Dan "Remy" Dickinson

Your semi-regular reminder that MLS is working very hard to make sure you don't actually enjoy the league.

I had to go on Twitter to confirm this was real because Ship Awesome Games In A Weekend having a hand with six fingers was so on the nose I was about to pass out

A small part of me is melancholy, but mostly I'm just in awe that my only substantial coding project almost (lineally!) lasted a quarter-century. (The project started February 16, 2003.) Huge thanks to Xythar and team for running Solid State Squad for triple the length of time VJ Army ever existed.

"Those who have accepted that they will die are released from fear. They are released from ego. They understand that life is but a series of moments strung together. They thoroughly stretch the cobweb over the railing. They buy five little pumpkins." Essential reading from @hellgatenyc.com.

Over on the blog: photos and a few thoughts from last night's Produce Vol. 5, "Skoden".

Went to a listening party at Rough Trade today; got to see someone have a TEN MINUTE meltdown they didn’t get the last 7” for sale, claiming line cutting. Full-on protest, would not give up the argument until someone else sold them their copy so the noise would end. How do people have the energy?

In an industry full of terrible ticket buying experiences, it's refreshing to see AXS be so far ahead of their peers in just being the absolute worst.

Music will hit its all-time peak on October 23, 2026. It will never get better than this. Thank you, @hotterdad.bsky.social.

A few weeks late, but finally pulled together my photos and thoughts on Produce Volume 4, the (likely) final wrestling show held at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. It was my most regular show venue, and I'll miss it. (CW: the show closed with a death match.) #wrestlesky #wrestling

We've got movie sign!

It's me, I would like to see another bodyslam. Looking forward to seeing the number 1 promotion in North America according to Cagematch, and also finally getting to the 2300 Arena!

a genre that i had to stop and pause the video to take in

Going to go cry myself to sleep. #bigwalk

OMG. 29 years ago I put an Easter egg in Duke Nukem 3D Mac, that replaced two of the in-game posters with pictures of a couple plush animals I had. I never told anyone other than my wife about the code (DNGLENDA) and completely forgot I did this. 1/2

Over on the blog, photos and words from a day trip down to Philly for Sunday night lucha! Power Pro Lucha seems pretty neat - worth keeping an eye on them.

I've heard what it is* and I can't believe it. No one will even notice the Nintendo Direct after this (* I have not actually heard what it is)

August! There were things that happened between the grief and subsequent grief recovery vacation. Let me show you them?

Our trip to PDX last week had *everything*: last-minute Vince Staples shows, @swinku.co hangs, bible clubs, sad waterfalls, and celebrations of the Log Lady. Oh, and a lot of absurdly good food and drink. Nearly 1,000 words and 60+ photos of our trip back to the PNW:

RED ALERT WE GOT A WEIRD AL TINY DESK www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I-...

Wrestling really hits different when you’re physically, mentally, and emotionally wrecked! #AEWDynamite

They're showing the "Thanks World, We'll Take It From Here" ad for MLS *during halftime on the Apple TV broadcast* of Philly vs. RBNY. I don't have my name on the game ball, but I don't know, maybe advertise the league at people who aren't currently watching the product?

A few days late with everything else going on, but photos and match recommendations from Produce Vol 2: TAIGASTYLE. #produce2 #indiewrestling

10 year anniversary of Ed Scissor dropping Tell Them It's Winter. Still one of the most singularly perfect albums in my library. #TTIW

Three thousand words about Expatriate – and other things:

An outdoor wrestling show during a heatwave on a national holiday was a genuinely stupid idea - but ended up being some of my favorite show photos I've ever shot. #LongLiveGCW

What if we kissed at the CONCACAF House: 41 For One in the middle of the Oculus? haha jk …unless…? 👉👈

Football, bloody hell.

You ever commute home and have five years of soccer subreddit moderation PTSD manifest in physical form in front of you? No? Just me, huh?

Up on the blog, some photos and thoughts on yesterday's debut of Produce Wrestling at Pioneer Works.

I wanna hear more about how CommonSpirit, a Catholic hospital system that restricts access to contraception and abortions, sponsored a NWSL training facility. www.americanprogress.org/article/grow...

What do you mean Erling Haaland released a rap song when he was 16 under the name "Flow Kingz" and it's still on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYJW...

Okay, this time for real. Get in here, folks.

“Dan, why do you still have an 11-year-old GIF of yourself awkwardly fist bumping Jesse Marsch on your phone?” For score lines like these!

Parade's full two hours early. #NYKnicks

Asked by the TSA agent whether they'd had a nice time in San Antonio, another Knicks fan just let out a long cackle, wiped their eyes, and said it was the best night of his life. Read our dispatch from San Antonio:

Went out on the stoop and recorded exactly 1h of the mayhem gradually ramping up outside, starting in the first minutes of Q4 & continuing through the aftermath; quite nice w/ headphones for the full sensory experience: soundcloud.com/kfw/knicksin5

Parade. Thursday. Manhattan.

John Strong: Tim Ream today became the oldest man to play for the USA in the World Cup... Me, still believing Tim Ream's rookie season was maybe five years ago: how dare

We have finally come to the end of the science. Be there for history.

"I’m very tolerant but I’m not sure the baby’s getting anything out of this" is absolutely sending me. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

I got notebook/sketchbook covers to sublimate on. Was really struggling with what kind of design to do. But settled on refreshing one of my previous designs inspired by @adampknave.com. Happy with the redraw, haven't decided yet if I'll continue making these. But they are very nice and refillable.

If I had a nickel for every time Don Garber said a weird thing about having his name on the soccer ball, I'd have ten cents. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened (at least?) twice.

AEW Double or Nothing goes into the books as my 80th (!) show, and my 5th (!!) AEW PPV. Probably no better way to spend a Sunday night than sitting next to the ramp at a show this good. The requisite spray of photos, and a few thoughts, up on the blog. #AEWDON

Donald Trump is often called America's first "soccer president." I wondered: what role did the game play in his upbringing? I talked to Trump's high school teammates about his brief moments on the pitch - and the brutal military school that formed him. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Reflecting on a weird Tuesday night that was technically a wrestling show but also very much was not?

The last year has been a lot, so spending last night watching a sold out Brooklyn Paramount crowd lose their minds to city pop legend ANRI was a timely (!!) mental health reset.