Marc Hirsh
@spacecitymarc.bsky.social
Boston Globe, sometimes EW, others. I basically do homework for a living. He/him/his. Available in dad since 2015. My love language is replies, not likes.
me playing guitar: "I love 'Tractor Rape Chain' and I really wish it wasn't called that."
me like five seconds later: "Hang on, it's Guided By Voices, I can just sing it as 'Tractor Rate Chain' and it will literally not make one lick of difference."
me like five seconds later: "Hang on, it's Guided By Voices, I can just sing it as 'Tractor Rate Chain' and it will literally not make one lick of difference."
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
me playing guitar: "I love 'Tractor Rape Chain' and I really wish it wasn't called that."
me like five seconds later: "Hang on, it's Guided By Voices, I can just sing it as 'Tractor Rate Chain' and it will literally not make one lick of difference."
me like five seconds later: "Hang on, it's Guided By Voices, I can just sing it as 'Tractor Rate Chain' and it will literally not make one lick of difference."
As a reminder, the rule of thumb is that whenever a headline asks a question, the answer is always no.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As a reminder, the rule of thumb is that whenever a headline asks a question, the answer is always no.
Five minutes into the new season of STRANGER THINGS and I'd forgotten how much I missed the most utterly useless dad in television history.
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Five minutes into the new season of STRANGER THINGS and I'd forgotten how much I missed the most utterly useless dad in television history.
It's hilarious that Queen went pretty much balls-out on a 1970s concept album about faeries, ogres and battles between imaginary kingdoms and then, when it was time to give the thing a title, just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and named it "II."
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's hilarious that Queen went pretty much balls-out on a 1970s concept album about faeries, ogres and battles between imaginary kingdoms and then, when it was time to give the thing a title, just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and named it "II."
"Hey, Marc, how were the Lemonheads?"
Review & setlist: The Lemonheads lack rudder, any cohesive sound in return to Boston
The Lemonheads returned to Boston with a concert at The Wilbur on Wednesday, featuring Erin Rae as the opener.
www.boston.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Hey, Marc, how were the Lemonheads?"
[in bed after a long day at my sister's in New Hampshire]
H: "Happy Thanksgiving, bebbeh."
me: "Happy Thanksgiving."
H:
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me: "Bebbeh..."
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H: "THANK YOU FOR LOVIN' ME, THANK YOU FOR THANKIN' M
H: "Happy Thanksgiving, bebbeh."
me: "Happy Thanksgiving."
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me:
H:
me: "Bebbeh..."
H:
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H: "THANK YOU FOR LOVIN' ME, THANK YOU FOR THANKIN' M
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
[in bed after a long day at my sister's in New Hampshire]
H: "Happy Thanksgiving, bebbeh."
me: "Happy Thanksgiving."
H:
me:
H:
me: "Bebbeh..."
H:
me:
H: "THANK YOU FOR LOVIN' ME, THANK YOU FOR THANKIN' M
H: "Happy Thanksgiving, bebbeh."
me: "Happy Thanksgiving."
H:
me:
H:
me: "Bebbeh..."
H:
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H: "THANK YOU FOR LOVIN' ME, THANK YOU FOR THANKIN' M
So
I made a scarf
Isn't it gool
I made a scarf
Isn't it gool
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
So
I made a scarf
Isn't it gool
I made a scarf
Isn't it gool
As it happens, I was trying to write another story altogether when I accidentally stumbled onto a scoop. Nobody else knew about this, and they agreed to let me be the first to report it before they went public. And thus did I do something I don't think I've ever properly done: I broke actual news.
Mansfield’s Xfinity Center undergoing biggest renovation in its nearly 40-year history - The Boston Globe
The 24,000-seat venue's general manager describes the scope, aims, and timeline for the changes.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As it happens, I was trying to write another story altogether when I accidentally stumbled onto a scoop. Nobody else knew about this, and they agreed to let me be the first to report it before they went public. And thus did I do something I don't think I've ever properly done: I broke actual news.
I could go the anecdotal route and say that I was also this guy's age and can confirm that this is a nonsense position. Or I could point out that the idea that Big Star could have been so foundational and vital to college/alternative rock while the Beatles were eyerolled is utterly absurd.
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I could go the anecdotal route and say that I was also this guy's age and can confirm that this is a nonsense position. Or I could point out that the idea that Big Star could have been so foundational and vital to college/alternative rock while the Beatles were eyerolled is utterly absurd.
I have picked up this and a few of its followups at the library bookstore over the last couple of years. And I'm forced to conclude that this was a one-in-a-million confluence of artists, songs, production and concept that nothing could duplicate. Can't fault them for trying! But it's a unicorn.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I have picked up this and a few of its followups at the library bookstore over the last couple of years. And I'm forced to conclude that this was a one-in-a-million confluence of artists, songs, production and concept that nothing could duplicate. Can't fault them for trying! But it's a unicorn.
I just wanted free CDs.
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I just wanted free CDs.
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brb gouging a bunch of tweens so I can have a stage show like the big dogs
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
brb gouging a bunch of tweens so I can have a stage show like the big dogs
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
Every now and then, I think about JUDGE MILLS LANE and how, when confronted with a pugnacious shaved Jack Russell Terrier of a boxing referee whose catchphrase was a whined "LET'S GET IT ON!," we all collectively decided "That man is an impartial arbiter of justice."
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Every now and then, I think about JUDGE MILLS LANE and how, when confronted with a pugnacious shaved Jack Russell Terrier of a boxing referee whose catchphrase was a whined "LET'S GET IT ON!," we all collectively decided "That man is an impartial arbiter of justice."
"Hey, Marc, how was Sarah McLachlan?"
Review & setlist: No fumbles but plenty of ecstasy in sublime Sarah McLachlan show
Of the 20 songs Sarah McLachlan performed, six of them came from the album that helped make her name, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy."
www.boston.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Hey, Marc, how was Sarah McLachlan?"
brb gouging a bunch of tweens so I can have a stage show like the big dogs
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
brb gouging a bunch of tweens so I can have a stage show like the big dogs
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
www.boston.com/culture/conc...
And Michael Douglas was Michael Douglas because his father Kirk changed his own name from Issur Danielovitch. So Kirk Douglas is the one who ruined it for Keaton. (And others!)
Also, Albert Brooks's real surname was Einstein, and he's the brother of Super Dave Osborne.
Also, Albert Brooks's real surname was Einstein, and he's the brother of Super Dave Osborne.
Michael Keaton’s real name is Michael Douglas, but he adopted his stage name because it was taken
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And Michael Douglas was Michael Douglas because his father Kirk changed his own name from Issur Danielovitch. So Kirk Douglas is the one who ruined it for Keaton. (And others!)
Also, Albert Brooks's real surname was Einstein, and he's the brother of Super Dave Osborne.
Also, Albert Brooks's real surname was Einstein, and he's the brother of Super Dave Osborne.
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If Musk is so damn smart, why is he sleeping only six hours a night and working 80-100 hours a week?
Musk put an aside in his own online encyclopedia about how he supposedly lost 20 pounds
![Grokipedia
Musk maintains a demanding schedule, typically sleeping six hours per night, going to bed between 1 and 3 a.m. and waking around 9 a.m., a pattern he adjusted from longer workdays to prioritize recovery while managing multiple companies.[234] His diet includes occasional indulgences like morning donuts and multiple Diet Cokes daily, supplemented by intermittent fasting that contributed to a reported 20-pound weight loss, though he avoids eating or drinking alcohol two to three hours before bed to optimize sleep.[235] Exercise-wise, he favors weightlifting and strength training over cardio like running, which he dislikes, aiming for consistency to sustain energy amid 80-100-hour workweeks that often extend into weekends.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cfy5rgqvohpdqxgu2geb5u2b/bafkreieqyh5h3tu6s2zxnwbgmdaswdehycbwlg7f4p27xfac6qzupexztq@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If Musk is so damn smart, why is he sleeping only six hours a night and working 80-100 hours a week?
That's what I've been doing!
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November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
That's what I've been doing!
Nonsense motivationals I barked to get H going this morning:
"If you lose 99 times out of hundred, that's still a win."
"The world doesn't get to stop spinning, neither do you."
"The best time to start is now. The next best time is right now."
"Pain is just the body's way of saying 'Keep going.'"
"If you lose 99 times out of hundred, that's still a win."
"The world doesn't get to stop spinning, neither do you."
"The best time to start is now. The next best time is right now."
"Pain is just the body's way of saying 'Keep going.'"
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nonsense motivationals I barked to get H going this morning:
"If you lose 99 times out of hundred, that's still a win."
"The world doesn't get to stop spinning, neither do you."
"The best time to start is now. The next best time is right now."
"Pain is just the body's way of saying 'Keep going.'"
"If you lose 99 times out of hundred, that's still a win."
"The world doesn't get to stop spinning, neither do you."
"The best time to start is now. The next best time is right now."
"Pain is just the body's way of saying 'Keep going.'"
The local mix station just played Janet Jackson, which given how thoroughly she was blacklisted/memory-holed by the media feels significant. And the fact that it was "All For You" -- a huge #1 hit in itself, but not one of her foundational smashes -- feels like a bigger deal, somehow.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The local mix station just played Janet Jackson, which given how thoroughly she was blacklisted/memory-holed by the media feels significant. And the fact that it was "All For You" -- a huge #1 hit in itself, but not one of her foundational smashes -- feels like a bigger deal, somehow.
Great idea, I definitely want to style my writing as if nobody is going to read it and robots are going to steal it.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Great idea, I definitely want to style my writing as if nobody is going to read it and robots are going to steal it.
The summer I was 23, some teenaged girls started frequenting my improv shows, and one of them made a hard play for me.
How old are you?
[very confident] "I'm 18."
Are you in college?
[still confident] "I'm going in the fall."
And I was like "...nope." We had THE ENTIRETY OF COLLEGE BETWEEN US.
How old are you?
[very confident] "I'm 18."
Are you in college?
[still confident] "I'm going in the fall."
And I was like "...nope." We had THE ENTIRETY OF COLLEGE BETWEEN US.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The summer I was 23, some teenaged girls started frequenting my improv shows, and one of them made a hard play for me.
How old are you?
[very confident] "I'm 18."
Are you in college?
[still confident] "I'm going in the fall."
And I was like "...nope." We had THE ENTIRETY OF COLLEGE BETWEEN US.
How old are you?
[very confident] "I'm 18."
Are you in college?
[still confident] "I'm going in the fall."
And I was like "...nope." We had THE ENTIRETY OF COLLEGE BETWEEN US.
The guy's a real psycho, a loser weirdo with a tenuous grip on reality. Anyway, he called me his hero, and here's a smiling picture of the two of us.
A Nuzzi PS:
June 2011, CitiField, NYC. This is seven years after this psycho Bobby Kennedy called me up at MSNBC and said I was his hero 🤷🏼♂️This might have been the first sign he was losing his mind
(and no, the cane is for a broken foot; I was only old, not oldER, yet)
June 2011, CitiField, NYC. This is seven years after this psycho Bobby Kennedy called me up at MSNBC and said I was his hero 🤷🏼♂️This might have been the first sign he was losing his mind
(and no, the cane is for a broken foot; I was only old, not oldER, yet)
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The guy's a real psycho, a loser weirdo with a tenuous grip on reality. Anyway, he called me his hero, and here's a smiling picture of the two of us.