April 2020
Month archive / 23 posts
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
Inception
Chernobyl
Ah, the old filling-in-on-drums-at-a-Lita-Ford-gig-with-no-rehearsal-or-setlist dream. A classic of the form.
Not sure why we’re posting photos of ourselves at age 20, but here you go.
On the 31st day, I spoke to the American cheese: “You’re the supermarket milk chocolate of cheeses, and I love that about you.”
Was the USSR’s indoor lighting really as uniformly drab and depressing as TV shows like The Americans and Chernobyl would have us believe?
“A spiritual technician doing important work down in the engine room of the American soul.” 💯 nytimes.com/2020/04/09/mag…
Until now, I always got by on my own. #quarantunes
Fun fact I recently learned: @heartofficial didn’t write this song and they weren’t the first to record it (though their version is the best).
Kiss Me Deadly
someone just asked me if i’m a blood
💔 has officially found its way into my emoji picker’s Frequently Used tab.
What a loss. @teleject worked tirelessly to improve the web and help others learn to do the same. Much love to Ari and family. RIP 💔 twitter.com/ari4nne/status…
The Killers
Hard to overstate how much Mort Drucker and other Mad Magazine artists made me want to be an artist and make people laugh. RIP ❤️ twitter.com/f_francavilla/…
Day 23
Notes from the bunker
I went for a bike ride early Sunday morning. It ended my longest indoor streak yet: five full days. I suppose my area of Brooklyn bustles more than most, but after reading about how everyone staying inside had given major cities the appearance of ghost towns, I expected a lot less activity. And more masks. The CDC’s guidance recently shifted to a recommendation that everyone cover their nose and mouth when going out. It makes… See more →
Gilda
Leave Her to Heaven
Gene Tierney carefully assembling the perfect outfit for throwing herself down the stairs to force a miscarriage is just about as good as movies get.
Dirty Harry
Collected some favorite animated shorts for today’s socially distant Saturday morning cartoon session with friends. youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Third U.S. census in a row where I’m preparing to move to another state as I complete the questionnaire.