“His money went straight up his nose,” but make it boring.
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Emilio and I had quite the road show during the pandemic, as he gamely hit the Zoom hustings to talk about my book and Sesame Street history. Here we are with Robt Seda-Schreiber of the , where Emilio served as a board member.
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RIP you proud Chicano, consummate entertainer & sweet man. Emilio Delgado always announced himself on the phone by saying, “It’s Emilio—Luis from Sesame Street.” As if he needed any introduction! He & Sonia Manzano made Latin-American kids feel seen, accepted, and sunny. 💔
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Gang, I’m on an aeroplane for the first time in ages. Limbering up in anticipation of having to help the flight attendants duct-tape an unruly passenger!
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Hard to reconcile this wicked world with the snow languidly falling upon this chicken chef.
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“I think #America is essentially an #optimistic country. That’s the nature. ‘A more perfect Union’ is an optimistic thing to say," so said to
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As we approach the second anniversary of the start of the pandemic, I petition the president to legally subtract two years from the age of every American. Laff along with Korny Kampy in this week’s @newyorker, available at brick-and-mortar shops and your mom’s house.
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A letter to the President requests “the subtraction of two years from the age of every U.S. citizen.” nyer.cm/YhQXqZP
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As we approach the second anniversary of the start of the pandemic, I petition the president to legally subtract two years from the age of every American. Laff along with Korny Kampy in this week’s , available at brick-and-mortar shops and your mom’s house.
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It’s not that Zelensky is “cool” or “badass” or whatever people are calling him—it’s that he’s a fundamentally good person who, confronted with the worst possible circumstances, is also a man of action. *That*, rather than performative belligerence, is strength and leadership.
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Bringing his own chair, sitting few meters from a crowd of journalists, speaking his mind with sincerity and courage, not afraid of anything: meet Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, a true leader of the free world twitter.com/ronzheimer/sta…
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Belatedly, a sincere thank you to for recommending my book SUNNY DAYS as well as the excellent books by and . What they have in common besides Muppets is a vision of America’s potential that is fundamentally positive rather than nasty.
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Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay
If you’re looking for some great Muppet History books to read, I have a few suggestions!
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Apropos of nothing but much-needed good vibes, permit me to recommend ’s lovely program Somebody Somwhere, which creates a sweet sense of community like no show since High Maintenance. Plus, my brother’s buddy (Hags!) plays Bridget’s dad!
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.’s version of “feels like an act of service to people,” says Andrew Garfield. “I think Stephen would have made a great priest.” wsj.com/articles/steph via
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I wrote about one of our better angels, , for . Article comes w/ added insight courtesy of Andrew Garfield, , and Evie McGee Colbert.
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Our cover star! 
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Happy birthday to , one of the finest gingers with whom I’ve had the privilege of working.
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Your much-needed cheer will come from New Orleans’s WWOZ today—and any other day, for that matter. My late friend and part-time NOLA resident turned me on to ’OZ and I’ve been hooked ever since. Tune in and get happy.
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Happy Mardi Gras!!! Tune in to WWOZ today for all your favorite #MardiGras music at 90.7 FM or wwoz.org! 
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In this week’s , as we near the 2nd anniversary of Covid lockdown, I call upon to sign an executive order subtracting two years from the age of every American. Age Forgiveness Now!
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Johnny Cash would have turned 90 today. He was the rare artist whose final act (in cahoots with ) was as glorious as any part of his career. In 2004 I met with Rick and , among others, and wrote my best-ever piece, for :
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This MTG-style rhetorical overload shows that Putin is not only evil but deeply unserious and more unhinged than he used to be. This is “Downfall” territory.
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You’re in a better place than this one, George. Happy birthday, and see you ’round the clubs.
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The Auschwitz Memorial statement on the situation in Ukraine.
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Never appease a man who does a shit cover of “Blueberry Hill.”
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Seriously… the whole world just wants to have a bit of time to get their shit back together after years of Covid and this dickhead decides he needs his balls aired.
Absolute melon.
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Don’t take my word for it, listen to acclaimed cooking and hygge authority Signe Johansen—the best accompaniment to sunny days is my book SUNNY DAYS, “The Book That Took Two Years to Find Its Audience.”
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Finally a sunny day in north London for reading @MrKamp’s excellent book 
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The upside-down man was triggering.
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I’d never heard “rap” music until last night. I was a little scared tbh, especially of the upside-down man, but that Mariel Bilge has a pretty voice.
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A year ago today. Her last walk on a frozen lake. Yes, I am being dog-maudlin. Daudlin.
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In the event that you’re having a quiet night in and need something life-affirming to watch, you might enjoy the ZOOM reunion I moderated last week, which is now on YouTube and features Bernadette (& her arm thing), Ann, Leon, Donna, Jay, Lori & Maura.
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The gazpacho levity is kinda welcome & fun—I wrote a book called The United States of Arugula, for cryin’ out loud—but please remember that this experiment in having some of our worst citizens in high elective office is tragic and dangerous and potentially nation-ending. (Sorry.)
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True story: in 2014, a young fact-checker at Vanity Fair was checking one of my pieces and she asked me what the Yellow Pages were. That’s when I realized I was no longer remotely young. And was inspired to write this thing below.
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So pleased to have purchased and framed these signed prints of ’s GET BACK-inspired Beatles portraits. These are not only beautiful and fungible; 50% of the proceeds from their sale goes to , an Irish children’s hospice.
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The huge difference being that the medicine-show suckers at least got to see Buster Keaton and his parents being funny. Rogan’s suckers only get to listen to the freestyle maunderings of a meathead racist who looks like a Central European dictator.
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Something I learned from the 2 Buster Keaton bios I reviewed for : the traveling medicine shows Keaton performed in as a kid charged no admission. They were a hook to get punters to buy bogus “cures”—not unlike Rogan using his show to shill dubious “supplements.”
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I busted a double move, reviewing two really good new books about Buster Keaton for the NYTBR, by James Curtis and Dana Stevens.
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Unlike many of his contemporaries, Buster Keaton never looked down on television, warming early to its potential to reach millions. Two new biographies take on the brilliant funnyman and filmmaker. nyti.ms/34yqmnz
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When I’m down, I think of what wonderful people the child stars of ’s ZOOM turned out to be: the deluxe model of humanity that we all can aspire to. Thanks to ZOOMers , , Ann, Jay, Maura, Lori & Donna for the privilege of moderating your reunion.
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Loving the Zoom 50th Anniversary reunion with @bernadetteyao @LeonMobley @MrKamp and more.
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It’s true. We get up in the night a lot. G*d anointed us as The Chosen, but He gave us prostate issues to keep us humble.
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