alex
@grandvillain.substack.com
grand rapidian, wolverine, ex-sportswriter. the artist formerly known as bauncey chillups.
office bathroom is currently playing sufjan stevens. deeply weird vibe.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
office bathroom is currently playing sufjan stevens. deeply weird vibe.
this michigan team has made a lot of opponents quit, but I'm not sure anyone's quit harder than ohio state did today.
February 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
this michigan team has made a lot of opponents quit, but I'm not sure anyone's quit harder than ohio state did today.
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I'm sharing my reading list again! I wrote a 100-word summary of each book I read in 2025. Check it out if you want to find a something great to read.
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
Books I Read in 2025
For the third straight year, I’m sharing my reading list. It’s a little late.
grandvillain.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm sharing my reading list again! I wrote a 100-word summary of each book I read in 2025. Check it out if you want to find a something great to read.
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
I'm sharing my reading list again! I wrote a 100-word summary of each book I read in 2025. Check it out if you want to find a something great to read.
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
Books I Read in 2025
For the third straight year, I’m sharing my reading list. It’s a little late.
grandvillain.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm sharing my reading list again! I wrote a 100-word summary of each book I read in 2025. Check it out if you want to find a something great to read.
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
grandvillain.substack.com/p/books-i-re...
(I know, I know, I'm only a month late with my end-of-year-recap post.)
made the last-minute decision to drive to ann arbor for the game tonight. couldn't miss trey burke's jersey retirement. forever my goat.
January 23, 2026 at 8:29 PM
made the last-minute decision to drive to ann arbor for the game tonight. couldn't miss trey burke's jersey retirement. forever my goat.
sometimes i think about how utterly terrified i was in november and december 2016. and how things have more or less turned out worse than I'd feared since.
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM
sometimes i think about how utterly terrified i was in november and december 2016. and how things have more or less turned out worse than I'd feared since.
the indiana football hoosiers. what a world!
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
the indiana football hoosiers. what a world!
just wrote down the first entry in a new recipe book. yesterday i spent a few hours making shepherd's pie (technically cottage pie, because my wife won't eat lamb). was really nice to slow down and prepare a hearty meal during a snowstorm.
pozole's on the menu today.
pozole's on the menu today.
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
just wrote down the first entry in a new recipe book. yesterday i spent a few hours making shepherd's pie (technically cottage pie, because my wife won't eat lamb). was really nice to slow down and prepare a hearty meal during a snowstorm.
pozole's on the menu today.
pozole's on the menu today.
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got a cup of half caf coffee brewed up so i can watch my beloved wolverines play basketball at 10:30 PM eastern time
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 AM
got a cup of half caf coffee brewed up so i can watch my beloved wolverines play basketball at 10:30 PM eastern time
ceci c'est le grand. pas de rapides.
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
ceci c'est le grand. pas de rapides.
all right, i've seen enough. this michigan squad is one of the best college basketball teams of the last 20 years or so.
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
all right, i've seen enough. this michigan squad is one of the best college basketball teams of the last 20 years or so.
refs are handing this game to georgia
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
refs are handing this game to georgia
it's around this time every college football season that i realize how much of our car insurance premiums pay for these terrible ads
January 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
it's around this time every college football season that i realize how much of our car insurance premiums pay for these terrible ads
happy for my hoosier friends. what a world we're living in.
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
happy for my hoosier friends. what a world we're living in.
24 combined points against indiana and miami. ohio state is the program that dares to ask "what if iowa had prime randy moss"
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
24 combined points against indiana and miami. ohio state is the program that dares to ask "what if iowa had prime randy moss"
great block by smith there
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
great block by smith there
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
new frontiers in generative AI - recapping games that haven't even happened yet
Good news Michigan men's basketball fans, no need to watch the game tonight!
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
new frontiers in generative AI - recapping games that haven't even happened yet
snow day vibes: big dog chillin in the backyard and barking at passing plow trucks, small dog cuddled up on the couch with my wife under a heated blanket.
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
snow day vibes: big dog chillin in the backyard and barking at passing plow trucks, small dog cuddled up on the couch with my wife under a heated blanket.
I like the whittingham hire just fine but getting big "he's restoring dignity and honor to the white house" vibes among michigan fans
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I like the whittingham hire just fine but getting big "he's restoring dignity and honor to the white house" vibes among michigan fans
i should send derrick henry a christmas card
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
i should send derrick henry a christmas card
not content to simply ruin thanksgiving, the lions turn their eyes to christmas
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
not content to simply ruin thanksgiving, the lions turn their eyes to christmas