May 28th, 2025 // Vol. XXIX // Dun Dun Da Da

For some reason, it’s still darn near cold in Evanston. It’s May 28th, for crying out loud. With weather like this, how am I supposed to celebrate:

• National Beef Burger Day (I like that they felt the need to specify beef. In my book, beef is the only type of burger that exists. Everything else is just lying.)

• National Hamburger Day (you’re fucking kidding me.)

• National Flip Flop Day (Despite the unseasonable chill, I’ve still be rocking dogs out in my flops. Plenty of witnesses if you don’t believe me.)

• National Brisket Day (Don’t even get me started on my love of brisket. I assure you, you’ll regret it, because I’ll keep you here all day)

I almost didn’t write this today so that I could get Vol. XXIX out on the 29th, but I think that was the laziness talking. Now that we’re here, let’s have a day:

New Showing in:

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

This movie probably deserves a lengthy and well-thought-out review, but at risk of being trite, I’m not going to give it one.

I don’t want to nitpick the finale of one of the greatest action series ever. I don’t want to dig into the plot holes or convoluted story lines. I just want to appreciate the jaw-dropping stunts and badass action one more time.

So that’s what I’m gonna do. I’m keeping my brain turned off and just enjoying what we got, one last time. Understand that this is not me trying to cover up a bad movie or something. I genuinely enjoyed what I got. I just don’t want to think about it too hard in case that no longer ends up being the case. That’s my mission, and I choose to accept it.

Thanks, Tom/5

QOTD 29: What gets bigger the more you take away?

First riddle QOTD in TDB history, answer in the IG story.

Yesterday’s Results

Do you recline your seat on the plane?