Ty Burr
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
That’s really close to what I’ve been saying for years: not every Boston sports fan is a Masshole, but every Masshole is a Boston sports fan.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
That’s really close to what I’ve been saying for years: not every Boston sports fan is a Masshole, but every Masshole is a Boston sports fan.
Seeing her perform it from beginning to end on Monday!
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Seeing her perform it from beginning to end on Monday!
Last night, Boston Symphony Hall.
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Last night, Boston Symphony Hall.
Reminds me of the great 1960s-70s prankster Alan Abel, who used to ensure the seat next to him on plane trips remained empty by smiling at boarding passengers with a string hanging from his mouth.
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Reminds me of the great 1960s-70s prankster Alan Abel, who used to ensure the seat next to him on plane trips remained empty by smiling at boarding passengers with a string hanging from his mouth.
Don't go to my FB page, then -- it's a bipolar mess of doom-posting and Bodhi pix.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Don't go to my FB page, then -- it's a bipolar mess of doom-posting and Bodhi pix.
As a practicing Buddhist guy, I think it’s a good chortle 🙏
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As a practicing Buddhist guy, I think it’s a good chortle 🙏
Wish I HAD been listening to it in’73. Took me a few years too catch up.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Wish I HAD been listening to it in’73. Took me a few years too catch up.
I think this is what ultimately will have to happen, whether anyone wants it or not. That or accept we’re living in “1984.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think this is what ultimately will have to happen, whether anyone wants it or not. That or accept we’re living in “1984.”