Love when I cancel a subscription and getting an email that's basically, "Hey, your subscription was mysteriously cancelled, clearly that's a mistake, you want us to fix that for you?" And I'm like, "Nah, buddy, our business is concluded, it's not like you were selling oxygen, you know?"
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Philip Michaels
Профиль VivelyThis gun for hire if you need someone who can write pretty and make other people write pretty. Here, I mostly just talk about sports and movies and whatever's grinding my gears at the moment.
Load up your smoker with hickory and alder, and don’t skimp on the spice rub. That’s the only way to highlight the leprechaun’s natural flavors.
QuoratorsBig drama in the AP English class this week
Los Angeles Times'The Odyssey' book nerd battle rages on: Susan Orlean says Emily Wilson is being 'a bit of a jerk'
At a certain point, the practice of making grandiose charges only to quietly mutter "Uh, never mind" when you think no one's paying attention should result in future grandiose charges being treated with more skepticism at the outset.
Scott MacFarlaneFLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
Grabbing this headline and taking a time machine back to 1983 to see which part confuses Younger Me the most.
Los Angeles TimesBoy George exits 'Jesus Christ Superstar' production after releasing pro-Israel reggae song
Bruce Campbell in Sam Rami’s Odyssey: Bucket O’ Blood
Don MoynihanIf not Matt Damon, who is you alternative Odysseus?
Tom Selleck-adjacent podcast content? Nah, it’ll never work.
Aaron Cameron🚨NEW EPISODE of The Fancestor feat. @gabelerman.bsky.social on NPB and Japanese baseball fandom! •Foreign players welcome? •The posting process •Pitchers still hit! •Ballad of Mr. Baseball •Japan 🤝 Cuba •Gambling creep •Tips for fans visiting NPB ballparks podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
They should check behind the seat cushions. I’m always losing stuff in the seat cushions.
Lora KolodnyMeta Reality Labs unit, which develops virtual reality devices and wearables powered by AI, lost $4.62 billion in the latest quarter... www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/m... by Jonathan Vanian @cnbc.com
For the record, I would rethink my "No A's games, not ever" policy if they introduced a Victor French Day.
Aaron CameronM'man @philipmichaels.bsky.social is back w/his FREE newsletter. The car trip questions piece is great, but later, I was left wondering why the Tigers have a Magnum PI day*, while the A's *don't* have a Victor French/Highway to Heaven day get-your-phil-newsletter-ccdfef.beehiiv.com/p/get-your-p...
New week, new newsletter, same non-existent price. Everyone's hitting the road, including your faithful correspondent: get-your-phil-newsletter-ccdfef.beehiiv.com/p/get-your-p...
And yet, when I organized a massive concert in Central Park only for attendees to find out the headliner was a two-headed lizard, I was sued into oblivion. Some country, huh?
New York PostTwo-headed gecko named Simon and Garfunkel defies odds of survival
Huh, I guess Anyone Else wasn't available.
Oliver DarcyScoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
Did I mention I'm writing a column about apps for Six Colors? Well, I'm writing a column about apps for Six Colors. We're mostly focusing on macOS offerings, but this week's addition has an iOS focus. sixcolors.com/post/2026/07...
App report: Kicking my World Cup withdrawal – Six ColorsSix Colors by Jason Snell, Dan Moren and friendssixcolors.com<frowns>No, no, lads… _this_ is how you head-butt.
TSNZizou returns! 🇫🇷 French National Team legend Zinedine Zidane returns to coach the team through the 2030 #FIFAWorldCup!
Can we trade the squirrel for prospects?
CJ FoglerSquirrel delay in Detroit, there is a black squirrel in the outfield
ONE PERFECT SHOT: Pal Joey (1957) Dir. George Sidney
AmyI’m nowhere I can watch Joey but if you like Joey in a suit you might also enjoy Joey in a tux