Bill Wyman
@hitsville.bsky.social
"You think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?" / Feuilletonist / Former arts & media editor of Salon and NPR / Words for New York, Slate, sometimes the Times, other places. not text, but texture
Speaking of music writing, listicles can be fun! Like Bill’s collection of provocative @vulture.com and @nymag.com stuff.
Bill Wyman@hitsville.bsky.social · 3w agoSelf-promotional post, I'm sorry. I collected those crazy lists I do for New York magazine and Vulture into a book! Such a fun process, and now it's available on Amazon, the Apple Store, you name it. If you like my stuff would you mind sharing this?
I redesigned this shirt after it occurred to me that people might not want the words “Dave Matthews Band” really big on their chest. Show your love for Chicago tour boats with this shirt, available now, and expertly printed by Exploding House ! #chicago
This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur...
nytimes.com
My pal and once-upon-a-time editor @hitsville.bsky.social has compiled the epic, career-spanning, opinionated lists of songs by the Beatles, Stones, Zep, Floyd, etc. into an e-book. Essential for classic-rock nerds and fans of smart criticism. www.amazon.com/dp/B0H86SJ83...
Bill Wyman's Lists: Every Song by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, The Clash and Every Artist in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Ranked from Worst to Be - Ki...
Bill Wyman's Lists: Every Song by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, The Clash and Every Artist in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Ranked from Worst to Be - Ki...
amazon.com
Self-promotional post, I'm sorry. I collected those crazy lists I do for New York magazine and Vulture into a book! Such a fun process, and now it's available on Amazon, the Apple Store, you name it. If you like my stuff would you mind sharing this?
The Odyssey grossed $124M opening weekend. Definitely not a flop. But: Spider-man, in 2002, grossed $114M its opening weekend.
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
Sitting in a hospital outpatient waiting room wondering how Dr. Robby is doing.
@matthewwilkening.bsky.social Hey Michael — mind dropping me a line at billwyman at gmail? I wanted to send you something.
Without downloading any new pics, what’s it like being in a relationship with you:
Jenn 🩷@alldolledup44.bsky.social · 2mo agoWithout downloading any new pics, what’s it like being in a relationship with you:
So NYC Mayor Mamdani's speech at the Knick's parade today is really something. There's a term in rhetoric, accumulatio, for the technique he uses throughout to pile up examples. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdmn...
Mamdani gives speech at Knicks championship ceremony at City Hall
YouTube video by Eyewitness News ABC7NY
youtube.com
One of those screenshots that will be good for something some day.
With Milli Vanilli unaccountably back in the news, I just noticed that surviving member Fab Morvan was — get this — +nominated for a Grammy this year for his audiobook+. What could potentially have been a signal moment in awards show history was scotched when the Dalai Lama won in that category.
Love this Walter Matthau joke from an old Lillian Ross story in the New Yorker ...
This is a scorching account of prosecutorial misconduct.
Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social · 3mo agoSome notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
Anyone out there have Paramount+? I have it and, while it seems odd, but I can't find Colbert. Am I missing something or is it not there?
This is very funny!
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...
