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Nerd-About-Town. Co-Host of The Eurowhat? Podcast. he/him.
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🤪 NEW EPISODE 🤪
Several Eurovision hopefuls tend to be lumped into the category of “joke entries.” We’ll explore some examples and try to “get it” in terms of what might be happening under the hood of these songs with @cmolanphy.bsky.social from Slate’s Hit Parade www.eurowhat.com/284
Several Eurovision hopefuls tend to be lumped into the category of “joke entries.” We’ll explore some examples and try to “get it” in terms of what might be happening under the hood of these songs with @cmolanphy.bsky.social from Slate’s Hit Parade www.eurowhat.com/284
On the latest episode of the podcast: @cmolanphy.bsky.social helps us break down:
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
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[Gilbert Gottfried, screeching]
He tore her corset asunder, releasing her supple, milky breasts fro--
He tore her corset asunder, releasing her supple, milky breasts fro--
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
[Gilbert Gottfried, screeching]
He tore her corset asunder, releasing her supple, milky breasts fro--
He tore her corset asunder, releasing her supple, milky breasts fro--
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life is long and i've seen a lot of things come and go but i will not stand for the rehabilitation of the ron howard grinch. motherfucker i was THERE in the theater. i was there
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
life is long and i've seen a lot of things come and go but i will not stand for the rehabilitation of the ron howard grinch. motherfucker i was THERE in the theater. i was there
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could someone please do an edit of Max levitating off the ground but instead of listening to Kate Bush she’s listening to us talk about the guy fucking the horse
Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts
www.vulture.com/article/cult...
www.vulture.com/article/cult...
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
could someone please do an edit of Max levitating off the ground but instead of listening to Kate Bush she’s listening to us talk about the guy fucking the horse
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Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
Benoit Blanc’s road to Damascus
There’s several tensions at work in the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man — religious belief vs nonbelief / atheism, innocence vs guilt, love vs hate, what a community looks like, what is the tru...
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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*me after sitting for 14 hours to have my portrait painted* ew don’t use that one
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
*me after sitting for 14 hours to have my portrait painted* ew don’t use that one
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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.
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#XmasMusic Finally, it is time to revisit this classic
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 7:15 PM
#XmasMusic Finally, it is time to revisit this classic
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I heard there was a reggae song
By Daddy Yankee, from San Juan
That topped the charts from LA to Ibiza
It goes like this, the kick, the snare
And synthesizers everywhere
The dancehall king composing Gasolina
Gasoliina
Gasoliiina
Gasoliiina
Dame más gasoliiiiina
By Daddy Yankee, from San Juan
That topped the charts from LA to Ibiza
It goes like this, the kick, the snare
And synthesizers everywhere
The dancehall king composing Gasolina
Gasoliina
Gasoliiina
Gasoliiina
Dame más gasoliiiiina
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I heard there was a reggae song
By Daddy Yankee, from San Juan
That topped the charts from LA to Ibiza
It goes like this, the kick, the snare
And synthesizers everywhere
The dancehall king composing Gasolina
Gasoliina
Gasoliiina
Gasoliiina
Dame más gasoliiiiina
By Daddy Yankee, from San Juan
That topped the charts from LA to Ibiza
It goes like this, the kick, the snare
And synthesizers everywhere
The dancehall king composing Gasolina
Gasoliina
Gasoliiina
Gasoliiina
Dame más gasoliiiiina
this absolutely reads like the sort of thing that felt very profound when you typed it into your phone at 3am but is incredibly vapid in the light of day.
hands down my favorite line from a book that provides no value add to the written word besides being, possibly, the most narcissistic memoir ever put to paper.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
this absolutely reads like the sort of thing that felt very profound when you typed it into your phone at 3am but is incredibly vapid in the light of day.
On the latest episode of the podcast: @cmolanphy.bsky.social helps us break down:
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
🤪 NEW EPISODE 🤪
Several Eurovision hopefuls tend to be lumped into the category of “joke entries.” We’ll explore some examples and try to “get it” in terms of what might be happening under the hood of these songs with @cmolanphy.bsky.social from Slate’s Hit Parade www.eurowhat.com/284
Several Eurovision hopefuls tend to be lumped into the category of “joke entries.” We’ll explore some examples and try to “get it” in terms of what might be happening under the hood of these songs with @cmolanphy.bsky.social from Slate’s Hit Parade www.eurowhat.com/284
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On the latest episode of the podcast: @cmolanphy.bsky.social helps us break down:
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
- why "joke entries" might be better defined as novelty songs
- what defines a novelty song
- why Eurovision as a whole tends to be seen as "novelty" by the American charts
this was a great chat - tune in!
Haven’t thought about this term in a while, but dear lord did today’s NYT TUEZ.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Haven’t thought about this term in a while, but dear lord did today’s NYT TUEZ.
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But you can't say I didn't warn you right in the subject line! www.todayintabs.com/p/let-s-see-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
But you can't say I didn't warn you right in the subject line! www.todayintabs.com/p/let-s-see-...
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
ATTN: music producers for The Traitors
one of those slow dramatic covers of the chorus of Goldielocks' "Made Of" would be a great walking-into-Banishment choice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1FB...
one of those slow dramatic covers of the chorus of Goldielocks' "Made Of" would be a great walking-into-Banishment choice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1FB...
Goldielocks – Made Of (music video) // UMK25
YouTube video by Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ATTN: music producers for The Traitors
one of those slow dramatic covers of the chorus of Goldielocks' "Made Of" would be a great walking-into-Banishment choice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1FB...
one of those slow dramatic covers of the chorus of Goldielocks' "Made Of" would be a great walking-into-Banishment choice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1FB...
this is a very fun twist on the standard Chocolate Salami Cookie
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
Mortadella Cookies Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Don’t worry: These cookies only look like slices of mortadella, getting their slightly chewy texture and marzipan flavor from almond paste and almond extract It joins the tradition of fashioning “saus...
cooking.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
this is a very fun twist on the standard Chocolate Salami Cookie
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
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San Pascual Bailon is the patron saint of kitchens and the Eucharist. Occasionally we have a postcard of a retablo with him included in our orders. The very talented artist, James Eddy sent us this amazing modern retablo that freaks me out in the best possible way. I'm so honored!
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
San Pascual Bailon is the patron saint of kitchens and the Eucharist. Occasionally we have a postcard of a retablo with him included in our orders. The very talented artist, James Eddy sent us this amazing modern retablo that freaks me out in the best possible way. I'm so honored!
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some folks will do anything to sound well read except for reading any books
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
some folks will do anything to sound well read except for reading any books
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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I think of this image every thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I think of this image every thanksgiving