Mike Barthel
@mikebarthelauthor.com
Writer/critic/researcher/musician in DC. Fiction lotsa places. Writing a speculative novel and a book for DUP “Singles” about “Party in the USA.” mikebarthelauthor.com
Making music as APOPHRA https://apophra.bandcamp.com/
Making music as APOPHRA https://apophra.bandcamp.com/
Pumpkin pie done, tart shell blind baked for cranberry curd, apple pie filling precooked (new technique this year, see how it goes)
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Pumpkin pie done, tart shell blind baked for cranberry curd, apple pie filling precooked (new technique this year, see how it goes)
Why is this so funny to me
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Why is this so funny to me
Not entirely sure where “Yippie Ki Yay” is gonna place in my year end yet, but you have to respect Kesha for making a sequel to “Timber,” one of the most debased songs of the 2010s (which I also love). youtu.be/hqf9cajQKtE?...
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Not entirely sure where “Yippie Ki Yay” is gonna place in my year end yet, but you have to respect Kesha for making a sequel to “Timber,” one of the most debased songs of the 2010s (which I also love). youtu.be/hqf9cajQKtE?...
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
The actual answer is “A Quiet Place” but spiritually it’s “steamed hams.”
The actual answer is “A Quiet Place” but spiritually it’s “steamed hams.”
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
The actual answer is “A Quiet Place” but spiritually it’s “steamed hams.”
The actual answer is “A Quiet Place” but spiritually it’s “steamed hams.”
The Dylan McDermott one isn’t really what I’m talking about. I’m thinking the Orbach era here. I think Farina mostly did tan raincoats? But that would count too. Any time they’re in front of the courthouse getting a hot dog.
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Dylan McDermott one isn’t really what I’m talking about. I’m thinking the Orbach era here. I think Farina mostly did tan raincoats? But that would count too. Any time they’re in front of the courthouse getting a hot dog.
Not asking about this coat, everyone knows what this coat smells like.
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Not asking about this coat, everyone knows what this coat smells like.
What do you think the black wool overcoats on Law and Order smelled like?
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What do you think the black wool overcoats on Law and Order smelled like?
For some reason “grapery dot biz” is absolutely sending me.
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
For some reason “grapery dot biz” is absolutely sending me.
Sounds like we need an expert in FISH LAW
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sounds like we need an expert in FISH LAW
Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
A quick “it’s not just me!” cite and then I’ll let it drop sterlewine.substack.com/p/husker-du1...
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A quick “it’s not just me!” cite and then I’ll let it drop sterlewine.substack.com/p/husker-du1...
Always nice to have another 90s song in my Blueberry Boat predecessors/postcessors playlist, there are so few!
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Always nice to have another 90s song in my Blueberry Boat predecessors/postcessors playlist, there are so few!
I wonder what it does for older bands’ reputations when you go to their Spotify pages and the only version of an album is a two hour+ deluxe version.
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wonder what it does for older bands’ reputations when you go to their Spotify pages and the only version of an album is a two hour+ deluxe version.
I can no longer remember if the cover art was going for a “gift section of a 90s bookstore” vibe or if it created it.
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I can no longer remember if the cover art was going for a “gift section of a 90s bookstore” vibe or if it created it.
Ooh here’s another one
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ooh here’s another one
Told Girl Twin (4) we’re finally getting rid of her crib that she hasn’t used for 6 months. Five minutes later she comes in scowling and shoves this “NO TAKE AWAY BED” note at me like she’s Martin Luther nailing it to the door of the church.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Told Girl Twin (4) we’re finally getting rid of her crib that she hasn’t used for 6 months. Five minutes later she comes in scowling and shoves this “NO TAKE AWAY BED” note at me like she’s Martin Luther nailing it to the door of the church.
Thinking about this
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thinking about this
Still very funny that Radiohead made a movie about how much they hate interacting with their fans that their fans (me) then eagerly watched.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Still very funny that Radiohead made a movie about how much they hate interacting with their fans that their fans (me) then eagerly watched.
Hi mom I need $500
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hi mom I need $500
Found a product for those of you annoyed with the big zeitgeist band
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Found a product for those of you annoyed with the big zeitgeist band
I’m sorry Harvey Guillén is the goddamn house from the Mickey Mouse show?
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m sorry Harvey Guillén is the goddamn house from the Mickey Mouse show?