Mid-Morning Art Thread

Ansonia
Richard Estes

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 09:30 AM (v3afF)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 17, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

4 Photographic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (2YhKe)

5 How.... urban.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (jehhT)

6 Corgis called

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (v3afF)

7 No bewbs 😢

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (v3afF)

8 Picture perfect? Perfect!

Posted by: Unwillin' Barkis at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (S+LRT)

9 No boobs. No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 17, 2026 09:31 AM (Kt19C)

10 While this demonstrates impressive fidelity it's otherwise pointless and, worse, lacks the bosoms present in prior art.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 17, 2026 09:32 AM (ExV1e)

11 Very nice.

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:32 AM (6wpGE)

12 Ask your cardiologist if Ansonia is right for you.

Posted by: Big Phat Pharma at July 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

13 I like this one. It reminds me somehow of portions of downtown LA (before it was overrun by homeless). The detail is amazing

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 17, 2026 09:32 AM (+gA9j)

14 and isn't that a nice reflection on you!

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

15 Is this one of those “Check all the squares with buses” security dealios?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 17, 2026 09:33 AM (/0tBI)

16 Wait... is this one of those "Find the three differences..." quizzes?

Posted by: red speck at July 17, 2026 09:33 AM (Ve/HL)

17 Where's Potsie?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 17, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)

18 connecticut?

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

19 Where's Potsie?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 17, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM (wOO3z)

20 smells like weewee.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

21 If you zoom into the flatiron building on the left, 5th floor, 4th window from the right, just above the tree line, in the shadowy part just behind the drawn shades, there's nothing to see there either.

Remarkable attention to detail, though.

Posted by: red speck at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM (Ve/HL)

22 Sniper in the Ghillie suit must be a midget.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM (967/Q)

23 Alternate title:

"The Doorway to an Alternate Earth Where Right and Left Are Reversed!"

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

24 Where in the hell is Ansonia?

Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

25 water tower, bird, rat?

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

26
Born May 14, 1932 (age 94)
Kewanee, Illinois

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (6wpGE)

27 Can't be SF. No poop on the sidewalk.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (967/Q)

28 I think it's interesting when people paint optical phenomena, like this one and that famous painting of the man and woman with the curved mirror. As a person who's always dealt with being nearsided I've wondered if someone could make a picture, paint or digitally create one that when I looked at it with no lenses glasses, naked eye whatever, it would look in focus. I wasn't that great in optics class in college so I probably don't understand the physics that well. But I've always wondered.

This one's nice. It looks like he did a whole series on architecture, light, and reflection.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 09:38 AM (3uBP9)

29 In about five minutes, Laverne and Shirley will come around the corner, singing, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight -- schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated."

Posted by: red speck at July 17, 2026 09:38 AM (Ve/HL)

30 If you squint just right, you can almost see a hooter in the pedestrian crossing sign.

Posted by: No Name Today at July 17, 2026 09:38 AM (8mulE)

31 23 agree. the peddleyestrian xing sign is correct in the reflection.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

32 Huh.
Looks like something I'd see on Instagram: "5 Hacks for Street Photography" comment 'street' and I'll send you my free guide!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 17, 2026 09:38 AM (X8xt3)

33 21 If you zoom into the flatiron building on the left, 5th floor, 4th window from the right, just above the tree line, in the shadowy part just behind the drawn shades, there's nothing to see there either.
Posted by: red speck at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM
.....
Actually, that's me. With a big pair of binoculars. In a wheelchair.

Posted by: Jimmy Stewart at July 17, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Amazing. I really like this. Would definitely hang.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 17, 2026 09:39 AM (g8Ew8)

35 Wiki

"Ansonia" is a notable painting by Richard Estes that exemplifies his photorealistic style. The artwork captures the architectural grandeur of the Ansonia building in New York City, showcasing intricate details and reflections. This painting transforms a seemingly mundane scene into a compelling visual experience, highlighting Estes's ability to blend realism with artistic interpretation.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 17, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)

36 28 asnopposed to gary larsen being farsided.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

37 It also kinda reminds me of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks… a daytime version

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 17, 2026 09:40 AM (+gA9j)

38 Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:37

Manhattan, NYC.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 17, 2026 09:40 AM (VFl1u)

39 There are probably a whole lot of bosoms in that picture. Just comfortably apportioned within the buildings. Also naked guys on ottomans. So be aware.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)

40 I missed Captain Josepha on the ONT.
If she stops by again, I just want her to know that I am praying that the Lord comfort her & her family as they mourn her daughter.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (PHCb/)

41 This was done before the riots, huh … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (ayRl+)

42 29 wasn't that m'waukee?

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

43
I love how the reflected image in the window is clearer than the real thing to the left.

Would like to see this in person.

Posted by: Auspex at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (Y8DZL)

44 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (jehhT)

45 37 It also kinda reminds me of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks… a daytime version
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 17, 2026 09:40 AM (+gA9j)

Wikipedia

At an early age, Estes moved to Chicago with his family, where he studied fine arts at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1952–56).

He frequently studied the works of realist painters such as Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, and Thomas Eakins, who are strongly represented in the Art Institute's collection.

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:42 AM (6wpGE)

46 Also naked guys on ottomans. So be aware.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM
++++

And ficus trees.

Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 17, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

47 Impressive painting. I would love it if there was one surreal detail.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (+El+t)

48 The photorealist aspect of this painting serves to underline the orderliness and stability of a Socialist city, well-run and efficient. Around the corner, one would certainly find citizens, well-fed and happy, spontaneously extolling the goodness of their Socialist leaders.

Also, OrangeManBad.

Posted by: Your Kid's Woke Art Teacher at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (967/Q)

49 A 348 square foot studio apartment can be yours for $599,000 at the Ansonia.

Posted by: mr tmz at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (rJ48h)

50 I see a plant on the left side but on the reflection side there are two plants. Am I the only one seeing that?

Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)

51 For anyone who doesn't get enough art from the daily art thread.... this guy on X is worth following.

https://x.com/dinamittEros

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (IG3/x)

52 Where in the hell is Ansonia?
Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

Ansonia was a mean bitch
Dull art gave her an itch
Yes, an itch down there
Beneath underwear
On OnlyFans. Made her quite rich!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (iJfKG)

53 I bet y' hafta walk thru all the Port Authority winos sleeping on the floor in their own pee to get to this place …

Posted by: Dr_No at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (ayRl+)

54 50 one is behind the glass.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (R11M+)

55 44 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM
*******

I was loving it.

Posted by: Young Dick Estes at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

56 Beyond the technical aspect, I don't know how I feel about this painting. It strikes me as 'cheating,' in so much as I can imagine the artist propping up a photograph and then copying it to the last detail, rather than rely on memory or give the location are more 'painterly' feel.

But then, I am just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (qRla/)

57 44 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (jehhT)

Huh! Took me a minute to find it.

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (6wpGE)

58 A nice mid-century portrait of a clean busy city, perhaps early in the morning before the traffic builds up. Commuters going to their early shifts, or coming home from the night shift, on that bus.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

59 I see a plant on the left side but on the reflection side there are two plants. Am I the only one seeing that?
Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)

The second plant is on the inside of the window.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew8)

60 Ansonia is the building at center, in the backround.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (BI5O2)

61 ah, manhattan. i hurled there right after hurricane sandy. mutual assistance.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (R11M+)

62 I am seriously amazed at the talent needed to create these realistic images with paint. Having said that, I don't like cities so my interest is only in the technique, not the scene.

Oddly, perhaps, his landscapes are less photorealistic. They are close but the brushwork is obvious if seen up close.

Posted by: JTB at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (yTvNw)

63 I see a plant on the left side but on the reflection side there are two plants. Am I the only one seeing that?
Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)
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Oooh! Good catch!

Now I have to ask myself...Which image is the "real" image?

Are we, perhaps, *inside* the reflection of the real world?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (FZ29D)

64 The second plant is on the inside of the window.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew

Ok, I see that now.

Posted by: dantesed at July 17, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)

65 56 no, you can see a wee bit of his easel if you squint.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

66 47 Impressive painting. I would love it if there was one surreal detail.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 17, 2026 09:43 AM (+El+t)

maybe:

21 If you zoom into the flatiron building on the left, 5th floor, 4th window from the right, just above the tree line, in the shadowy part just behind the drawn shades, there's nothing to see there either.
Posted by: red speck at July 17, 2026 09:35 AM (Ve/HL)

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:47 AM (6wpGE)

67 >>> Beyond the technical aspect, I don't know how I feel about this painting. It strikes me as 'cheating,' in so much as I can imagine the artist propping up a photograph and then copying it to the last detail, rather than rely on memory or give the location are more 'painterly' feel.

But then, I am just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (qRla/)

I heard that in the original Moody Blues

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 09:47 AM (3uBP9)

68 44 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM
###

I'm back. But for a limited time.

Posted by: The McRib at July 17, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

69 That looks like an uninteresting photograph.
Would not hang. Wouldn't even bother to put in a photo album.

Posted by: GWB at July 17, 2026 09:49 AM (kU0PQ)

70 Definitely done from a photo. The window looks to be at the wrong angle for its reflection because of the lens curvature.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 17, 2026 09:49 AM (BI5O2)

71 Spectacular technical skill. Looks like a photograph. But bland subject matter. I live not far from that building (the Ansonia).

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026 09:49 AM (HwHEG)

72 kinda weird that the window has a 30.06 sticker banning berettas.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:50 AM (R11M+)

73 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM (jehhT)

Huh! Took me a minute to find it.
Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:44 AM (6wpGE)

Where?

Posted by: GWB at July 17, 2026 09:50 AM (kU0PQ)

74 Son of Ann or Agnes. I was wondering what Ansonia means. It sounds like an actual greek latin word but just a name.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 09:50 AM (3uBP9)

75 Never mind. I found it.

Posted by: GWB at July 17, 2026 09:50 AM (kU0PQ)

76 There's a person, in front of the "crossing" sign.

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:51 AM (6wpGE)

77 it's not in the reflection but you can see part of a golden arch. look for yeller.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

78 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM
###

I'm back. But for a limited time.
Posted by: The McRib at July 17, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Look, McRib. You're made from pureed insects, and that's still meat! Heathen!

I'm The Real King of SanFran-

Posted by: The McTofu at July 17, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)

79 44 First piece I can recall that includes a McDonalds.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:41 AM
###

I'm back. But for a limited time.
Posted by: The McRib at July 17, 2026 09:48 AM

And I'm out of order. As usual.

Posted by: The ice cream machine at July 17, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

80 If you zoom into the flatiron building on the left, 5th floor, 4th window from the right, just above the tree line, in the shadowy part just behind the drawn shades, there's nothing to see there either.

Remarkable attention to detail, though.
Posted by: red speck

*SNORT

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 09:51 AM (v3afF)

81 The lady with the newspaper walking toward us from the bus looks tired, or maybe just indecisive. "Should I stop for a coffee and a donut . . . or pick up a pint of Jim Beam?"

Note the parking restrictions sign and the "Watch for pedestrians" sign both over on the right.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

82 Photographic.
Posted by: Sponge

Agree look at the blur on the far left buildings

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 17, 2026 09:52 AM (NnhvP)

83 Wasn't the Asonia apartment building the party central of NYC for awhile because it was restricted to only affluent single tenants with no kids?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 17, 2026 09:52 AM (g8Ew8)

84 Dude knows his way around a palette.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 17, 2026 09:53 AM (6/7Fs)

85 Is that a pers, oh crap! WitSec!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 09:53 AM (v3afF)

86 It's a McDowell's.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 09:53 AM (wOO3z)

87 76 that's the waitress for the large party seated in the alfresco dining section. "ansonia gonna arder or wut?"

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

88 In a way, this reminds me of Robert Bateman. His wildlife paintings are so realistic from a distance but seen up close you can see each brush stroke. That ability to go from paint brush to realism is amazing.

Posted by: JTB at July 17, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)

89 Spectacular technical skill. Looks like a photograph. But bland subject matter. I live not far from that building (the Ansonia).
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026

***
Ah, so this is upper Broadway in New York.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

90 Is this art?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (nGQj1)

91 Beyond the technical aspect, I don't know how I feel about this painting. It strikes me as 'cheating,' in so much as I can imagine the artist propping up a photograph and then copying it to the last detail, rather than rely on memory or give the location are more 'painterly' feel.

Same. I'm a fan of still lifes (lives?) but they have to be of something visually interesting. This is not.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (Riz8t)

92 stick it upper broadway.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

93 Nice but not fitting the theme for this week

Posted by: Skip at July 17, 2026 09:56 AM (0CVPB)

94 Worthy of a 1000-piece puzzle.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 17, 2026 09:56 AM (6/7Fs)

95 The Ansonia’s basement was the location of the sex-swingers club Plato’s retreat and I think a gay bathhouse too. I think the building is now multi-million-dollar condos.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026 09:57 AM (HwHEG)

96 Check each state that contains a hobo.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 17, 2026 09:57 AM (6/7Fs)

97
This is too boring even for a doctor's or dentist's office-

nice limited area wallpaper, and nothing else.

Would not hang.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 09:57 AM (iJfKG)

98 I'm amazed at the lack of traffic, drug dealers, homeless, trash and Socialists in this painting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:57 AM (jehhT)

99 Nice but not fitting the theme for this week
Posted by: Skip at July 17, 2026 09:56 AM (0CVPB)

I definitely expected moar boobs.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 17, 2026 09:58 AM (2YhKe)

100 100

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 09:58 AM (6wpGE)

101 Now I have to ask myself...Which image is the "real" image?

Are we, perhaps, *inside* the reflection of the real world?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 17, 2026 09:46 AM (FZ29D)

Book Thread: Simulacron-3, by Daniel Galouye.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 09:58 AM (XE5AP)

102 Spectacular technical skill. Looks like a photograph. But bland subject matter. I live not far from that building (the Ansonia).
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026

***
Ah, so this is upper Broadway in New York.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
—-

Yea, broadway around 75th street

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026 09:59 AM (HwHEG)

103 Under The Overpass - a limerick (of sorts)

I understand an overpass is often understated
While overlooked and underfunded art is overrated
Now I undertake to understand
How overstaffed yet undermanned
Such undertakings are over-appreciated

Posted by: muldoon at July 17, 2026 09:59 AM (I0N4X)

104 I like his model rockets

Posted by: The oppression continues. at July 17, 2026 10:00 AM (+abK1)

105 False advertising. Photo would be Maine senate candidate uses to promote "her" book compared to real life.

https://tinyurl.com/5cbw6krc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)

106 I'm amazed at the lack of traffic, drug dealers, homeless, trash and Socialists in this painting.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 09:57 AM (jehhT)

look closely and you'll see the socialists protesting for the return of The McPlant Vegan burger.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 10:01 AM (iJfKG)

107 What's the over/under on a limerick about this today?

Oops...too late.

Bravo!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 17, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

108 like his model rockets"

Si

Posted by: man at July 17, 2026 10:03 AM (XuXeR)

109 False advertising. Photo would be Maine senate candidate uses to promote "her" book compared to real life.

https://tinyurl.com/5cbw6krc
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

That troon looks like Meatloaf.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:04 AM (wOO3z)

110 The View is like Sgt. Friday, just the facts, ma'am.

“The View” Says Trump “Executing People in the Streets,” Trying to “Stop the Election”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

111 104 i was a century kid.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

112 Old man Trump yells lies at clouds. As always, Trump provides no evidence of voter fraud. After all the audits and investigations, no fraud. Nada. Freaking liar 🤥

Posted by: Sid at July 17, 2026 10:05 AM (d3IoH)

113 I like this one. It reminds me somehow of portions of downtown LA (before it was overrun by homeless). The detail is amazing
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 17, 2026 09:32 AM (+gA9j)

Are they still counting votes in the Mayor Bass Mayor For Life sham election?

Posted by: Election Fraud 101 at July 17, 2026 10:06 AM (45BvE)

114 That troon looks like Meatloaf.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:04 AM (wOO3z)
----------------
Are there ANY normal people in Maine?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 10:06 AM (XE5AP)

115 Spot the tittay

Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:06 AM (/bHKT)

116 112 are you hawaiian?

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:07 AM (R11M+)

117 65 56 no, you can see a wee bit of his easel if you squint.
Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

Really? Where?

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:07 AM (6wpGE)

118 Are there ANY normal people in Maine?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

There's a few commentors here. Other than that.....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:07 AM (wOO3z)

119 When we were kids, my sister's and I used to draw invisible lines on the car seat so this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

Argentina Complains to London That UK Navy Sailed near Falkland Islands After World Cup Outburst

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)

120
Ansonia

Without Sonia? Sonia free?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:09 AM (s9VOe)

121 Argentina Complains to London That UK Navy Sailed near Falkland Islands After World Cup Outburst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

With someone else's boats?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:09 AM (wOO3z)

122 I wonder if buildings like that are kind of a nightmare vision for Russian politicos that are out of favor.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 10:10 AM (3uBP9)

123 Nice but not fitting the theme for this week
Posted by: Skip at July 17, 2026 09:56 AM (0CVPB)

I definitely expected moar boobs.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I'm crushed. This is the only time I get to see bewbs.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 10:10 AM (v3afF)

124 120 sonia it's gotta hurt.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:10 AM (R11M+)

125 Argentina Complains to London That UK Navy Sailed near Falkland Islands After World Cup Outburst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)

Obviously a lie, there is no UK Navy any longer.

Just a dingy or two and a barge anchored in the Thames River for muslim rape parties.

Posted by: Britannia, Broke, Busted And Raped at July 17, 2026 10:10 AM (45BvE)

126 Argentina Complains to London That UK Navy Sailed near Falkland Islands After World Cup Outburst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

With someone else's boats?

It was the gay cruise ship rejected by Turkey and Egypt.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

127 Kurt Schlichter: Leftist Women Are an Abomination

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Snow women?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

128 I like his model rockets
Posted by: The oppression continues. at July 17, 2026 10:00 AM

And his park in Colorado.

Posted by: But that's just me at July 17, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

129 Obviously a lie, there is no UK Navy any longer.

Just a dingy or two and a barge anchored in the Thames River for muslim rape parties.
Posted by: Britannia, Broke, Busted And Raped

The sun has definitely set on the British Empire.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 17, 2026 10:12 AM (v3afF)

130 127 snow women, snow peace.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:12 AM (R11M+)

131 Argentina Complains to London That UK Navy Sailed near Falkland Islands After World Cup Outburst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)

And tweeted something offensive to Trans-Muslims.

That'd get the UK to order everyone executed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 17, 2026 10:13 AM (ExV1e)

132 The horizontal gray item in the center of the photo, against a column, suggests the shape of a military rifle, and thus is clearly intended to subtly remind viewers of the force required to support this pleasant facade.

It might as well be shouting “See the Violence inherent in the System!! See the Violence inherent in the System!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 17, 2026 10:13 AM (wLnmp)

133 Are there ANY normal people in Maine?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 10:06 AM

Yeah man, I'm sick of every depiction of hillbilly freaks with slack jaws and wide set eyes being in Southern Appalachia. It's not really like that here.

Maine looks to be a State of Sawney Bean type inbred rape bandits.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 17, 2026 10:14 AM (BI5O2)

134 That's why you always wear a cup.

Caitlin Clark Goes Ballistic on Refs After Getting Kneed in the Quad on Another Dirty Play

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)

135 >>> https://tinyurl.com/5cbw6krc
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

That troon looks like Meatloaf.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:04 AM (wOO3z)

People like that were great when they were safely contained in british comedy and spoke with a ridiculous raspy voice.

Posted by: banana Dream - R3TVRN at July 17, 2026 10:14 AM (3uBP9)

136 "With someone else's boats?"
+++

You mean motorboats?

Posted by: Boob enthusiast at July 17, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)

137 132 The horizontal gray item in the center of the photo, against a column, suggests the shape of a military rifle, and thus is clearly intended to subtly remind viewers of the force required to support this pleasant facade.

It might as well be shouting “See the Violence inherent in the System!! See the Violence inherent in the System!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 17, 2026 10:13 AM (wLnmp)

Maybe limit your caffein intake just a tiny bit?

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:15 AM (6wpGE)

138 On Friends Joey said it would be great to be a woman because "you can see breasts any time you want".

May have turned out to be quite unintentionally prophetic.

Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:15 AM (/bHKT)

139 *caffeine

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:16 AM (6wpGE)

140 @127
That was one of his better columns. Here are some extracts:

she was one of those ridiculous ladies who stand there with a sign that says, “Refugees Welcome,” demanding that even more perverted Third World peasants flood her country. Like gays for Palestine, it’s a societal suicide pact that they somehow think they’re exempt from. The numbers are undeniable. The majority of rapes in Europe are linked to migrants, even though they make up less than 10 percent of the population in many countries. But does that stop liberal women? No, it probably encourages them. Oh, I don’t think they want to be raped and beaten to death personally, but I think that they believe, at some level, that members of their own society deserve that fate. They believe their societies are evil, which naturally makes them the heroines in the young adult novel that is their lives, and they’re trying to atone for it by this ritual humiliation and sacrifice...They cast it as mercy and grace, but it’s not. They’re seeking to punish the rest of us for the sins they have adjudicated us guilty of committing as a society.
https://tinyurl.com/ynv4d6t5

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

141 > I'm crushed. This is the only time I get to see bewbs.
Posted by: rickb223
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You must be new to this thing called "The Internet." It's literally filled with bewbs. Some are even in pictures or videos.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 17, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)

142 The View is like Sgt. Friday, just the facts, ma'am.

“The View” Says Trump “Executing People in the Streets,” Trying to “Stop the Election”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, D

Location please! Let's put up bleachers.

Posted by: LASue at July 17, 2026 10:17 AM (lCppi)

143
Is this the frigidity of rugged individualism or the warmth of collectivism?

It certainly satisfies the indifference of "hang it?"-ism.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:17 AM (s9VOe)

144 Hey, Sid! Fuck off!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 17, 2026 10:19 AM (g8Ew8)

145
I do hope he painted something similar with Gaza City as its subject.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:19 AM (s9VOe)

146 Doesn't Maine also have a huge Somali presence like Minnesota?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 17, 2026 10:19 AM (BI5O2)

147 Rape Bandits opened for the Sex Pistols back in '77 at the Ritz.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:19 AM (wOO3z)

148 >>> On Friends Joey said it would be great to be a woman because "you can see breasts any time you want".

May have turned out to be quite unintentionally prophetic.
Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:15 AM (/bHKT)

Confession: For the longest time I thought the actor that played Joey and News Radio/Fear Factor Joe Rogan were the same guy, I just figured Friends was a different gig. They look similar.

Posted by: banana Dream - I sort of have bad eyesight at July 17, 2026 10:20 AM (3uBP9)

149 No, it's not Maine. I was thinking of Ohio.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 17, 2026 10:20 AM (BI5O2)

150 There's bunches of Somali inbreds in Maine.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:21 AM (wOO3z)

151 "...one of those ridiculous ladies who stand there with a sign that says, “Refugees Welcome,” demanding that even more perverted Third World peasants flood her country. Like gays for Palestine..."
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It was always the women, especially the young ones...

Posted by: George Orwell at July 17, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)

152 There's bunches of Somali inbreds in Maine.

We finally find a use for Stephen King, and where is he?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)

153 Speaking of the Chinese fraudsters, I ordered a wedding present from an independent boutique in California. After a month, the packages arrived ,with a California return address but from the horrible Engrish on the labels I suspected it came directly from china. Sure enough- obviously counterfeit goods. The company hides it because everyone knows Sid and his Chinese cronies are asshole. Copy, steal, copy, steal.

Posted by: LASue at July 17, 2026 10:22 AM (lCppi)

154 I wonder what a remake of “Laverne and Shirley” would look like today.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 17, 2026 10:22 AM (R+X/W)

155 The thing I like best about this painting is the blue sky. I would like to have that instead of the grey haze and hazardous air quality that we have today.

Posted by: bluebell at July 17, 2026 10:23 AM (afFes)

156 I wonder what a remake of “Laverne and Shirley” would look like today.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 17, 2026 10:22 AM (R+X/W)

Well, it would be just Lenny. The rest are dead.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:23 AM (wOO3z)

157 The thing I like best about this painting is the blue sky. I would like to have that instead of the grey haze and hazardous air quality that we have today.

I stepped outside to walk the dog for a couple of minutes, and I'm still feeling it. Nasty!

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)

158
Caitlin Clark Goes Ballistic on Refs After Getting Kneed in the Quad on Another Dirty Play
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

Next year the WNBA will introduce open carry for its players.

"It's Like A Street Brawl With 'Pew-Pew'!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:25 AM (s9VOe)

159 Because I'm smart enough! I'm good enough! And Gosh Darn it, people in Maine like me!

Posted by: Stuart Somali at July 17, 2026 10:25 AM (I0N4X)

160 138 On Friends Joey said it would be great to be a woman because "you can see breasts any time you want".

Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:15 AM

Saw a funny meme featuring a wide eyed Joey with the caption "A pizza is basically a real-time pie chart of how much pizza is left."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 17, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

161 The weather here has been wonderful. High 80s maybe up to 91, partly cloudy, a little rain here and there but short spurts. Pretty comfortable for these parts in July.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 17, 2026 10:27 AM (3uBP9)

162 After Getting Kneed in the ~~Quad~~...

...gazebo

Posted by: muldoon at July 17, 2026 10:27 AM (I0N4X)

163 Javier Milei seems to be keeping a low profile during Argentina's World Cup run.

Posted by: mr tmz at July 17, 2026 10:27 AM (rJ48h)

164 Clouds and 56 here.

High of 72 today

80s next week.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 17, 2026 10:29 AM (4qqJ6)

165 Lenny could invent a time machine and transport to current-day England where he could form a band with Nigel and Derek and ( insert name of drummer here ) .

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 17, 2026 10:29 AM (XE5AP)

166
Some notes from recently visited Old Blighty-

Yes, the 3rd Worldization is continuing apace, at least in London.

Since I visited London about 2 years ago the change has been noticeable. The streets and sidewalks are now trashy or trashier with discarded cigarette butts everywhere springing like the flowers in Spring. Little crap shops have sprung up on whole streets.

Yrs, it's still possible to find areas of Old Old Blighty that are clean and well-organized but they are surrounded.

The one thing that strikes you is the huge influx of muslims and bagged up women. Mostly, because England was historically constructed became very much a Church-State (Protestant-style) to establish the Church of England. Its signs re everywhere in their Coronation, their Churches, Their Gov't Building. They make the point literally in words that, the power of their state is subject and founded on the grace and power of the Lord Jesus Christ.

But, you know, nah, forget all that guff.

They still go nutty over the Catholic Church, however islam is a-ok.

At least they've got Their National Health and Its Spiffy Fast-Track Euthanasia working for them.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 10:30 AM (iJfKG)

167 I stepped outside to walk the dog for a couple of minutes, and I'm still feeling it. Nasty!

Posted by: Archimedes

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Is this Canadian wildfire thing a development in recent years? I've lived in the great lakes region my whole 29+ years, and don't remember this happening when I was a cute.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 17, 2026 10:31 AM (4HoLg)

168 I grew up in SW PA and never saw this wildfire shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:33 AM (wOO3z)

169 This is pasta, not elections.

Olive Garden
@olivegarden
No. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass. Passes are personalized and non-transferable. Passholders must present a valid photo I.D., along with the Pass at the time of ordering.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 17, 2026 10:34 AM (ndZc7)

170
The one thing that strikes you is the huge influx of muslims and bagged up women.

Napoleon reportedly referred to England as being "a nation of shopkeepers".

Today it is "a nation of beekeepers".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:34 AM (s9VOe)

171 Nothing to see here but urban malaise.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 17, 2026 10:34 AM (sYM3s)

172 138 "hey!"

Posted by: men's breasts everywhere. at July 17, 2026 10:35 AM (R11M+)

173 Spectacular technical skill. Looks like a photograph. But bland subject matter. I live not far from that building (the Ansonia).
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 17, 2026

***
"What's the rent?"
( -- Obligatory Seinfeld reference)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

174 It's like a photograph of a bowl of fruit. Yeah, you can complement the lighting but it's not impressive.

Posted by: toby928(c) at July 17, 2026 10:36 AM (4NO2D)

175 Reading the morning report I see that none of the 3 networks carried the president's speech in its entirety and those that did carry part of it editorialized in an obscenely negative manner.

Our major news outlets censored the leader of the free world's speech to the American people. This is a violation of the first Amendment.

These corporations should be stripped of their right to broadcast, stripped of any and all license, and figuratively burnt to the ground. The employees, the on air talent should also be stripped of any ability to appear in such capacity ever again.

Give them a broom, a cart and let them sweep the streets.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:36 AM (xHEjv)

176 We should probably invade canada, at least to take over the forestry management on the border. Like other wars we can subsidize it by pumping away at their sugar maples to refine and sell on the market for profit.

Posted by: banana Dream - No Blood for Syrup! at July 17, 2026 10:36 AM (3uBP9)

177 @175
Bari Weiss reversed their original decision and carried at least part of it. Still, this should have been an utter no-brainer. She's still a liberal, after all.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:39 AM (Riz8t)

178 >>Today it is "a nation of beekeepers".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
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What have you got against beekeepers?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:39 AM (xHEjv)

179 154 substance.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:39 AM (R11M+)

180 "The one thing that strikes you is the huge influx of muslims and bagged up women."
Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 10:30 AM

"Hag in a bag."

Posted by: It's not a religion at July 17, 2026 10:39 AM (2Ez/1)

181 Today's realism brought to you by rocket man.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 17, 2026 10:40 AM (sl73Y)

182 175

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:36 AM (xHEjv)

- Our major news outlets censored the leader of the free world's speech to the American people.

precedented: see, for example, @redsteeze

- This is a violation of the first Amendment

no; no, it is not

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:43 AM (6wpGE)

183 Richard Estes
Ansonia, 1977

I love his photorealist paintings.

Whitney Museum of American Art - This painting depicts one of Richard Estes’ favorite landmarks, the Beaux Arts Ansonia building near his apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, here seen from about West 69th Street and Broadway looking north. The extraordinary detail and precision of the painting has led many to mistake it at first glance for a color photograph. Yet unlike a camera or the human eye, Ansonia depicts every detail in precise focus. And while the stone column functions as an axis on which the two sides of the painting hinge, creating a rough symmetry, Estes throws the composition off balance by taking small pictorial liberties that are revealed in the reflection of the glass window. The Ansonia is absent in the reflection, a Visa card sticker obscures the McDonald’s, and the colors have become slightly warmer. With the exception of a single figure, mostly obscured by shrubbery and a bus that seems stopped indefinitely at a red light, the painting includes very few signs of life—a near impossibility in daytime Manhattan.

Thanks

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 17, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

184 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Some art. And the week started with such promise.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 17, 2026 10:45 AM (2WIwB)

185
BONUS! The gov't if it's serious about border control should take a look at DFW airport.

On our flight back from England, there was another big change from 2 years ago. Our flight was maybe 65-35 people derived from the Subcontinent, the Middle East Plus a soupçon of Africa and Hispanic derived vs people looking Euro-derived.

Not saying they were all illegal or even not citizens of the US, but none of them were speaking English.

I hate that I even think this way but the Democrats and Biden/Obama kind of forced this stupid hyperawareness on us.

DOUBLE BONUS!! There may be a new scam for getting past border control, that I haven't seen before.

Getting off the plane, there were literally 20 or more wheelchairs lined up outside the plane door with folks from India? I think based on garb, who walked fine in London's airport, using them and the wheelchair pushers to take them away from the plane. They went through a different door through customs etc.

Now, I didn't stay there to confirm that all wc were filled and where they went but it was really strange.

i've never seen that before.

Anyone with border control knowledge have thoughts?

Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

186 169 that's a hay man, right there. pasta fraud directly affects the corporation. elections do not affect corporations.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

187
Looks like one of my late step-dad's architectural renderings that he painted for a living. Sterile, with a commercial goal in mind, both for Jan and his customers.

His art for art's sake paintings were quite a bit different. I have bunches of both types that I've had in my apartment and my office for years.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 17, 2026 10:45 AM (iqcvy)

188 This isn’t new phenomenon. I recall as far back as the 1990s people were absolutely appalled at London being invaded.

Many Californians tried to warn the rest of America around the same time frame.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 17, 2026 10:47 AM (8fTKG)

189 -no; no, it is not

Posted by: m
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What is denying access of the president to the American public?
He is the leader of our country and denying him access to us that we may be informed citizens is felonious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:47 AM (xHEjv)

190 Lame

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 17, 2026 10:48 AM (4g5V+)

191 Ah, so this is upper Broadway in New York.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 17, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
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Yea, broadway around 75th street
Posted by: Elric the Blade

I went on Google Maps to look for the columns on that side of Broadway. Looks like 2020 Broadway, with a nail salon to the right. The artist may have modified the columns in his painting.
And the McD's is still at that corner.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at July 17, 2026 10:48 AM (ZypAx)

192 This isn’t new phenomenon. I recall as far back as the 1990s people were absolutely appalled at London being invaded.

The whole country was invaded. You could go to an small village and there was a kebab stand and/or Paki restaurant. This was early 90's.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:50 AM (wOO3z)

193 Any culture that forces their women to be sacked up is fucked up and primitive. We don't need them here.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 17, 2026 10:51 AM (sYM3s)

194 any small village

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:51 AM (wOO3z)

195
Is this Canadian wildfire thing a development in recent years? I've lived in the great lakes region my whole 29+ years, and don't remember this happening when I was a cute.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 17, 2026 10:31 AM (4HoLg)

When I visited Ottawa in 2010 there was a day or two where I was standing in front of Parliament but could barely see it thanks to forest fires in QC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 17, 2026 10:51 AM (4g5V+)

196 they don't really need them there, either.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:51 AM (R11M+)

197 At WaPo: "ICE has arrested on average more than 1,400 people every day in July, the highest point during this administration"

I'm impressed!

Posted by: gp at July 17, 2026 10:53 AM (Jr5Lq)

198 The artist may have modified the columns in his painting.
And the McD's is still at that corner.
_____
And the ice cream machine is still out of order.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at July 17, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

199 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:36 AM (xHEjv)

Wait until the "live fact checking" for the presidential debates.

Also the D is going to have a preprogrammed AI assistant in his ear listening to the questions and answers and coming up with "zingers".

Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:53 AM (/bHKT)

200 Because we Michiganders are in a tropical firestorm funk, I'm treating myself to a gin and tonic with fresh squeezed lime and grapefruit.

The gin, Kuiper Belt "Atmospheric", might be my new favorite.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 17, 2026 10:53 AM (kpS4V)

201 Painting: very nice.

Posted by: gp at July 17, 2026 10:53 AM (Jr5Lq)

202 187
Looks like one of my late step-dad's architectural renderings that he painted for a living. Sterile, with a commercial goal in mind, both for Jan and his customer

You know who else painted sterile landscapes?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 17, 2026 10:54 AM (Riz8t)

203 Anyone with border control knowledge have thoughts?
Posted by: naturalfake at July 17, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

Phoenix Sky Harbor has for years one of the biggest entry points for illegals; entire plane loads at a time, as you say. This always made me roll my eyes on people who focused on a Wall as the main source of border control.

The wheelchairs are a different scam. Airlines have started allowing anyone who requires a wheel chair to board and disembark before all other passengers, and all those who are by nature scammers with no shame have jumped at the chance to take advantage.
Interesting that on your flight it was all Indians.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 17, 2026 10:54 AM (wLnmp)

204 China stole all your names, addresses, phone numbers and voting history!

Dude, I can literally walk into my local election commission office, give them $19.95 and they will hand me a thumb drive with all that info for my county on it.

It's how candidates acquire your data for mailers and campaign calls. It's not some super secret info.

Posted by: Hair on Fire at July 17, 2026 10:54 AM (uSpHL)

205 Without Sonia? Sonia free?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:09 AM (s9VOe)

I knew of an incredibly hot girl named Sonia back in my HS days…

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 17, 2026 10:54 AM (4g5V+)

206 >>precedented: see, for example, @redsteeze
---

Because they were allowed to do it before does not indicate appropriateness or legality. BLM has set precedent for burning and looting. Does that mean it's OK to burn and loot again?

Not allowing the President of the US full air time is an affront to the Republic and its people.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 10:55 AM (xHEjv)

207 The west has massive forest fires every year. Thick can’t see 10 ft in front of you smoke that can last for weeks at a time. Never hear a thing about it in the national media.

But smoke affects NYC where the msm is HQed and it’s non stop coverage.

Posted by: Whatevs at July 17, 2026 10:56 AM (2hwDr)

208 Good morning good people. Slept in for a change.

Do I reheat the leftover coffee in my cup from yesterday or make some new?

I'm no coward - reheating it is!!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 17, 2026 10:56 AM (pyNYl)

209 200 it was THIS PLACE that got me on aviators.
yours sounds refreshing.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:56 AM (R11M+)

210 Phoenix Sky Harbor has for years one of the biggest entry points for illegals; entire plane loads at a time, as you say. This always made me roll my eyes on people who focused on a Wall as the main source of border control.

The wheelchairs are a different scam. Airlines have started allowing anyone who requires a wheel chair to board and disembark before all other passengers, and all those who are by nature scammers with no shame have jumped at the chance to take advantage.
Interesting that on your flight it was all Indians.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 17, 2026 10:54 AM (wLnmp)

A wall is only part of good border control. Which is why we need to check passports coming AND going in this country.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 17, 2026 10:56 AM (4g5V+)

211 😄

Reportedly: Milwaukee is a vibrant, revitalized Midwestern hub balancing its historic rust-belt charm with a modern, cosmopolitan skyline. Highly diverse, multicultural with a population roughly 38% White, 38% Black or African American, and 20% Hispanic or Latino.

No more show opening with two women doing the, "Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" hopscotch chant.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 17, 2026 10:56 AM (NFX2v)

212 We have more than just the usual retards posting here. They are sending the mental defectives too.

Posted by: ... at July 17, 2026 10:57 AM (/bHKT)

213 Smoke is thick in N IL this AM. You'd think Canuck wildfire smoke would smell piney or mapley. This smells like mild industrial waste dump fire.

Posted by: gp at July 17, 2026 10:57 AM (Jr5Lq)

214 203 all former royal enfield riders.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)

215 >>> Ansonia

Without Sonia? Sonia free?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 17, 2026 10:09 AM (s9VOe)

I found out it means son of Ann or Agnes.

Posted by: banana Dream - No Blood for Syrup! at July 17, 2026 10:58 AM (3uBP9)

216 No more show opening with two women doing the, "Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" hopscotch chant.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

Schotz Brewery makes malt liquor now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 17, 2026 10:58 AM (wOO3z)

217
Community note
Broadcast networks have declined primetime addresses from Democratic presidents before. In 2022, ABC, CBS and NBC skipped Biden’s speech on threats to democracy for reruns. In 2014, they declined Obama’s immigration address as too political.

Damin Toell
@damintoell
16h
When Biden gave his primetime Independence Hall address in 2022 (the one with the scary red background that people still post images of), ABC ran Press Your Luck, NBC ran a Law & Order rerun, and CBS ran a Young Sheldon rerun.

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:58 AM (6wpGE)

218 Whatevs, I do have great sympathy for western states who have to deal with this constantly.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 17, 2026 10:59 AM (kpS4V)

219

Sabrina Swenson
@SabrinaSwenso11
10h
Replying to @BasedMikeLee

Mike, you are a liar:
Major television networks do not have a set tally of the exact number of times they have declined to air presidential addresses. However, it is an established practice that networks occasionally pass on broadcasting speeches they deem primarily political or partisan rather than official governance.Prominent examples of networks declining to carry a president's live address on their primary broadcast channels include:July 2026: ABC and NBC elected not to interrupt regular programming for an election-focused White House address by President Donald Trump, streaming it on their digital platforms instead.September 2022: Major networks declined to carry President Joe Biden's live, prime-time speech on democracy ("Battle for the Soul of the Nation"), classifying it as a political address.November 2014: Several major broadcast networks chose to stick with their regular prime-time entertainment schedules rather than air President Barack Obama's national address on immigration reform

Posted by: m at July 17, 2026 10:59 AM (6wpGE)

220 Nood early

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 17, 2026 10:59 AM (XHO5P)

221 I went on Google Maps to look for the columns on that side of Broadway. Looks like 2020 Broadway, with a nail salon to the right. The artist may have modified the columns in his painting.
And the McD's is still at that corner.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks
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Can't be NY, it looks clean.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 17, 2026 11:00 AM (xHEjv)

222 213 acrid.

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 11:01 AM (R11M+)

223 216 No more show opening with two women doing the, "Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" hopscotch chant.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

Schotz Brewery makes malt liquor now.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

216 No more show opening with two women doing the, "Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" hopscotch chant.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

Pabst Brewing Company permanently discontinued the production of Schlitz in 2026. 😞

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 17, 2026 11:01 AM (NFX2v)

224 223 what will the tied houses pour?

Posted by: cmeat at July 17, 2026 11:03 AM (R11M+)

225 I’ve never understood the need for people to be first on a plane. You will be in your cramped seat for 3 hours. Why do you so desperately want to sit there for an extra 30 mins while everyone boards?

Ahh but you want to make sure there room for your bag up top. As long as you’re not at the very end of boarding it’s fine. Time it so there are 15 or so people behind you and you’re good.

Posted by: Take a breath at July 17, 2026 11:05 AM (2hwDr)

226 "Broadcast networks" are almost anachronistic now, as television continues to plod along towards it's ultimate demise.

I mean, seriously - who can't see the speech real time or later at the time of their choosing with the omniscient glowing rectangle in their pocket?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 17, 2026 11:06 AM (2Ez/1)

227 214 203 all former royal enfield riders.

My Royal Enfield Interceptor was made at Redditch.
Punk.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 17, 2026 11:32 AM (zdLoL)

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