Ben Soskin
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Crouching Piggy, Hidden Kermit
December 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Crouching Piggy, Hidden Kermit
Also ran track at Brown!
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Also ran track at Brown!
Reminds me of SNL's "Something Smells Good in Stinkville" sketch
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reminds me of SNL's "Something Smells Good in Stinkville" sketch
Flagging in case you’ve never seen: vimeo.com/32824772
Girl Walk // All Day: Chapter 1
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December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Flagging in case you’ve never seen: vimeo.com/32824772
Reminds me of this www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdW0...
Randy Newman's Theme Song from 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'
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December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reminds me of this www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdW0...
And when Donna has to phone the Dixville Notch-ish voters, Josh has her go outside the WH gates to make the call -- but OTOH Josh shouldn't have been having her make the call in the first place, I assume.
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And when Donna has to phone the Dixville Notch-ish voters, Josh has her go outside the WH gates to make the call -- but OTOH Josh shouldn't have been having her make the call in the first place, I assume.
Basically they use the Hatch Act when it makes for an interesting story point, e.g. IIRC there's an episode where the president insists on not making donor calls from the Oval.
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Basically they use the Hatch Act when it makes for an interesting story point, e.g. IIRC there's an episode where the president insists on not making donor calls from the Oval.
"Money was raised to build a tomb -- a monument to Evita. Only the pedestal was completed, and Evita's body disappeared for 17 years."
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Money was raised to build a tomb -- a monument to Evita. Only the pedestal was completed, and Evita's body disappeared for 17 years."
I was unexpectedly overwhelmed by Rita Moreno's recitation of it on a Boston Pops July 4th broadcast a few years ago.
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I was unexpectedly overwhelmed by Rita Moreno's recitation of it on a Boston Pops July 4th broadcast a few years ago.
There’s some old joke about how Gov. Endicott Peabody (who happened to be both bald and obnoxious) was said to have had four MA towns named after him: Endicott, Peabody, Marblehead, and Athol.
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There’s some old joke about how Gov. Endicott Peabody (who happened to be both bald and obnoxious) was said to have had four MA towns named after him: Endicott, Peabody, Marblehead, and Athol.
Birthright, Part XLVII
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Birthright, Part XLVII
"Ambassador"? Dammit I knew the Beatles were just a simulation
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"Ambassador"? Dammit I knew the Beatles were just a simulation
There was a very good documentary a few years ago called "Hitler's Hollywood" about the Nazi studios cranking out Goebbels' garbled interpretations of Hollywood formula -- and boy did that give me flashbacks to Picard reading the Mirror-Universe "Merchant of Venice".
December 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
There was a very good documentary a few years ago called "Hitler's Hollywood" about the Nazi studios cranking out Goebbels' garbled interpretations of Hollywood formula -- and boy did that give me flashbacks to Picard reading the Mirror-Universe "Merchant of Venice".
Based on how much more I enjoyed their movies for their mannered language and general weirdness (Ethan) than for their existential tendencies and thematic intricacies (Joel?), I'd've thought I'd enjoy Ethan going solo -- but Joel seems to have been the one who kept things looking vaguely competent.
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Based on how much more I enjoyed their movies for their mannered language and general weirdness (Ethan) than for their existential tendencies and thematic intricacies (Joel?), I'd've thought I'd enjoy Ethan going solo -- but Joel seems to have been the one who kept things looking vaguely competent.
I skipped past the date and read this as a current news story, and, sure, why not
December 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I skipped past the date and read this as a current news story, and, sure, why not
And does a can of compressed air do any good in the vacuum of space?
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
And does a can of compressed air do any good in the vacuum of space?
Reminds me of The Onion's writeup of the alternate universe where Peter Scolari got Tom Hanks' career. theonion.com/the-chevy-ch...
The Chevy Chase Show Enters Sixth Blockbuster Season In Alternate Universe
LOS ANGELES–The Chevy Chase Show is steamrolling into its sixth blockbuster season in an alternate universe, it was reported Tuesday.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reminds me of The Onion's writeup of the alternate universe where Peter Scolari got Tom Hanks' career. theonion.com/the-chevy-ch...
Dakotas-wise, my favorite name is Jack Billion (Dem SD-Gov nominee in ‘06)
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dakotas-wise, my favorite name is Jack Billion (Dem SD-Gov nominee in ‘06)
(He has, we just don’t believe him.)
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
(He has, we just don’t believe him.)