Josh Dennis

@whatsuplizard Jack Gibbons on 143rd street

I was just telling my coworkers how I’ve never been to a fancier steakhouse and I love steak (only Texas Roadhouse and comparable places) but my sister & her bf are taking me out for a belated birthday dinner tmrw and said I can pick a steakhouse. I’m so excited😭😭

"Spouses who don’t share a surname divorce at about a 50% higher rate than those who do share a surname, and their divorces come about 30% earlier in their marriages." Striking new divorce research from @lymanstoneky reinforces my earlier research on marital quality & naming:

Punishing freeloaders in public good games—experimental models used to analyze the social dilemma between individual self-interest and group cooperation—can boost cooperation, but whether punishment helps or harms the groups’ outcomes depends heavily on context, according to a new Science study involving over 7000 human participants. The findings reveal when, rather than whether, punishment works. scim.ag/4e9YVSY

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@superzomgbbq Time for FU TKO/FU Ari chants?

I can't say this is better than the og pipebomb, but in terms of the damage it'll do it might be real close. 🤯 Punk took no prisoners (even if it's almost 80% work/shoot) but "Lower the Ticket Prices" and "Pat MAGAfee" on live TV is INSANE.

This kid crushed his school talent show solo and the kids sitting in the background have no idea they are witnessing greatness Opened with Eruption (Van Halen), blended into Becoming (Pantera) and Creeping Death (Metallica).

在一家公司干满45年，走的时候能带走什么？ 一位土耳其裔移民，在德国宝马工厂干了整整45年。 把所有的青春都留在了流水线上。 今天他正式告别岗位。 宝马没有发什么纪念奖杯。 直接送了他一辆零公里的全新宝马。 老工人接过钥匙，开着这辆车驶出了他打卡大半辈子的厂区。 一个人把一辈子交给一家公司。 公司用最体面的硬通货还他人情。 这种老派的工业时代契约，现在的企业根本学不会。

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Avoid this common mistake when buying wiskey:

Bruce Lee filmed his iconic fight with Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar in 1972, but it didn’t hit screens until GAME OF DEATH was released in 1978 - six years after Lee’s death.

Eddie Murphy delivers a powerful, eye-opening speech in the film Holy Man. 🎬

In 1970, a 23-year-old physics student at Imperial College London was deep into his doctoral research on cosmic dust when he faced an impossible choice. Brian May, a budding astrophysicist, had been studying the zodiacal dust cloud—tiny particles scattered throughout the solar system that reflect sunlight. His research was progressing, and he was on track to complete his PhD. But he also had another passion: music. May was the guitarist for Queen, a band that was beginning to gain serious attention. They had just signed a record deal, and tours were on the horizon. The opportunity was immediate and couldn't be ignored. Standing at a crossroads, May made a life-changing decision: he chose the guitar over the telescope. Queen's rise to fame was swift. By the mid-1970s, the band was a global sensation. Songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You" became anthems, and May's distinctive guitar tone—created with his homemade instrument, the Red Special—became iconic. Albums sold millions, and stadiums filled with fans. But May's academic work was left unfinished. His thesis remained incomplete, and his research was put on hold. However, Brian May never lost his love for science. Even as Queen dominated the rock world, May kept up with developments in astrophysics. He continued reading journals, attending lectures when he could, and staying connected to the academic community. His thesis advisor, Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, had told him, "You can always come back and finish." In 2006, more than three decades later, May decided it was time to return. He contacted Rowan-Robinson, and they discussed the possibility of completing the research. The field had advanced, and May’s data was outdated, but his original observations remained valuable. With Rowan-Robinson's guidance, May worked to update his research. May continued his music career while revisiting his old data, incorporating modern research, and refining his analysis. In 2007, Imperial College awarded him a PhD in astrophysics, not as an honorary degree, but through genuine research and peer review. At age 60, May became Dr. Brian May. His PhD was a testament to his dedication to both music and science. He didn't need the degree for career advancement—he had already achieved rock stardom. But his pursuit of knowledge, both for its own sake and to finish what he had started, made his accomplishment remarkable. May’s story proved that it’s never too late to finish what you start, even if it takes 36 years. Passion, whether in music or science, doesn't have an expiration date.

Every time I post about our family getting split up on a flight I’m told I didn’t pay enough for our seats or book far enough in advance. But this is what Macaulay Culkin just posted. It should not be legal for airlines to split up kids and parents on the same reservation.

The math on William Shatner’s existence is hard to process. He was born closer to the Civil War than to today. Montreal, 1931. His father manufactured clothes. His first acting role came in 1951, the same year color TV was introduced to the American public. Star Trek premiered in 1966. It lasted 3 seasons and got cancelled. The first rerun aired before humans had walked on the Moon. Those reruns are still generating licensing revenue 57 years later. He’s been famous for 60 consecutive years. He survived being typecast so severely in the 1970s that he did convention appearances for grocery money. He survived his third wife’s death. He survived Hollywood writing him off as a joke. Then he weaponized the joke. Priceline commercials. The roast. Spoken-word albums where he recites Elton John lyrics as dramatic monologue. Every project that should have ended his career somehow added to it. At 73, back-to-back Emmys for Boston Legal. At 90, oldest person to fly to space. At 94, a Super Bowl ad. At 95, 4.3 million people watching him smoke a cigar on X. His career has now outlasted the Soviet Union, the Space Shuttle program, Blockbuster Video, MySpace, and the first three generations of AI models. He’s been working since Truman and he’s posting through the Claude era. The compounding is the point. 75 years of showing up created a distribution moat that no amount of talent alone could replicate.

Military experts later confirmed that Chuck Norris and Walter Payton together on the same boat was temporarily the world’s fourth-strongest navy.

RIP Chuck Norris, who just passed at age 86, and who fought Bruce Lee in one of the BEST movie fight scenes of all time, in "Way of the Dragon."

Death now has a Chuck Norris problem.

Real life Looney Tunes

What a run for the IHSA Class 4A champion Marist RedHawks. •First ever state championship •First sectional since 1985 •33-5 •Winners of the Centralia Holiday Tournament •Winners of Buckets & Blessings Tournament •Brian Hynes’ 100th win •And many other individual accolades