Had a doctor's appointment today (not a big deal) and had to get some bloodwork done after, but the phlebotomist I usually see wasn't there. Anyway, I had to get poked three times like a human pincushion.

This is why History of Science is so important. Because what the fuck?!?!?

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

As someone who went to girls' school, discussing eating disorders is generally awful. My first year there at ten we sat through a surprisingly in-depth assembly about them. It was scarring but also informative.

Disney+ keeps suggesting this to me, and I will fall eventually because they know the kind of nerd I am by what I watch there.

Cara Ellison@caraellison.bsky.social · 2d ago

We were watching that silly new Tom Hiddleston reenactment of the disaster of Pompeii and he was like ‘we have amazing new tech that allows us to track people through this disaster’ and I was oh no he’s going to say it’s an AI brain or something and then he said…. ‘Its a spreadsheet’ and I CHEERED

I’ve been writing a counter narrative of shutdowns that has me revisiting media from that time. And let me tell you, the only other option was everybody die. So yeah.

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d ago

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy

Thinking again about why no-fault divorce is so important. But am also thinking about how custody agreements decided by family court can leave an abused partner in an awful situation.

every woman has wondered whether her dad would take her side or some man's. many of them have learned the answer and often it's not the answer that you'd assume would be the bare minimum expectation for a father

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d ago

Should the congressman who is credibly accused of beating and throwing scalding water at your own daughter run for re-election? “I don’t know,” says GOP Senator Bernie Moreno www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...

LOOK AT THESE BABIES!

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5d ago

I’m going to tell y’all’s kids that this is Charlie Brown & Friends.

The books and documentaries about this are definitely going to happen. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Gianni Infantino ‘has lost Uefa’s confidence’ after Fifa chief scraps World Cup sell-off plan

Gianni Infantino ‘has lost the confidence’ of Uefa following his aborted project to sell off the World Cup to private investors, European football’s governing body has said

theguardian.com

Samantha Powell@sdpowell1.bsky.social · 6d ago

Can't wait to read the book about this mess in about five years.

Honestly shocked that UEFA went this far. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

theguardian.com

Showing the first Fifty Shades movie to two people who have never seen it before. I'm cackling.

Living in Los Angeles you learn a number of awful things, which is to say that in the wake of various stories coming out a friend asked me when we would finally hear things about this person. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.

bbc.com

Having gone through voir dire twice this year tells you how many people know victims of sexual assault and/or IPV.

Samantha Powell@sdpowell1.bsky.social · last wk.

After three days that took place over nearly two months and two jury selection processes, I'm finally done with jury service for at least the next year. I always end up in the first block of jurors going through voir dire somehow. Lol.

All of this Odyssey stuff makes me want to return to the gentle shores of Austen and Brönte adaptations.

Rewatching FIFA Uncovered for very obvious reasons. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Fifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn World Cup commercial rights sale plan

Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors, a deal that would include the media and sponsorship rights of the World Cup

theguardian.com

After three days that took place over nearly two months and two jury selection processes, I'm finally done with jury service for at least the next year. I always end up in the first block of jurors going through voir dire somehow. Lol.

Just talked to my niece who was in Boston this past weekend and saw multiple small children try to yeet themselves into the pond in the Public Gardens where you ride the Swan Boats.

@hellafitzgerald.bsky.social FYI. www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2026/07/27/e...

Erling Haaland Makes A Case For Pyjama Dressing - Red Carpet Fashion Awards

Erling Haaland embraces Dolce & Gabbana's pyjama-inspired trend, giving relaxed menswear a fresh luxury travel perspective.

redcarpet-fashionawards.com

Is The Odyssey (2026) my favorite adaptation of the original text? No, that's a tie between Inside Llewyn Davis and an episode of Wishbone. But it was good, big fun. The rampage scene was so satisfying.

Finally got to talk to my best friend about The Odyssey. We talked a lot about how hot Himesh Patel is.

Not shocked that this is happening considering that current sex education is about protection and consent and none of the fuckers currently in charge care about either. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families (Gift Article)

The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

nytimes.com

It's kind of funny that some people are shocked that the thesis of Nolan's The Odyssey is "war is bad." Have they not seen Dunkirk and Oppenheimer?

Me watching The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001: "It must be so painful for Boromir to die by arrow." Me watching The Odyssey in 2026: "I hope that 'suitor' chokes on his own blood after Odysseus sent an arrow into his throat."

Oh, the Vista showed the trailer for Troy (2004) before The Odyssey and there was a lot of laughter. I did laugh even though I saw that movie in theaters when I was studying abroad in London.

That helmet and Penelope's dress pre-rampage were 🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿

Robby Kalland@rkalland.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thing I've thought about the most after seeing The Odyssey last night is how Agamemnon Had That Shit On.

It's been so long since I've read The Odyssey that I occasionally thought about certain characters in the movie "I know I hate you, but I can't remember why" before being reminded. Basically Agamemnon deserved every single bit of that smoke.

Thursday Afternoon Movie Viewing: The Odyssey.

Going through mother paperwork and now know that she had lawyer friends in charge of things but she failed to ever tell me about any of it.

I've had a stressful morning, so this Ebenezer news has been great because I am cackling.

This is absolutely a movie they would be making in The Studio.

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 2w ago

OFFICIAL POSTER - Johnny Depp is Scrooge in director Ti West's A Christmas Carol movie EBENEZER, in theaters November 13, 2026 from Paramount. Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen, Sam Claflin, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and Tramell Tillman also star.