Reposted by Claire McNearpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Now that everyone has turned on Ed Sheeran I finally feel comfortable saying this: you shouldn’t be allowed to get a bunch of tattoos if you’re a musician who makes wuss music 713366331
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026heard you were looking for a 6000-word oral history of the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament slate.com/culture/2026...slate.comOne of Jeopardy’s Most Beloved Traditions Vanished. I Spent Months Talking to the People Whose Lives It Changed. Then I Got Some News.A call from the show’s executive producer brought some news. 1415
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’ve spent the last bit talking to dozens of alumni of Alex Trebek’s favorite part of Jeopardy!: the Teen Tournament. Come journey into what happens when you put 15 very smart teenagers on national TV, from queasy contestants and dance parties to romance and trivia glory: slate.com/culture/2026... 1605
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 29/08/2026(me, talking to a historian 20 years from now) I feel like the red queen could have been more specific 060
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 19/08/2026yeah I'm gonna need about a trillion more details about the time Queen Elizabeth went to a chimpanzee boxing match 2123
Reposted by Claire McNearAmal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 14/08/2026Absolutely enormous respect to whoever understood that the necessary follow-up to “what if Reacher faced a larger man” is “what if Reacher held a tiny kitten” 492939466
Reposted by Claire McNearPatrick Hruby @patrickhruby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Thrilled to share this @washingtonian.com banger from @chrisalmeida.bsky.social on unlikely DC influencer Tony P and his many, many online haters—which is really about the costs of the attention economy: washingtonian.com/2026/08/06/t...washingtonian.comGuess What? Tony P Hates You, Too.Online ridicule helped DC influencer Anthony Polcari go viral—and make money. As his social-media star wanes, he’s looking to jump to television. But can he afford to leave his snarkiest followers beh... 034
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 19/07/2026my dad recently unearthed an old school project of mine where we had to illustrate scenes from the odyssey. OBVIOUSLY I chose the suitor slaughter 2231
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I like the wimbledon ad where they all take turns beating the shit out of a terrified moth. this is why I like tennis 0101
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I have instituted democracy in westeros (I cut all the little rope ladders off the dragons) 030
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026sorry to australia but how is the Personal Life section of this crazier than Disappearance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_...en.wikipedia.orgHarold Holt - Wikipedia 170
Reposted by Claire McNearJackson O'Lantern-Brien @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 31/05/2026GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands 4360722055
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 28/04/2026anyway I live in new york now new york friends: let’s hang! new york editors: let’s talk! clairemcnear@gmail.com 6391
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 22/04/2026would like to give the brainiacs of Westminster, CO, a hand for using the trivia team name In The Form Mothra Question in the national Jeopardy bar league (winner gets an IRL audition, glory, etc.) www.jeopardybarleague.com/leaderboard/ 1161
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 17/04/2026after a decade in DC I am moving away. it is because of the DC streetcar. I moved here the weekend it opened and I simply refuse to live in a city without such a vital public resource 1170
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 06/04/2026More and more people are keeping exotic venomous snakes as pets. What happens when they get bitten? Here’s me in @wired.com on the network of zookeepers saving lives across the country: www.wired.com/snake-bros-a...wired.comSnake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save ThemYour venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival. 1205
Reposted by Claire McNearErik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 03/04/2026<I’m wheeled into the Pitt> Santos: male, 36, at happy hour, now saying “tummy feel crazy” Al-Hashimi: 47% of men’s bodies reject modern IPAs. They’re too hoppy now Robi: the silent killer. Get him to surgery McKay <alone now, staring straight at camera>: I am the same type of communist as you 22939413
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 31/03/2026have possibly accidentally trained the mockingbird who I have been giving snacks so that today she stood on the bench on my deck and wing flashed at me, inside 1160
Reposted by Claire McNearLuke Knox @lukeknox.me · 29/03/2026Thread: Luciano Pavarotti summer mood board 432990
Reposted by Claire McNearPete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026another banner day for "if you didn't know sports were real, ESPN headlines would be crazy" 4667251645
Reposted by Claire McNearDan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · 21/03/2026www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... 0266
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 18/03/2026do yourself a favo(u)r and watch LAST ONE LAUGHING: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.com'Last One Laughing UK' Is the Reality Show You Didn't Know You Needed'Last One Laughing,' kicking off Season 2 on Prime, pits 10 comics in a war of attrition. It's the most delightfully unserious competition on TV. 1110
Reposted by Claire McNearShow Pussy On Regular TV @turdguy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026You hate to drop game 1, but I was proud of the way our guys fought and I still like our chances. - Mark DeRosa postgame 172061295
Reposted by Claire McNearEmily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 24/02/2026somebody out there survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks and then bumped into the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond in Central Park 241275171
Reposted by Claire McNearClaire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 13/02/2026YES I WROTE ABOUT THE FINAL JEOPARDY WIZARDRY www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.comHow Contestant Alison Betts Gamed 'Jeopardy!' -- And Went Viral'Jeopardy!' winner Alison Betts explains the wagering strategy that led her to a come-from-behind victory and the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. 730151
Reposted by Claire McNearIt's Luke! Over Here Now! @ssjspeedracer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026this quote is so fucking good 1342
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 13/02/2026YES I WROTE ABOUT THE FINAL JEOPARDY WIZARDRY www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.comHow Contestant Alison Betts Gamed 'Jeopardy!' -- And Went Viral'Jeopardy!' winner Alison Betts explains the wagering strategy that led her to a come-from-behind victory and the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. 730151
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 06/02/2026think everyone on this site deserves the chance to meet Bubbles 0264
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 29/01/2026screaming, hissing, booing at the first home on the grand designs australia crossover episode with kevin mccloud that doesn’t feature a cat (hasn’t happened yet, it is all cats lolling in architectural masterpieces, just preparing myself and also my cat) 030
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 24/01/2026on an amtrak pulling into union station just before the snow starts and they’ve instructed everyone trying to go further than DC to meet in the cafe car for what I can only assume is the announcement that agatha christie is their new conductor 313419
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 22/01/2026what I would like to know is how the preexisting Mr. and Mrs. Met ended up leaving at the same time. were they fired and what for 4140
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 14/01/2026UCL just sent out a round of invites for upcoming alumni events in the US and uhh ummm uhhhhhhhh I am not sure that is the photo of Boston I would have chosen here 370
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 10/01/2026the facebook birder group giveth; the facebook birder group taketh 0230
Reposted by Claire McNear"max" @ringworm.bsky.social · 23/12/2025(to the tune of "feliz navidad") denis villeneuve 4822170
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 22/12/2025just going to put it out there that I am scared for everyone (attendees, children, pets, the world generally) about what Gritty is going to do at the Fourth Wing/Flyers event www.gofevo.com/group/Flyers...gofevo.com2025-26 Fourth Wing Ticket PackageChoose Your Quadrant. Enter the Fourth Wing.Flyers Fans can choose their quadrant with two Fourth Wing–inspired ticket packages—each granting access to the Flyers game and exclusive co-branded merch.D... 070
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 18/12/2025two words: RODDY. HO. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.comThe 10 Best TV Performances of 2025The best TV acting of the year from Tramell Tillman in 'Severance' to Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt,' Michelle Williams in 'Dying for Sex' and more. 0180
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 05/12/2025wrote about two shows that made me cover my eyes (only one of which featured evanescence, tragically) (?) www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.comThe 15 Best TV Shows of 2025The 15 best TV shows of 2025, from 'The Studio' and 'The Pitt' to 'Severance,' 'Adolescence,' 'Pluribus' and more. 0121
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 01/12/2025JOURNALISM HACK: imply that major event was staged. follow up by specifying that actually you have no idea but maybe someone else knows??? stop being so nosy losers 1210
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 25/11/2025please, science, resurrect the tasty sea cow www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...nationalgeographic.comThe 30-foot sea cow quickly hunted to extinction because of its tasty meatFew complete skeletons remain of this gentle behemoth, who was destroyed by explorers and fur traders in the Arctic. 2140
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 20/11/2025mike white is right. in fact I DO need to hear the white lotus theme rendered on accordion 0101
Claire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 10/11/2025loved Flesh. weird and sad and terrific. read Flesh!!! 0101
Reposted by Claire McNearClaire McNear @clairemcnear.bsky.social · 08/11/2025wrote about PATRIOT, a double great show, over at @rollingstone.com for its anniversary, with thoughts from Steven Conrad, Terry O’Quinn, and Kurtwood Smith: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...rollingstone.comInside 'Patriot,' the Cult-Favorite Spy Caper You Should Be Watching'Patriot' creator Steven Conrad and stars Kurtwood Smith and Terry O'Quinn reflect on the short-lived Amazon spy series, which debuted 10 years ago. 2833655