Tony H
@tonyhightower.bsky.social
New Yorker in Paris. I run, I dad, I won reasonably big on Jeopardy & Millionaire (and Cash Cab) in a previous life. Serious @joannascutts.bsky.social stan. He/him.
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Tony H
@tonyhightower.bsky.social
· Nov 6
So... if anyone is looking into the idea of moving to Europe, for whatever reason, I know people who were hugely helpful for us, and I'm happy to share any & all info I have.
My DMs are open.
My DMs are open.
Someone is gonna have the best Secret Santa ever
‘Acquired gender’ like I bought it off the shelf
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Someone is gonna have the best Secret Santa ever
The guy who painted this.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The guy who painted this.
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France gonna France.
Cinq livres qui parlent de sexe à glisser sous le sapin
Cinq livres qui parlent de sexe à glisser sous le sapin
Maïa Mazaurette, chroniqueuse pour La Matinale du Monde, a sélectionné cinq ouvrages qui, de la bande-dessinée « Derrière » à l’essai « Le Microscope dans la culotte », évoquent la sexualité de bien des manières.
www.lemonde.fr
December 21, 2025 at 5:38 AM
France gonna France.
A Lord Of The Rings cover band called Parlia_ent
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Shelob E.
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Nick Cave Troll
December 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A Lord Of The Rings cover band called Parlia_ent
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This was our night. Happy last Friday before Christmas!
(If you like the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man will absolutely scratch your itch.)
(If you like the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man will absolutely scratch your itch.)
Letter of recommendation: whiskey, chocolate, sleeping child, Wake Up Dead Man
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This was our night. Happy last Friday before Christmas!
(If you like the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man will absolutely scratch your itch.)
(If you like the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man will absolutely scratch your itch.)
ACAB somehow includes... you, Harry
In home alone, the same actor who plays one of the bad guys plays the cop at the beginning of the movie.
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ACAB somehow includes... you, Harry
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"Would they rename the Lincoln Memorial? The Jefferson?"
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"Would they rename the Lincoln Memorial? The Jefferson?"
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
"Would they rename the Lincoln Memorial? The Jefferson?"
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"Would they rename the Lincoln Memorial? The Jefferson?"
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
Dude, they would saw off Lincoln's head and put a gold Donny bust on there tonight, if they thought they could get away with it
Maybe our real mortal enemies were the friends we made along the way.
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Maybe our real mortal enemies were the friends we made along the way.
One side declared victory & walked away, the other side never stopped fighting.
See also: The Cold War.
See also: The Cold War.
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
One side declared victory & walked away, the other side never stopped fighting.
See also: The Cold War.
See also: The Cold War.
Canadian Esoterica
Presidential Pets
The Replacements (the band)
The Replacements (the movie)
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Who Wants Gum?
Presidential Pets
The Replacements (the band)
The Replacements (the movie)
[This Category Intentionally Left Blank]
Who Wants Gum?
9. If you were a contestant on Jeopardy, what would be your ideal 6 categories?
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Canadian Esoterica
Presidential Pets
The Replacements (the band)
The Replacements (the movie)
[This Category Intentionally Left Blank]
Who Wants Gum?
Presidential Pets
The Replacements (the band)
The Replacements (the movie)
[This Category Intentionally Left Blank]
Who Wants Gum?
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I count... 1.
To be honest, they weren't exactly innocent.
To be honest, they weren't exactly innocent.
Show Your Age
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I count... 1.
To be honest, they weren't exactly innocent.
To be honest, they weren't exactly innocent.
God DAMN it.
This week they seem to be falling like a row of dominoes.
This week they seem to be falling like a row of dominoes.
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
God DAMN it.
This week they seem to be falling like a row of dominoes.
This week they seem to be falling like a row of dominoes.
This isn't... I mean, it's an easy 20/20, sure, but I've used a full half dozen of these this calendar year. Was this supposed to be some kind of geezer-gotcha situation?
Show your age
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This isn't... I mean, it's an easy 20/20, sure, but I've used a full half dozen of these this calendar year. Was this supposed to be some kind of geezer-gotcha situation?
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When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
What awful news to wake up to.
Rest well, meathead.
Rest well, meathead.
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What awful news to wake up to.
Rest well, meathead.
Rest well, meathead.
I will be angry about this until I draw my last breath.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I will be angry about this until I draw my last breath.
How many fuckin' pillows did this clown sell that he can still afford these kinds of stunts?
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
How many fuckin' pillows did this clown sell that he can still afford these kinds of stunts?
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the 21st century so far summed up in one perfect post
i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
the 21st century so far summed up in one perfect post
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My best-of-the-year list is up this morning at the NYTBR, books I found to be the “pinnacle of pleasure” in crime fiction reading:
The Best Mystery Novels of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My best-of-the-year list is up this morning at the NYTBR, books I found to be the “pinnacle of pleasure” in crime fiction reading:
So I've been looking to blow up my #letterboxd Top Four for a while. I still love all these films unreservedly, but those faves have been static for a bit, and I feel the need to shake things up.
Maybe get out of the 1960s a bit too, in either direction.
Maybe get out of the 1960s a bit too, in either direction.
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So I've been looking to blow up my #letterboxd Top Four for a while. I still love all these films unreservedly, but those faves have been static for a bit, and I feel the need to shake things up.
Maybe get out of the 1960s a bit too, in either direction.
Maybe get out of the 1960s a bit too, in either direction.