Breaking news: Trump is not immortal | May 6-12, 2026
My favorite TV show for a decade or so has been Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. Since CBS is dropping him and even the Late Show itself, I’m already in grieving mode. This has me thinking about popular culture vis-a-vis me. We all get attached to aspects of popular culture. For example I have had an age-inappropriate crush on Taylor Swift since she was barely legal. When I heard she was going to marry that Kelce-interloper stud, and saw my fantasies twinkle out like Christmas tree lights in Lent, I was differently crushed. This, though I never focused enough on her









