Kevin Allman
@kevinallman.bsky.social
I’ll be posting soon. Jokes and journalism. Slow-walking over here. #nolatwitter
Pinned
They tolerate one another.
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
They tolerate one another.
Yeah, you can’t “open” a dive bar. Much less one that serves “black walnut aioli.” A dive bar serves chips, and if you’re lucky a Tamale Guy comes in around 9.
The idea of "dive bars" as concepts that has arisen in recent years is one of the things that most rankles me in life. You don't "create" dive bars. They just are what they are. Money is the cause of enshittification.
The Team Behind Paulie Gee’s Is Opening a Wicker Park Dive Bar
The Alley Cat will offer bottled Negroni and Girl Dinner with homemade pickles and a dirty martini.
chicago.eater.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Yeah, you can’t “open” a dive bar. Much less one that serves “black walnut aioli.” A dive bar serves chips, and if you’re lucky a Tamale Guy comes in around 9.
The Sex Cardigans was my favorite ‘90s college band
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Sex Cardigans was my favorite ‘90s college band
Yeah, we love Chicago.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Yeah, we love Chicago.
I should add/brag that my avatar is my portrait on the wall of the Old Town Ale House, one of America’s great dive bars.
One thing I really love about Chicago is that it’s kept dive bars alive and well, unlike Los Angeles and New York.
Inside Chicago’s essential dive bars: Photos from 12 iconic watering holes. blockclubchi.co/3K7MYRi
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I should add/brag that my avatar is my portrait on the wall of the Old Town Ale House, one of America’s great dive bars.
One thing I really love about Chicago is that it’s kept dive bars alive and well, unlike Los Angeles and New York.
Inside Chicago’s essential dive bars: Photos from 12 iconic watering holes. blockclubchi.co/3K7MYRi
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One thing I really love about Chicago is that it’s kept dive bars alive and well, unlike Los Angeles and New York.
Tired: perp walk
WIRED: FART WALK
WIRED: FART WALK
I worry about the future of newspapers
wapo.st/4riF9sC
wapo.st/4riF9sC
Column | Try a ‘fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal
Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tired: perp walk
WIRED: FART WALK
WIRED: FART WALK
Day 6 of Kidney Stone Blues. Finally ambulatory. Highlight: passing out on toilet with predictable results.
Anyway, I can understand the Sacklers much better now. I didn’t have opioids but I was hitting the gummies to the point of hallucinating. And I’m not a fan of marijuana.
Anyway, I can understand the Sacklers much better now. I didn’t have opioids but I was hitting the gummies to the point of hallucinating. And I’m not a fan of marijuana.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Day 6 of Kidney Stone Blues. Finally ambulatory. Highlight: passing out on toilet with predictable results.
Anyway, I can understand the Sacklers much better now. I didn’t have opioids but I was hitting the gummies to the point of hallucinating. And I’m not a fan of marijuana.
Anyway, I can understand the Sacklers much better now. I didn’t have opioids but I was hitting the gummies to the point of hallucinating. And I’m not a fan of marijuana.
Can’t wait to see how you-know-who reacts to this.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can’t wait to see how you-know-who reacts to this.
I finally have firsthand experience with a kidney stone. They were right about how tortuous it is.
Took a gummie (I don’t use recreational MJ) and went flying for about three hours, not moving. I’m a lightweight.
Took a gummie (I don’t use recreational MJ) and went flying for about three hours, not moving. I’m a lightweight.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I finally have firsthand experience with a kidney stone. They were right about how tortuous it is.
Took a gummie (I don’t use recreational MJ) and went flying for about three hours, not moving. I’m a lightweight.
Took a gummie (I don’t use recreational MJ) and went flying for about three hours, not moving. I’m a lightweight.
Is Dominick Dunne back from the dead
November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Is Dominick Dunne back from the dead
Apparently ICE’s upcoming action in New Orleans is called the “Catahoula Crunch,” which sounds like an ice cream flavor sold on Magazine Street
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Apparently ICE’s upcoming action in New Orleans is called the “Catahoula Crunch,” which sounds like an ice cream flavor sold on Magazine Street
What did we ever do to YOU, Ali?
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews is a longtime expert in politics and joins me at 10 a.m. EST to discuss this very bad week in politics for Donald Trump. Plus, we will dig into his brand new book, "Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters." #Velshi
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What did we ever do to YOU, Ali?
But it’s sad and it’s sweet
And I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes
… Billy, he’s a weirdo who steals young dudes’ fits. What kind of bar are you working in
And I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes
… Billy, he’s a weirdo who steals young dudes’ fits. What kind of bar are you working in
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
But it’s sad and it’s sweet
And I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes
… Billy, he’s a weirdo who steals young dudes’ fits. What kind of bar are you working in
And I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes
… Billy, he’s a weirdo who steals young dudes’ fits. What kind of bar are you working in
Pesto-crusted chicken thighs: mix pesto with a little mayo. On a separate plate half panko, half ground Parmesan. Dredge in wet, then dry, and bake at 425 for 45 minutes (they won’t get dry). Crusts like fried chicken and is delicious.
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pesto-crusted chicken thighs: mix pesto with a little mayo. On a separate plate half panko, half ground Parmesan. Dredge in wet, then dry, and bake at 425 for 45 minutes (they won’t get dry). Crusts like fried chicken and is delicious.
Despite the Foghorn Leghorn fake accent, this is a smart man who knows which way the wind is blowing.
Sen. John Kennedy on Epstein: "I just don't think this issue is gonna go away until it's addressed and answered to the American people's satisfaction. And I may end up with a Sombrero on my head for saying that, but that's the way I see it."
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Despite the Foghorn Leghorn fake accent, this is a smart man who knows which way the wind is blowing.
My old Mid-City pad still available. $1300/month, 1 bd, balcony, off-street parking, laundry. No pets ☹️ www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My old Mid-City pad still available. $1300/month, 1 bd, balcony, off-street parking, laundry. No pets ☹️ www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Anyone remember when they floated the idea of a friggin’ ammonia plant on the edge of the French Quarter?
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Anyone remember when they floated the idea of a friggin’ ammonia plant on the edge of the French Quarter?
Guys With Beards Opining On Things is my least favorite genre
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Guys With Beards Opining On Things is my least favorite genre
There are some “journos” on my no-trust list and Wolff has been top of the pops for years
In my opinion, one of the biggest revelations from the Epstein-Trump emails is that Michael Wolff -- who calls himself a journalist -- acted as a publicist and PR crisis manager for the most notorious sexual predator in recent memory.
And he did this for YEARS!
And he did this for YEARS!
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There are some “journos” on my no-trust list and Wolff has been top of the pops for years
65, 66, 67 …
who has time to count all these luftballons
who has time to count all these luftballons
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
65, 66, 67 …
who has time to count all these luftballons
who has time to count all these luftballons
Just did a Costco run; the 3-pound can of generic Kirkland coffee that used to be $9.99 is now $20.99
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just did a Costco run; the 3-pound can of generic Kirkland coffee that used to be $9.99 is now $20.99
Hard to see Benjamin Netanyahu stay in leadership after the biggest security failure in Israeli history.
Hard to see Trump stay in leadership after being found guilty of felonies.
Hard to see
Hard to see Trump stay in leadership after being found guilty of felonies.
Hard to see
Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Hard to see Benjamin Netanyahu stay in leadership after the biggest security failure in Israeli history.
Hard to see Trump stay in leadership after being found guilty of felonies.
Hard to see
Hard to see Trump stay in leadership after being found guilty of felonies.
Hard to see
Oh, piss off into the sun.
“Well played, Democrats”???
“Well played, Democrats”???
This promise is worthless but I understand the politics of it. This leaves all the damage at the feet of Republicans going into the midterms. Well played Democrats. Well played.
The deal would include a promised vote on extending Obamacare tax credits in December, the sources said. It could also include some kind of language to help federal workers who have been laid off under the shutdown.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/s...
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Oh, piss off into the sun.
“Well played, Democrats”???
“Well played, Democrats”???
I don’t know why these people hate drag queens so much
Paula Deen, who admitted to using the n-word, popped up at Mar-a-Lago this weekend
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I don’t know why these people hate drag queens so much