Jon Danziger
@danziger.bsky.social
OED researcher. Professor, film and American Studies. Writer. I expect to die without seeing the Jets win the Super Bowl.
I know, tell the Lollipop Guild to pick on someone their own size
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I know, tell the Lollipop Guild to pick on someone their own size
Maybe Bari called the all-hands-on-deck meeting because she’s taking the job
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Maybe Bari called the all-hands-on-deck meeting because she’s taking the job
Trump is unpopular, but how do Democrats frame their arguments for a comeback?
Two veteran politicos, Rahm Emanuel and Gretchen Whitmer, have thoughts
In NPR video interviews. Worth watching on a snowy day.
Two veteran politicos, Rahm Emanuel and Gretchen Whitmer, have thoughts
In NPR video interviews. Worth watching on a snowy day.
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Or a loyalty oath.
January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Or a loyalty oath.
I get it. It’s clear they think of romance as lowbrow — they talk about it the same way they do about a lot of crime fiction. “Surprisingly literate,” etc.
I’ve got no expertise, but I liked the show!
Best analogy in my own world is probably people telling me that everything is an acronym. NO.
I’ve got no expertise, but I liked the show!
Best analogy in my own world is probably people telling me that everything is an acronym. NO.
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I get it. It’s clear they think of romance as lowbrow — they talk about it the same way they do about a lot of crime fiction. “Surprisingly literate,” etc.
I’ve got no expertise, but I liked the show!
Best analogy in my own world is probably people telling me that everything is an acronym. NO.
I’ve got no expertise, but I liked the show!
Best analogy in my own world is probably people telling me that everything is an acronym. NO.
It's like someone watching 'The Queen's Gambit' and now thinking that they're an expert on chess.
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It's like someone watching 'The Queen's Gambit' and now thinking that they're an expert on chess.
It's also not what good hockey is like.
"I'm not an expert on either of the two things at work here, let me tell you about them both:"
"I'm not an expert on either of the two things at work here, let me tell you about them both:"
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
It's also not what good hockey is like.
"I'm not an expert on either of the two things at work here, let me tell you about them both:"
"I'm not an expert on either of the two things at work here, let me tell you about them both:"
Am I too late for the garbage?
No - jump in!
No - jump in!
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Am I too late for the garbage?
No - jump in!
No - jump in!
True, but it does show off his white socks.
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 AM
True, but it does show off his white socks.
The use of the bullshit colloquial "folks" is always a tell.
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The use of the bullshit colloquial "folks" is always a tell.