Revisiting a bunch of Pat O’Neill films for the first time in years… WATER AND POWER (1989) is still such a classic

You know that culture is dead because no one successfully reckons with phones in film and literature. It’s like having westerns without the railroad. Phones and phone culture should be what 90% of movies and books are about.

Kool-Aid Pineapples are taking over TikTok as creators soak pineapple spears in Kool-Aid and sugar to turn them neon red, pink, or blue A full jar of spears can contain roughly the same amount of sugar as nine cans of Coke

Big fan of Peachfuzz exploring @MarkDuplass #creep #backrooms

everyone please remain calm… #callmebyyourname #cmbyn

Has there ever been a more anxiety-inducing time to have a small penis? In March, a dating coach named Anwar White went viral for a video instructing women how to “catch print”: the art of assessing a man’s penis size through his pants. The TikTok inspired countless women and gay guys to get online and speak openly about dick size. Before long, women were catching print on paintings in Versailles and celebrity pap shots of everyone from Mark Zuckerberg to Harry Styles. It’s not just attention seekers on the internet obsessing over penis size. Last year at the DNC, Barack Obama used his hands to suggest that the current president is below average. In March, Megyn Kelly took to X and accused the conservative commentator Mark Levin of having a micropenis, also giving him a catchy, Trumpian nickname, “Micropenis Mark.” Meanwhile, men are pumping their genitals with filler and “jelqing,” a stretching technique that involves stroking the shaft with pressure from base to tip in hopes of gaining a few centimeters. In a recent survey on penis size, 67 percent of respondents admitted to lying about their size. Notably, Gen Z reported the lowest confidence in their penises. “I think there’s a hyperfocus on the way we look,” says White. “Men are going through a lot right now. Things aren’t as stable for them as they used to be.” Brock Colyar reports on how in the age of looksmaxxing, Trump, and “catching print,” penis anxiety has returned with new energy: nymag.visitlink.me/4z_Kh7

Has anyone in LA ever been to this shop? It has a 1.9 star review on Yelp. The hundreds of bad reviews talk about the owners being impatient, berating customers for browsing; even hurling insults at potential buyers for their lack of music knowledge. The occasional good reviews all say they came in for specific purchases, the owner told them the same story about his collection and then they leave. I went a few years ago randomly after walking by, I ended up with a record but it was a pretty brutal experience honestly. 1/2