Josh Jackson
@joshjackson.bsky.social
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He's up to 8.4 million followers since I published this an hour ago. www.jezebel.com/cape-verde-k...
Cape Verde Goalkeeper Gains 8 Million Instagram Followers After Shutting Out Spain
Island nation's first-ever World Cup match stuns a European giant and anoints a new star.
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Just a reminder that today is voting day in Georgia—not just the primary but a few very important (and likely very close) judicial races that will be decided by this vote. Jen Jordan + Miracle Rankin + Will Wooten + Fatima Harris Felton. Polls close at 7pm.
Six years ago some friends invited me to their monthly Album Club. I wrote about it here: www.pastemagazine.com/music/vinyl/...
Why everyone should join an album club
Getting up before a group of friends and talking about an album you love feels surprisingly personal, but you should do it anyway.
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I put together The A.V. Club's best anime of 2025 list; this year was rounded out by moving historical epics, queer body horror, and plenty of wonderful weirdos. Also, if you've been hoping for general pop culture sites to pay more attention to anime, AVC will do so going forward, spread the word!
The A.V. Club's 10 best anime of 2025
2025 delivered a wide range of worthwhile anime for both newcomers and anime veterans alike. After plumbing the depths, here are the 10 best.
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We finally watched 'em all! Here is The A.V. Club's best 25 films of the year, unassailable and fully correct as always: www.avclub.com/best-films-2...
The A.V. Club's 25 best films of 2025
The best films of 2025 are a last angry hurrah from a film industry consolidating and capitulating at a frightening pace.
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Okay, yeah: Endless Mode is now The A.V. Club Games. We speedran this thing. Same editors, same writers, same content, just a different but familiar site. www.avclub.com/new-games-se...
The A.V. Club Games announces a new era
The A.V. Club's games section gets a major boost as Paste's and Endless Mode's games coverage joins the site.
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It's not that impressive that a band named themselves Gas Station Boner Pills, but it is impressive that their press release made it past my spam filter.
Wrote about the new Gallup poll showing record high support for immigration. It's almost like Democratic popularists don't have a fucking clue what they're talking about! www.splinter.com/new-poll-sho...
New Poll Shows Record-High Support for Immigration
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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Spinal Tap: The band we need right now, again -- On the eve of another momentous performance, we reflect on the legacy of these rock heroes. #SpinalTap #ThisIsSpinalTap #SpinalTap2 www.pastemagazine.com/article/spin...
Spinal Tap: The Band We Need Right Now, Again
On the eve of another historic reunion, we reflect on the undeniable rock greatness of the immortal Spinal Tap.
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One of the things, I'm most excited about for @endlessmode.bsky.social is the expanded anime coverage from @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/anime/anime/...
The 10 Best Anime Series of 2025, So Far
2025 has already given us plenty of excellent anime, and we're counting down the ten best so far, from popular sequels to hidden gems.
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For my first piece at Endless Mode, I tried to make sense of the everything while playing Mario Kart World. Fortunately, I've had the cow.
Not The A.V. Club Games@nottheavclubgames.bsky.social · last yr.It's an incredibly stressful and frightening world right now, but on the bright side, we do get to play as the cow in Mario Kart World. @platanoranger.bsky.social extols the joy of this year's best new video game character. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Welcome to Endless Mode: infinite possibilities in games, anime, theme parks, and more. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Endless Mode: It's the New Thing
Welcome to Endless Mode: infinite possibilities in games, anime, theme parks, and a whole lot more--like, uh, pinball.
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Endless Mode launch day is here! A new home for great writing about games, anime and more - www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Endless Mode: It's the New Thing
Welcome to Endless Mode: infinite possibilities in games, anime, theme parks, and a whole lot more--like, uh, pinball.
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I don't want to freak out Fox News, but there was an Irish invasion at our Lake Michigan border last March.
An ode to the lowliest (deepest?) horror subgenre: Shark movies. From Shark Exorcist to House Shark, Sharks of the Corn, and beyond. #horrormovies #sharks #sharkweek www.pastemagazine.com/article/shar...
An Ode to the Lowliest (Deepest?) Horror Subgenre: Shark Movies
It's always Shark Week when it comes to horror movies. We look at the wonderful, wet, toothy world of shark movies.
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Ain’t that somethin’? I wonder what changed between then and now…
Sufjan Stevens opens up about his two (IMO) masterpieces, Illinois and Carry & Lowell, in this cover story from @yogurttowne.bsky.social: www.pastemagazine.com/music/sufjan...
COVER STORY | Sufjan Stevens Communicates With Ghosts
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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You still have time to read the books. They're short! And outstanding!
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · last yr.Murderbot premieres on Apple TV+ in May.
a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
We just surpassed 500 million views on YouTube on the Paste Channel. So many amazing sessions here: www.youtube.com/pastemagazine
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Sickening, evil, totally in line with everything in No Other Land. The final footage sees a settler shoot co-director Basel Adra's cousin point-blank in the stomach with a rifle. An Oscar can't stop hate crimes
Brandy Jensen@brandyjensen.bsky.social · last yr.my god
Everybody should be watching this show. Funny, thrilling, character-driven, and depressingly timely. www.pastemagazine.com/tv/common-si...
Adult Swim's Common Side Effects Defiantly Critiques the Medical-Industrial Complex
Common Side Effects is a smart, proud, brazen critique of America's insane pharmaceutical, insurance, and medical complex.
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When I saw MJ Lenderman in Atlanta, I was shocked to hear him cover This Is Lorelei's "Dancing in the Club." Those two very different artists released two of my top three albums of 2024, and it felt like he was in my brain. Now the rest of the world gets to enjoy it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1on3...
This Is Lorelei - Dancing in the Club (MJ Lenderman Version)
YouTube video by Double Double Whammy
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It's been encouraging to watch Splinter's traffic grow significantly each of the last four months as our writers try to actually push back against tyranny and corruption, but ad revenue per visit is about half of our entertainment sites. www.splinter.com/five-reasons...
Five Reasons to Subscribe to Splinter, A Good Website
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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Jordana played two songs for our Paste Session at Second Take Studio in New York, including one from her new album, 'Lively Premonition.' www.pastemagazine.com/music/jordan...
Watch Jordana's Paste Session in New York
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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