2026-10-24T02:32:07Z https://nostr.now Mats Holberg https://nostr.now/npub12kjhdu42hqp2uh3flwlsfsp9k5nvk42mls8c3y72n4mhhr68w9uquk3x3f https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/287/483/325/960/369/original/ccd020564ec85b45.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/287/483/325/960/369/original/ccd020564ec85b45.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4sanvmtrlraauzhld07nang7gm58yyrllkqcr6n3pqyt20nvc0gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsrfp2sx Love this. <br/><br/>Fortune: Newport Restaurant Group is 100% owned by its workers—and has paid them $33 million since 1995: ‘Nobody else gets the benefit’<br/><br/><a href="https://fortune.com/article/newport-restaurant-group-esop-employee-owned-33-million-small-business-succession/">https://fortune.com/article/newport-restaurant-group-esop-employee-owned-33-million-small-business-succession/</a> 2026-10-21T23:13:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyr4u9n7c5x8fxmdrv8yh0jvg6tvh8yce9etfrx8t7afedmrz6cugzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachspchcg6 Perfect first sentence.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/414/541/581/215/673/original/73cf9c9dad0ed4d4.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-10T03:42:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdly3gxukpslf8lts872jlazkrq4sl98ezvse8jm9dkw3kdadu7sszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachszwaxvt More of this! One of my hugest pet peeves. <br/><br/>Mamdani keeps demonstrating how useless the mainstream Democratic Party has become. I’m now voting—whenever I can—for progressive candidates who’ll actually do something about everything.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/366/775/492/773/042/original/cb3f6d18ce371836.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-01T17:14:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9wsy90eqy5yaa5aehuymav3lxt58elpx5yze383sprnakupg8j2qzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachstsam5m Never occurred to me until now that these boroughs outside Boston form a rather…unique…compass. (There is not, to my knowledge, an Eastborough.)<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/326/810/649/913/356/original/f142b234908df00c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-24T15:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4wxfn2g5t7cmszajufgcqm7dtqzdsvpncrfw4sa3cu2tdd89cygzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsp83gz2 I remember Kim Masters on The Business talking about this when streaming started in earnest—gosh, late 2000s?—the idea that it’d probably end up costing just as much as cable once you subscribed to everything.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/283/668/274/120/177/original/992edcfda69ffa81.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-17T00:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6lafndstt44lr3gsumv8k4x7njletjvr8yg6kh2vwl3nvc8fjvqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs7drqya Is there a singer/band who specifically evokes high school dances in your memory because that was the only place you ever heard them? 2026-09-02T15:11:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06rxwqwkmjuzwlfdlr2v08ljvqra5pg5jum7lkqukqlx653kd96szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachspg0yv6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs984n9q3zj38v495vh6lz3uztm8rhvgqwllchtyy0qzqjvrx8u6wgnpvka9'>nevent1q…vka9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’ll shock you—I’m sure—that Cofnas is also misogynist who can casually throw a little homophobia into the mix.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/130/140/105/642/268/original/8854a87a491c1785.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-20T22:15:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs984n9q3zj38v495vh6lz3uztm8rhvgqwllchtyy0qzqjvrx8u6wgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsdw0uk0 Like I said before, regardless of the accusations’ merits, Arday was still targeted by an American bigot trying to dress up his racism as ‘racial realism.’ <br/><br/>Guardian: Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/20/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-his-university">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/20/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-his-university</a> 2026-08-20T22:10:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fnnn5assdrrt7s9ggfgm79kahewwvpvgp85v7tf7yurk8hlk67czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsknmlav Our idiocracy marches on. Just checked my vaccine history—I got so many just in case because RFK—and, yep, there’s the MMR I’d last gotten 50 years ago and never thought I’d need to re-up.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/117/197/269/105/115/original/6652c777f5da3777.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-18T15:23:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tx355x0s0lqhftcefdnzqzx08zhkwftkjkjhsp5kjt0usgvktaszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachszpfpuu Oh, god. Another story I’ve been following—this time with a tragic conclusion.<br/><br/>One of those academic wunderkinds—the youngest Black professor in Cambridge history until a plagiarism scandal forced him out—who’d overcome severe learning difficulties, not able to read or write until 18 and not having spoken until he was 11. But that last claim was also being disputed by former classmates in recent days.<br/><br/>Guardian: Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims</a> 2026-08-14T20:58:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstp7xgjzqyn2hynewmrfprmd2xf0rzc4y4fhy5z4e9jayf6wzuf4szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsy2e884 Montezooma’s Revenge was the first rollercoaster I ever recalling working up my nerve to ride when I was a kid. <br/><br/>Very basic concept. Ran in a straight line: Launched forward through a loop and up a ramp, then backward down the ramp and through the loop.<br/><br/>My nostalgic streak is happy it’s living on.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/039/132/452/387/566/original/53287a3fb9fc2ac0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/039/132/743/562/563/original/161843e239163620.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-04T20:30:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88rhtt07st5mhj4jgjq5k2jzj0ya2duj98g6jkxk6hy4cql63ghqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs3qev7g Very sorry to hear Bonnie Tyler died. <br/><br/>Her ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ was the most perfect Jim Steinman alchemy. 2026-07-09T17:22:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pz7h2whutvt92ve6e3khzckxlt0l3wn9nkztvx6g9ugfm9k6t9qzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs7qcj46 Americans feel SO entitled to challenge anything that doesn’t fit their idea of a norm.<br/><br/>Twice this weekend—when I said I’m not a committed romantic relationship guy, never have been—the instant response was: ‘Are you autistic?’ (Never asked that before, so two-for-two was notable. Maybe it’s a hot TikTok theme.)<br/><br/>Which, it’s none of your business to start with. And even if it were, why should I have to explain to your increasingly skeptical face when I say ‘No’ how I don’t fit the definition? 2026-05-11T18:47:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfydr3h3vf2qwu6q0wqfp202l5rgkr0wqfr26kauthp0gc0enedczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsh4xj8w Mom visiting and she hadn’t seen the Hoover Dam since she was a little kid in the ‘50s.<br/><br/>Terrifyingly low water level.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/502/195/138/991/084/original/fdc78f72fa9bbc81.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-02T00:40:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxezcqjwur46fv30lfxy2jx9t5pd87npysj0dh2s2c77k3x356nczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs9q0t32 The real horror being that a cabinet secretary is conducting ‘prayer services’ at the Pentagon.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/416/481/269/979/119/original/a474bdaf52a6d684.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-16T21:22:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjr9h8nh3w0upp0mlmqcax2e5ec6k9wfn5w5qjnpellkaglx086gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs7ep2rj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfychqge3hq6ueun0vsjrx84w6c3h03zg765vwmz0trm5pr87n6qs5wh8hx'>nevent1q…h8hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don’t get me started on Disneyland—never cheap, but doable for most families when I was growing up without breaking the bank. In 1986, adult entry was $19 and $3 for parking—or, in 2026 dollars, $237 for a family of four. <br/><br/>This Saturday, that same family of four getting single-day park-hopping tickets with California Adventure (and hoping not to wait in lines all day) will pay $1,368 before they spend a dime on food or anything else during the day.<br/><br/>It’s insane.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/395/009/234/683/833/original/9b528d6dd78d55e0.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-13T02:21:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfychqge3hq6ueun0vsjrx84w6c3h03zg765vwmz0trm5pr87n6qszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsde606z I’m always wondering how anyone who isn’t very rich affords tickets to anything anymore.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/394/847/695/623/427/original/64cf080a347d32a2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-13T01:40:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd76d3fdegst7myvq3nfvgtgulu9lxpkmfwpwwssth098ed9a8xvszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs3rpdxd May Hungary be a bellwether for enough is finally enough. 2026-04-12T21:51:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxh9acv9mn82e4sj5sch8uup273h5kggq0yj6323enej7nrtzzmfszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsdmftp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfnv5vjlf7lmrwzacqwzha6txs7d4alnctcx6cyzzrpzc0fdynws0g6ws0'>nevent1q…6ws0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m convinced Frank Lloyd Wright had a sadistic streak in his design. Architecture and furniture. <br/><br/>It’s not just that he wanted to dictate how his clients lived. I’ve never been in one of his designed spaces—and I’ve been in several—where there was a single space that looked comfortable. Including his own bedroom at Taliesin West, which looks as if it were designed for a monk. A little masochism, too?<br/><br/>Beautiful to look at but not to live in…speaking as a guy who loves brutalist architecture. 2026-04-09T22:25:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswfnv5vjlf7lmrwzacqwzha6txs7d4alnctcx6cyzzrpzc0fdynwszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs5rvehq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsj9x0ng8mgek9fvr9m3nxvnt9eatvvxmagg3h3sqykjp2qa7cpg4xvck8'>nevent1q…vck8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its owner Anne Burnett Tandy—incredibly rich when she married the guy who founded Tandy—was serious about architecture. This commission was a few husbands earlier.<br/><br/>Frank Lloyd Wright always—ALWAYS—being such a complete dick. Just a horrible person.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/376/733/019/389/771/original/18aa0ccd3778d447.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-09T20:53:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsj9x0ng8mgek9fvr9m3nxvnt9eatvvxmagg3h3sqykjp2qa7cpgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachswyw4pt Stunning and rare house by IM Pei—one of only three he designed—is yours for just $22 million. Fort Worth, 19,000 square feet, built in 1969 and owned by just one family. <br/><br/>It’s way too big and way too expensive for me, and there’s no way I’m moving to Texas. But I still want to live there.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/376/688/223/357/166/original/e0c65f6da878838a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/376/688/622/185/210/original/71c444deea775f26.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/376/689/063/989/846/original/0f484aec2634663a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/376/689/425/700/396/original/815b07634c12066f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-09T20:42:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsv0eue47m0e2ytpy4vxww9kzkdt5eva26fuf5ygq8faqvxh9lkqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachszu4zmh RE: <a href="https://mstdn.social/@stux/116352696551815876">https://mstdn.social/@stux/116352696551815876</a><br/><br/>I’m so appreciated everything <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s20wsx5d90r4sqljl03v9g4fw6h7cuhw3rj45qrmxmfr8ea29klqwntwmm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>stux⚡️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s20…twmm</span>)</a></span> does for this instance since I hopped onto Mastodon. <br/><br/>And it’s really easy to support the effort/costs with an automated contribution—I use Patreon. Doesn’t have to be a lot, all adds up.<br/>nostr:note18a3l5z80f57y0u5mtawzr53lj0ff6dpnu5kzkhxcxc0nk0pfjnsskkfe70<br/> 2026-04-08T13:32:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lwj24gtwlpvandmqxphrd74gxxwmp65jyhgs72g59gr4pwnjlggzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs0ta5fa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw230y8x848sr3yk9unnk8j4cczpuffj342c3hqfsgf449kzamdc94y3m2'>nevent1q…y3m2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Always! 2026-04-07T23:20:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5jqqawy2dceaqetdc7z7gv3xsymksnjlky3j670rjkfts6t9ywczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachskayf6s It’d be great if a future Democratic president decided to unilaterally spend $1 billion a day on education, healthcare and housing because that’s apparently something the executive branch can do without anyone’s approval.<br/><br/>Edit: I was being stingy with a week—it’s a day 2026-04-07T21:57:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wqsnte0azmxefmjr93t20dcz6wurej56sudrp65h8s5e4h5cglczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsm65x4g I keep waiting for some other country to preemptively invade the US on the grounds that Trump is a global threat who must be stopped. 2026-04-07T17:46:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqw8gxqlcc99ktj4u6rnyxdvu6r8euq82staeckgv0dgh2amtf9xszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs96nzyk Really making the point that it’s women who are too emotional to be president. 2026-04-07T15:13:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7lm06596y89fu2fgyuj82z64p0w64n08d79gsw5l7ch6tfun52gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs5msrc0 It boggles my mind when someone pretends to be a Rockefeller—or a family with a similarly well-documented family tree—especially in places real Rockefellers live/work/socialize. <br/><br/>This was somewhat smarter even though she was hanging out with a fake Rockefeller. Although weird that she went around saying: ‘You know I’m part of the Cartier family?’ Which, good god, no one says that.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/303/475/005/670/471/original/3bfde17370578015.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-27T22:23:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmpetsh8mx3jtqfme0t9hckshjfngcm2crvny6qglzjpwfqr4ryszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachssgjlud My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!<br/><br/>(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/246/827/154/243/856/original/49dee26994c31396.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-17T22:16:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs838me3ajt28rm5n0x7303rt99gqd7hm6rdhxe5n7jexecc74m3ugzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsyt2h5z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98ptn2tzh0rwkgc4s7stqzutn6l07hu98w0j0dx9405jr6dttevqc87qap'>nevent1q…7qap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t normally blame parents for a child’s criminal behavior—so many variables—but when all three of your sons made a second career of sexually assaulting women, I think Shlomy and Orly Alexander have something to answer for.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/202/672/692/251/750/original/d40a4f75529dc8ab.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-10T03:07:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs98ptn2tzh0rwkgc4s7stqzutn6l07hu98w0j0dx9405jr6dttevqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsfqu83c Imagine you raised three sons and they’re ALL rapists.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/202/618/660/371/355/original/33fa1ba8ff1c1387.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-10T02:54:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqaeq5ms3h7unv8w02r530fegjlpuza24nyh4s0w0e46hdm28qw6gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsda8wsy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvedfhvntnmaex5g6ejgrzvp9wcmf2nkwg6xxhe6f9dsp8s45fas59gg66'>nevent1q…gg66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Realizing I should ask a follow-up question. Firm tofu? 2026-02-27T01:55:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswvedfhvntnmaex5g6ejgrzvp9wcmf2nkwg6xxhe6f9dsp8s45faszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachspsajwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3v2gcwqyws5mp2nqu6g2etrc9q82pdh7l0x477hh6l2qq5sdrvgueafxf'>nevent1q…afxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate it! Especially because I’m trying to be a good host! 2026-02-27T01:47:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvm2ytansmve6x2awgjflxcfsvskfejpnp9yrzjz5awr6llhjf00szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsmyzx39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfra20g3s4fgrdvqn5kz07tpmrf0etjvp328rwhdns6yuvym4ggqg7t749u'>nevent1q…749u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Variations! Over-delivering for me! 2026-02-27T01:44:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsde5t3fqygkd062jkhw0v8mujfvwuqt7kdyy834rdjg7l0f2h2slqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachszke90a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2kdg63c8dyahkdf3ythax7wryqpp9edk0cwy2uljs4e3r0l7n5rss2gg03'>nevent1q…gg03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow an actual recipe! Thanks! 2026-02-27T00:50:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszaq2nfsz0wvkd3mr224x2kk5ceugdksur5tdhk36qdjuyzekkcdczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsymhlpu I feel like this might be the right place to ask this question. <br/><br/>For the vegans! What would you like to see in a sandwich buffet as the star ingredient? Want to be sure guests tomorrow have appealing options. 2026-02-27T00:03:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrevf59xt2kz6dr0gxwrjvj0t496etrcyc0sl779xhd4jjh5hn8czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs38lhm7 Personal injury is a huge industry in Vegas. Smiling schmucks like these are a big reason our insurance is insanely expensive.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/123/019/893/678/030/original/1bec73409e26cd09.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-24T01:31:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0mt3jc9rmfaxeld4kzqrcutaea6h5sd0qygg9vsp9hhwtzg6p9yqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsufwnpq RIP Eric Dane. Such a lousy way and reason to die. 2026-02-20T03:47:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvwew5pe00auqm7fj85m7zekd5s8e9exjh7erqjvlh7keffjz5wgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsda3yjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82y6052keyyk5t8wz00rr6ns0pxx7z8suuc8r3u676kwvdpz3g7gm4j027'>nevent1q…j027</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hahaha oh my god they arrested Andrew on his birthday.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/098/254/901/845/332/original/308a127010d1de31.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-19T16:33:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82y6052keyyk5t8wz00rr6ns0pxx7z8suuc8r3u676kwvdpz3g7gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs3plj9q Gosh, relocation to a farmhouse on the King’s estate—about which Andrew was bitching so recently—might suddenly look really good compared to a jail cell. <br/><br/>Prison will certainly have a much less accommodating staff. 2026-02-19T16:24:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6uxyf4wppnmzdmh3glku6qlmzj6f6xruhgl0ehuexsydl47vljczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachspszuvh Everything’s going great. Of course, Trump insists serial bankruptcies are smart business, so he’s just helping us all win.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/060/570/535/142/070/original/e147bed01b5a8467.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-13T00:49:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ypp0kjjfyttlt5adgc3f5vu8tnatd5xl4l48mnzuzlwpzkxl6nqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs6f4wmq Enough with the stupid fucking Jesus ads from people who despise his entire agenda. 2026-02-09T03:18:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0q2dj4xpr55xkp4nq3ssx9ez88jmwgls48syg8v0rx7r7k0we6tczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachswn4dnz Curious on this Saturday night about inebriation levels around here.<br/><br/>If you drink, how often do you get what you consider drunk? 2026-02-08T01:53:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04xu4t352jz2w6rg3g6z9ak3jeqzl4j4276jfp9esq07k45pplyczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsu6lheh It’d be tricky enough right now for Mette-Marit that it appears she gushed over Epstein almost as much as Sarah Ferguson.<br/><br/>But there’s also a son she had before meeting Crown Prince Haakon. Marius—not a member of the royal family—faces 38 counts of rape/assault/violence/threats/etc. Haakon said they love him but are leaving it to the legal process and won’t attend the trial.<br/><br/>The Guardian: Son of Norway’s crown princess arrested on new charges before start of rape trial<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/marius-borg-hoiby-son-of-norway-crown-princess-arrested-new-charges-before-rape-trial">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/marius-borg-hoiby-son-of-norway-crown-princess-arrested-new-charges-before-rape-trial</a> 2026-02-02T16:33:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxefpfjynst03h83yvnrpeppcu8euym2r772vdc4n3juaqmjd4qgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachswwsjpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0udns9rwn5phj5rjgyqm9d9zt8m3dn7x7jgrlgcdq4j2e05a4nqp80zw6'>nevent1q…0zw6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh my god AT YOUR MOM’S HOUSE.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/996/365/662/111/381/original/b20eff82e242b7d2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-01T16:41:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0udns9rwn5phj5rjgyqm9d9zt8m3dn7x7jgrlgcdq4j2e05a4nqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsx8nmm4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92jm6dyt7slwald9vt6cmwrt6r3jdl47zcuxecvgf600y3pjhlucn85zsl'>nevent1q…5zsl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At least Andrew can continue living on a king’s largesse. Prospects seem a lot more bleak for Sarah and her need to generate income through commercial ventures. 2026-02-01T02:32:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92jm6dyt7slwald9vt6cmwrt6r3jdl47zcuxecvgf600y3pjhluczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachszvumlz Good god, the amount of gushing Sarah did at Epstein—she and Andrew really were suited to each other, and they to the pedophile pimp.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/992/992/711/319/774/original/85bac7fc67f30dd6.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-01T02:23:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg3n7awp99n3h8cv4554nulhpnhxmc40kzttmvaetrl47aju637dczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs47qlh6 Gosh, I didn&#39;t think of Diana Vreeland being THAT old in the &#39;80s, and of course a lot of time has passed, but her son Frederick just now dying at the age of 98 is kind of messing with my sense of generations.<br/><br/>Fun fact: Frederick Vreeland coined the phrase &#39;Ich bin ein Berliner&#39; for President Kennedy on that visit.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.johncabot.edu/news/2026/01/jcu-mourns-loss-of-trustee-frederick-vreeland">https://www.johncabot.edu/news/2026/01/jcu-mourns-loss-of-trustee-frederick-vreeland</a> 2026-01-28T20:53:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs025yccnc9k76hlueml8amp68jyeqy02c24jnpgvuswyzmqka8quqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsykfc07 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt7j2z6nnl9cfwc82uxe7nkpqa0gsz5d4c7p607ucyyljjtkuezgrdznap'>nevent1q…znap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Flashing back to the morning after Trump’s first victory. <br/><br/>The terror in the eyes of my nonagenarian neighbor—a Holocaust survivor who was only alive because she’d made a run for it on a death march through the forest.<br/><br/>I said—instinctively, knowing how much everyone in our small building loved her—‘Don’t worry, we’ll always protect you.’<br/><br/>And I couldn’t believe I’d felt the need to say something like that in the United States in 2016.<br/><br/>I don’t often use this word but this regime is pure evil. 2026-01-27T17:48:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt7j2z6nnl9cfwc82uxe7nkpqa0gsz5d4c7p607ucyyljjtkuezgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs3rhpqn Powerful passage about the Minnesota resistance in an Atlantic piece by Adam Serwer.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/968/273/532/622/456/original/085d3ddea2a6a3cb.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T17:37:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u4kpslk0mhl3qucwjdaymnlgphqapuqlph3e5pykalfh5wts87czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs428hnj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0dexpd4dyu2kxy8frs7szs0q4etscgjgdc64a8srsdndjy677ls7dnryt'>nevent1q…nryt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The thing is—and I understand you’re using Trump as shorthand for the administration!—but I never credit him with any actual strategy. If that’s going on I have to think it’s really someone with that idea manipulating him. 2026-01-27T17:35:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjhqaf6jchcqvwg5npxgupugj2f87natdf096rjse25y4q9c6vzqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsz2kc2v Just waiting for Trump and his idiotically whim-based tariffs to include the US out of global trade. <br/><br/>(This is tightly paywalled Bloomberg. )<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/967/846/432/402/010/original/324105e361202594.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/967/846/902/815/310/original/7d1d3edc9a866726.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T15:48:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs29avvu3fuu2f4g6qwn5a23p2kgrlnjtq7mgqc3qdj0x073d2lvqqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsdetcnw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs8pwxu35hh9td33zhxjut6vzm9eke2zdma5zck0pnwgkl60tzmg7meaqe'>nevent1q…eaqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! That was pretty decent knowledge about relationships and voiceover work for a kid! 2026-01-27T01:55:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs97vyczkqppupr3lm9an6ju2q6smquvkplfqt0dp446lhugawmm4czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs2x5x7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8kq7u438g4vuhgr90925u0vevyyrp2e53s6q6waapg5hl7qjhvcs25nj3z'>nevent1q…nj3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tripping me out I’m five years older than Jack Cassidy was when he died. I thought he was so old when I was a little kid but he didn’t even make it to 50. 2026-01-27T01:49:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kq7u438g4vuhgr90925u0vevyyrp2e53s6q6waapg5hl7qjhvcszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsd8hgzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvv9upaas0ss5atyefv9ezff8dlu0n3dqvg38srz7m3p8r3u8p6cg233nh'>nevent1q…33nh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Starring Jack Cassidy—father of David and Shaun. Not even the same mother. A lot of Tiger Beat in those genes.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/964/539/072/599/183/original/a522966f0ee59d1a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T01:47:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvv9upaas0ss5atyefv9ezff8dlu0n3dqvg38srz7m3p8r3u8p6czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsnkqdu5 If you’ve never seen the COLUMBO episode directed by Steven Spielberg when he was 24, check out ‘Murder by the Book’ (1971). <br/><br/>You can totally tell someone with a major directorial future was in charge of those angles haha.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/964/521/452/094/184/original/d2f1729968af2ec3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T01:42:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sgu8lyf7fpxe58vjwh2q9jk47djlrahe2ctyx43nacee3vj9kkczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs3f8dwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvh2d37vuag66uheruq3ursm0c4s6gemhgt7ywzrzge6apzvht3pgd6reav'>nevent1q…reav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And also a moron! 2026-01-26T23:18:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6s9amuk8txesfspsa0e62gvfp5t463d0a70rq2dur2hwk58n6hczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsvz5cta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr6d3wtncadnmeqmxyetsmed283reejanm53ghm68fwem4xs7mskg32lkt9'>nevent1q…lkt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh my god I’m drinking and repeating myself haha 2026-01-25T03:43:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6d3wtncadnmeqmxyetsmed283reejanm53ghm68fwem4xs7mskgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachslg5tqz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxn9g6p6a6j9840wrsh94vm2jfph4fuyx6e2674xep8r3p35j3tps60ts03'>nevent1q…ts03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I agree. Also so weird that he was already talking like that as a Jewish kid in Santa Monica in the ‘90s. Where I was a lot. Of all people and places and times. 2026-01-25T03:42:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg708yepjewdrpqw3lknaf2c76mfmv23wxpga7h7zfncswu22senszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsegpn4v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfc8644p982sdzerrpzd97rtccw5mr75knedsllgcuag00vnap5crtt8j8'>nevent1q…t8j8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AMEN to this. And Stephen Miller. 2026-01-25T03:21:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2w2ym390cdtgxqvdt3g4mfkuuczqxc4sqh0kh4cyur7uu5g67lqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs44f8j0 I’ll remember everyone who played ball with this administration for their own craven purposes. 2026-01-25T02:55:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9t5re9q0v00z44hyqh92dlu3fr9t09vw028v46z2eyexq2vzn2szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsl6lgyr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9pkpyng6prjgx8jhm4dpjk9upc034lhxtamqw5u4m56hgyegxaq0cfyf8'>nevent1q…fyf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This legit made me chuckle—THANK YOU I NEEDED THAT 2026-01-25T02:53:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8ppmcf5h7hl9dvpwklany7v5pz3t5nyp83hk566v7h7vdfswlqszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachspusu88 Even if the man ICE murdered today had a gun, so fucking what. Isn’t the GOP always insisting we should be able to carry guns anywhere we go—that more guns make us all safer?<br/><br/>(There are a lot of literalists who explain things here. This is rhetorical.) 2026-01-24T20:03:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxpxd0xjaqay3sn5fx3krmsk58mq5xqru338yhdyya2j5n7xrh5szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs967rhn I’ve finally gotten used to the new Kia logo and no longer think I’m surrounded by intense Nine Inch Nails fans.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/918/975/637/128/402/original/647176955be8b50c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-19T00:40:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszks8q0d38fzgmxjdw35k93hfpgdpaffjndgxrgdwvakjfcryv8hqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsq7anjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdahc4dzcs9c49pmdu2mpmz45c5tf7ysajqpsfuk44947trjd2a5c70fl5e'>nevent1q…fl5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting! And his father died so tragically and young. 2026-01-19T00:10:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw587ahsvcu5vt23etagvzytmxhl9md5f8vp0npyrt9tkh0t8uxlczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsre8xwk The potential domino effect of treaties in Trump’s Greenland grab is making it feel rather like an Austrian archduke is visiting Sarajevo. 2026-01-18T18:02:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstj3e5y8v28m85c94mppu5x4gzxzf49z242x023u2mr4lrn6fmk7szyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs2axup8 It continues to be my fondest hope that all the grace and mercy evangelicals have for others will be visited upon them tenfold. 2026-01-14T01:52:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdveczmgv6n4yakfzhs4udsgqhf6wraqw9sfv00kp8gvzjd9he5xszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsm8jkn0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rusv93j3rk4hrnv6cjg70kywsuh560wwqypz0xzd52ge3w97drsg5ytju'>nevent1q…ytju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! It was really distressing! 2026-01-12T00:03:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ffw7an7uc033z94arlg7k77day8tgkq6ka8mq8j8e8qgw5qfzfszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachse06ge4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspk8l37las47s389dyekakah8sew7ulhfx0n58grqk45g5dm39fugvfslqv'>nevent1q…slqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m still salty about the raddest tree that used to be in the middle of the street on my block. <br/><br/>Not only that the city cut it down -- you&#39;d think one of the richest places in the country could&#39;ve figured out how to save it -- but that they straight-up lied to us about what was happening. When it first started, they were like: &#39;Oh, yeah, we&#39;re just trimming it.&#39;<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/879/142/024/281/725/original/6a57a96b783fa342.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/879/144/445/409/949/original/09329380e12b9adc.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/879/146/167/167/177/original/87379b298b13327e.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/879/147/860/738/318/original/5da12a2db2c9637c.png"> <br/> 2026-01-11T23:53:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspk8l37las47s389dyekakah8sew7ulhfx0n58grqk45g5dm39fugzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachss97ufy Oh, wow, just learning Bob Weir&#39;s childhood house was just down the street from me when I lived ever-so-briefly in Silicon Valley. 2026-01-11T23:46:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdfkfs9w6wktvyy05j73eu2ztpdf29nqz2vqsg5x2y7r4rzgmdwqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsttcygd That weird feeling when you think collaborator opportunist Tony Dokoupil can go to hell but also, Christ, so can reactionary grifter Megyn Kelly for mocking him. <br/><br/>The entire MAGA ecosystem. They’re all such awful people. 2026-01-10T02:58:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjetml4tevhcsjzvzlt6dj7lyk404tzc5zj9sql329vquhh3ldpqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs74zu4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9krcmp0mhtefpln4c8cpgvkua946egugesa3equa8euqxfyftagcggcnz'>nevent1q…gcnz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Further up Whittier here is where Ronni Chasen was gunned down in her car. I’m not at all a conspiracy theorist—generally—but I absolutely reject the BHPD’s incredibly convenient ‘solution.’ <br/><br/>I won’t bore you with all the reasons it made no sense—but the most obvious one is that there’s just no way some rando on a bike could’ve cycled deep into and out of Beverly Hills in the middle of the night after very publicly killing someone without BHPD noticing. Bitch, please.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/what-happened-night-hollywood-power-publicist-ronni-chasen-was-killed-947580/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/what-happened-night-hollywood-power-publicist-ronni-chasen-was-killed-947580/</a> 2026-01-10T01:44:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9krcmp0mhtefpln4c8cpgvkua946egugesa3equa8euqxfyftagzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsp3qf7u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstserhveuthr6dq443zzsaatw5qz0dl7snl9ku9r04fwd56cdndtqkjasqs'>nevent1q…asqs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A good time to say one of my favorite places to drink is JG on the roof of the Waldorf-Astoria right next to the Hilton where they host the Golden Globes. <br/><br/>(Just don’t park there. Something like $40 even with validation haha.)<br/><br/><a href="https://waldorfastoriabeverlyhills.com/dining/the-rooftop-beverly-hills/">https://waldorfastoriabeverlyhills.com/dining/the-rooftop-beverly-hills/</a> 2026-01-10T01:38:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstserhveuthr6dq443zzsaatw5qz0dl7snl9ku9r04fwd56cdndtqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsluasus Something I used to love on Golden Globe weekends was how they close Whittier Drive to most traffic—usually this is a very busy connector between Wilshire and Sunset—and so I’d wander over for a stroll like it was the olden days haha.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/868/231/808/124/657/original/6e2bfefcc4f7a59a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-10T01:35:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszw0acfem9kcs203quvdm3vw66tdq4dmtgdq0kjkrstrpjqad0yaqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachshwluxj The most incredible thing about this story—to me—is that is was commissioned for a mall. Of all things. And in Flint, Michigan. Of all places. <br/><br/>Smithsonian: Forgotten for Decades in a Dusty Mall Basement, a Long-Lost Harry Bertoia Sculpture Is Back on Display<br/><br/><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forgotten-for-decades-in-a-dusty-mall-basement-a-long-lost-harry-bertoia-sculpture-is-back-on-display-180987968/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forgotten-for-decades-in-a-dusty-mall-basement-a-long-lost-harry-bertoia-sculpture-is-back-on-display-180987968/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/860/598/079/499/136/original/90bea004458e9300.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-08T17:13:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrtxgqw0y3akd6pjk3z7susjc7nuhgt2c7v3s38jgdjk0ekwe3gjqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachskam3kd You know the wheels are really coming off of EVERYTHING when *National Geographic* pairs this headline with an image of Pasadena.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/860/450/256/791/319/original/976c891aab5ee6f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-08T16:36:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mkuhwga9x6hwyj38q3qc4f0t2c60syffa98zc4m96696njucmtgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsp05ssy The massive CES influx begins. And I always feel bad for everyone who has to prep probably through the holidays for an event happening so soo. After the New Year. 2026-01-05T19:43:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvau8va8q7qfsctw9yal8mxajuduumfv2nj3vttmsm0n5k3uk653czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs2fg8jj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstl6kx89ezxz7ewqh3gl8umwr49ra7cfl275ly0c2ye2dh39uf4hsdwpudj'>nevent1q…pudj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I keep a bottle of chilled Moët ready so I can immediately toast whatever health problem takes Trump. I don’t feel bad about this though haha. 2026-01-03T20:07:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4thrryctmtqyfvyeuyuhev8raf39wnsvz5kenq0xq0nxakqe44gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsrr6uc5 It’s hard to believe a place as reactionary as Huntington Beach commissioned a library from Neutra. And they’ve somewhat disfigured it since.<br/><br/>But just reminded this is where I made my mother take me when I was a kid because it was a fucking magical space filled with books.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/322/431/061/436/original/25ccb29a12ec56d8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/322/754/964/533/original/96607c6cda30ee2e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/329/379/739/278/original/46a4b83c7541c555.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/329/869/207/329/original/cec909412dccfb66.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-03T04:42:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvde27e6rcllawkfnwl5jr8357gxktkwlst9q5tvak06hpr7whpzszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsmanplp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdayhlw5lza0766ylr9t92c8zm6cvdm5zqjhy2wys4cf30un2z0hsv6g8gh'>nevent1q…g8gh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TL:DR even if you’re just being cynical or pragmatic, be someone the bartender actually wants to chat with goddamnit. 2025-12-31T23:01:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdayhlw5lza0766ylr9t92c8zm6cvdm5zqjhy2wys4cf30un2z0hszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachstzddmq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgr3q43gnlt754n95mhfagh2rxd4lkql923gkjvpuqta8er0euxpch3kwnh'>nevent1q…kwnh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He’s the nicest guy. And you probably need to know him to understand how much he clearly hates a couple dudes down the bar who are being dickish without even the excuse of being that drunk. Like arguing with him about industry news he knows for fact because he knows the people involved.<br/><br/>It seems like a Venn diagram of low-IQ and low-EQ when anyone who’s spent any time in bars doesn’t understand the advantages of a bartender who likes you and the disadvantages of a bartender who doesn’t. 2025-12-31T22:58:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgr3q43gnlt754n95mhfagh2rxd4lkql923gkjvpuqta8er0euxpczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachshe0jpd Especially glad I tipped my bartender 100%—my you’re-working-a-holiday rate—as I learn he’s off at 4 and will miss out on the NYE bonanza. 2025-12-31T22:46:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4z55j6vwe0ua9wcx9658feyg86fhxqsqendp89xjyx9r66p4vcczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsl37wag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg4crqg3028ut4wmmr84hltr588vmarakf6a5q662s9jeeyc23gsgnacyz'>nevent1q…acyz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A funny thing about Paramount is that it splits a MASSIVE block with the Hollywood cemetery. (I refuse to call it by the idiotic late ‘90s rebrand Hollywood Forever.)<br/><br/>So, a lot of folks have been buried with a view of their workplace. Ugh.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/715/581/788/618/953/original/a47aa2b9a3200008.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/715/582/428/527/847/original/e99f18f19a1b4a2b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-14T02:34:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvg4crqg3028ut4wmmr84hltr588vmarakf6a5q662s9jeeyc23gszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs53u0zj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyuvl0ssq2xsu9rmln6nc6y4wq7tvdjl5mfc7t88sq4eangwch0qff3mj3'>nevent1q…3mj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Making me think of a Hollywood fun fact. The wife of its initial developer—who envisioned a religious community free from alcohol, pool halls and other vices—offered free land to any church that wanted it. All the show people must’ve been a huge shock haha. 2025-12-14T02:00:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyuvl0ssq2xsu9rmln6nc6y4wq7tvdjl5mfc7t88sq4eangwch0qzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachse2pu7m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq49eyf33dzwx6phfaskuv0errau5pjle07qqhfgug2g6lqrcudrqt8tux0'>nevent1q…tux0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You might argue: What about Columbia? But I’d argue its small Sunset Gower lot was a Poverty Row holdover and the studio’s moment as a true major was relatively brief. Then really outsourcing and eventually rolled into Sony and moved to the old MGM lot in the ‘80s. 2025-12-14T01:50:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq49eyf33dzwx6phfaskuv0errau5pjle07qqhfgug2g6lqrcudrqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs36hyx7 Random fact since it’s in the news: For almost a century, Paramount has been the only major studio with a lot that’s actually in Hollywood. <br/><br/>MGM was in Culver City. Fox near Beverly Hills in what is today Century City. Universal in the Valley behind the Hollywood Hills. Warners in Burbank. Etc, etc. 2025-12-14T01:46:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswk0h3gucv66m7nfcshel3jzujwle65hkqrd7wlafr35t4a68kuvqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsfznj42 Met a gay couple tonight who are MAGA—racist as fuck—and I know of course that this can happen. <br/><br/>But it actually shocks me when someone’s SO racist they support a regime that also wants to erase them. 2025-12-03T04:39:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4pucmmvuauha6k44f8newuhn7f38z5z0mfde9r72sz4mq20xy4gzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsmeejk4 I couldn’t find Yukon Gold potatoes anywhere recently. A few shops had something sort of like them but not really. Turns out there’s a reason. <br/><br/>Serious Eats: Why Yukon Gold Potatoes Are Quietly Disappearing From Stores<br/><br/><a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/yukon-gold-potato-decline-11857300">https://www.seriouseats.com/yukon-gold-potato-decline-11857300</a> 2025-12-03T00:03:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4k8vtnkh08c6ss0zvar6v92dpmvc5r54wx3546eq6cgycpulqwszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachs77dcal I’ve been very on the record for over a decade as loathing Elon Musk. Now there’s this a stone’s throw from where I live.<br/><br/>Fortune: Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again<br/><br/><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/11/08/boring-company-drilling-fluid-fine-wastewater-elon-musk/">https://fortune.com/2025/11/08/boring-company-drilling-fluid-fine-wastewater-elon-musk/</a> 2025-12-02T02:49:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9u48h4ut6cespahdz0nuqvjmjc22mkvyxfluxrj7878jjs330kqzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsvra8tm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc55tuzw9hh4kagrj3ml9s30mtfk0ysejw6uszee2wgdq25mudhs0xlu8u'>nevent1q…lu8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Something I genuinely miss about living in LA is how often I’d see Angelyne in her pink Corvette. It seemed like impossible odds that—whether Malibu or Hollywood—I could so frequently be in the same place at the same time.<br/><br/>You can totally approach her, by the way, and she’ll sell you merch haha.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/614/555/892/965/962/original/844f2abfb5761c2e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-26T06:22:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyc55tuzw9hh4kagrj3ml9s30mtfk0ysejw6uszee2wgdq25mudhszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsl5jmu2 Finally saw the neighbor who goes with the sparkly hot pink Mercedes and she’s as blonde and bedazzled as I thought she had to be. <br/><br/>Including platform boots looking like they’re upholstered in disco ball.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/614/518/172/650/291/original/a8607fbc980b5664.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-26T06:12:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzn2el2e8f9cvux6xpq3kps60sj3ulhsc0x6uusnpmxjegvthdcczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsvttjzg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprep7p39vc480s7pvdy6gcvpywzy02v3x6tcxkcqqg73djc7aalqrqyupf'>nevent1q…yupf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much talent it was insane! 2025-11-25T18:14:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygynul2cw37un87gewpuqw4dl8k903ay7gjg0h49v68car3grshczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsfps7ta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2vrxgcu3d7pkahpwrcrhx3wn4vv62pjqlgtnmyh54j6wysrga8cndjyfc'>nevent1q…jyfc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me peripherally of a fun bit Carol Burnett did with Madeline Kahn about stars of shows introducing guest stars as their very good friends.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t find a specific clip. It starts at 24:39 when Carol says: &#39;Ladies and gentlemen, my very good friend Miss Madeline Kahn.&#39;<br/><br/>(This episode also contains -- in my opinion -- the funniest Family sketch. Kahn plays an affected local theater director trying to coach Eunice through a minor character&#39;s trivial part.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSh9h9K4dw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSh9h9K4dw</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/611/590/548/980/538/original/c23e4c2dbb27ef76.png"> <br/> 2025-11-25T17:51:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2vrxgcu3d7pkahpwrcrhx3wn4vv62pjqlgtnmyh54j6wysrga8czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsg9jxqu This is an extremely funny sentence.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/611/558/513/804/187/original/b8a88dd512de64c9.png"> <br/> 2025-11-25T17:41:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph5el030jmd48g5uklp9sv3z9lea2rt4g3lm20s6hyluq34dw4xszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsnmwsd6 Marjorie isn’t so tough after all haha. 2025-11-22T04:01:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxded3zln5y2zyk2mfx5ksaskrwm3tp4qg58hfun6dfm3zzp76kpszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachskwcac8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jdkc94pnuake9sthylv4duz9umpu2ae9zcfpte076rxwg7upmhgwfg44l'>nevent1q…g44l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The old joke that every day is Men’s Day. <br/><br/>Which might be why it sounds as if it were invented on the spot by parents of a petulant man-child who just wanted to shut him up while he had a tantrum about everyone else’s days. 2025-11-20T16:45:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jdkc94pnuake9sthylv4duz9umpu2ae9zcfpte076rxwg7upmhgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsque4ch Checking to see if Men’s Day is an actual thing and one of the first things Google highlights is<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/582/978/754/582/115/original/909aa208c3183ad2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-20T16:31:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdef8423cklnc42cmt8ye3tdqlmzd48zkandaa3f9vwfzs4smz5lczyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachswa2263 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0arueaq428hvshgreyxf97ea4k4d5a273xf0dx0zzrp5xvdyqc8ccxcn3a'>nevent1q…cn3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Code took effect in 1934. When Hollywood chose to censor itself as a means of preventing the US government from doing it for them. Under pressure from bigoted religious conservatives. Plus ça change, plus c&#39;est la même chose, after all.<br/><br/>The next time you watch a picture made between the late &#39;20s and the early &#39;30s, pay attention to this: The attitudes, plots, dialogue and everything else will probably seem surprisingly modern compared to most anything that followed in the Golden Age. 2025-11-16T00:16:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0arueaq428hvshgreyxf97ea4k4d5a273xf0dx0zzrp5xvdyqc8czyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsvv32gz Something that really trips me out about early Hollywood is how many older actors either lived through the Civil War -- or came close to it. And certainly were alive for the actual Wild West era.<br/><br/>Marie Dressler, for instance, was born in 1868. And was only 65 when she died not long after filming DINNER AT EIGHT in 1933. <br/><br/>Here delivering a delightfully pre-Code line at the picture&#39;s conclusion to Jean Harlow. Who would, sadly, die not much later in 1937.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL4PyCzwFhg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL4PyCzwFhg</a> 2025-11-15T23:57:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfgk2dyza7elw5fyjuqj94ykvu44v3pf95mdgysvkaw9vjm2m0sszyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsjky4d4 The US is gonna start denying visas for obesity? Just get Trump’s doctor to write you a note. 2025-11-14T01:02:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08q5y4whka26fa98g4snvnxwsrlmaw2eyc2x2gpdztdtc70rpmrgzyp262ahj42uq9tj798am7pxqyk6jdj64t07qlzyne2whw7u0gachsud6702 Thinking back to when this Epstein stuff first surfaced and Clinton was the name being bandied about and every liberal I knew was like: I don’t give a fuck who it is, if anyone assaulted a girl TAKE HIM DOWN.<br/><br/>But what do we know? We don’t have morals and family values like Republicans. 2025-11-13T01:27:29Z