E.J. Kalafarski

Today I launched You Are Here, my time travel podcast where we'll use a different movie each episode to transport to another year that helps explain what's going on today. It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id67...

Tim Burton’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ almost turned out much different, and might not have become the absolute Halloween classic it is today. We dig into it on the latest episode of ‘You Are Here: The Time Travel Podcast.’ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5k7m...

Did you know there was a real Hessian who lost his head? We time travel to 1799 with Tim Burton’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ in the latest episode of ‘You Are Here: The Time Travel Podcast’, out now! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5k7m...

That's close. She's not going to win, but that's close.

Sir, do you smell burnt toast?

I think he’s just doing a bit at this point.

Trump will veto most of this without hesitation. They should squeeze him with reforms he will look like a moron for vetoing, like banning stock trading by elected federal officials (including themselves) and banning gerrymandering nationally (including themselves). apnews.com/article/midt...

We might owe a lot of thanks to Ukraine's military defense for purging the Internet of Russian bots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrsc...

Now this is very traditional, very reassuring delusion by a party about to lose an election.

Consumer sentiment tanking in October. Certainly looks like news is hitting the ideal timing for Democrats in the midterms.

This guy used to rail against fishing expeditions.

Easiest job in the world. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Updated my time travel app Déjà Vu — which lets you hold up old photos exactly where they were taken — for iPhone Duo. Unfold to hold up a large-format photo you can compare with the present day.

Did AI inspire the Matrix, or did the Matrix inspire AI? We time travel to 1999 (and 2199!) to revisit the movie that started it all. The latest episode of You Are Here: The Time Travel Podcast is out now. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id67... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/033R4p2...

This is actually the perfect story for Democrats dropping at the perfect time… you want them afraid and pouring money into the election a month out, instead of getting confident. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

I'm always tempted to rant about the billionaire scion of an unrelated industry just buying his way into running Hollywood until I remember that the Paramount logo said "A Gulf+Western Company" under it for my entire childhood.

You might have a complex if you wake up and the first thing you think is “is there an international game I could be watching at 9am.”

This is key to me. I don’t want AI pretending it has a personality. I want a no-frills cut-to-the-chase answer, like the computer on the Enterprise. 9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/i...

It should obviously be illegal to put fake imagery of your opponent in a campaign ad. www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...

The stupidest timeline.

"AI" is in the names of two of the companies.

There are sure as hell gonna be Congressional hearings about this one in a few months.

Major thing worth celebrating. In 100 years, Americans who use this every single day to commute will owe it to the people who fought to keep projects like this alive. (And to the failure of people who tried to kill it.)

There's. A. Whole. Galaxy. Of. Other. Families. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

"It's about star-crossed lovers on a boat sinking. It's okay though! Her boyfriend doesn't freeze to death at the end!"

Now THIS is some Bluesky. Hook it up to my veins.

Can't believe no one else thinks it should be Cassatt Station.

This would be a positive and impressive development in the U.S.'s NATO posture.

Come help us design, build and buy the trains and buses that move millions! We’re hiring for the special projects team in the rolling stock program. We’re looking for a fast and strategic thinker, problem solver and consensus builder who’ll assist w/‘hot potatoes’ — careers.mta.org/jobs/1827678...

Year 6. They're still following (most) court orders. That's something.

We need a word for every time a billionaire thinks something like addresses and ZIP codes are obsolete because our technology is so advanced, but it's actually just because they are personally a billionaire.

The courts save them from themselves again.

Why the hell did they feel the need to edit this with AI?

Charlie Chaplin made Hitler the subject of mockery in a way that would make the South Park guys proud. We time travel to 1940 with Chaplin’s legendary The Great Dictator. Latest episode live now. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Km5...

Most of this just makes me wonder why. Why would I want to listen to an AI-generated podcast that no one else hears? Why would I want AI to fill out my fantasy lineup for me? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/t...

As usual, he's actually daring preservationists, planners, and the FAA to block him again. He wants the fight, so he makes his proposals as offensive and unpalatable as possible. When it seems like he's about to win, he pushes further. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The first custom instruction that I give all AI are to never talk like they're a person. It's just confusing and weird. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/s...

This took longer than I thought it would or should. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

Yeah? Well MY AI broke out and hacked SEVEN companies! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...

How fast can they get this overturned in court on the basis of the First Amendment? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 

Because he's a moron. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

The amazing thing is that Trump never tries to pass anything as a law. He just gets mad and rants that the law costs the U.S. money. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

I’m curious to see others’ custom instructions for AI. A long time ago I told ChatGPT to never talk like a person, and sometimes I forget that others are constantly dealing with a thing pretending to have a personality.

I'd be all over the 18 Pro Max if it came in a red that pops, like Cosmic Orange did last year. I'm underwhelmed by the burgundy.

Okay, I gasped and laughed when I saw the background of the double-sided iPhone Duo side stay in perspective while it folds. That’s delightful.