I spent some pleasurable time contemplating a gallery of pictures of Gillian Anderson. Then I saw that whoever curated these images had grouped them together under the heading, “Gillian Anderson, side profiles.” I plan to spend the day sitting in this chair, wondering if there is any other kind.
Now Playing: MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES. It’s just mid-April, but so far, the funniest non-JD-Vance-humiliation-related thing I’ve seen on TV this year is this baby’s facial expression upon learning that his grandfather is Nick Offerman.
Unless Orban goes on DANCING WITH THE STARS and absolutely kills it, Pesca has a solid lock on the world record for using "graceful" and "Victor Orban" in the same sentence.
He should smile more.
Today's Most The Free Press Thing In The World: Mike Pesca's article arguing that Victor Orban's "graceful" concession after losing an election proves one and for all that neither he nor Trump is an authoritarian.
Pope Leo: “Shizzz! I ain’t afraid of you mofos!”
R.I.P. Sid Krofft. I'll just say that the first time I laid eyes on H. R. Pufnstuff, I couldn't tell what the hell he was supposed to be, and if they hadn't said he was a dragon, I never would have gotten there on my own.
“Fertilizer monopoly” needs to become to Trump’s presidency what “shining city on a hill” was to Reagan’s.
Pope Leo: “Shizzz! I ain’t afraid of you mofos!”
The New York Times on Hasan Piker: “This anti-establishment rebel, who has a professed love for things like streetwear, anti-imperialist politics and marathon streaming sessions…” Now all I can think about is how much I miss reading the “likes” and “dislikes” on the back of Playboy centerfolds.
It’s a little reminiscent of the best line in THE BIG SHORT, when Steve Carell says, “I don’t get it. Why are they confessing?” and his sidekick says, “They’re not confessing, Mark. They’re bragging.”
All I’m saying is, it feels strange to see so many people saying “He’s actually talking about how he’s going to do war crimes!” about someone who we know doesn’t believe war crimes can be a thing, and almost certainly wouldn’t know the legal definition of a war crime even he did.
Hi, I’m Phil, and I am a birthright citizen of the only country that has a national facial expression.
I don’t care how many times I hear George Clooney yell, “I’m Shiva, the god of death!”, it always makes my heart beat a little faster and my pants feel a little tighter. Sue me.
Now Playing: The Criterion Channel’s trailer for its new “Corporate Thrillers” wing. Is it just me, or does Ryan Philippe absolutely own the category “American-born actors whose American accent makes you think, ‘That guy’s British, right?’”
Now Playing: the season finale of PARADISE, a bold foray into a vein of storytelling best summed up by the existential question: Can there be shit so silly that not even Patrick Fischler can sell it?
I did not have “the calcified Islamofascist mullahs of Iran take to the internet to out-troll Donald Trump” in my 2026 Bingo card.
I’ll just point out that Donald J. Trump appears to be celebrating the death of a man who he has been insisting for close to a decade turned in a report that fully exonerated him.
Surely he became president of the United States in this moment, period.
TODAY IN “I THINK YOU ARE TELLING US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE SAYING”:
“One of the many reasons I love The Free Press is because I don’t much like the news.” — Suzy Weiss
A headline at The Atlantic reads: "Trump Is Learning That His Bullying Has Consequences". Remember when normie journalists in Washington were competing to see who could be the one to nail "Trump has just become presidential!"? The new version of that will be pretending that Trump can learn things.
TIL I learned that AIP’s 1970 WITCHFINDER GENERAL rip-off CRY OF THE BANSHEE has opening credits by Terry Gilliam.
Considering how Niall Ferguson went all in on how this heroic conflict in Iraq was nothing like the debacle of Vietnam in the 1960s, it's a bold move for him and his patron Bari Weiss to go all in on his argument that this heroic conflict in Iran is nothing like the debacle of Iraq in the '00s.
