John Collins
@johnboycollins.bsky.social
Artistic Director of Elevator Repair Service, director of Gatz, Ulysses, some others. Husband to @lizzieohreally.bsky.social.
I see my future…
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I see my future…
More relevant than ever.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
More relevant than ever.
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The best way to understand a poem is by memorizing it.
(Memorizing a novel is an advanced maneuver best undertaken with professional assistance from @johnboycollins.bsky.social)
(Memorizing a novel is an advanced maneuver best undertaken with professional assistance from @johnboycollins.bsky.social)
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The best way to understand a poem is by memorizing it.
(Memorizing a novel is an advanced maneuver best undertaken with professional assistance from @johnboycollins.bsky.social)
(Memorizing a novel is an advanced maneuver best undertaken with professional assistance from @johnboycollins.bsky.social)
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ME ON A TRAIN: Oh no, I accidentally clicked a video with sound! Oh god, people heard a second of loud sound from my phone. I have torn the social contract.
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
September 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
ME ON A TRAIN: Oh no, I accidentally clicked a video with sound! Oh god, people heard a second of loud sound from my phone. I have torn the social contract.
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
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YES I’LL JUMP TO RECIPE
September 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
YES I’LL JUMP TO RECIPE
If a broken clock were president, NYT would have a headline twice a day about how the president "actually has a good point about it being 2:27."
September 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If a broken clock were president, NYT would have a headline twice a day about how the president "actually has a good point about it being 2:27."
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Helping your 5yo with a complicated puzzle so he feels you are “doing the puzzle together” but also not doing the parts HE wanted to do should be an Olympic sport.
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Helping your 5yo with a complicated puzzle so he feels you are “doing the puzzle together” but also not doing the parts HE wanted to do should be an Olympic sport.
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I thought at first this was an op-ed metaphor. But…
RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I thought at first this was an op-ed metaphor. But…
I just kept thinking, “they must all look forward to this.”
“Come get your nighttime teat.”
@johnboycollins.bsky.social
plugging in his devices to charge.
(you can just imagine my horrified expression)
@johnboycollins.bsky.social
plugging in his devices to charge.
(you can just imagine my horrified expression)
May 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I just kept thinking, “they must all look forward to this.”
Fire on 7th ave in park slope??
May 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Fire on 7th ave in park slope??
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you know, we research whether the baby stroller has all the features and amenities we like, not whether it will kill the baby
4/ He promotes what sociologists call "intensive parenting," as a superior way to ensure kids are safe. That's a time/labor-intensive & stressful form of parenting many US *mothers* feel pressured to follow due to cultural norms/expectations around mothers as primary caregivers.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you know, we research whether the baby stroller has all the features and amenities we like, not whether it will kill the baby
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
I sure hope he takes an on-the-ground leadership approach. Like, maybe go ahead and relocate.
Elon Musk Could Make Mars His Next Business Venture
Even as Musk’s work at the Department of Government Efficiency appeared to consume him, his top adviser created a set of companies named Red Planet I, II and III.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I sure hope he takes an on-the-ground leadership approach. Like, maybe go ahead and relocate.
“‘I like the way the branches move in the wind — it creates interesting geometry with the railroad tracks,” said Jason, 17, who lives nearby and occasionally walks the abandoned tracks. “It feels like nature taking over a war zone.;”… first of all, this 17yr-old gets my vote for president in 2044.
Could This Secret, Decaying Railway Be New York’s Next High Line?
It was once a busy branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Now, coyotes prowl one of New York City’s last wild places. What will it become next?
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“‘I like the way the branches move in the wind — it creates interesting geometry with the railroad tracks,” said Jason, 17, who lives nearby and occasionally walks the abandoned tracks. “It feels like nature taking over a war zone.;”… first of all, this 17yr-old gets my vote for president in 2044.
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Being against Israel’s war crimes is not anti-semitism.
April 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Being against Israel’s war crimes is not anti-semitism.
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Sorry but it drives me absolutely insane when news organizations say "Department of Government Efficiency" without saying so-called. It is not a cabinet level department. Stop!
April 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sorry but it drives me absolutely insane when news organizations say "Department of Government Efficiency" without saying so-called. It is not a cabinet level department. Stop!
Happy birthday, Gatsby.
April 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Happy birthday, Gatsby.
One more time.
JFC when is it going to stop getting exponentially worse?
April 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
One more time.
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Boat derangement syndrome
April 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Boat derangement syndrome
These dissents are stunning.
Read the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Venezuelan Migrants
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants using a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the de...
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
These dissents are stunning.
MORE OF THIS.
April 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
MORE OF THIS.
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example