Brian Cronin
@briancronin.bsky.social
Senior writer at CBR, where I do Comics Should Be Good columns. I also do general pop culture writing at Pop Culture References, plus other legends stuff at Legends Revealed. Finally, I write sport stuff at Knickerblogger & Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
This is just a social media post, which is not legally binding...unless Proposition 304 passes! And we all pray it will.
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is just a social media post, which is not legally binding...unless Proposition 304 passes! And we all pray it will.
Every time an asterisk appears on a package, a corporate counsel gets their wings.
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Every time an asterisk appears on a package, a corporate counsel gets their wings.
Epic "I declare bankruptcy!" energy with this shit.
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Epic "I declare bankruptcy!" energy with this shit.
I swear, I'm not trying to be all, "Oh, man, Spear O Mint LifeSavers were the BEST," as they clearly WERE worse than Wint O Green and Pep O Mint, but there's "worse than two awesome flavors" and then there's "just not selling them anymore."
What the heck, dudes? Is there really NO market for them?
What the heck, dudes? Is there really NO market for them?
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I swear, I'm not trying to be all, "Oh, man, Spear O Mint LifeSavers were the BEST," as they clearly WERE worse than Wint O Green and Pep O Mint, but there's "worse than two awesome flavors" and then there's "just not selling them anymore."
What the heck, dudes? Is there really NO market for them?
What the heck, dudes? Is there really NO market for them?
You will never convince me that there isn't money to be made by just doing a special "Classic Five Flavor LifeSavers" edition of the candy. Mer ordered me LifeSavers from Canada one year because they still used Lemon and Lime in their assortment in Canada, but now they're just like the U.S.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
You will never convince me that there isn't money to be made by just doing a special "Classic Five Flavor LifeSavers" edition of the candy. Mer ordered me LifeSavers from Canada one year because they still used Lemon and Lime in their assortment in Canada, but now they're just like the U.S.
My wife laid a quilt on top of our chaise lounge, and the kitties have quickly adopted it as their new homebase.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My wife laid a quilt on top of our chaise lounge, and the kitties have quickly adopted it as their new homebase.
It's really funny how you can just be sitting there typing when suddenly, nope, you now have a cat on you.
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's really funny how you can just be sitting there typing when suddenly, nope, you now have a cat on you.
Mary Jane was high as a kite in every other mid-1960s issue of Amazing Spider-Man.
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Mary Jane was high as a kite in every other mid-1960s issue of Amazing Spider-Man.
I love the idea of someone writing a fucking LETTER to some scam company, "Please remove my email from your mailing list."
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I love the idea of someone writing a fucking LETTER to some scam company, "Please remove my email from your mailing list."
Does anyone know why Veteran's Day was briefly moved from November 11th to the fourth Monday in October when the government moved to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act?
Anyone have any idea?
Anyone have any idea?
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Does anyone know why Veteran's Day was briefly moved from November 11th to the fourth Monday in October when the government moved to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act?
Anyone have any idea?
Anyone have any idea?
Back in the early days of Ant-Man, his method of getting around town was to literally CATAPULT himself, and then command ants to cushion his fall with their bodies.
Amusingly, though, sometimes he would miscalculate, and it was just up to ant ingenuity to keep Hank from splattering against a wall.
Amusingly, though, sometimes he would miscalculate, and it was just up to ant ingenuity to keep Hank from splattering against a wall.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Back in the early days of Ant-Man, his method of getting around town was to literally CATAPULT himself, and then command ants to cushion his fall with their bodies.
Amusingly, though, sometimes he would miscalculate, and it was just up to ant ingenuity to keep Hank from splattering against a wall.
Amusingly, though, sometimes he would miscalculate, and it was just up to ant ingenuity to keep Hank from splattering against a wall.
I adore that our first introduction to Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne was the two of them hanging out and then, when Gordon hears about a crime, he tells his buddy… See more
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I adore that our first introduction to Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne was the two of them hanging out and then, when Gordon hears about a crime, he tells his buddy… See more
New concept. The Pop Culture Peter Principle, where you just continue to heap praise on to a project until it hits a point where it cannot sustain all the praise. Scream can't just be a very good horror movie, it has to have SAVED THE HORROR GENRE.
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New concept. The Pop Culture Peter Principle, where you just continue to heap praise on to a project until it hits a point where it cannot sustain all the praise. Scream can't just be a very good horror movie, it has to have SAVED THE HORROR GENRE.
Part of the problem is that the ballot is getting crowded due to these first ballot hall of famers who aren't in because of steroids, but people won't leave off of the final Veterans Committee ballot, but the idea of Lou Whitaker not even making the final vote... it's just absurd.
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Part of the problem is that the ballot is getting crowded due to these first ballot hall of famers who aren't in because of steroids, but people won't leave off of the final Veterans Committee ballot, but the idea of Lou Whitaker not even making the final vote... it's just absurd.
Look at this adorable little ball of purr.
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Look at this adorable little ball of purr.
Look how I don't even need to say anything anymore. I just step forward, and he backs off, as he KNOWS he's not supposed to be eating her food (he has readily accessible food in his bowl any time he wants it).
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Look how I don't even need to say anything anymore. I just step forward, and he backs off, as he KNOWS he's not supposed to be eating her food (he has readily accessible food in his bowl any time he wants it).
NYCC is filled with great original comic books, like the world premiere of Ryan Dunlavey's Bad Guy, about a guy who finds himself spiraling into the world of supervillainy. Told in broad, bombastic strokes by Dunlavey, this is just one example of the cool new stuff that creators are up to at NYCC.
October 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NYCC is filled with great original comic books, like the world premiere of Ryan Dunlavey's Bad Guy, about a guy who finds himself spiraling into the world of supervillainy. Told in broad, bombastic strokes by Dunlavey, this is just one example of the cool new stuff that creators are up to at NYCC.
Quinn is NOT happy that my wife went to an open studio for her ceramics class.
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Quinn is NOT happy that my wife went to an open studio for her ceramics class.
Perfect example of how he'll try to take her food, and she'll let him, and all you need to do is to say his name, and he'll concede that he's being a dick, and go eat his own food.
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Perfect example of how he'll try to take her food, and she'll let him, and all you need to do is to say his name, and he'll concede that he's being a dick, and go eat his own food.
Absolutely no shade intended, as the reason these things are popular is BECAUSE they are so believable, but with that in mind, if you ever see a social media thing like "Famous person X turns down endorsement deal for principled reason," just quickly do an online search for it. 99.9% it's fake.
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Absolutely no shade intended, as the reason these things are popular is BECAUSE they are so believable, but with that in mind, if you ever see a social media thing like "Famous person X turns down endorsement deal for principled reason," just quickly do an online search for it. 99.9% it's fake.
"Then there's just nothing we can do for you, I'm sorry."
August 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Then there's just nothing we can do for you, I'm sorry."
Andy Taylor's Superman version of Daniel Clowes' Ghost World.
July 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Andy Taylor's Superman version of Daniel Clowes' Ghost World.
I mean, we all know they're full of it, of course, but it still kills me how much nuTwitter tries to claim it's all about freedom of expression and then puts their thumb on the scale in its summations of trending stories. Any impartial summation of this trend would never describe it this way.
July 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I mean, we all know they're full of it, of course, but it still kills me how much nuTwitter tries to claim it's all about freedom of expression and then puts their thumb on the scale in its summations of trending stories. Any impartial summation of this trend would never describe it this way.
"Oh, Superman is in a battle to the death for the fate of our whole planet right outside? So THAT'S why the line was so short at the fried chicken place!"
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Oh, Superman is in a battle to the death for the fate of our whole planet right outside? So THAT'S why the line was so short at the fried chicken place!"
TFW Superman is fighting three Kryptonian villains in front of you for the fate of humanity, and there is chaos and destruction all around you, but, I mean, come on, you can't be expected to stop eating your ice cream cone, can you (until that dick Zod blows your ice cream away, of course)?
July 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
TFW Superman is fighting three Kryptonian villains in front of you for the fate of humanity, and there is chaos and destruction all around you, but, I mean, come on, you can't be expected to stop eating your ice cream cone, can you (until that dick Zod blows your ice cream away, of course)?