James daSilva
@jamesdasilva.bsky.social
Editor trying to figure it out. Amateur historian of The Onion from 20 years ago (onion20.substack.com and @onion20.substack.com).
Mostly on social to talk basketball.
Mostly on social to talk basketball.
Love this psychotic interview with Blake Snell from 2016. About his nickname:
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Love this psychotic interview with Blake Snell from 2016. About his nickname:
On regular Amtrak you get a plastic bag of M&Ms, like you would from the supermarket. On Acela, apparently, you get a box.
(On Acela because it was weirdly cheaper? It's solid, especially at a discount)
(On Acela because it was weirdly cheaper? It's solid, especially at a discount)
August 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
On regular Amtrak you get a plastic bag of M&Ms, like you would from the supermarket. On Acela, apparently, you get a box.
(On Acela because it was weirdly cheaper? It's solid, especially at a discount)
(On Acela because it was weirdly cheaper? It's solid, especially at a discount)
20 years ago today in @theonion.com, President Bush mobilized the nation to a higher calling -- creating the perfect romantic comedy. All this and much more in my latest review!
onion20.substack.com/p/bush-perfe...
onion20.substack.com/p/bush-perfe...
May 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
20 years ago today in @theonion.com, President Bush mobilized the nation to a higher calling -- creating the perfect romantic comedy. All this and much more in my latest review!
onion20.substack.com/p/bush-perfe...
onion20.substack.com/p/bush-perfe...
Here's the front page from Oct. 15, 2003.
October 15, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Here's the front page from Oct. 15, 2003.