Mike Rubino
@mikerubino.bsky.social
Pittsburgher. Creative director. Certified geek. Breakfast fan.
I read more way more books last year than usual. That’s exciting! Part of it is because I bought a secondhand Kobo eReader. Part is because I am awake at night with a baby. Part is because I am indulging in just books and genres I really want to read.
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I read more way more books last year than usual. That’s exciting! Part of it is because I bought a secondhand Kobo eReader. Part is because I am awake at night with a baby. Part is because I am indulging in just books and genres I really want to read.
This year I learned about the New Years Pretzel and there’s no going back. 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This year I learned about the New Years Pretzel and there’s no going back. 🥳
Happy “first day of the month so all of the movies my son was into are magically gone from streaming” Day!
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Happy “first day of the month so all of the movies my son was into are magically gone from streaming” Day!
The full shuttering of @pghcitypaper.com is a tremendous loss to the city and its arts scene. Arcade would not have reached the general public without the tremendous press coverage we received those first ten years.
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The full shuttering of @pghcitypaper.com is a tremendous loss to the city and its arts scene. Arcade would not have reached the general public without the tremendous press coverage we received those first ten years.
This “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” tell-all book makes me kind of want to see this musical … when will local community theaters be producing this piece?
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” tell-all book makes me kind of want to see this musical … when will local community theaters be producing this piece?
My 2013 Jetta's back in style!
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My 2013 Jetta's back in style!
Another year, another rejection letter from The Atlantic for my cultural analysis of Home Alone titled “The Spider Represents the Invisible Hand of Holiday Consumerism”
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Another year, another rejection letter from The Atlantic for my cultural analysis of Home Alone titled “The Spider Represents the Invisible Hand of Holiday Consumerism”
Not sure what is more Covid-triggering, Eddington or watching musical specials produced in the fall of 2020.
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not sure what is more Covid-triggering, Eddington or watching musical specials produced in the fall of 2020.
The new @coheedandcambria.bsky.social video is a must see: Santa, Krampus, Predator handshake, Tr*mp takedown.
youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190
youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190
Coheed and Cambria - "One Last Miracle" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Coheed and Cambria
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The new @coheedandcambria.bsky.social video is a must see: Santa, Krampus, Predator handshake, Tr*mp takedown.
youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190
youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190
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From computer files to Epstein files, files were everywhere you looked this year! That’s why I’m declaring 2025 the Year of the File
December 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
From computer files to Epstein files, files were everywhere you looked this year! That’s why I’m declaring 2025 the Year of the File
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
Is the amount of grommets in a shower curtain and liner a universal standard or just a US one? When does the council that manages this meet? Do they need members?
December 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Is the amount of grommets in a shower curtain and liner a universal standard or just a US one? When does the council that manages this meet? Do they need members?
Oops, I swiped up on an ad on Instagram and now I’ll be seeing this bread slicer in my feed for the next 14 months.
December 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Oops, I swiped up on an ad on Instagram and now I’ll be seeing this bread slicer in my feed for the next 14 months.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gah! I want to write for New Edge so bad... someday the perfect tale will spring from my mind and make it to their pages.
The pulpy subgenre sword & sorcery still thrives.
REVIEW: New Edge Sword and Sorcery Issues 5-7
New Edge highlights talent from all sorts of backgrounds in an effort to celebrate the fun, exciting parts of S&S
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Gah! I want to write for New Edge so bad... someday the perfect tale will spring from my mind and make it to their pages.
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Driving in Pittsburgh is basically a whole lot of yelling “JUST GO” at other drivers
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Driving in Pittsburgh is basically a whole lot of yelling “JUST GO” at other drivers
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
Started watching Ghostbusters Afterlife tonight for the first time - MY GOD it’s an hour in and the most ghost busting that’s happened was them watching a YouTube clip of the original movie.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Started watching Ghostbusters Afterlife tonight for the first time - MY GOD it’s an hour in and the most ghost busting that’s happened was them watching a YouTube clip of the original movie.
The most innovative subversion of our government in some time.
omg they made Jeffrey Epstein Inbox Simulator '25 jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as [email protected]
You are logged into [email protected], Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The most innovative subversion of our government in some time.
My son’s food pyramid has a large section devoted to “parade candy”
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My son’s food pyramid has a large section devoted to “parade candy”
Tis the season of … nauseating Dutch angles of Ron Howard’s “Grinch”🤮
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Tis the season of … nauseating Dutch angles of Ron Howard’s “Grinch”🤮
Poker Face was excellent. It captured everything I loved about 70s detective “case of the week” shows. Streaming cancellations are swift and brutal!
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Poker Face was excellent. It captured everything I loved about 70s detective “case of the week” shows. Streaming cancellations are swift and brutal!
Thoughts and prayers to all the parents of little kids on Clock Change Day.
It’s only 9:15am …
It’s only 9:15am …
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thoughts and prayers to all the parents of little kids on Clock Change Day.
It’s only 9:15am …
It’s only 9:15am …
Ultimate jump scare: I was more than halfway thru reading “The Shining” for the first time when my ebook library loan expired and I wasn’t allowed to renew!
I’ll let you know if the family makes it out of this hotel okay … in 4-ish weeks.
I’ll let you know if the family makes it out of this hotel okay … in 4-ish weeks.
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ultimate jump scare: I was more than halfway thru reading “The Shining” for the first time when my ebook library loan expired and I wasn’t allowed to renew!
I’ll let you know if the family makes it out of this hotel okay … in 4-ish weeks.
I’ll let you know if the family makes it out of this hotel okay … in 4-ish weeks.
I know I always conduct a MAJOR renovation on my house before I plan to leave it permanently and peacefully in a few years. Right???
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I know I always conduct a MAJOR renovation on my house before I plan to leave it permanently and peacefully in a few years. Right???