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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In no way should I have been allowed to read this when I did.

Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I lived by Loring Park and my polling place was in the common room of my apartment building. I heard someone talking about an accident at the World Trade Center; was commuting to St. Paul and initially assumed it was the one there and traffic would be lousy.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As an Upper Midwesterner who married a Chicago native and lives in Key West, I am quite fond of it. Enjoyed a rewatch a year or so ago; I don't remember anything particularly cringe, and Hines and Crystal have great chemistry.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I love so, so many dumb action movies, but for these purposes it's Scott Adkins's ACCIDENT MAN.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

All Hail West Texas, but the old school wrestling fan in me puts Beat the Champ at a close second.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Pursuant to the most tangential part of today's newsletter (the Luna cover of G'n'R), you should know that Britta Phillips has also put out an EP of songs from Jem and the Holograms. This is information you now have! music.apple.com/us/album/jem...

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Jem and the Holograms: Music Is Magic (feat. Britta Phillips) - EP by Jem and the Holograms on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 4 Songs

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

dude got MØSSED

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is the most me-coded post of this tournament

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Jimmy, if I were to order a D&J shirt for shipping, is there any chance I could tack on a couple of these for a suitable fee?

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Amen, brother. Being an NYC jazz musician back then was not usually a recipe for a long life, amazed we got 7 more decades of genius.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

That looks ridiculously tasty.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

It's the breath mint that doesn't fuck around

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

If you can swing 5 or 10 bucks a month, I absolutely recommend doing your web searching through Kagi. No ads, no tracking, AI only if you ask for it. It's been a huge quality of life improvement. kagi.com/pricing

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Kagi Search Pricing and Plans - Kagi Search

Better search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The burger at Holeman and Finch is one of my top 5 ever. Halfway Crooks brewing is fantastic too, bunch of Euro lager nerds doing cool stuff.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

it me (for the record, when he opens that box there's just a pair of pliers inside)

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If you haven't listened to Spiritual Cramp's latest, I can't recommend it enough. Super-catchy Clash-y punk. youtu.be/zM7iXrVW7Q0?... I've also been loving the Home Front record that came out a couple months ago, and "Midnight City" from Drakulas has been in heavy rotation this week.

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Spiritual Cramp - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

this is a masterpiece

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This post is a Hold Steady song.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Damn, that's a blast from my past. We bought most of the booze for our wedding there (plus a jar of pizza seasoning that lasted until about our 6th anniversary). Paid with a check iirc.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Yep, this issue was absolutely my gateway.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

OK, gonna have to check out the new Laufey. I listened to I, Swinger INCESSANTLY as a pretentious college student and have very fond memories indeed. (They're a little hazy, thanks to all the accompanying martinis, but still.)

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

good feeling when youre checking out some little guy on wikipedia and their infobox has the "least concern" circle

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Here for a good time, not a long time.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I have had a few small Negronis and am almost tearing up over this, no notes.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

(And if this does it for you, follow up with Liquid Mike, New Junk City and The Carolyn.)

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

If you enjoy your rock 'n roll with a little roots and a little punk and a lot of melody, I highly recommend you add the new Red Arrow Highway record to your weekend listening. selfawarerecords.bandcamp.com/album/be-som...

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Be Someone Better, by Red Arrow Highway

10 track album

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Jacob Kramer-Duffield @jaykaydee.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Robert E. Lee got his ass beat at Gettysburg by a professor of rhetoric and oratory from Bowdoin College and generations of reactionary fantasists have died mad about it.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Had no idea there was a second season until it showed up on my watch list this morning. Reader, I shrieked.

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

there's gonna be a punt in this game

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Be seeing you (somewhere in our walkable downtown!)

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"Open the Strait of Hormuz. You may not receive the help of any other sovereign nation. Fastest wins."

Fern Brady wearing a camera helmet on Taskmaster and opening the task, which has a red wax seal, and reading the contents. She has a purple set of coveralls on as well, which is just fun.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

At our Christmas party this year I infused Malört with soup drops. It remains the weirdest thing I've ever tasted.

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Where is Gay Hooters when we need it most

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

this junkballing Czech electrician is a folk hero in Japan for striking out Ohtani in the last WBC (stopped for photos/autographs etc) but he's retiring after this bc Czech league ball doesn't pay the bills. I love the way he took in in this one last surreal moment before going back to normalcy

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Matt Konrad @mattkonrad.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This is so delightfully specific

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