Linda Holmes
@lindaholmes.bsky.social
Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Not a customer service desk.
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Linda Holmes
@lindaholmes.bsky.social
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Back After This by Linda Holmes: 9780593599259 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love? From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
My next book is set in the world of podcasts, dogs, influencers and sketchy dating advice. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720444...
I just used my dictionary to teach myself that a femtosecond is a quadrillionth of a second. AKA the amount of time I will read about all the double-z people before closing the page.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I just used my dictionary to teach myself that a femtosecond is a quadrillionth of a second. AKA the amount of time I will read about all the double-z people before closing the page.
Both pork carnitas and chicken chili going in the kitchen for the week. Congratulations, me two days from now.
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Both pork carnitas and chicken chili going in the kitchen for the week. Congratulations, me two days from now.
One thing I have learned from the HEATED RIVALRY discourse is that a lot of non-romance-readers have been extremely misled about how horny romance novels are. This is not a criticism—nobody is familiar with everything! It’s just an observation.
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
One thing I have learned from the HEATED RIVALRY discourse is that a lot of non-romance-readers have been extremely misled about how horny romance novels are. This is not a criticism—nobody is familiar with everything! It’s just an observation.
It’s less weird, but MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! over on Hallmark, from the same writer, has some of the same good-natured, non-stuffy charm.
Ok I’ve had rum and now I’m gonna tell you that Hot Frosty is a perfect light Christmas movie.
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It’s less weird, but MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! over on Hallmark, from the same writer, has some of the same good-natured, non-stuffy charm.
I ordered the new edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Just to HAVE. Recklessly, with my heart. It arrived today.
I have so many words!
I have so many words!
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I ordered the new edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Just to HAVE. Recklessly, with my heart. It arrived today.
I have so many words!
I have so many words!
My coffee subscription arrived today, and when the USPS carrier dropped it off, he said, “What kind of coffee is this? It made my whole truck smell AMAZING.”
(It’s from Trade, a service advertised on many of your favorite YouTube channels.)
(It’s from Trade, a service advertised on many of your favorite YouTube channels.)
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My coffee subscription arrived today, and when the USPS carrier dropped it off, he said, “What kind of coffee is this? It made my whole truck smell AMAZING.”
(It’s from Trade, a service advertised on many of your favorite YouTube channels.)
(It’s from Trade, a service advertised on many of your favorite YouTube channels.)
I think everybody at NPR is glad our Susan Stamberg left us an advance obit for Frank Gehry. A legend on a legend.
Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I think everybody at NPR is glad our Susan Stamberg left us an advance obit for Frank Gehry. A legend on a legend.
I have got to find something calming to watch. I am not having great ideas. It’s a good thing finding things to watch is not my job or anything.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I have got to find something calming to watch. I am not having great ideas. It’s a good thing finding things to watch is not my job or anything.
It’s nice that they based this on the well-known thing in soccer where everybody puts their hands on the ball at the same time.
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s nice that they based this on the well-known thing in soccer where everybody puts their hands on the ball at the same time.
Not sure this has been fully thought through.
“.. U.S. President Donald Trump's face is painted on a football ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw in Washington D.C.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Not sure this has been fully thought through.
Looking forward to the vigorous NOPE reaction from the dog when he wakes up and finds out it’s snowing.
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Looking forward to the vigorous NOPE reaction from the dog when he wakes up and finds out it’s snowing.
Listen, Paul Dano doesn’t need me to stick up for him, but this is just the most absurd conversation to even be having. It has nothing to do with Dano; it’s about the fact that Tarantino apparently not only lacks imagination about women but also lacks much imagination about men.
When Quentin Tarantino insulted Paul Dano, he unleashed the Avengers of Hollywood, including an actual Avenger, who were ready to defend him.
Ben Stiller Calls Paul Dano ‘Brilliant’ After Quentin Tarantino Diss
When Quentin Tarantino insulted Paul Dano, he unleashed the Avengers of Hollywood, including an actual Avenger, who were ready to defend him.
www.vulture.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Listen, Paul Dano doesn’t need me to stick up for him, but this is just the most absurd conversation to even be having. It has nothing to do with Dano; it’s about the fact that Tarantino apparently not only lacks imagination about women but also lacks much imagination about men.
I just absolutely nailed the reheating of a frozen serving of baked oatmeal so it was hot but not lava hot and it didn’t dry out, and then I said to myself, out loud, “Good for me, goddammit.” You have to take your wins.
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I just absolutely nailed the reheating of a frozen serving of baked oatmeal so it was hot but not lava hot and it didn’t dry out, and then I said to myself, out loud, “Good for me, goddammit.” You have to take your wins.
Good luck convincing people who are buying bigger and bigger SUVs and pickup trucks so tall that they can’t see kids in front of them that what they really want is a station wagon. Imagine the pent-up demand!
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Good luck convincing people who are buying bigger and bigger SUVs and pickup trucks so tall that they can’t see kids in front of them that what they really want is a station wagon. Imagine the pent-up demand!
We have several year-end traditions at PCHH, and this one is so much fun. Your four hosts identify the moments that made our year amazing. Not your basic top ten list. (I am confident that my final pick is probably on very few year-end lists.)
2025 Pop Culture Favorites
Podcast Episode · Pop Culture Happy Hour · 12/04/2025 · 43m
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December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We have several year-end traditions at PCHH, and this one is so much fun. Your four hosts identify the moments that made our year amazing. Not your basic top ten list. (I am confident that my final pick is probably on very few year-end lists.)
This is so obviously menacing *and* foolish that the first time I saw this quote, I assumed it was someone talking about what someone *else’s* business model was, because nobody would say this about their own product. True story!
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is so obviously menacing *and* foolish that the first time I saw this quote, I assumed it was someone talking about what someone *else’s* business model was, because nobody would say this about their own product. True story!
The Somali community was well-established in Minnesota when I lived there in the late ‘90s and early aughts. The vitriol being directed at them is just as dangerous as any attack on any other group would be. Turning people against their neighbors only hurts communities.
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Somali community was well-established in Minnesota when I lived there in the late ‘90s and early aughts. The vitriol being directed at them is just as dangerous as any attack on any other group would be. Turning people against their neighbors only hurts communities.
I honestly can’t think of anything the traditional dudes masculinity pundits imagine when they think about Real Men would find more ridiculous than masculinity pundits.
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I honestly can’t think of anything the traditional dudes masculinity pundits imagine when they think about Real Men would find more ridiculous than masculinity pundits.
There are men out there being told that THIS is why women don’t want to have sex with them, and that is very sad.
Yes where else could men possibly receive this scorching insight
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
There are men out there being told that THIS is why women don’t want to have sex with them, and that is very sad.
I don’t need any more information about Tarantino’s opinions as long as I live. Truly. If he wants to make movies, he should go make movies! But sharing what Tarantino said *on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast* is like a turducken of I Absolutely Do Not Care Even Slightly.
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I don’t need any more information about Tarantino’s opinions as long as I live. Truly. If he wants to make movies, he should go make movies! But sharing what Tarantino said *on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast* is like a turducken of I Absolutely Do Not Care Even Slightly.
I get it — but ultimately, somebody (by which I mean several people) should watch the thing, all the way through, while paying attention, and see if it’s right before they post it. Looking specifically for stuff like aspect ratio and extra business on the edges! That’s an incredibly modest ask.
actual news, which seems extremely plausible:
(also - the customer shouldn't have to care whose fault it is - Lionsgate hasn't been promoting the hell out of this show, it's been HBO Max, which has a certain amount of responsibility in ensuring its programming is accurate)
bsky.app/profile/eric...
(also - the customer shouldn't have to care whose fault it is - Lionsgate hasn't been promoting the hell out of this show, it's been HBO Max, which has a certain amount of responsibility in ensuring its programming is accurate)
bsky.app/profile/eric...
UPDATE: This actually wasn't HBO Max's fault.
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I get it — but ultimately, somebody (by which I mean several people) should watch the thing, all the way through, while paying attention, and see if it’s right before they post it. Looking specifically for stuff like aspect ratio and extra business on the edges! That’s an incredibly modest ask.
The sin here isn’t just this particular thing; it’s that this particular thing suggests such a slapdash and disrespectful approach to the whole project.
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The sin here isn’t just this particular thing; it’s that this particular thing suggests such a slapdash and disrespectful approach to the whole project.
Well, this ridiculous thing is back. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The annual PosCast Holiday Draft: Holiday Villains!
Podcast Episode · The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur · 12/02/2025 · 2h 14m
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Well, this ridiculous thing is back. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
I see the Affair Of Too Many Z’s has followed the Joe Millionaire arc.
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I see the Affair Of Too Many Z’s has followed the Joe Millionaire arc.