Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 7h

Better hurry, La Pupusa Loca closes at 10.

4

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 7h

And if I'm dropping $1400 on theatre tickets, I damn well know what I'm going to see.

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 7h

I think this is a prank. It's the part about "two characters trapped in their madness", where he's trying to say he doesn't understand the play while understanding it perfectly.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 11h

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.

1 2

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

150 2K 11K

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 9h

I do love this city.

A bumper sticker that reads I can't live without you, but the you has been crossed out and Pupusas! written in its place.

1 14

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 10h

Day 5: No one starves at Honey Pig

Bulgogi and soy garlic pork belly on a sizzling hot grill pan

1 9

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 11h

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 12h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

1

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 16h

Please let the be an America for him to be president of one day.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

1 1 3

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 15h

Six camera crews at the Comey Crime Show, five under tents and one ready to report in the rain at Gaia intended.

Media tents at the Alexandria federal courthaus.

2

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

200 2.7K 8.6K

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 19h

I like to refer to Virginia as two states, the Communist North and the 'Murican South. Dividing line is spot on, as soon as you leave the DC exurbs (Quantico?) it's a major shift.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 1d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

1 1 3

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

13 220 570

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

How much would the city make if we started congestion pricing for all the maryland drivers who cut through Quaker/Telegraph to bypass 395?

8

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed, funding all the improvements but not the pizza kitchen building seems wrong.

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

Probably gonna be a long one this time around.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

Politico says Republicans have "lost the plot" !

1

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 1d

I had to correct this review because I thought “ah!-matized” was a play on “traumatized” when it’s actually a play on “dickmatized,” which is itself a play on “hypnotized.” I now hate this song. Zero stars to Taylor Swift. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Taylor Swift wrote a song about Travis Kelce's penis. Here is my review.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary offers a deep analysis of "Wood."

www.sfgate.com

14 12 200

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

It me, except that it's the candy bar wrapper.

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo

3

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

That is very close in model/style to our food processor, also now going on 30+ years of service.

3

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

Any article that starts out with "A quick disclaimer about the penis stuff" is 100% guaranteed to be the best thing you've read in ages.

Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 1d

I reviewed the song Tay wrote about Travis Kelce’s hog! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Taylor Swift wrote a song about Travis Kelce's penis. Here is my review.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary offers a deep analysis of "Wood."

www.sfgate.com

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 1d

I reviewed the song Tay wrote about Travis Kelce’s hog! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Taylor Swift wrote a song about Travis Kelce's penis. Here is my review.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary offers a deep analysis of "Wood."

www.sfgate.com

12 11 110

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

If I recall correctly, "Hire a comms person" was one of the major pieces of advice being said back when people were making racist usernames to target the trans and blacksky communities, (and the response was just as bad), so it looks like they really decided to not learn anything from that.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

A great way to turn the temp down here as @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com and @aaron.bsky.team want would be to stop communicating site policies and practices with individual users or on their timelines and hire a comms person who is a professional communicator to do all the front facing interaction.

2

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

Took me a moment, and then I realized I was next to Fiber Space. Kudos on getting that approved.

A vanity license plate that says YRN HOAR

2 4 40

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

The maxi pad dress at Ms. Moxie's Moon Shop has been updated for the holidays.

A dress made of maxi pads and festooned with black and purple tuille for Halloween.

1 6

Reposted by DarkAndSpookyMikey

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Meme image showing the guy from: Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just
Made A Great Point

14 190 1.2K

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 1d

Day 4 and there is still seafood to be had with Los Toltecos' jambalaya burrito that weighs in at least 5 pounds

1 7