Writer, author, columnist, playwright, and thesaurus owner. Check out my profile (and/or pictures of my dog) at www.matthewbyrdwork.com.https://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3mfs24h3gnk2u [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs24h3gnk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lzyrifsovs2yNick Bosa is about to get a 100 across the board rating in Madden. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyrifsovs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lw7jnribx22mThe life of a showgirl?12 Aug 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7jnribx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lvudnbqews2nWeapons (2025):08 Aug 2025 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvudnbqews2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lndj624fd22vTakes like this remind us that success in creative industries is more ambiguous than ever. If something isn't undeniable across every conceivable metric, its success and the future of works like it can be spun in many ways according to the whims and wishes of those in control. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/business/media/sinners-box-office.html21 Apr 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndj624fd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3llgy3ex4gc2oFeels like a good time to remind people that sharing those awful Studio Ghibli AI images (even to dunk on them) still counts as sharing them, which is what the people behind that technology and the individual images want at any cost.28 Mar 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgy3ex4gc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3llfpcuhxm22jI just try to remind myself that Pittsburgh isn't real and that it can't hurt you. #ThePitt28 Mar 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfpcuhxm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3ll56jpfchc2lGenuinely good advice, but it's one of those pieces of good advice that bows to the horrifying context of the overwhelming hellscape it exists in. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/dna-testing-firm-23andme-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-sell-itself-2025-03-24/24 Mar 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll56jpfchc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3ll4vn3vbfk2mI have a hard time trusting people who are surprised whenever there is a scandal about a streamer or YouTuber. "Can you believe what Dr. SexWaffles did?" Yes, I probably can.24 Mar 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4vn3vbfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lk4urvl4422bI would have fought to preserve our national parks as protected lands rather than the places where they pimp vroom-vroom Tonka trucks to douchebags, but I'm not president. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4urvl4422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3ljq4kux3os2eFor @denofgeek.bsky.social I explored how the Bond franchise will handle its classic villains now that the brand is owned by one of them. https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/next-james-bond-movie-defined-by-villain/06 Mar 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq4kux3os2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3ljq4g44yc22eFor @denofgeek.bsky.social I looked at how The Pitt explores the limits of our ability to deal with the absolute everything of it all. https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-pitt-about-how-much-more-we-can-take/06 Mar 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq4g44yc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mbyrd.bsky.social/post/3lizp6ws3es2bIf I was in charge of the greatest spying machine in human history, I'd damn sure find a way to turn my butthole lazer fantasies into butthole lazer realities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2025 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:oo7ojvov35v73bweudsjrlhw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizp6ws3es2b