Downplay a book or a movie: Ferris Bueller's Coffee Break
✪ A Somber Birthday Gray in Late August ✪@jongraywb.blacksky.app · yesterdayDownplay a book or a movie Something Inconvenient Approaches Nearby
Robot Monkey Pants
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Half monkey. Half pants. All robot.
✪ A Somber Birthday Gray in Late August ✪@jongraywb.blacksky.app · yesterdayDownplay a book or movie: "Eddie and the let's just find a parking space and hang out for a bit instead of just driving around all night"
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦@dbcurren.bsky.social · 6d agoDownplay a book or movie: A Clockwork Apricot
Downplay a book or movie: "Frankencup"
Comfortably Numb@numb.comfortab.ly · 6d agoDownplay a book or movie: "The ok Gatsby "
Many thanks to Punk News for premiering the latest Wonderlick video, "Come Get on My Cloud." Check out how we sound with banjos and fiddles!
Check out the new video by Wonderlick!
Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Wonderlick! Yeee hawww! Here's some alt-country for all you honky tonkers! Wonderlick is Jay Blumenfield and Tim Quirk of Too Much Joy. They merge alt...
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Lollapalooza gets underway today in Chicago's Grant Park. Here's what to know.
Lollapalooza 2026 kicks off in Chicago with warm weather, rain ahead and safety tips
Lollapalooza gets underway today in Chicago's Grant Park. Here's what to know.
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Is the phrase "jinx, buy me a coke" purely an American childhood idiom, or are variations of it known/used worldwide?
there was a recent bug in the Bluesky app that caused some people's chat permission settings to switch to "No one" we already fixed the bug, but folks may want to double-check their settings to make sure they are set the way they want. go here: bsky.app/messages/set... look for these settings:
Final trailer for ‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has been released. In theaters August 28. #CoyoteVsAcme
Even though Christmas/winter is five months away, it's been a hot summer. Here's some cooling vibes for those suffering in the heat 🎵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS-...
Julian Casablancas - "I Wish It Was Christmas Today"
YouTube video by juliancasablancas
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Funny Graceland sendup but what makes this A+ is its spoof of broader trends: 80s boomer-pop's Scramble for Africa (Simon, Byrne et al) AND the Magical Negro theme that ran thru such period pieces as U2's Rattle & Hum, Billy Joel's "River of Dreams," &—of course, supremely—TOTO I bless the rains...
#WhatToWatch #TV Hotness 📺, #Emmys Edition (1/4) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Abbott Elementary All Her Fault Beef Black Rabbit Dancing with the Stars Death By Lightning DTF St. Louis Euphoria Fate Hacks Half Man Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Why do restaurants provide only one drinks menu for a table, no matter how many guests may be seated? #FoodSky
"Official ranking" of the quality of NFL press box food rankings -- hopefully @daringantt.bsky.social @mattlombardo.bsky.social @miketanier.bsky.social @minakimes.bsky.social and others can confirm with their own observations or experiences... www.phillyvoice.com/official-nfl...
Official NFL press box food spread rankings, from 32 to 1
Which NFL stadium provides the best spread? Finally, a full ranking of every team's offerings.
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The Pitt, Industry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, DTF St. Louis, Euphoria, Widow's Bay, The Vampire Lestat, Cape Fear, and House of the Dragon is actually a *conservative* list of the great shows on television this year *so far*
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉@scumbelievable.bsky.social · last mo.Outrageous what a great year it is for film and television. One of the best since the Mad Men/Boardwalk Empire/Game of Thrones heights of the Golden Age, imho.
TIL thanks to the Smithsonian Channel's airing of Aerial America that the founder of the Beautyrest mattress company also ran a telegraph company, designed a telegraph insulator, and had the Pike's Peak cog railway built
Zalmon G. Simmons - Wikipedia
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After 50 years, THE MUPPETS are finally coming to the Marvel Universe in what should be the most sensational, inspirational celebrational, Muppetational crossover of all time.
MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE in crossover special
The one-shot, releasing to mark 50 years of The Muppet Show, will feature team-ups by Chip Zdarsky, Pete Woods, Kyle Starks, and many more.
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Whenever one of your favorite bands does a small club tour, do yourself a favor. Go get sweaty and yell every word on a weeknight. It's the best kind of therapy.
@lookparkmusic.com there's a "shocking true story" behind Stacey's Mom? deadline.com/2026/06/musi... 🎵📺
Music Theories Comedy At Hulu From Michael Vlamis & Kyle Anderson In Works
'Music Theories,' a new Hulu comedy series from Michael Vlamis & Kyle Anderson, is in development with a pilot script commitment.
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That Too Much Joy app is now available for iPhones. You can make robot Tim tell any lie you want him to, among other things.
Joyride TMJ Fan Participation App - App Store
Download Joyride TMJ Fan Participation by TIMOTHY BRUCE QUIRK on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Joyride TMJ…
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New playlist 🔴1986: THE YEAR INDIE BROKE🟣 alternative, indie, twee, and industrial emerge as a cultural force in the mid 80s 💐Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/13t... 🍭Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/... 🪁YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Talked to Spin Magazine about Tapedeck: www.spinmagazine.com/2026/06/watc...
Watch Out Spotify, A New App Is on Deck - SPIN
As the growing concerns about streaming services started to sound like a broken record, Tim Quirk wanted to do something to fix it. In September, the Tapedeck was built with a mission to pay artists w...
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I put together some *very detailed* notes about six years of running a successful newsletter — including thoughts on churn, paywall placement, how to avoid getting sick of your own voice, cadence, and so much more www.patreon.com/posts/very-d...
Very Detailed Notes on What I've Learned About Writing a Successful Newsletter | Culture Study
Very Detailed Notes on What I've Learned About Writing a Successful Newsletter by Culture Study on Patreon. Join Culture Study's community for exclusive content and updates.
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I built an app! It lets you insert your own lie during the false stop in "That's a Lie," or your own rant into "Theme Song." If you know what either of those tunes are, you might like this: joyride-contest.web.app
Joyride
Joyride — Too Much Joy's hidden track companion.
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@joelanderson.bsky.social any insight to The Ringer TV section/streaming guide getting updates? The whole area looks offline since March-ish
My collection of playlists covering the history of "alternative" is updated, we're now up to 44 fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-4...
Fluxblog 493: a history of alternative music in 44 playlists
My ongoing project of exploring this history, covering 1965-2019
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New playlist SIRE RECORDS HISTORY 1976-1993, a loose chronology of Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer's highly influential label during its peak era 🟡 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/4rs... 🟡 Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/... 🟡 YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
