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Stephen Thompson

2 years

Who knows if we're experiencing the end of Twitter? Either way, I'm appreciating this saga's three crucial lessons: 1) Money does not equal intelligence; 2) Intelligence does not equal wisdom; and 3) Being good at one thing does not equal being good at everything.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

The BTS Tiny Desk (home) concert is shattering records for the series, but I've been denied the chance to walk around the NPR office getting congratulated. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna run a brisk victory lap around my hou-- [trips over rake, topples headlong into garbage can]

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@idislikestephen

3 years

The BTS Army has flooded my mentions with kindness, thanks, and praise for the overdue addition of subtitles to the @BTS_twt Tiny Desk. The subtitles were the handiwork of @reneeklahr -- she made them happen!

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@bora_twts

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AHHHHHHH KOREAN AND ENGLISH SUBTITLES ON THE TINY DESK CONCERT!!!! thank you @BobBoilen @idislikestephen and the entire @nprmusic team!!!! 🔗 @BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단

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@idislikestephen

4 years

I swear I'm not (just) pandering when I say that BTS has some of the nicest fans in the world. Reading this made me so, so happy.

BTS Fans Are Donating to Public Radio Stations - Washingtonian

BTS's Tiny Desk concert for NPR set a record for online viewership Monday. Later that day, Gabe Rosenberg, the digital news editor for Columbus, Ohio, NPR affiliate WOSU, encouraged the K-pop band's...

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@idislikestephen

4 years

I can't be mad about any of these Schitt's Creek wins; it's a wonderful show. But I *really* wish Michael Schur's script for The Good Place's finale had won. The degree of difficulty on that thing was remarkable, and he stuck the landing so hard. #Emmys

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@idislikestephen

3 years

I've been guilty of plenty of East Coast bias in the 15+ years I've lived here, so I'm not one to talk. But if DC or NYC were dealing with a temperature spike equivalent to what the Pacific Northwest is experiencing, it is almost literally all you'd be hearing about right now.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

So, yeah, the BTS Tiny Desk (home) concert has been doing pretty well so far.

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@spotieotis

4 years

K-Pop band BTS ( @BTS_twt ) just broke the Tiny Desk record for most YouTube views by a video on its first day ... in about 25 minutes.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

After months of preparation, I'm so excited to finally share with everyone an exclusive screenshot from @nprmusic 's Tiny Desk (home) concert with #BTS , publishing Monday at 9 a.m. ET!

NPR Music

@nprmusic

4 years

It's happening: @BTS_twt x NPR Music.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

The second-most-popular Washington Post opinion story is openly, specifically, savagely mocking the editorial in the top spot.

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@idislikestephen

2 years

Be sure to set your alarms for roughly six hours from now, when RM from BTS makes his solo Tiny Desk debut -- it's a home concert, performed in front of one of the most impressive Tiny Desk facsimiles I've ever seen!

NPR Music

@nprmusic

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RM at the Tiny Desk Tomorrow. 12/2 7 p.m. KST | 5 a.m. ET #RM #Indigo #RMatNPRTinyDesk #tinydesk @bts_bighit

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Wait, so you thought @Harry_Styles was going to perform at the #TinyDesk and NOT answer questions about his Green Bay Packers fandom?

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@idislikestephen

3 years

This handsome plaque technically belongs to NPR Music and not me, but the kind folks over at BTS HQ sent it to my house. So until I'm able to go back to the office, it's getting pride of place by my mantel, next to the Packers helmet signed by Harry Styles.

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@idislikestephen

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As individuals and as a society, we've made it to Friday -- and, even more than usual, it hasn't been easy. So here, as a reward for soldiering on, is a conversation about the Green Bay Packers with the good and kind @Harry_Styles .

Harry Styles Explains His Love Of The Packers

The English pop star has a Packers logo tattooed on his upper arm. So NPR Music's biggest Packers fan sat him down at the Tiny Desk to ask: What's the deal with that?

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

That gap on the top shelf is where I'd been storing the Packers helmet Harry Styles signed after his Tiny Desk concert. While I'm working at home, it sits on my mantel, anxiously awaiting its next chance to photobomb a performance.

Stu Rushfield: #Kindness

@stu_rush

4 years

Tiny, Silent Desk. 😪🎤🎧😭 @nprmusic @BobBoilen @Joshrogosin @idislikestephen #tinydeskconcerts #tinydesk

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@idislikestephen

5 years

A few weeks ago, my daughter got a zero on an art assignment because it contained foul language and crude depictions of Garfield and his owner, Jon Arbuckle. Today, she had to turn in her final project, a collage mixing old and new material. So here's "The Virgin Jon Arbuckle":

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

6 years

BTS is in the room and not performing? That is a missssssssed opportunity, right there. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

6 years

I'm gonna watch this BTS video a hundred times between now and the next time I see my 14-year-old daughter, then torment her by knowing about it.

BTS And Nicki Minaj Blow Up The Internet With 'Idol'

The Korean boy band and the hip-hop star already have a continent-straddling hit on their hands. Now, their colorful new video portends a viral dance craze.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

5 years

We’ve published almost 900 Tiny Desk concerts, and this one is way, way up there for me — just a tremendous display of pure joy and talent, not to mention a perfect way to start the week.

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@nprmusic

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The wait is over. Watch @lizzo 's performance from the #TinyDesk .

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@idislikestephen

5 years

@Harry_Styles Here's a nice shot of yesterday's Styles-Thompson Packers Summit, courtesy of the great and good @morgansmith20 .

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

NPR has had lots of good news today (Book Concierge! Code Switch named Apple Podcasts' "Show Of The Year"!), but I'd be remiss if I didn't *also* point out that my conversation with @lenikacruz and @toojazzy25 about @BTS_twt is dropping on Pop Culture Happy Hour tomorrow morning.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

6 years

Someone, in an assembly at my daughter’s freshman orientation, just described high school as “the best years of your lives.” Please, one more time: DON’T SAY THIS TO KIDS. It can (and should, and does) get better and better and better.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

5 years

@Harry_Styles For those who've asked, we did record a short interview, which we'll post sometime... soonish, I guess? And the No. 87 I'm wearing is, with all due love and respect to Jordy Nelson and Jace Sternberger, my first-ever Packers jersey: Robert Brooks.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

2 years

I watched RRR late last night, so that's the second time in 24 hours I've spontaneously jumped off my couch and started dancing. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

1 year

Here it is: the piece I was born to write. In honor of the 40th anniversary of his debut album, I listened to every song in @alyankovic 's catalog, then ranked the 40 greatest.

40 Songs From 40 Years Of 'Weird Al' Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic's self-titled debut came out 40 years ago, on May 3, 1983. So our resident super-fan listened to all of his songs and ranked the 40 best.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

I've been sitting here processing for 10-15 minutes, and all I've got is: It's really just awful. No matter how mad someone's words make you in the moment, you can't hit them. Not on live TV on one of the biggest nights of your life, not in private, not ever. Just... no. #Oscars

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

5 years

So I’ve got this amazing friend who’s been there for me *ceaselessly* for like 15 years, and she’s amazingly talented and works her ass off and is deeply kind to boot, and now her debut novel is all over the TODAY Show and No. 1 on Amazon and it’s a good day, is what I’m saying.

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

Hi, how’s it going, freedom of speech has never once meant freedom to speak without experiencing the risk of undesirable consequences in the free market and/or society, that’s all, have a good night!

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Grace's assignment was "paint a self-portrait," not "paint an album cover so cool, you're obligated to take up music just so you can use it one day," but here we are.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Just walked over to watch the Sesame Street Band rehearse for a Tiny Desk concert and realized I was staring straight into the vaguely doleful eyes of Grover himself. Under my breath, totally involuntarily, I cooed, "Hey, buddy." This remains the greatest job in the world.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Sound Of Metal winning Best Sound was maybe the biggest slam-dunk of the night -- absolutely incredible, groundbreaking work in a movie I loved. But OH MY GOD SHOW US A CLIP TO DEMONSTRATE WHY THE WORK WAS WORTHY OF THE AWARD #Oscars

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@idislikestephen

4 years

Writing this one hurt a lot -- I love Adam Schlesinger's music so much, and have for 25 years now. He was one of the most brilliant songwriters of his generation, and always kind and gracious when our paths crossed.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

For the second year in a row, it's time for my exhaustive and definitive ranking of SNL's musical guests! And I gotta say, I absolutely *agonized* over which of the bottom three to put last.

'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Greta Van Fleet

BTS! DJ Khaled! Paul Simon! Kanye West dressed as a bottle of sparkling water! This season of Saturday Night Live had it all, and now all 21 performances have been cruelly ranked for your enjoyment.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

Beyonce passes Alison Krauss for most #Grammys wins by a female artist. What they *haven't* mentioned is that she's won only once in a general category -- Song Of The Year for "Single Ladies" in 2010. So... still a bit of work to be done there.

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@idislikestephen

7 years

Okay, to recap tonight's festivities thus far: Everyone should see Lady Bird and is maybe Oprah president now? #GoldenGlobes

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@idislikestephen

7 years

"You are not shitholes," is what he just said. The president said the word, CBS. NPR airs the word. Most newspapers print it. Cutting away from Logic there did a disservice. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

4 years

Imagining a smoke-filled room where they're like, "Fetch The Bolt Cutters, or the deluxe edition of an 18-month-old Black Pumas record we acknowledged heavily a full year ago?" "Whoa whoa whoa, hold up, don't forget Post Malone!"

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@nprmusic

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Album of the Year: - 'Chilombo,' @JheneAiko - 'Black Pumas,' @BlackPumasMusic - 'Everyday Life,' @coldplay - 'Djesse Vol. 3,' @jacobcollier - 'Women In Music Pt. III,' @HAIMtheband - 'Future Nostalgia,' @DUALIPA - 'Hollywood's Bleeding,' @PostMalone - 'Folklore,' @taylorswift13

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

3 years

Gutted by the loss of my dear friend Petra Mayer, who was — among so many other superlatives — the most wonderful kind of nerd: open-minded, open-hearted, fearless and abundant and joyful in her enthusiasm. I will miss her so goddamned much.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Looking back, the most unrealistic element of Independence Day was everyone banding together to fight the killer aliens instead of splintering off and siding with them for the sake of attention.

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@AlexPattyy

3 years

Spotify’s Joe Rogan encourages "healthy" young people not to get a coronavirus vaccine. His show is Spotify's most popular podcast. “If you're like 21 years old, and you say to me, should I get vaccinated? I'll go no.”

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@idislikestephen

4 years

It's here! Thanks so much to @lenikacruz and @toojazzy25 for joining us.

PopCultureHappyHour

@pchh

4 years

Today's podcast episode is all about @BTS_twt 💜 We chat about Dynamite, Life Goes On, Be, #ARMY , and more:

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Dumbest arguments people have made in response to this tweet, paraphrased and ranked: 1. "duh, it gets hot in the summer" 2. "but I *have* heard about it" 3. "hey, you babies, it gets hot all the time in [place with infrastructure necessary to deal with extreme heat]"

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Tomorrow, when you wake up and immediately log on to the ol' Internet, a very special and long-awaited present will be waiting for you: The Austin 100! I went through 1,500 or so songs by artists who were scheduled to play #SXSW2020 and made a playlist of my favorites. #Austin100

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@idislikestephen

6 years

My BFF had a friend who was so freaked out watching The Blair Witch Project that he went home, drew the curtains, and watched A Bug's Life twice. I'm the same way, but replace "A Bug's Life" with "every episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "The Blair Witch Project" with "the news."

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

2 years

Before my daughter graduates from high school in a few weeks (!!), she has to put the finishing touches on this whole-ass mural she designed and painted in one of the stairwells at her school. Art school in the fall! GAHHHHHH I AM SO PROUD OF HER YOU GUYS

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

7 years

Not usually one to keep #Oscars stats at the ready, but Sufjan Stevens' backing players have a combined six Tiny Desk concerts to their name: one for St. Vincent, one for Moses Sumney, and FOUR for Chris Thile. Sufjan's never played one, to our eternal regret.

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@idislikestephen

2 years

Hoo buddy, if you're gonna play people off the stage, you want to do it with at least a *little* bit of consistency. #Oscars2023

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@idislikestephen

6 years

I feel like we're getting a glimpse of what Janelle Monáe would do with a Super Bowl halftime show, and I am HERE FOR IT. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Just did an icebreaker in an NPR Music meeting where we listed our musical crushes from when we were 12. They were all either "The year was 2015 and Shawn Mendes was stealing hearts" or "There were few options but I fancied this 1840s daguerreotype of a woman with an accordion."

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@idislikestephen

7 years

Remember when Metallica lost the first heavy-metal Grammy to Jethro Tull and then, for years, sneered at Jethro Tull every time they won after that? Contrast that against Kendrick's lovely, gracious speech just now, four years after he went 0-for-4 against Macklemore. #Grammys

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

The #EisnerAwards , held every year at the San Diego Comic Con, just added eight new entries to their Hall of Fame. It's a tremendous honor for anyone in the comics industry. Last night, they announced the induction of my parents, Don & Maggie Thompson. (1/?)

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@idislikestephen

5 years

If you squint, the excerpted old works include bleeding-eyes Garfield, while the new element (Virgin Jon) is giving her a zero. It's as if the teacher instructed her, "Can you make your work less profane, but also far creepier and more passive-aggressive?"

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Welp, I gasped. Shocking and deeply anticlimactic at the same time! I mean, Anthony Hopkins is terrific in The Father, but that... wow, I have to think that isn't what producers had in mind when they put Best Actor last! #Oscars

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@idislikestephen

3 years

We tried — put together a compelling application package, the works. At the time, I was embarrassed to have gotten my hopes up.

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@flamingpetty

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100% serious when I say the Onion’s 9/11 coverage deserved a Pulitzer

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Spent the day fighting off a cold, hoping to rally just enough so we could take my 15-year-old daughter to her first Sleater-Kinney show. Literally the second the music began, she handed me her phone and *disappeared*. This is it. She belongs to rock ‘n’ roll now.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

My older kid is a college man now — moved him into the dorms this afternoon — and I’d held it together SO WELL until I walked past this photo in my house. Had no idea I’d planted so many emotional land mines in my very own home, and now they’re everywhere! Sigh.

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@idislikestephen

7 years

I will say, The Shape Of Water does capture the tone and tenor of these times we're living in, what with all the sex with fish. #Oscars

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@idislikestephen

5 years

As deserving as Bong Joon Ho is -- and he is VERY deserving, of all three Oscars he's won tonight -- let's also give him props for giving three different funny, gracious speeches tonight. Here's hoping he gets to give a fourth! #Oscars

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@idislikestephen

6 years

This morning, I drove my daughter to school while listening to Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer. When "Screwed" came on, I sang along, replacing the words "Let's get screwed" with "Let's go to school," and immediately retired from parenthood, having achieved Peak Dad.

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@idislikestephen

6 years

Me, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991: ugh alumni parents are the worst Me, giving my son a campus tour there today: ah yes here is where I saw a little band back in nineteen ought dickety-two the Mighty Mighty BossTones perhaps you’ve heard of them

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Stephen Thompson

@idislikestephen

4 years

Setting aside the moronic framing here -- it's a service, not a business! -- the USPS is a leading employer of veterans, a lifeline for small businesses and remote/rural areas, and a vital means of getting medicine to the sick and elderly. Destroying it makes no political sense.

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The USPS is viewed favourably by 91% of Americans despite billions in losses annually

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@idislikestephen

4 years

I totally understand that it's a huge challenge for commercials to strike the right tone right now. But the sooner we get past the "We Will Get Past This And Eat Spaghetti-Os Together Soon" phase of our collective national tragedy, the better.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Absolutely everyone saw a Laura Dern win coming, and she's terrific in Marriage Story, but Florence Pugh, you guys. FLORENCE PUGH. #Oscars

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@idislikestephen

4 years

We're coming up on some grim anniversaries, so I'm pausing to enjoy a fun one: One year ago today, Harry Styles graciously sat down with me behind the Tiny Desk to discuss our shared Green Bay Packers fandom. #GoPackGo

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@idislikestephen

4 years

Just overheard my daughter telling her friend, "Yeah, I don't think Dad's hands are that strong. He has a podcast."

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@idislikestephen

6 years

Deadpool Deadpool 2 D3adpool Deadpo4 ["4" styled to resemble "ol"] Deadpool5 ["5" styled to resemble "s"; plot details effort to clone Deadpool] Deadpool [reboots Deadpool origin story after failure of Deadpool5]

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@idislikestephen

8 years

With so many crushing musician deaths in the last year, I'm grateful to Dwight Yoakam for shouting out Sharon Jones. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

2 years

If you watched The Whale and want Lindy West to compensate you for those two hours of your life, read this. If you skipped The Whale (my least favorite movie of 2022, after Blonde) and want that decision validated by someone other than me, read this.

Fat Suit Fart Attack #1: The Whale

I Deserve $120,000 for Watching This Movie

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Petra Mayer baked for lots of people, for lots of reasons. A few years back, she showed up at my Super Bowl party -- "Chicken Bowl," which includes a fried-chicken-eating contest -- hoisting this masterpiece. You can tell it's Petra's handiwork from that perfectly sardonic eye.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

Wow, there has been a LOT to process in the last couple minutes. It will be dissected and discussed maybe literally as long as the #Oscars exist, so for now I'll just say that I'm delighted for Questlove and Summer Of Soul is great.

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@idislikestephen

1 year

Thirteen years ago today, we published the first-ever episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour. I’m so grateful to everyone who’s listened, contributed, produced, edited, participated, and otherwise kept the show alive all this time. Thank you!

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@idislikestephen

6 years

At 2 hours 40 minutes, there are only four #Oscars left to give out. Amazing how quickly the telecast speeds along without a host to do a bunch of five-minute skits about how long the ceremony is!

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@idislikestephen

6 years

Man, my son picked a weird week to get accepted into one of the colleges of his choosing.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

"Paris Hilton marries 40-year-old venture capitalist." Paris Hilton is... 40 years old. Do the headline writers think she's still 23?

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@idislikestephen

4 years

We just re-re-re-re-watched Arrival, and... boy, I'm not sure I can think of a movie BETTER suited for viewing in today's climate. It so warmly, thoughtfully, optimistically understands the best path out of an existential crisis: science, language, and a culture of cooperation.

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4 years

No disrespect to Billie Eilish, whose music I love, and who handled that graciously. But that is the most #Grammys move EVER, to pat themselves on the back for how often they've honored Beyonce and then, AGAIN, pass her over for the big prizes. Absolutely insane.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

Wrote a bit more about Adam Schlesinger -- a pop genius defined, at least in part, by his uncommon generosity as a collaborator.

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@idislikestephen

2 years

Jon Batiste has been nominated twice in the general categories (album + record of the year), twice in roots music, once for video, once for score/soundtrack, twice in R&B, twice in jazz, and once in contemporary classical music -- all this year. #Grammys

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@idislikestephen

5 years

Today, I went on Morning Edition to assert that Harvey Danger was a really underrated band. Now, our CEO is out there letting the world know he’s got my back. Thanks, buddy!

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@johnlansing

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I stand behind the NPR newsroom, which has some of the most respected, truthful, factual, professional and ethical journalists in the United States. Our mission is to serve the American public by seeking and reporting the truth.

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@idislikestephen

4 years

During a pandemic, during Pride Month, on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting. But even if it weren't, just imagine waking up in the morning, rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, and getting to work making life harder, sadder, scarier, and more dangerous for someone vulnerable.

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BREAKING: The Trump administration just finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in health care and health insurance.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

A month ago, I flipped out for @BeMoreChill on Broadway. So now, because the universe periodically decides to be a kind and joyous place, this is happening:

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@idislikestephen

6 months

I had the privilege of producing this one, and it's a doozy!

Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert

The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.

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@idislikestephen

5 years

In honor of the holiday, it's time to re-share the lovely card my daughter made in art class when she was 14, prompting a concerned email from her teacher.

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@idislikestephen

3 years

@pjstrahn @JamilSmith Tomorrow in Portland -- average high temperature in June: 73 degrees -- it's set to hit 115. Believe me, I know the Midwest gets short shrift in national news coverage, but what's happening in the Pacific Northwest is not a typical heat wave.

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Lizzo singing her face off in front of a gigantic bouncing CGI ass as Queen Latifah danced and grinned approvingly just made me forget, however briefly, that the world is an exploding toilet of nightmares. #VMAs

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Me in 2005: "I don't know, man, would I even fit in at NPR? Isn't NPR kind of like... you know, a bunch of arugula-chomping soccer-watchers?" Me in 2019: [excitedly purchases refillable glass jar for new NPR kombucha fountain]

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I am delighted to report that today is my fifteenth birthday! Could have sworn I’ve been around longer than that, but time has a funny way of— wait, what’s that? [taps earpiece] I’m getting word that... [squints at script] [puts on reading glasses] oh dear lord

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8 years

I love the way, when she needed to start over, the crowd was just like, "Whatever, dude, you're Adele." #Grammys

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4 years

YOU GUYS I HAVE MADE A GRIEVOUS ERROR I voted today without first having all the information I need about Hillary Clinton's emails

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4 years

Secretary Pompeo tells Fox he’s working to get more of @HillaryClinton ’s emails out before the election. PERINO: Will that happen before the election? POMPEO: Doing it as fast as we can. I certainly, I certainly think there'll be more to see before the election

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A very special orange man is having a birthday today! (His name is Bashi and he was born on this date in 2008.)

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8 years

2009: "I'ma let you finish..." 2015: "Miley, what's good?" 2016: ..."Drake is stuck in traffic"? #VMAs

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5 years

My throat is feeling a little raw and I'm trying to figure out what could have caused it other than bellowing Whitesnake's 1987 hit "Here I Go Again" as loud as I could in the car in an attempt to embarrass and horrify my daughter.

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4 years

QAnon believer: and in Trump's final moments in office he will bring his great plan to fruition with the arrest of all our enemies revealing them at last to be a foul cabal of satan-worshipping pedophiles Trump: [pardons Lil Wayne] QAnon believer: ahhh there it is another clue

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3 years

Dune has won five #Oscars tonight already and I'm reminded once again how absolutely WILD it is that Denis Villeneuve didn't get nominated for best director. Dune is a feat and a feast.

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5 years

This ridiculous dum-dum took a break from getting his head stuck in cottage-cheese containers to FINALLY do his patented trick while I was recording him with my phone:

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2 years

My 91-day streak — and my dreams of a stat line reading “100 100 100 100” — died this morning. Please respect my family’s privacy at this difficult time. Wordle 304 X/6* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩

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6 years

I’m gonna *try* to take the high road and focus on my immense gratitude that the wonderful Brooklyn Nine-Nine stayed on the air for five years. That said, [kicks chair, breaks middle toe, crumples into heap].

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4 years

Nearly 400,000 people are watching the premiere of #BTdeSk right now -- come join us!

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7 years

It's Pop Culture Happy Hour's seventh birthday, NPR has a new contract, and I'm spilling gratitude all over the place.

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5 years

SXSW is canceled, but we're still going forward with The Austin 100 and other packages that promote some of the festival's most exciting discoveries. There's still so much great new music to celebrate, and I can't wait to share my favorites with everyone in the coming days.

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