Jason Cohen
@cohenesque.bsky.social
Philadelphia. Texas Monthly writer-at-large. Ex of Austin, Portland, Cincinnati, Missoula. Music, food, sports (no necessarily in that order).
Did I hear there were some issues with the casting in "The Odyssey"? www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
An ex-NHLer’s ‘Odyssey’: How Sean Avery became a go-to Christopher Nolan cast member
Cast as the muscular, helmet-clad Laodamas alongside Matt Damon's Odysseus, Avery continues an unlikely post-hockey pivot to Hollywood.
nytimes.com
Our friend Lane turned the Pacific Northwest into the Veneto of America, the center of radicchio production, and our lives are much tastier
How Radicchio Became Portland’s 21st-Century Sweetheart
A new book chronicles the rise of the bitter vegetable.
pdxmonthly.com
This doc on the legendary/infamous chef Kenny Shopsin got a remaster for its 20th anniv. In 2008, his diner moved to a tiny space in Essex Market, near my old apartment. Intimidated, i only ate there a couple times but once saw him & his son (also a chef) in a huge fight, w. lots of 🤬 & pans flying
I Like Killing Flies - Official Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD
YouTube video by Oscilloscope Laboratories
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A follow-up to the Spokane thread: a little closer to (my) home, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are getting close to their fundraising goal, but they're not there yet! The reservation has been affected by two of Oregon's (historically terrible) fires this season:
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) Wildfire Recovery Fund
***OFFICIAL CTWS DONATION ACCOUNT***NOTE: Processing Fee is optional. You can deselect this option upon making a donation. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm…
zeffy.com
Don't take it personally that nobody's talking about you Brooks Raley
I'm looking forward to watching Luis Arraez well enough but I also love @mattwinkelman.bsky.social's near-dismissal of him. "Arraez doesn’t walk, strike out, or hit for power.... He is the table setter [for] people who believe that the 1980s were the best time for baseball drool over."
In Trading Ramon Marquez for Luis Arraez Prior Process Failures Increase Cost to Stay Afloat
In the winter of 2018-2019 the Phillies traded for top prospect J.P. Crawford along with the ill advised recently signed Carlos Santana to the Mariners for Jean Segura, Juan Nicasio, and James Pazo…
philliesminorthoughts.com
I said this out loud yesterday completely independent of this thread
J T. Ramsay@jtramsay.bsky.social · 4d agoRiling up the Pavement Discord by requesting a Jicks reunion.
Couldn't let the weekend pass w/o paying tribute to Jeff "Monoman Conolly , frontman of The Lyres who passed this week. "I Wanna Help You Ann" is one of the greatest songs of the 80's and one of the great garage-rock anthems of all-time:
Help you Ann (Album Version)
YouTube video by fiercedeity10
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EVOL-Sister-Daydream Nation Slanted-Crooked-Wowee Summerteeth-YHF-Ghost Seven Year Ache-Rhythm & Romance-King's Record Shop (oops, not a band) Prince made six records better than all of those but not in a row! (and also not a band)
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
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The New Radicals are back with a Radical New direction www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ria...
“One Night Only Break Loose Break Free!” by NEW RADICALS from ONE NIGHT ONLY
YouTube video by Back Lot Music
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Remembering a guy: "Yip worked with Lauryn Hill... and met Jay-Z and Beyoncé. But it’s only the Phils who leave him starstruck. “If it’s a Phillie, I lose my s—,” Yip said. “If John Mayberry Jr. walked in the door right now, I’d go ‘Holy s—! That’s John Mayberry Jr.’"
Being a Phillies fan and having an insane jersey collection helped Will Yip win a Grammy award
Fandom is what brings people together, Yip says. And it’s that fandom that helped him win music's biggest prize. “The Phillies changed my life,” he says.
inquirer.com
This is a good way to write about the anti-trans sentiment popping up around the WNBA lately, imo. It's gross and bad, and people should say that plainly!
WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector
On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player So...
defector.com
Absolution tee for Ted and a Life’s Blood tee for his bassist yesterday—lemme get those tees, Ted. New songs are great, old songs still great. ABC No Rio building fund is a good cause + we were glad to support. Made friends w/ a bodega cat on Ave A too www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Ted Leo 🍉@tedleo.bsky.social · last wk.The Tompkins Sq. Park is free, but we’re to raise the last bit of money needed to finish the new construction on ABC No-Rio, so you can make donations there, if you want!
@kelseybaker.bsky.social is so good with a camera. #RCTID
We never finished watching King of the Hill Season 1 so as far as I'm concerned Micah Parsons still plays for the Dallas Cowboys
At No Such Thing As Was: Remembering Jeff "Monoman" Conolly and the records he made with DMZ and Lyres. joebonomo.substack.com/p/jeff-conol...
Jeff Conolly (1956-2026)
Remembering "Monoman" and the records he made with DMZ and Lyres
joebonomo.substack.com
Imagine if Mississippi Records was the Timbers sponsor www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/08/01/s...
Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack And Loose Articles Sponsor Cwmbran Celtic FC Kit - God Is In The TV
Grassroots football and live music run on the exact same things: pure passion, tight budgets, and the dedicated people in the community who keep them alive.
godisinthetvzine.co.uk
The Minus 5’s Down With Wilco is *at worst* the fourth-best Wilco record (fifth-best if you include the Billy Bragg collaborations)
lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 5d agoPost your hottest music take. Mine is New Order is better than Joy Division.
When the announcers say Phillies reliever Chase Shugart is warming up.
So many better things to remember about the late John Kezdy but his impression of this man saying my name will always be in my head first.
Patrick Monaghan@pkmonaghan.bsky.social · 5d agoPretty sure this is the show where Yow knelt down to say something to me that I didn’t catch at first, which was “Pride of the company!” in a terrible Greek accent, because our first boss in Chicago was a sociopathic Greek man who ran indie distributor Kaleidoscope IRE at 1375 W. Oakton, Des Plaines
