Sarah Shay
@sarahshay.com
New Invasive A.I. warning: Zoom just turned on their A.I. "companion" without my consent (it's a "free trial" because I'm "valued customer"), and I had to log in to the website in order to turn it off -- all of these were toggled on. There are no A.I. settings accessible from the software itself.
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
New Invasive A.I. warning: Zoom just turned on their A.I. "companion" without my consent (it's a "free trial" because I'm "valued customer"), and I had to log in to the website in order to turn it off -- all of these were toggled on. There are no A.I. settings accessible from the software itself.
I mean yes, everyone who likes the Knives Out movies should absolutely be encouraged to watch The Brothers Bloom, and if calling it a whodunnit is what we have to do to get there...I guess, sure, why not?
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I mean yes, everyone who likes the Knives Out movies should absolutely be encouraged to watch The Brothers Bloom, and if calling it a whodunnit is what we have to do to get there...I guess, sure, why not?
Dang, Jiavani taking an early lead for God Emperor of Make Some Noise this season. I laughed so hard I had to go get my inhaler, that's just ridiculous.
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Dang, Jiavani taking an early lead for God Emperor of Make Some Noise this season. I laughed so hard I had to go get my inhaler, that's just ridiculous.
Gladys Mitchell published SEVENTY-SEVEN novels in her lifetime, and my library has exactly ONE. Get it together, @spl.org.
At least it's not the one I've already read.
At least it's not the one I've already read.
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Gladys Mitchell published SEVENTY-SEVEN novels in her lifetime, and my library has exactly ONE. Get it together, @spl.org.
At least it's not the one I've already read.
At least it's not the one I've already read.
Nobody did swear jazz like Pistol Shrimps Radio.
"I'd like to invite Weezer to go rub up a ditch."
—Mark 6:5:18
—Mark 6:5:18
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nobody did swear jazz like Pistol Shrimps Radio.
Reposted by Sarah Shay
We created fire. You can't put it back in the box. Fire is here to stay. That's why all of our houses have to be made of fire. And we need to write all of our messages in fire. And all the fire has to be owned by the worst people on the planet
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We created fire. You can't put it back in the box. Fire is here to stay. That's why all of our houses have to be made of fire. And we need to write all of our messages in fire. And all the fire has to be owned by the worst people on the planet
Most gentile depictions of hanukkiot don't even have the right number of branches, so I guess it's too much to expect they could get anything else right.
Today I discovered that the Windows menorah emoji isn't actually kosher.
The problem is that the shamash, or helper candle—often, as in this case, in the center—is supposed be at a different height than the others. If they're all on the same level, it just looks like we're on the 9th night. (1/5)
The problem is that the shamash, or helper candle—often, as in this case, in the center—is supposed be at a different height than the others. If they're all on the same level, it just looks like we're on the 9th night. (1/5)
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Most gentile depictions of hanukkiot don't even have the right number of branches, so I guess it's too much to expect they could get anything else right.
With all the valid things to be angry about right now, I've decided to focus on the fact that Bluesky still doesn't have drafts.
a judge is sitting at a table in a courtroom pointing at someone .
Alt: Judge Judy, a white woman in her 50s or 60s with short hair wearing a judge’s robe, points at her wristwatch and hits her hand repeatedly on her desk, as if to suggest that TIME'S A-WASTIN'
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
With all the valid things to be angry about right now, I've decided to focus on the fact that Bluesky still doesn't have drafts.
I just watched the Vic Michaelis Hallmark Hanukkah movie, and no one is more shocked than I am to say that it's...really good? I mean I went in with low expectations, but it's genuinely funny and clever and like, actually Jewish. It's also streaming for free on Hoopla, a Hanukkah miracle!
www.hoopladigital.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I just watched the Vic Michaelis Hallmark Hanukkah movie, and no one is more shocked than I am to say that it's...really good? I mean I went in with low expectations, but it's genuinely funny and clever and like, actually Jewish. It's also streaming for free on Hoopla, a Hanukkah miracle!
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Highly recommend listening to me and Mike recapping this bonkers Hanukkah special from my childhood, even if you're not up to appreciating how deeply 1995 it is firsthand.
I still firmly believe Shari Lewis played Rolodex roulette to choose these guest stars -- there's no other explanation.
I still firmly believe Shari Lewis played Rolodex roulette to choose these guest stars -- there's no other explanation.
30 years ago, Lamb Chop starred in a delightfully bonkers Hanukkah special featuring Pat Morita, Alan Thicke, and Lloyd Bochner — each as both themselves and as superheroes created by Charlie Horse on his computer. It’s very silly.
Here’s an old podcast about it with @sarahshay.com.
Here’s an old podcast about it with @sarahshay.com.
Advent Calendar House | Lamb Chop’s Special Chanukah
Sock puppets teach Pat Morita and Alan Thicke about Hanukkah.
Guest: Sarah Shay.
Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
adventcalendar.house
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Highly recommend listening to me and Mike recapping this bonkers Hanukkah special from my childhood, even if you're not up to appreciating how deeply 1995 it is firsthand.
I still firmly believe Shari Lewis played Rolodex roulette to choose these guest stars -- there's no other explanation.
I still firmly believe Shari Lewis played Rolodex roulette to choose these guest stars -- there's no other explanation.
Reminding myself of when ESC was less fucked by listening to old @eurowhat.bsky.social episodes, and I'm pleased to report that the dancers in Norway's 1986 entry "Romeo" were from a Norwegian drag troupe (amazingly named "Great Garlic Girls"), so they do deserve the title of first ESC drag act!
ROMEO – KETIL STOKKAN (Norway 1986 – Eurovision Song Contest HD)
YouTube video by Eurovision OLD
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reminding myself of when ESC was less fucked by listening to old @eurowhat.bsky.social episodes, and I'm pleased to report that the dancers in Norway's 1986 entry "Romeo" were from a Norwegian drag troupe (amazingly named "Great Garlic Girls"), so they do deserve the title of first ESC drag act!
Someone has got to stop the gentiles. Look how many good Christmas song and movies the Jews made for you! You guys can't even make a box of candles for us that doesn't suck?
Winter PSA: Blue & white are the colors of the Israeli flag, NOT Chanukah. They are associated with Chanukah because Christmas is color-coded so Americans assume adjacent holidays must be too. I would very much like to be able to buy rainbow candles again, as befits the Festival of Lights. FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Someone has got to stop the gentiles. Look how many good Christmas song and movies the Jews made for you! You guys can't even make a box of candles for us that doesn't suck?
What's an ungendered expression that has the same vibe of "that's my boy/girl"?
Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner's trophy to protest Israel's inclusion
Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What's an ungendered expression that has the same vibe of "that's my boy/girl"?
I sure picked the wrong year to get deeper into Eurovision.
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I sure picked the wrong year to get deeper into Eurovision.
"Feed the lantern, or your daughter's spirit will burn out forever. Do you want that, woodsman?"
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"Feed the lantern, or your daughter's spirit will burn out forever. Do you want that, woodsman?"
You can be a descriptivist and still care about words having meanings! People use "begs the question" to mean "this raises a question which begs to be answered," and I get the logic but that phrase does have its own meaning and we're all muddying it by misuse.
pedantry is a bad look, meaning in language is determined by use, and also, that’s probably not what “begs the question” means
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You can be a descriptivist and still care about words having meanings! People use "begs the question" to mean "this raises a question which begs to be answered," and I get the logic but that phrase does have its own meaning and we're all muddying it by misuse.
Annual reminder that saying "holiday" when you explicitly mean "Christmas" is not a magic inclusivity spell!
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Annual reminder that saying "holiday" when you explicitly mean "Christmas" is not a magic inclusivity spell!
Don't wait until you have no choice but to run to the drugstore and pay $20 for some bougie-ass plant-based candles that look like crayons.
PSA: Today is a good day to make sure you have enough Chanukkah candles.
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Don't wait until you have no choice but to run to the drugstore and pay $20 for some bougie-ass plant-based candles that look like crayons.
Engagement bait be like "What's a food you've eaten six times? Hard Mode: can't say hamburgers, hot dogs, or ice cream!!!"
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Engagement bait be like "What's a food you've eaten six times? Hard Mode: can't say hamburgers, hot dogs, or ice cream!!!"
Hey, I need a Jew who has seen the Hallmark Hanukkah movie with Vic Michaelis to tell me how bad it is. Worth watching for Vic? And how much is it a Christmas movie in a Hanukkah skin?
December 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey, I need a Jew who has seen the Hallmark Hanukkah movie with Vic Michaelis to tell me how bad it is. Worth watching for Vic? And how much is it a Christmas movie in a Hanukkah skin?
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
AE Housman
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
AE Housman
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
AE Housman
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
AE Housman
Hey @hankgreen.bsky.social, why does the Focus Friend website contain an ad/link to an AI photo editor? Did y'all get hacked?
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hey @hankgreen.bsky.social, why does the Focus Friend website contain an ad/link to an AI photo editor? Did y'all get hacked?
Unfortunately there is absolutely no way to look up the question "Why would a sports federation even give out a peace prize" without seeing the recipient's face, and that horror is not worth the comparatively mild curiosity. But it does seem, as the kids say, sus.
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Unfortunately there is absolutely no way to look up the question "Why would a sports federation even give out a peace prize" without seeing the recipient's face, and that horror is not worth the comparatively mild curiosity. But it does seem, as the kids say, sus.
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Spider-Man rules apply. Nobody knows who she is. We’ve all never seen her before.
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Spider-Man rules apply. Nobody knows who she is. We’ve all never seen her before.