I couldn't even say if "rat" and "screw" are the original component parts of the second word—for all I know it's "rats crew." It's purely a sound to me.

Jana, all the Italian men are wearing double-breasted blazers

"... the conclusion of DOI’s investigation of the defendant’s potential violation of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Law ..." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreihkanivhas7tv3a7qdkps4mto7otkkmrg7qtk7jpcn72xtumzctmm

"A court order issued Wednesday revealed that the city Department of Investigation (DOI) has an ongoing investigation of whether Mayor Eric Adams violated ethics laws — a probe that is proceeding even after the mayor got his corruption case tossed after the Trump Justice Department abandoned it." City Investigators Haven't Giv...

The (supposedly) oldest from-scratch bakery in New England—and, more importantly, the source of my legendary second-birthday circus cake—lives on! Renowned 138-year-old bakery w...

The legendary circus birthday cake https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreic65myjktylgcsenwalzp35ebqwzts2aetrepon7nmawqofnbkt2e

(My mom did this for years!)

Anyhow, give @stevevladeck.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy a break—he produces at such an incredible volume that all his pitches can't be perfect

Thanks to @asperasbompar.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy for filling me in on Steve Buscemi's move to Manhattan after his wife's death, and I wish Buscemi much deserved happiness even though he's moved to an outer borough! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/a... https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreihi7u4rcpsibuw2ws25jtsdp55zwgfnop65z5tvqrof7m36cnquea https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreic5ftxowjnqfsshwtifcmho3hp3lzqny2ngotoclzszapupz2jmny

Sad news for Park Slope trick-or-treaters and celebrity spotters: Steve Buscemi has sold his townhouse! (We don't know where he's moving to.) Steve Buscemi Sold His Park Sl...