Ian Brill
@ibrill.bsky.social
If I work all day on the blue sky mine there'll be food on the table tonight
RIP Steve Cropper. Guitar players knew that Cropper was one of the best. The public may not have known, b/c Cropper was never about flashy solos. Instead, he mastered what REALLY matters: staying in the pocket and making everybody else sound good. youtu.be/KeSZPqvE2Ks?...
Who's Making Love
YouTube video by Johnnie Taylor - Topic
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December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
RIP Steve Cropper. Guitar players knew that Cropper was one of the best. The public may not have known, b/c Cropper was never about flashy solos. Instead, he mastered what REALLY matters: staying in the pocket and making everybody else sound good. youtu.be/KeSZPqvE2Ks?...
If I ever write a story about a mafia don who lives a double-life as a drag act, I have the perfect name for the main character:
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If I ever write a story about a mafia don who lives a double-life as a drag act, I have the perfect name for the main character:
I have started reading SECRET WARS II, which I’ve never read before.
I am already disappointed that The Beyonder did not keep his original physical form, which is an amalgamation of the characters he brought to Battleworld.
This design is leagues better than the one the character is known for.
I am already disappointed that The Beyonder did not keep his original physical form, which is an amalgamation of the characters he brought to Battleworld.
This design is leagues better than the one the character is known for.
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I have started reading SECRET WARS II, which I’ve never read before.
I am already disappointed that The Beyonder did not keep his original physical form, which is an amalgamation of the characters he brought to Battleworld.
This design is leagues better than the one the character is known for.
I am already disappointed that The Beyonder did not keep his original physical form, which is an amalgamation of the characters he brought to Battleworld.
This design is leagues better than the one the character is known for.
Prediction for 2026:
Around March or April, someone will declare "I did all my taxes with AI." They'll be super-visible until the end of May or so.
Then we never hear from them again. Ever. Not in-person. Not online. It will be as if they never existed.
Around March or April, someone will declare "I did all my taxes with AI." They'll be super-visible until the end of May or so.
Then we never hear from them again. Ever. Not in-person. Not online. It will be as if they never existed.
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Prediction for 2026:
Around March or April, someone will declare "I did all my taxes with AI." They'll be super-visible until the end of May or so.
Then we never hear from them again. Ever. Not in-person. Not online. It will be as if they never existed.
Around March or April, someone will declare "I did all my taxes with AI." They'll be super-visible until the end of May or so.
Then we never hear from them again. Ever. Not in-person. Not online. It will be as if they never existed.
TIRED: Zendaya is Meechee
WIRED:
WIRED:
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
TIRED: Zendaya is Meechee
WIRED:
WIRED:
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You, a dangerous radical: We have to change the system so cartoon villains can't wreck the country again
Me, a wise pragmatist: What if we simply rebranded the system? Welcome to America Premium+
Me, a wise pragmatist: What if we simply rebranded the system? Welcome to America Premium+
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You, a dangerous radical: We have to change the system so cartoon villains can't wreck the country again
Me, a wise pragmatist: What if we simply rebranded the system? Welcome to America Premium+
Me, a wise pragmatist: What if we simply rebranded the system? Welcome to America Premium+
Me, if I was one of the immune people in PLURIBUS: “Is this a bit? No, seriously. Seriously. Are you doing a bit?”
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Me, if I was one of the immune people in PLURIBUS: “Is this a bit? No, seriously. Seriously. Are you doing a bit?”
In the STRANGER THINGS season premiere, one of the teens is wearing a Fall shirt.
Now I all I can think about is trying to describe STRANGER THINGS to Mark E. Smith and wondering how he’d react.
Now I all I can think about is trying to describe STRANGER THINGS to Mark E. Smith and wondering how he’d react.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
In the STRANGER THINGS season premiere, one of the teens is wearing a Fall shirt.
Now I all I can think about is trying to describe STRANGER THINGS to Mark E. Smith and wondering how he’d react.
Now I all I can think about is trying to describe STRANGER THINGS to Mark E. Smith and wondering how he’d react.
Huh, I didn't realize that "relaunch Brett Ratner's career" was part of Project 2025
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Huh, I didn't realize that "relaunch Brett Ratner's career" was part of Project 2025
Starting DEATH BY LIGHTNING…despite my disappointment when I learned that “Michael Shannon plays Garfield” didn’t mean what I thought it meant.
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Starting DEATH BY LIGHTNING…despite my disappointment when I learned that “Michael Shannon plays Garfield” didn’t mean what I thought it meant.
Loved this video about restoring a 1969 Toys for Tots poster that Jack Kirby drew. The process is amazing. The bonus is the wacky-looking Spider-Man that Kirby drew: youtu.be/DeUbogVrh28?...
They Found This Poster at a Burger King in 1969
YouTube video by Fourth Cone Restoration
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Loved this video about restoring a 1969 Toys for Tots poster that Jack Kirby drew. The process is amazing. The bonus is the wacky-looking Spider-Man that Kirby drew: youtu.be/DeUbogVrh28?...
Starting PLUR1BUS. I enjoyed the first two episodes, but they dropped the ball by not making this the theme song youtu.be/SvKMv6SnN-k?...
Everybody's Happy Nowadays (2001 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by Buzzcocks - Topic
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Starting PLUR1BUS. I enjoyed the first two episodes, but they dropped the ball by not making this the theme song youtu.be/SvKMv6SnN-k?...
RIP Jellybean Johnson, drummer of The Time youtu.be/627Q6F9NOYQ?...
The Time - The Bird (Purple Rain Movie Scene, 1984)
YouTube video by e_perez
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
RIP Jellybean Johnson, drummer of The Time youtu.be/627Q6F9NOYQ?...
I know that people from across the political spectrum are befuddled by Trump's warm reception for Mamdani. But it makes sense when you remember this: Trump will always respect someone, anyone, if they are attractive and confident.
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I know that people from across the political spectrum are befuddled by Trump's warm reception for Mamdani. But it makes sense when you remember this: Trump will always respect someone, anyone, if they are attractive and confident.
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
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November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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New Letterboxd list just dropped
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New Letterboxd list just dropped
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Apparently, World is paying tribute to Ace Frehely
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Apparently, World is paying tribute to Ace Frehely
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wordle 1,607 3/6
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Apparently, World is paying tribute to Ace Frehely
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Apparently, World is paying tribute to Ace Frehely
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: If Britain had its own “Weird” Al (maybe someone named “Peculiar” Rupert) we’d have a parody of the The Cure’s “Fascination Street” called “Coronation Street” by now
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: If Britain had its own “Weird” Al (maybe someone named “Peculiar” Rupert) we’d have a parody of the The Cure’s “Fascination Street” called “Coronation Street” by now
PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025)
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025)
PREDATOR: BADLANDS rules. It’s as if Dark Horse hired Walt Simonson and Art Adams to make the ultimate Predator story. Tons of creatures. All kinda of stabby explodey goodness. PREY deserved to get a theatrical release but didn’t. This makes up for it.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
PREDATOR: BADLANDS rules. It’s as if Dark Horse hired Walt Simonson and Art Adams to make the ultimate Predator story. Tons of creatures. All kinda of stabby explodey goodness. PREY deserved to get a theatrical release but didn’t. This makes up for it.
The Rivers Cuomo conundrum:
He is one of the most embarrassing rock stars
And yet
He is the least embarrassing Cuomo
He is one of the most embarrassing rock stars
And yet
He is the least embarrassing Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Rivers Cuomo conundrum:
He is one of the most embarrassing rock stars
And yet
He is the least embarrassing Cuomo
He is one of the most embarrassing rock stars
And yet
He is the least embarrassing Cuomo
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I cannot emphasize enough, as a rapidly aging millennial, how unthinkable it would have been in 2004 for a Muslim immigrant to be elected Mayor of NYC on the day Dick Cheney's heart finally threw in the towel. We had NO alternatives in 2004, and in many ways, it was a scarier time than even now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I cannot emphasize enough, as a rapidly aging millennial, how unthinkable it would have been in 2004 for a Muslim immigrant to be elected Mayor of NYC on the day Dick Cheney's heart finally threw in the towel. We had NO alternatives in 2004, and in many ways, it was a scarier time than even now.