Steven E. de Souza

Think of it this way, they’re helping you hit your steps goal

These sounds could soothe your restless brain Studies suggest certain kinds of music can improve focus, especially among those with ADHD.

Studies suggest certain kinds of music can improve focus, especially among those with ADHD. f-st.co/QagZiIB

A photo of the book Scriptnotes, by John August and Craig Mazin. It’s orange. Two black shoes with orange laces are nearby.

Great week for me for books. First @billyray5229.bsky.social’s Burn the Water and now this.
John and Craig answered my Qs many times!
I see already that the maestro @stevenedesouza.bsky.social is featured within this fascinating tome.

(Those are my Halloween shoes.)

cc @johnaugust.bsky.social

Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

passive voice final boss grand champion honorable mention award for turning slurs into a sentient thing that can do actions www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

worst MCU reboot EVAR

It is genuinely possible that Kristi Noem is giving a live speech right now while completely unaware that the President has just fired her by tweet.

If you think I'm overstating concerns about the loyalties of US tech companies - check out this memo from Anthropic CEO to staff on their battle with the Trump administration.

Great work team, definitely worth WWIII

Frozen concentrated orange juice is also in trouble.

I saw that 1st run & that invisible monster haunted my bedtimes for months!

drawing of figure skater Alysa Liu, with the outfit she wore to win olympic gold in 2026, filled with joy, skating

bliss

The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

This is a fucking amazing piece by @davidklion.bsky.social for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social, and I wish everyone would read it

It’s not for me to say what events heal other events — but March 15th is theirs!

There are two rules in life:

1) Never give out all the information.

10 of America’s Prettiest Small-Town Main Streets — Daily Passport There’s something especially captivating about a main street in a small town, whether it’s the charming architecture, the mom-and-pop shops, or a welcoming atmosphere that makes you want to stick arou...

dailypassport.com/americas-pre...

Don’t make me tap the sign

(sea monster bio)

You've probably seen my writhing in The Atlantic

Staten Island ain’t never beating the allegations.

Black and white photo of Delroy Lindo embracing Michael B Jordan at the BAFTAs

There’s just so much sadness in this photo. This should have been the night of their lives.

#watchmen #watchmenseries #jeansmart

Bob Clampett:

My dad taught me all the important things, like being able to tell which animator drew Bugs Bunny at a glance 😜

The Most Likely Ways We Would Have Died in the Winter Olympics If we, two normal-style people, were to compete in the Winter Olympics, we would immediately die. Here’s how: Cross-Country Skiing 10K: We struggle...

"Downhill Skiing: Fall off the chair thingy that takes you up to the starting line."

If I were the Greenlanders, I'd check that hospital ship for Odysseus and his Greeks before letting it anywhere near shore, given that it's a weird creepy unnecessary oddly shaped "gift" no public reporting on what is happening in Greenland explains and Trump is Temu Agamemnon

As I'm watching CSPAN, Donald Trump seriously just called in to public forum at 9:51 am CST pretending to be a caller named "JOHN BARRON from Virginia".....

The host cut him off and switched callers, AS THEY SHOULD. I paused and rewound to record it, I could hardly believe what I heard. What a tool

This new social network is designed specifically for neurodivergent adults Synchrony is built to foster friendships among a unique population.

Synchrony, a social media site launching today, was launched by the mom of a neurodivergent child to help him & his peers socialize, w/an AI assistant to spur dialogue. For @fastcompany.com I looked at this attempt to harness AI chatbots for healthy conversation www.fastcompany.com/91494001/syn...

I know what you're thinking, and the answer is yes, I did pretty much only join Bluesky so I could repost my latest piece in McSweeney's and get it more of the glorious, glorious attention it so richly deserves. But I'm sure I'll find other stuff to do here soon.

McSweeney's shattering the "this is not who we are" rhetoric.