Philip Michaels
@philipmichaels.bsky.social
I am the mild-mannered managing editor for mobile at Tom's Guide. I mostly just talk about sports and movies and whatever's grinding my gears at the moment.
TE Lawrence, before the Battle of Aqaba:
there’s a pro-turkey vibe shift. And I don’t like it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
TE Lawrence, before the Battle of Aqaba:
This is rich coming from Disney, which has made it mandatory to remain glued on your phone so that you can manage Lightning Lanes, order meals, check ride wait times, etc.
It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.
It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.
“You’re there together with friends and family and people that you care about, and every time you have to look down at a device or a phone, it breaks that spell.”
via @sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/disneyland/a...
via @sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/disneyland/a...
Disneyland's new plan to get everyone off their phones
"Every time you have to look down at a device or a phone, it breaks that spell."
www.sfgate.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is rich coming from Disney, which has made it mandatory to remain glued on your phone so that you can manage Lightning Lanes, order meals, check ride wait times, etc.
It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.
It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.
Rethinking my “love is love” mindset
Two Stanford trees are engaged. Check out every picture in this article.
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Neon spandex, expired Yoo-hoo and IKEA: The greatest college mascot love story
As the Stanford Tree turns 50, the mascot has never had a love story like this.
www.sfgate.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Rethinking my “love is love” mindset
This would be a good time for soccer's governing body to intervene if they hadn't already relocated to Donald Trump's back pocket. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Iran boycotting World Cup draw citing visa denials
Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
www.espn.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This would be a good time for soccer's governing body to intervene if they hadn't already relocated to Donald Trump's back pocket. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
I enjoy Bob's Burgers, but as a Thanksgiving enthusiast, I cannot watch any of the Thanksgiving episodes, which I find stressful and haunting. All Bob wants is to cook a wonderful meal for his family. Why does God in Hid cruelty never let this happen?
In today's free What's Alan Watching? newsletter: more great Thanksgiving episodes, Stranger Things returns, A Man on the Inside, Pluribus, and more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Don't put the turkey in the toilet!
Thanksgiving leftovers
Looking at more classic turkey day episodes, plus 'Stranger Things,' 'A Man on the Inside,' and more
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I enjoy Bob's Burgers, but as a Thanksgiving enthusiast, I cannot watch any of the Thanksgiving episodes, which I find stressful and haunting. All Bob wants is to cook a wonderful meal for his family. Why does God in Hid cruelty never let this happen?
Happy Inbox Flooded With Email From Every Retailer You've Ever Patronized Day to those who celebrate. (Click unsubscribe to not celebrate.)
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy Inbox Flooded With Email From Every Retailer You've Ever Patronized Day to those who celebrate. (Click unsubscribe to not celebrate.)
Ormers 11
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ormers 11
This Thanksgiving, take you cues from Woodstock on the true meaning of the season: Gratitude for life's rich bounty? Yes. Treasuring time with friends and loved ones? Sure. But feasting on the flesh of your enemies in view of all? PERFECTION
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This Thanksgiving, take you cues from Woodstock on the true meaning of the season: Gratitude for life's rich bounty? Yes. Treasuring time with friends and loved ones? Sure. But feasting on the flesh of your enemies in view of all? PERFECTION
Reposted by Philip Michaels
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
I'm largely a one-armed passenger at Thanksgiving this year, but I am making a cranberry relish recipe from Delia Smith, the best cook to ever drunkenly berate Norwich fans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiC6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiC6...
"Let's be havin' you!" - Delia Smith's message to Norwich fans
YouTube video by Sky Sports Retro
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm largely a one-armed passenger at Thanksgiving this year, but I am making a cranberry relish recipe from Delia Smith, the best cook to ever drunkenly berate Norwich fans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiC6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiC6...
One of the Angels' most disastrous free agent signings with the exception of all the others
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One of the Angels' most disastrous free agent signings with the exception of all the others
Bold new staging of Sweeney Todd just dropped
going to livestream spatchcocking the turkey over on instagram in a few minutes
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bold new staging of Sweeney Todd just dropped
Dropped the Cal season tickets the moment we joined the ACC. Maybe one day I'll anticipate the arrival of Duke and Louisville like I used to care about Wazzu and Oregon, but right now, who cares?
Counterpoint: It is nice to start the year without 3 automatic losses to USC, Oregon & Washington
Counterpoint: It is nice to start the year without 3 automatic losses to USC, Oregon & Washington
Is there any fanbase of a former Pac 12 school that is any happier with their new situation versus when the conference was still intact?
I know the west coast Big Ten schools are more financially viable, but do fans actually feel they've upgraded?
I know the west coast Big Ten schools are more financially viable, but do fans actually feel they've upgraded?
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dropped the Cal season tickets the moment we joined the ACC. Maybe one day I'll anticipate the arrival of Duke and Louisville like I used to care about Wazzu and Oregon, but right now, who cares?
Counterpoint: It is nice to start the year without 3 automatic losses to USC, Oregon & Washington
Counterpoint: It is nice to start the year without 3 automatic losses to USC, Oregon & Washington
My plane plunges from the sky as the lone remaining air traffic controller passes out from exhaustion: "At least the snacks were good," I muse. "And everyone is dressed so nice."
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My plane plunges from the sky as the lone remaining air traffic controller passes out from exhaustion: "At least the snacks were good," I muse. "And everyone is dressed so nice."
List-Based Article Provokes Furious Online Posts, Fulfilling Assigning Editor's Grim Marching Orders
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
List-Based Article Provokes Furious Online Posts, Fulfilling Assigning Editor's Grim Marching Orders
C'mon – she's clearly exceeding her constitutional authority
Sabrina Carpenter arrests Miss Piggy at the final show of her Short n’ Sweet tour in Los Angeles.
(📸: prfctsabrinas | Twitter/X)
(📸: prfctsabrinas | Twitter/X)
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
C'mon – she's clearly exceeding her constitutional authority
New York Times gonna have to dispatch reporters to hang out in diners outside of Novosibirsk to get their finger on the pulse of MAGA stalwarts
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... by @angelayang.bsky.social
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New York Times gonna have to dispatch reporters to hang out in diners outside of Novosibirsk to get their finger on the pulse of MAGA stalwarts
Just don't get the step-by-steps confused, your Thanksgiving dinner will be ruined
Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just don't get the step-by-steps confused, your Thanksgiving dinner will be ruined
Whatever table has Stomper — at least he's a mute
Which #athletics table are you at on Thanksgiving?
Table 1
Reggie Jackson
Grant Balfour
Eric Chavez
Mark Mulder
Table 2
Dave Stewart
Yoenis Cespedes
Jason Giambi
Bob Geren
Table 3
Dennis Eckersley
Coco Crisp
Lawrence Butler
Matt Holliday
Table 4
Jose Canseco
Tony Kemp
Tim Hudson
John Fisher
Table 1
Reggie Jackson
Grant Balfour
Eric Chavez
Mark Mulder
Table 2
Dave Stewart
Yoenis Cespedes
Jason Giambi
Bob Geren
Table 3
Dennis Eckersley
Coco Crisp
Lawrence Butler
Matt Holliday
Table 4
Jose Canseco
Tony Kemp
Tim Hudson
John Fisher
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Whatever table has Stomper — at least he's a mute
Justin Wilcox averaged just over 5 wins a year in 9 years, last posted a winning record in 2019, and his teams get worse as the season progresses. So, yes, I'm going to say they can do better.
Getting a school that doesn't care about football bowl eligible in a P4 conference is really impressive, do they really think they can do better than Wilcox?
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Justin Wilcox averaged just over 5 wins a year in 9 years, last posted a winning record in 2019, and his teams get worse as the season progresses. So, yes, I'm going to say they can do better.
Never good when that image appears
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Never good when that image appears
If a Cal coach is fired in the woods, does it make a sound?
SOURCE: Cal has fired head coach Justin Wilcox, @theathletic.com has learned.
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If a Cal coach is fired in the woods, does it make a sound?
I choose to believe, canonically, the NFC rejects Christmas.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I choose to believe, canonically, the NFC rejects Christmas.
Reposted by Philip Michaels
Stanford-Cal on the ACC Network……. We used to be a proper country
The Stanford Axe exchange is fucking serious business. Turn on ACC Network.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Stanford-Cal on the ACC Network……. We used to be a proper country
6-7: it’s not just a trend among the young people it’s how every Justin Wilcox-led Cal team inevitably finishes
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
6-7: it’s not just a trend among the young people it’s how every Justin Wilcox-led Cal team inevitably finishes