I saw that Steve Albini pirate flag logo on Jeff Tweedy's Substack earlier this week; I must say it goes quite hard 🏴☠️ :-). Best re-working of an iconic symbol since No Step on Snek 🚫🥾🐍
(also Matt I was so excited to see my email in bag #7 t'other day that I missed the Smithsonian link you suggested until this a.m., many thanks!)
Ok…trying to bring up the enthusiasm for a Pgh meetup. Let’s gooo!! A potential idea below. Hoping fellow Pittsburghers chime in with thoughts:
Standard market and pint house - downtown Pgh. Would only be a Sunday option (closes at 10). Mostly beers and wine (self serving beer wall) + a full service bar, but lots of standing room space. https://standardpgh.com/
Other options:
Bridges and bourbon - downtown. More of a cocktail place/restaurant. Probably only a good option if the group was very small and/or folks wanted to sit/eat. https://www.bridgesandbourbonpgh.com/
The Foundry - North Shore (across the river from downtown). Lots of craft beers. Only open until 9pm though Sunday (closed Monday). https://www.thefoundrypgh.com/
Would love to do a meet up! Will very likely be in town next weekend. I'm from Pittsburgh originally but haven't lived there in years and would have no idea what's good and what isn't. Which of these places have decent parking?
No lie, my first thought was "Dylan from 90210 concerned face", except black. Why would Black 90210 Dylan be concerned? Maybe because he found himself way up north in front of the Golden Gate.
Damn you beat me to it! I already disliked Wendy based on that show and even that small clip didn't change my mind about her. Ugh, she annoys the fuck out of me.
The wide disparity of intellectual honesty between Kmele and Wendy in that clip is remarkable. Kmele makes me so proud to be a subscriber to this outlet. Matt and Michael are swell too. :)
Wendy did the same thing that my hard core Dem friends do... Ignore a legitimate criticism of the "The Party" or members therein by assuming that you favor Donald Trump. It's beyond obnoxious.
At this point I question the utility of having these discussions; the illiberal left's disingenuousness seems insurmountable. I don't spend any time with MAGA media so I just assume they are as bad in their own way. America is &*&(*&(*&ed.
Any other Kmele fans hold their breath in dread as he described what Joe Biden was looking for in a VP? I am so grateful for your restraint, sir.
I had my fingers crossed. Oh wait, you said "dread" - no not dread.
100% LMAO
I saw that Steve Albini pirate flag logo on Jeff Tweedy's Substack earlier this week; I must say it goes quite hard 🏴☠️ :-). Best re-working of an iconic symbol since No Step on Snek 🚫🥾🐍
(also Matt I was so excited to see my email in bag #7 t'other day that I missed the Smithsonian link you suggested until this a.m., many thanks!)
In case anyone has missed it on other channels, I'm plugging our book club meeting tonight to discuss Zone of Interest: https://fifthcolumnbookclub.substack.com/p/book-club-tonight-8pm-eastern. To support diversity, equity, and inclusion, we welcome those who haven't read the book.
Hi Ameya! I started but didn't finish the book (I will though). I'll try to plan better, I'd love to join you sometime :-)
We're doing On Liberty, by J.S. Mill next. Should be meeting in September.
Ok…trying to bring up the enthusiasm for a Pgh meetup. Let’s gooo!! A potential idea below. Hoping fellow Pittsburghers chime in with thoughts:
Standard market and pint house - downtown Pgh. Would only be a Sunday option (closes at 10). Mostly beers and wine (self serving beer wall) + a full service bar, but lots of standing room space. https://standardpgh.com/
Other options:
Bridges and bourbon - downtown. More of a cocktail place/restaurant. Probably only a good option if the group was very small and/or folks wanted to sit/eat. https://www.bridgesandbourbonpgh.com/
The Foundry - North Shore (across the river from downtown). Lots of craft beers. Only open until 9pm though Sunday (closed Monday). https://www.thefoundrypgh.com/
Shorty’s - also north shore. Has some outdoor seating. Open late Sundays and Mondays. https://www.shortysx.com/pins-x-pints/north-shore
Mondays happens be the day when a lot of Pgh places are closed, so not as much variety!
Would love to do a meet up! Will very likely be in town next weekend. I'm from Pittsburgh originally but haven't lived there in years and would have no idea what's good and what isn't. Which of these places have decent parking?
No such thing as “decent parking” in Pgh :).
Standard has a few nearby parking garages, and if it’s Sunday, street parking is free (though probably limited).
That is the Albini link I needed. Now I can digest the previous one, and blow a whole weekend on the others. You are as always the MVP!
The still of Kmele on NewsNation makes it look like he's reporting live on some sort of apocalyptic weather event.
No lie, my first thought was "Dylan from 90210 concerned face", except black. Why would Black 90210 Dylan be concerned? Maybe because he found himself way up north in front of the Golden Gate.
Indeed, I fleetingly wondered if he’d made a very abrupt career change.
News Nation thumb got Kmele competing for the title of "Ol Reaction Face."
Wow a RHOP x TFC crossover event, the multiverse is real
Damn you beat me to it! I already disliked Wendy based on that show and even that small clip didn't change my mind about her. Ugh, she annoys the fuck out of me.
She’s definitely not the worst in that cast but she’s far from the best
VERY true.
I thought that was her...I only watched a few episodes with her.
I just love that we've discovered how many in the Fifdom also watch Real Housewives!
Kmele and the other person were having two different convos, Jesus... Well done. It's not a dichotomy!
The wide disparity of intellectual honesty between Kmele and Wendy in that clip is remarkable. Kmele makes me so proud to be a subscriber to this outlet. Matt and Michael are swell too. :)
Wendy did the same thing that my hard core Dem friends do... Ignore a legitimate criticism of the "The Party" or members therein by assuming that you favor Donald Trump. It's beyond obnoxious.
At this point I question the utility of having these discussions; the illiberal left's disingenuousness seems insurmountable. I don't spend any time with MAGA media so I just assume they are as bad in their own way. America is &*&(*&(*&ed.
It was frustrating to watch how Dr. Osefo could not wrap her head around what Kmele was saying, and tried to plug it into her framework.
I don't like the Republicans calling her a "DEI" hire. But then the dems shouldn't have explicitly made her selection a DEI move.
Anyone got a full video for the kmele clip?
Same!