would never wear those oven mitts Rickey’s fingers got to dance

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 2d

🎶girlfriend of antifa / i know, i know it’s serious🎶

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

mlb playoffs feature ads for survivalist food packages in case of societal collapse fam is this bad, is it worrisome

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 2d

i would bet money the insanely scammy survival food kit commercials that walk viewers step by step through "what is a qr code" and "how do i scan a qr code with my dang phone" are the most profitable commercials in the playoffs

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 2d

A cartoon rendering of a woman in a purple dress with long black hair, it is Natasha Fatale, girlfriend of Boris in Rocky and Bullwinkle

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 3d

realizing now that feeling a knot in the pit of your stomach despite being up by three in a series you lead 2-0 is why I’ve tried very hard through my life to stop caring about sports