I think it should serve the story it’s in. There are good stories to be told about teenage Peter Parker. I liked the new Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man cartoon, and him being a teenager really works there.

With that said, I’ve seen a lot of that version. For new stories I’d be a lot more interested in stories following an older Peter.

MAGA is a populist movement. Actually representing the will of the people is not required to meet the definition of “populist”.

It was good natured. I wasn’t offended.

I just think it’s funny how some people are all about marble runs and some people just don’t get it. No in between. Personally I’m all about marble runs.

I once bought my niece a marble run. I got some shit for it, because I guess some people just don’t get it? But she loved it, and my 6-year-old daughter now loves marble runs too.

My daughter also collects rocks, so a rock tumbler was a big one for her.

Another gift for a niece I got shit for was a drum. She loved it. She was so excited that it was a real instrument. My brother always said he’d get me back, but my daughter got a full-ass drum kit for Christmas, and I think it’s great.

Oh, and make your own slime kits are huge right now. It’s science-y, DIY, and kids love slime.

Mike Birbiglia apparently turned it down, but didn’t make a big deal out of it.

There’s no way that Nate Bargatze and John Mulaney didn’t get offers. I have to assume they turned it down based on the fact they didn’t go.

Freedom of association is a basic human right.

tightening the purse strings

Is that really the right phrase to use here? If I took all my family vacation money and spent it on ninja swords from the mall, I don’t think my wife would say, “We can’t go on vacation because my husband is tightening the purse strings.”

Outside? With bears?

Nice try, but that’s just Big Bear propaganda, trying to get more people eaten by bears.

Oh yeah there’s also Vampire Survivors which is weirdly good.

Mobile gaming is so good. There is a lot of chaff to sort through though.

• Balatro is amazing. Great to pass the time with, very playable even for people who aren’t that into games.

• Slay the Spire is one of the greatest games ever made.

• Root is very good if you’re into board games.

• Baba Is You if you want a mind-bending puzzle game.

• Marvel Snap if you like competitive card games, have way too much time on your hands, and hate yourself a little.

I’ll refrain from saying this is a Wendy’s, so instead I’ll just say: you don’t know me, my struggles, or my successes.

Trump and Musk have both made claims that wouldn’t really count as “keeping the secret”. I don’t know what the truth is, but I don’t rule this out.

That would be good advice for someone with time.

I’m in my 40s with a full-time job and two kids. I’m not looking for new hobbies. I just want to listen to music.

It was so bad that I vomited a little. The artistic statement doesn’t put the vomit back.

Do you think it’s possible that he got caught up in a system he couldn’t get out of? Can’t you imagine a scenario where you’re desperate and can’t find work because you’ve got a criminal record?

Things are always more complicated in real life. I’m not excusing anyone’s actions, but surely you can put part of the blame on the system he was forced into.

Ow. Fuck. I rolled my eyes so hard that I hurt my head.

My least favorite song is one from the 90s that I don’t know the name of and will never learn the name of. It was awful though.

My second least favorite song is Alanis Morisette’s entire catalog. I liked it once, but then I heard her cover of My Humps and a switch flipped.

Speaking of awful covers, do yourself a favor and listen to Madonna’s cover of American Pie. It’s the worst thing you’ll hear possibly ever.

Grown men having strong opinions on how Disney Princesses should look will never not be silly.

There’s no reason for it to matter to them.

I already said I don’t have a computer. I’m looking for a streaming service where I pay and then I can stream music.

Yeah, if I recall correctly their label screwed them over and just locked up their album. They wouldn’t release it, and the band couldn’t do anything with it. It’s why they broke up.

The worst part is that Blueshift is a masterpiece. More than twenty years later, it’s still one of the greatest things I’ve ever heard.

After they broke up Kasson Crooker went on to be one of the people responsible for Guitar Hero, so that’s kind of cool I guess.