@thedupeabides.bsky.social
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Just a reminder, too-oft overlooked & a vital component most certainly missing when modern Muppet content is conceptualized, is that these characters could go to deeply sincere, beautifully emotional places... And were allowed to do so. If you ignore the heart - You don’t get it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Just a reminder, too-oft overlooked & a vital component most certainly missing when modern Muppet content is conceptualized, is that these characters could go to deeply sincere, beautifully emotional places... And were allowed to do so. If you ignore the heart - You don’t get it.
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imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar
She has a neck the size of an adult human, legs that are just as long and an unforgettable coat. And she’s missing.
Searchers are on high alert for a missing giraffe in Texas
Gracie vanished a week and a half ago from a ranch northwest of San Antonio. Her owner is offering a reward of $5,000 for her capture and safe return.
nbcnews.to
June 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar
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The most amazing thing you’ll see today I guarantee is this frame-by-frame animated remake of “Sabotage”.
youtu.be/lgXSDPmOWCE?...
youtu.be/lgXSDPmOWCE?...
Stop Motion Sabotage - A Stop Motion Recreation of Beastie Boys "Sabotage" video
YouTube video by Corduroy Frames
youtu.be
May 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The most amazing thing you’ll see today I guarantee is this frame-by-frame animated remake of “Sabotage”.
youtu.be/lgXSDPmOWCE?...
youtu.be/lgXSDPmOWCE?...
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Had to be said.
AT THE HEART OF MODERN CULTURE, A NIGHTMARISH VOID
Me, in @currentaffairs.bsky.social
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-ban...
Me, in @currentaffairs.bsky.social
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-ban...
The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon
Under the sterile blue lights of his studio, Fallon laughs endlessly at the same pseudo-jokes, rubs elbows with Trump and Sam Altman, and ushers in the death of culture.
www.currentaffairs.org
April 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Had to be said.
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Me to Paul Newman’s family at the funeral: may his memory be a dressing
March 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Me to Paul Newman’s family at the funeral: may his memory be a dressing
I haven’t been this happy since my daughter was born a year ago…and even that was somewhat muted because she provided no entertainment value for the first several months.
THE MADS ARE BACK! Full details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
@tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
@tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I haven’t been this happy since my daughter was born a year ago…and even that was somewhat muted because she provided no entertainment value for the first several months.
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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I was going to make a video. John Stewart simply does it better.
January 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I was going to make a video. John Stewart simply does it better.
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A visual metaphor for the moment.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A visual metaphor for the moment.
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RIP Uni-Watch
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uni Watch: 1999–2025
After a long run, Uni Watch’s coverage of athletics aesthetics is coming to a close.
uni-watch.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
RIP Uni-Watch
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.
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“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
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Grape Nuts (holding me back): Whoa whoa whoa, hey man, just let it go! This asshole isn't worth it!
December 4, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Grape Nuts (holding me back): Whoa whoa whoa, hey man, just let it go! This asshole isn't worth it!
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Brian Kelly got knocked over by an official, disappointed not to get a better replay (h/t @redditcfb.com)
August 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Brian Kelly got knocked over by an official, disappointed not to get a better replay (h/t @redditcfb.com)
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"For the Oval Office, we asked, 'What if Liberace and Marie Antoinette had a baby? And what if that baby projectile-vomited all over the room?' Empty space was our enemy. The clearance aisle at HomeGoods was our answer."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
Trump’s White House Decorator Explains All the Changes
Our Vision Redecorating the White House is a sacred task. My all-star crew of designers includes London Tipton, the ghost of Elvis Presley, a prom ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"For the Oval Office, we asked, 'What if Liberace and Marie Antoinette had a baby? And what if that baby projectile-vomited all over the room?' Empty space was our enemy. The clearance aisle at HomeGoods was our answer."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tru...
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Can’t believe Neil Young outlived him. I always assumed it would be…
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
Terence Stamp, General Zod and film icon, dead at 87 - Salon.com
Legendary British icon now remembered for Superman, Star Wars and a six-decade movie career
www.salon.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Can’t believe Neil Young outlived him. I always assumed it would be…
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
(puts on sunglasses)
..Neil before Zod.
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I had two 5-year-olds chasing me at a kids’ birthday yesterday, and I threw on the brakes, gave them a little juke, and then hit the gas, and they collided with each other where they thought I was going to be and went down in a crying heap. Absolutely cooked their asses. One of the kids was mine.
August 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I had two 5-year-olds chasing me at a kids’ birthday yesterday, and I threw on the brakes, gave them a little juke, and then hit the gas, and they collided with each other where they thought I was going to be and went down in a crying heap. Absolutely cooked their asses. One of the kids was mine.
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With news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Trump’s meddling, it’s worth watching Mr. Rogers testifying to the Senate about the real value of what we’ve all lost.
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
YouTube video by Road Less Marveled
m.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
With news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Trump’s meddling, it’s worth watching Mr. Rogers testifying to the Senate about the real value of what we’ve all lost.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...
www.openculture.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
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you don't see husbands realizing they forgot their anniversary and searching for a gift and seeing the necklace their wife wanted in a window for $50 and pulling out an empty wallet and moths flying out and then seeing a poster that says "BOXING MATCH FIRST PRIZE $50" and saying "hmmm" much anymore
June 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
you don't see husbands realizing they forgot their anniversary and searching for a gift and seeing the necklace their wife wanted in a window for $50 and pulling out an empty wallet and moths flying out and then seeing a poster that says "BOXING MATCH FIRST PRIZE $50" and saying "hmmm" much anymore
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage