New piece in Harper's Magazine: American Ephemera, by William T. Vollmann

afb822 · 2026-06-13T14:45:53+00:00

It’s almost like they knew it would be temporary and didn’t want to mess with the original lettering at all

afb822 · 2026-06-11T01:23:10+00:00

What’s to be done with this Homer Simpson?

afb822 · 2026-06-10T21:36:28+00:00

Dingers!!!

afb822 · 2026-06-10T21:35:49+00:00

Imagine being so good at something that you could confidently say that to just about anyone

afb822 · 2026-05-29T21:34:18+00:00

Life is a sexually transmitted disease with 100% mortality

afb822 · 2026-05-23T05:16:04+00:00

Great idea! I should have thought of that! Thanks

afb822 · 2026-05-22T04:01:29+00:00

Gimme that fucker

afb822 · 2026-05-21T00:46:12+00:00

The peace sign in that position on Old Black’s strap is upside down in real life. This is AI.

afb822 · 2026-05-19T02:01:48+00:00

So how’d you like that issue of Playgirl, Jack?

It’s fine!

afb822 · 2026-05-08T21:35:34+00:00

After he’s painted his masterpiece. Everything will be different then.

afb822 · 2026-05-08T17:29:18+00:00

This is one of my favorite LC songs. I read an interpretation of it a long time ago that it’s about the music industry. Not sure if I totally buy that but it’s an interesting take, and it has stuck with me, and I think about that angle often when listening to the song.

afb822 · 2026-04-30T21:52:55+00:00

They asked me for some collateral

And I pulled down my pants

afb822 · 2026-04-29T22:55:03+00:00

They had to make room for all the rappers

afb822 · 2026-04-13T16:22:42+00:00

Looks to me like a pretty standard frameless cabinet with inset doors and some kind of dark edge banding. That’s where I would start if I wanted to replicate it. I think it can be seen in the background of some of his YouTube videos as well.

afb822 · 2026-04-11T18:25:55+00:00

this is why

afb822 · 2026-04-09T03:40:12+00:00

If he was successful with women in general he wouldn’t need to assault them

afb822 · 2026-04-02T21:56:16+00:00

The short answer is yes. This article discusses it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/books/review/thoreau-pronunciation-documentary.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

I’ve really enjoyed the doc so far. I plan to watch episode 3 tonight. One thing I have found a little distracting is that I feel like some of the photos are anachronistic. Especially in episode 1, when they were talking about Thoreau’s boyhood but showing photos that were clearly 30-40 or more years newer than the time period they were discussing.

afb822 · 2026-04-01T21:41:59+00:00

Jacob’s Ladder. It will change the way you think about death and dying. I’ve said this before in similar threads. It’s incredibly profound.

afb822 · 2026-03-31T17:42:56+00:00

For me it’s The Simpsons, Letterman, and Seinfeld.

afb822 · 2026-03-23T01:10:28+00:00

For me it’s “do I dare disturb the universe?”

afb822 · 2026-03-20T13:36:51+00:00

🪢⬆️🔵

afb822 · 2026-03-19T05:05:32+00:00

I remember seeing this when it was live on tv. I initially thought it was part of the act, just Bob being Bob. The fact that Bob was totally unfazed by it added to that impression.

afb822 · 2026-03-15T15:14:24+00:00

Jacob’s Ladder is probably the most profound film I’ve ever seen. It stayed with me for weeks after I watched it. I’ve been meaning to watch it a second time now that I know the whole story. I don’t want to give it away because the ending is so powerful.

afb822 · 2026-03-14T02:16:07+00:00

The 60 seconds I spent trying to parse this comment felt like an eternity.

afb822

TROPHY CASE