Chris Conaton
@conatonc.bsky.social
Music writer, movie lover, professional grocery shopper
Kill Bill vol. 2 plays so much better as part of the same movie with vol. 1, rather than separated by 6 months or however long it was originally.
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Kill Bill vol. 2 plays so much better as part of the same movie with vol. 1, rather than separated by 6 months or however long it was originally.
Here is the actual Houston area Congressional map:
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Here is the actual Houston area Congressional map:
Sigh, here we go again.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sigh, here we go again.
Finishing up Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher, a fascinatingly sideways riff on the Snow White story.
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Finishing up Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher, a fascinatingly sideways riff on the Snow White story.
This was awesome, too.
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This was awesome, too.
On the one hand I know that three shelves of Sarah J. Maas at this Target means she has a lot of fans who are probably passionate about her.
But it also means she doesn’t need them to defend her. She’s gonna be fine even if you don’t take criticism of her as fightin’ words, folks.
But it also means she doesn’t need them to defend her. She’s gonna be fine even if you don’t take criticism of her as fightin’ words, folks.
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On the one hand I know that three shelves of Sarah J. Maas at this Target means she has a lot of fans who are probably passionate about her.
But it also means she doesn’t need them to defend her. She’s gonna be fine even if you don’t take criticism of her as fightin’ words, folks.
But it also means she doesn’t need them to defend her. She’s gonna be fine even if you don’t take criticism of her as fightin’ words, folks.
So Pete hates Nordic Pagans? There’s a guy who’s getting back into warfighting shape that I’d like to introduce him to.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So Pete hates Nordic Pagans? There’s a guy who’s getting back into warfighting shape that I’d like to introduce him to.
This thread reminds me of a Weather Channel app notification I received this week that I found extremely inappropriate, for the same reasons.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This thread reminds me of a Weather Channel app notification I received this week that I found extremely inappropriate, for the same reasons.
If you’ve ever thought, “Eggo Waffles are pretty tasty, especially with syrup,” but also thought what they needed was to be smaller, crunchier, had the maple syrup flavoring already included, and to be covered in milk, well, have I got a Limited Edition cereal for you to try!
Also, marshmallows.
Also, marshmallows.
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you’ve ever thought, “Eggo Waffles are pretty tasty, especially with syrup,” but also thought what they needed was to be smaller, crunchier, had the maple syrup flavoring already included, and to be covered in milk, well, have I got a Limited Edition cereal for you to try!
Also, marshmallows.
Also, marshmallows.
Kind of amazed that the NYT found a couple people willing to go on the record and say, “Yeah, the ballroom is needed and the East Wing probably had to go.”
Yet, having watched Netflix’s The Residence this summer, which spends considerable time on the logistics of a State Dinner, I kind of get it.
Yet, having watched Netflix’s The Residence this summer, which spends considerable time on the logistics of a State Dinner, I kind of get it.
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Kind of amazed that the NYT found a couple people willing to go on the record and say, “Yeah, the ballroom is needed and the East Wing probably had to go.”
Yet, having watched Netflix’s The Residence this summer, which spends considerable time on the logistics of a State Dinner, I kind of get it.
Yet, having watched Netflix’s The Residence this summer, which spends considerable time on the logistics of a State Dinner, I kind of get it.
This is delightfully unexpected! Hoping the music is as well.
September 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is delightfully unexpected! Hoping the music is as well.
We won the Houston area trivia championship for the second year in a row today!
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We won the Houston area trivia championship for the second year in a row today!
The New York Times really nailed this one.
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The New York Times really nailed this one.
New York Times really nailed this one:
September 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New York Times really nailed this one:
Other pieces from the same author indicate that maybe he’s inadvertently making the case for the opposite.
August 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Other pieces from the same author indicate that maybe he’s inadvertently making the case for the opposite.
Anytime that someone feels the need to clarify that something crazy Trump has said is not a joke, I feel like we need to return to this baseline.
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Anytime that someone feels the need to clarify that something crazy Trump has said is not a joke, I feel like we need to return to this baseline.
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social Thank you for your attention to this matter!
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Okay, that’s a good counter example from early on. But let’s take a strip from a few years into the run, 1985, and compare it to a strip from 2025. Once the style was fully established, the changes in artwork over the last 40+ years are miniscule.
July 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Okay, that’s a good counter example from early on. But let’s take a strip from a few years into the run, 1985, and compare it to a strip from 2025. Once the style was fully established, the changes in artwork over the last 40+ years are miniscule.
@whstancil.bsky.social has it right on this one, Alex.
July 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@whstancil.bsky.social has it right on this one, Alex.
Maybe I need to give Black Rebel Motorcycle club a chance! Never really listened to them.
July 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Maybe I need to give Black Rebel Motorcycle club a chance! Never really listened to them.
If @conorlambpa.bsky.social wants to take another run at a Pennsylvania Senate seat in 2028, he’s gonna have so much ammunition to win the Democratic Primary against Fetterman.
July 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If @conorlambpa.bsky.social wants to take another run at a Pennsylvania Senate seat in 2028, he’s gonna have so much ammunition to win the Democratic Primary against Fetterman.