Joshua Solomon
@josolomon.bsky.social
Frequently jaded and occasionally jolly. Big fan of dad rock. Sometimes fan of dad cinema.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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Divorced guy starts hanging out more with old friends from his college years, tale as old as time
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Drive-By Truckers to Reunite With Jason Isbell on 'Colbert'
Drive-By Truckers will reunite with former member Jason Isbell to celebrate 'Decoration Day' on 'Colbert.'
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Divorced guy starts hanging out more with old friends from his college years, tale as old as time
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I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
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The ADL is also playing a role in delegitimizing antisemitism in the US among people on the left, IMO, when they do stuff like this, which is incredibly dangerous.
The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The ADL is also playing a role in delegitimizing antisemitism in the US among people on the left, IMO, when they do stuff like this, which is incredibly dangerous.
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Forgot that punchbowl was some kinda news site so for a few seconds I thought wow that must have been a pretty crazy accident
*DICK CHENEY DEAD AT 84: PUNCHBOWL
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Forgot that punchbowl was some kinda news site so for a few seconds I thought wow that must have been a pretty crazy accident
Obviously pinch running for Bo Bichette was the right call, but it certainly dampens any optimism in this situation.
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Obviously pinch running for Bo Bichette was the right call, but it certainly dampens any optimism in this situation.
Oops All Roberts!
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oops All Roberts!
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I don’t even know how to find it and its absence hasn’t inhibited me personally or professionally at all
It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.
October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don’t even know how to find it and its absence hasn’t inhibited me personally or professionally at all
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account
October 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account
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The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
September 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
People don't talk enough about Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5" essentially being the key proto-Pitbull song.
August 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People don't talk enough about Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5" essentially being the key proto-Pitbull song.
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continue to think that one of pritzker’s
political assets is that he is a bit paulie walnuts coded
political assets is that he is a bit paulie walnuts coded
Pritzker: Neither Texas nor the FBI at the federal level has the authority to arrest these Texas Democrats
They’re welcome to visit to take in the great views and enjoy the incredible restaurants we have. But they won’t be taking anyone home with them, or out of the state.
They’re welcome to visit to take in the great views and enjoy the incredible restaurants we have. But they won’t be taking anyone home with them, or out of the state.
August 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
continue to think that one of pritzker’s
political assets is that he is a bit paulie walnuts coded
political assets is that he is a bit paulie walnuts coded
Surreal scene at Montreal airport. By my gate, there is a public piano (horrible idea, should be banned) and someone is just playing Ozzy Osbourne songs as a sort-of-sweet tribute. Nothing like a sad, mellow "Crazy Train" to round out a layover.
July 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Surreal scene at Montreal airport. By my gate, there is a public piano (horrible idea, should be banned) and someone is just playing Ozzy Osbourne songs as a sort-of-sweet tribute. Nothing like a sad, mellow "Crazy Train" to round out a layover.
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Weirdly combative!!
July 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Weirdly combative!!
-The Monitor, Titus Andronicus
-Relationship of Command, ATDI
-Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
-Fever to Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse
-Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick
-Fox Confessor..., Neko Case
-The Idler Wheel..., Fiona Apple
-Z, MMJ
-Norman Fucking Rockwell, Lana
-Relationship of Command, ATDI
-Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
-Fever to Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse
-Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick
-Fox Confessor..., Neko Case
-The Idler Wheel..., Fiona Apple
-Z, MMJ
-Norman Fucking Rockwell, Lana
Okay you gave the Times your ten best movies of the century, but what about your ten best ALBUMS, hmm? Hit me with that shit.
July 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
-The Monitor, Titus Andronicus
-Relationship of Command, ATDI
-Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
-Fever to Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse
-Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick
-Fox Confessor..., Neko Case
-The Idler Wheel..., Fiona Apple
-Z, MMJ
-Norman Fucking Rockwell, Lana
-Relationship of Command, ATDI
-Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
-Fever to Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse
-Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick
-Fox Confessor..., Neko Case
-The Idler Wheel..., Fiona Apple
-Z, MMJ
-Norman Fucking Rockwell, Lana
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The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
I already regret some of these (how could I leave off Mulholland Drive), but this is what I submitted. My 10 favorite movies of the 21st century are:
June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I already regret some of these (how could I leave off Mulholland Drive), but this is what I submitted. My 10 favorite movies of the 21st century are:
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at least toby keith is dead this time
June 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
at least toby keith is dead this time
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I deeply hope Sly Stone and Brian Wilson rest well. They gave us whole worlds. 💚
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I deeply hope Sly Stone and Brian Wilson rest well. They gave us whole worlds. 💚
RIP to the finest goddamn songwriter this flawed, strange country ever produced.
Don't Worry Baby
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
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June 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RIP to the finest goddamn songwriter this flawed, strange country ever produced.
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A little multi-part miracle, every part great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3GP...
Heroes and Villains (Stereo)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
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June 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A little multi-part miracle, every part great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3GP...
The gap between how I feel about Tate's Cookies and Andrew Tate is unprecedented in terms of approval level between snack products and loathsome figures who possess the same name.
June 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The gap between how I feel about Tate's Cookies and Andrew Tate is unprecedented in terms of approval level between snack products and loathsome figures who possess the same name.
I couldn't agree more. Red Rooms is probably the best narrative film of the 2020s thus far. A great piece too.
I wrote about RED ROOMS for The New Cult Canon. Few films in recent memory have haunted me more than this one. An age-defining work. thereveal.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
The New Cult Canon: 'Red Rooms'
Through the trial of an alleged serial killer, this disturbing French-Canadian film explores the darkest potential of the digital age.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I couldn't agree more. Red Rooms is probably the best narrative film of the 2020s thus far. A great piece too.