#Hashtag baller

[crawlerrr]

wurd up 🥶🥶🥶

[meowsonurwoof]

look at this funky guy hey

[wibble-wobbegong]

top ten wildest experiences: ending up working with the circus who first introduced you to circus stuff through their camp 7 years ago AND they remember you despite 0 contact between now and then

[schmope-is-dead]

my meds aren’t cutting it anymore I need to just do coke

[specific-dreamer]

OK i was a productive student today. i’ve had the tab open since i got the notification but now i can finally read cowboy like me

[mixingartist]

YOU GUYS I DID IT

[foolishgremlin]

I'm still having to deal with the aftermath of breaking up with someone so fiercely in love with me that their world is falling apart without me. I hate it... please just let me go...

[thebeetleguy]

Palaye Royale is such an interesting band because 90% of their music is “i’m sad and i want to die” and then BOOM, CURVEBALL have a bomb ass song about the abuse of children in the film industry 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

Said bomb ass song: https://open.spotify.com/track/5yf7vN82UMKD5gs2Y1b7kT?si=om2Yiv5wQG2zbdBTZkeaaw

[ravenhairedgoldenretriever]

"The Final Curtain" is the most epsiode of Murdoch Mysteries and I need no essay because it speaks for itself.

The meta comments and acknowledment of the audience and writers but also just acting and storytelling in general, George fully embracing they are all facing the "audience" and everyone else following stage law of facing the audience always and never turning your back on them unless in movement even though they aren't actors and thus have no reason to do it except it's funny, Watts' delivery on every single line but especially his little "no." I cant explain how you literally need to hear how he says it, Julia criticizing the love interest having zero depth but getting fully invested in the real life drama also she isnt "rich rich" also Watts asking her to talk to a suspect about gems or something to help him hashtag relate to them only to immediately butt in and outright ask the question before they can fully chat (I miss Ruby btw), Murdoch being the most Older Brother to Watts ever and I'm so sad we never see this level of calm/friendship between them more the way they casually move around one another and play off each others bits especially near the end are chefs kiss, Thomas bragging about John the whole time and literally nothing else he literally doesn't even insult the others expect once when he says John carried the play he just really loves and supports his son wholeheartedly, Margaret getting hit on and being more flattered by the act of getting hit on than the actual man himself, the critic applauding George's story for being actually good (he's correct) and dropping a baller line about writers who focus too much on surprise and drama rather than telling a good story, I can't even tell you why the killer and how they committed is kinda funny because it's a spoiler but also it really is morbidly hilarious for literally just a split second pun they don't even fully voice which makes it funnier because you have to think it in your own head like a child giggling behind the teachers back along with the Brax boys.

Just. This epsiode. It really has it all.

[jaycenbradley-world]

Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese: The Real NBA Comparisons—Beyond the Manufactured Rivalry

By Jaycen “Fuzzy Slippers” Bradley

Let’s put the Twitter beef and corporate-fueled drama on pause for a second. Take a breath. Forget the forced narratives and hashtag warfare. If you came here for clickbait and culture war cosplay, you’re in the wrong room.

This ain’t about who’s “more marketable” or who unfollowed who on Instagram.

This is basketball. Let’s talk basketball.

Skip the Storylines—Start with the Skillsets

I’ve watched Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese long enough to move past the buzz and into the actual game. Strip away the noise, and what you’ve got are two rookies with polar opposite styles—each with the kind of gravity that pulls a team, a city, and a league along with them.

And if you’re looking for the closest NBA comparisons? Here’s the truth:

• Caitlin Clark is Steph Curry.

• Angel Reese is Ben Wallace.

Let me break it down.

Caitlin Clark = Steph Curry (Without the Bodyguards)

Caitlin Clark is Steph Curry with less help and more elbows in her ribs.

She’s not just a shooter. She’s a walking offensive system. Like Steph in Golden State, Caitlin forces defenses to pick their poison—chase her at half court and risk a blow-by, or sag off and watch a 30-footer splash like it was drawn up in warmups. She’s a playmaker, a flamethrower, and a floor general all in one.

Let’s keep it a buck: Caitlin’s vision is elite, her passing is underrated, and her fearlessness? Borderline reckless—but that’s what makes her dangerous. The Fever are still figuring out how to move without the ball like the Warriors do for Steph, but the blueprint is there.

She’s not just a rookie—she’s a revolution. Even the misses are must-see TV.

Angel Reese = Ben Wallace (With a Headband and Heat)

Now flip it.

Angel Reese ain’t here for your mixtapes or hot takes. She’s here to take your soul off the glass. She’s Ben Wallace in braids—a 6’3” forward who plays like she’s 6’10” with a grudge.

She dominates the dirty work. Offensive boards? Her specialty. Second-chance points? That’s lunch. She brings toughness, talk, and tenacity—the kind of presence that doesn’t always fill a highlight reel but changes the emotional temperature of the court.

She’ll never be a 25-point scorer. But she doesn’t have to be. Like Big Ben in Detroit, her presence is a statement. She controls momentum with effort. With grit. With soul.

And best believe—teammates feed off that.

What They Bring to Their Teams

• Clark brings structure and stretch. She opens the floor just by crossing half court. She makes players better—if they can keep up. Indiana’s still adjusting to her pace and pressure, but make no mistake: she is the system.

• Reese brings identity and edge. The Sky didn’t need a 3-point sniper—they needed a dog in the paint. Reese gives them that. She gives them rebounding, effort, and toughness in a league where finesse has sometimes muted the physical.

What They Bring to the League

Let’s be real: both these women are great for the W—but for different reasons.

Caitlin Clark puts butts in seats and eyes on screens. Her game is made for the broadcast era. She’s not just a baller—she’s a brand with a burner.

Angel Reese brings authenticity. That Baltimore bravado. That unapologetic physicality. She reminds folks that women’s basketball isn’t just about finesse—it’s about force. About presence. About owning your lane and daring anyone to drive in it.

Final Word: It’s Bigger Than a Head-to-Head

Here’s the truth—Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese don’t need to be best friends or bitter rivals to matter. What they’re doing right now isn’t just about who scores more or who gets more headlines. It’s about how two totally different styles can shape the future of a league.

Clark stretches the floor and the fanbase. Reese owns the paint and the moment. Together, they’re not just rookies—they’re cultural anchors.

So no, this ain’t just some beef cooked up in a tweet or stitched into a meme. What we’re watching feels bigger than that.

Could it become the WNBA’s version of Magic vs. Bird… or maybe even MJ vs. Isiah? That’s a conversation for another day.

And trust me—I’ve got something to say about that next.

[ofkithandmckinney]

How the Kids in the Hall’s Mark McKinney landed the role of Mark Carney on 22 Minutes

J. KELLY NESTRUCK

PUBLISHED APRIL 7, 2025

Thanks to a social-media post that missed its mark, This Hour Has 22 Minutes has found its Mark Carney.

Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall is set to debut his impression of the Liberal Leader on Tuesday’s episode of the the long-running CBC fake-news and sketch-comedy show.

“The only challenge with playing him is that is that if I don’t move my eyebrows, if I keep them as close to the tops of my eyes as possible, that’s the best,” McKinney said over the phone from Halifax, ahead of Monday night’s taping of the show.

“It’s a hard thing to do, when you’re performing a sketch, to try and make sure that your eyebrows are absolutely immobile.”

While 22 Minutes shared the news of his casting in advance exclusively with The Globe and Mail, McKinney has been tweeting on X, the site formerly known on Twitter, as “Canadian Prime Minister Mark McKinney” in recent weeks.

He changed his profile name as a joke after an account on X seemed to mistake him for Carney last month.

On March 5, Mark the Canadian comedian had posted a short message on the site: “How hard would it be to shut down X in our country and build out a Canadian Twitter? Asking for a friend. Wouldn’t that be a baller move.” McKinney included the hashtag popularized in part by fellow Canadian comedian Mike Myers after his SNL appearances as Elon Musk: #ElbowsUpCanada.

Shortly thereafter, an X user, @truckdriverpleb, posted that “Mark Carney and the Liberal Party are planning to ban X in Canada if they win the next election.” The impression left was that he had mixed up his Canadian Marks.

The tweet went viral after a community note was added pointing out that it was, in fact, the Canadian star of Superstore and Slings & Arrows who had made comments about airing out the Musk from social media in Canada.

An article on cracked.com soon followed, headlined: “People Are Confusing Canada’s Next Prime Minister With One of the Kids in the Hall.”

That bit of clickbait caught the eye of 22 Minutes executive producer and show runner Mike Allison, who decided to reach out to McKinney’s team to see if he would be interested in actually playing Carney on the show.

No audition was necessary, as “we knew he was a funny person,” Allison says. “He’s a legend, really, in this country.”

Since he got the gig, McKinney has been watching a lot of YouTube videos of Carney’s press conferences to prepare.

“He doesn’t have a lot of handles, but he’s an interesting cat,” McKinney says of Carney. (The “handles” in question referring to the angles from which a comedian might approach an impression or caricature.)

“He’s very measured – he almost has an Obama-like cadence,” the comedian says, slipping into an imitation of the Liberal Leader by slowing down his speech so each word of that sentence drips out one at a time.

“The best thing about him is his inability to speak French,” McKinney adds, before doing a devastating impression of Carney saying his French catchphrase, “Nous. Sommes. Maîtres. Chez nous.”

While on the phone with The Globe and Mail, McKinney was sitting in a hairnet with his hair slicked back. He was speaking after a busy morning that included extensive sessions with hair, makeup and costuming and a table read of the episode that would be recorded that night in front of a live studio audience to air on CBC and stream on CBC Gem Tuesday.

McKinney was confident the 22 Minutes professionals had got him physically looking like Carney.

“I didn’t realize he’s got an almost marine haircut – it’s really short back and sides with him,” he said. “He’s a weird combination of incredibly fit – he’s obviously a guy that played hockey in in college, I can see that – but also sort of skinny.”

Mark Critch as President Donald Trump and Mark McKinney as Prime Minister Mark Carney from CBC-TV’s "This Hour Has 22 Minutes”22 MINUTES/SUPPLIED

This isn’t the first time that McKinney – whose CTV reality show, Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby, is currently up for a Canadian Screen Award in the Lifestyle category – has guested to play a Canadian politician on 22 Minutes.

Back in 2013, McKinney flew in to play Doug Ford, then a Toronto city councillor and not yet the premier of Ontario. In the sketch, he was opposite Mark Critch’s Rob Ford, then Toronto’s mayor. Tuesday night’s episode will reunite him with Critch, a long-time cast member, who will pull out his Donald Trump once more.

22 Minutes only has two more regular-season episodes this month, and McKinney, a Canadian citizen who is currently working in Los Angeles, will be sticking around for a few days to shoot material for the season finale.

A 22 Minutes election special tacked onto CBC’s order when the writs were issued will follow on April 24, just four days before the election.

“We might shoot a couple of things to carry over,” Allison says. “It’s not out of the question that we bring him back in.”

McKinney is happy to take part: “It feels like a great time to be reconnecting with Canadian political satire – you know, if ever there was a year.”

[tsuyomegyarumom]

HASHTAG BALLER

[balllsboy]

ballers

however you say that

hashtag hoor yay thank you oomftual. pats your head and slaps 20 dollars on it

[chifelcake]

i wasnt done listing his roles

oak onaodowan

my birthday is soon and i need oak pictures STAT!!!

[summertimemp3]

Just wrote the worst paragraph of all time hashtag baller

[t00thpasteface]

your fever dream reminds me of a recent of mine, all I remember is somehow being on the Nautilus and Captain Nemo gave me a mission that I don’t remember but it was hashtag baller

FGFFGLJNGF okay i'm jealous. knowing captain nemo it could have been anything ranging from underwater agriculture to violating the geneva conventions. captain nemo if you're reading this i'll do whatever dirty work you ask if i get to live on the nautilus and pay off my student loans with lost pirate treasure