Joe Bernstein
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Pico de gallo is a food that is traditionally considered a topping, but I think you should be able to consume it on its own with a great big spoon, without facing judgment of any kind
Normie Ozzy factoid: He was banned from San Antonio after he pissed on the Alamo Mid Ozzy factoid: His guitarist died trying to buzz Ozzy’s tour bus with a plane Advanced Ozzy factoid: He nearly killed the Black Sabbath drummer by covering his entire body in gold spray paint
I predict a lot of you are not going to turn 40 with the remarkable degree of grace and class I've demonstrated
Have you, computer job haver, ever wondered who is watching all of these 2, 3, 4 and even 5 hour podcasts? So did I, so I investigated. The answer is complicated! nytimes.com/2025/07/20/sty…
Imagine living in 1986 and hearing “Master of Puppets” for the 1st time. You’d probably think the “Obey your master (master)” part was the hook. And then they play the “Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings (master! Master!)” part. You’d probably start crying and throwing up
"The many ways that Americans now consume podcasts — actively and passively, sometimes with another device in hand, sometimes without — bears an obvious similarity to the way Americans consume television." That's because they basically are TV! nytimes.com/2025/07/20/sty…
The thing I love about the "Beijing Bikini" is it's never ripped guys who do it. It's always men between 35-75 who obviously drink between four and eight beers a night
I keep hearing the letter set to the music of the Magnetic Fields. Something about the winking romance of it is very Stephin Merrit.

Do you watch — actually watch — video podcasts? Please fill out this form tyvm. nytimes.com/2025/07/16/sty…
It is the deceptive nature of appearances, and of running in Prospect Park, that sometimes you will dust a 5% body fat 25-year-old who is wearing $1000 of expensive exercise clothing, and sometimes you will be dusted by a 50-year-old barrel-shaped Orthodox man wearing all wool