Ana Yglesias
@anasunbun.bsky.social
Brooklyn-based freelance music & culture journalist. Let's collab! ⭐️ Lover of house music, disco & almost anything with synths. 🪩 Also, I live to eat, travel / explore and admire art & beautiful things. 🥐
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Starting Thurs, #BoycottStarbucks to support their unionized workers in negotiating a fair contract. The new CEO Brian Niccol killed their earlier striking efforts & is notorious for understaffing & cutting corners. www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
Starbucks Baristas Have Voted To Strike Next Thursday On ‘Red Cup Day’
Starbucks Workers United, representing approximately 9,000 baristas in 550 stores, has voted to strike on Thursday, Nov. 13 during the company’s ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Starting Thurs, #BoycottStarbucks to support their unionized workers in negotiating a fair contract. The new CEO Brian Niccol killed their earlier striking efforts & is notorious for understaffing & cutting corners. www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
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facism is the real terrorism www.usermag.co/p/10-things-...
10 things that will get you labeled as a terrorist by the government
+ Taliban influencers, H00pify's Airbnb fiasco, statue-maxxing, MrBeast banking, Cava's dating show, Heineken vs AI, ByteDance's chatbot, and an intimacy coordinator film festival
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October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
facism is the real terrorism www.usermag.co/p/10-things-...
"Free is the only way you can live, being true to yourself. Break the rules if you have to; break the taboos where you think there is no justice," Asha Puthli.
Asha Puthli is an undersung disco diva and a true inspiration for living a creative, boundary-pushing life. www.grammy.com/news/who-is-...
Asha Puthli is an undersung disco diva and a true inspiration for living a creative, boundary-pushing life. www.grammy.com/news/who-is-...
6 Things To Know About Asha Puthli, The Avant-Garde Disco Diva | GRAMMY.com
The Mumbai-born "Space Talk" singer inspired everyone from Andy Warhol to Donna Summer and is still shining on stages today.
www.grammy.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Free is the only way you can live, being true to yourself. Break the rules if you have to; break the taboos where you think there is no justice," Asha Puthli.
Asha Puthli is an undersung disco diva and a true inspiration for living a creative, boundary-pushing life. www.grammy.com/news/who-is-...
Asha Puthli is an undersung disco diva and a true inspiration for living a creative, boundary-pushing life. www.grammy.com/news/who-is-...
Terrifying. "Over and over the DHS agents at the fair emphasized how [travel] was the best part of their job. A longtime ICE agent said he had accompanied undocumented immigrants on deportation flights to more than fifty countries." @nplusonemag.com
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Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice
Naturally there were lots of law enforcement types hanging around the convention — men with military fades, moisture-wicking shirts, and tattoos of the Bible and the Constitution and eagles and flags ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Terrifying. "Over and over the DHS agents at the fair emphasized how [travel] was the best part of their job. A longtime ICE agent said he had accompanied undocumented immigrants on deportation flights to more than fifty countries." @nplusonemag.com
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/pol...
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/pol...
I guess free speach is only for the people that advocate violence and hate variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Matthew Dowd Fired From MSNBC for Charlie Kirk Comments
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
variety.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I guess free speach is only for the people that advocate violence and hate variety.com/2025/tv/news...
In 30 min, I'll be moderating a virtual panel on music industry careers for Girls Write Now, the lovely femmes-in-writing org I'm a mentor for. register here to join: girlswritenow.org/event/august... #musicindustry #musicindustrycareers
Mentorship in the Music Industry | Girls Write Now
Join us on Tuesday, August 5 from 4:45–6:00 PM ET for a dynamic panel discussion exploring personal journeys and career paths within the music industry.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In 30 min, I'll be moderating a virtual panel on music industry careers for Girls Write Now, the lovely femmes-in-writing org I'm a mentor for. register here to join: girlswritenow.org/event/august... #musicindustry #musicindustrycareers
For my second feature for @discogsofficial.bsky.social, #Detroit's own DJ Holographic takes us through the records that made her the joyful funk- and groove-loving artist she is today. 🪩🏡🎵 #housemusicalllifelong www.discogs.com/digs/feature...
DJ Holographic: Home Is Where the Turntable Is
Detroit’s DJ Holographic shares the personal history behind her vinyl collection, reflecting on family, grief, and the records that shaped her.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
For my second feature for @discogsofficial.bsky.social, #Detroit's own DJ Holographic takes us through the records that made her the joyful funk- and groove-loving artist she is today. 🪩🏡🎵 #housemusicalllifelong www.discogs.com/digs/feature...
FKA twigs’ long-teased “Perfectly” is finally here & it’s perf. Bring the hot EUSEXUA summer on. (See my LadyLand post for more on her EUSEXUA tour show, where she does plays & another ravey unreleased track: substack.com/home/post/p-...) #newmusicfri #inmyhead www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpw...
FKA twigs - Perfectly
YouTube video by FKA twigs
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July 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
FKA twigs’ long-teased “Perfectly” is finally here & it’s perf. Bring the hot EUSEXUA summer on. (See my LadyLand post for more on her EUSEXUA tour show, where she does plays & another ravey unreleased track: substack.com/home/post/p-...) #newmusicfri #inmyhead www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpw...
I realized I've yet to share my delightful chat with London-based dreamy electronic queen Elkka for @beatportdj.bsky.social here! Her excellent, sweaty new EP Xpression was inspired by the freedom of lesbian parties www.beatportal.com/articles/977... #pride #dancemusic #London
“I Feel at Home Again”: Elkka on Queer Club Culture, Pleasure and 'Xpression' | Beatportal
Elkka opens up about her new EP Xpression, a euphoric tribute to queer club culture, femme pleasure, and the healing power of the dance floor.
www.beatportal.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I realized I've yet to share my delightful chat with London-based dreamy electronic queen Elkka for @beatportdj.bsky.social here! Her excellent, sweaty new EP Xpression was inspired by the freedom of lesbian parties www.beatportal.com/articles/977... #pride #dancemusic #London
Had the pleasure of covering the fabulously gay LadyLand Fest during NYC Pride again. FKA twigs & Cardi B gave it all as star headliners, while Y2k-loving J-pop quintet f5ve & rising neoperreo queen Isabella Lovestory were welcome discoveries
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LadyLand Is A Celebration Of The Gays & The Gals
Brooklyn's premiere Pride music festival, starring Cardi B, FKA twigs, Pabllo Vittar and more, celebrated the whole LGBTQIA+ rainbow with plenty of style and camp to spare.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Had the pleasure of covering the fabulously gay LadyLand Fest during NYC Pride again. FKA twigs & Cardi B gave it all as star headliners, while Y2k-loving J-pop quintet f5ve & rising neoperreo queen Isabella Lovestory were welcome discoveries
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Bad Bunny's NUEVAYoL video directed by Renell Medrano deserves all the awards rn www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU5V...
BAD BUNNY - NUEVAYoL (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
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July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bad Bunny's NUEVAYoL video directed by Renell Medrano deserves all the awards rn www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU5V...
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Lake George, Coat and Red. 1919
Lake George, Coat and Red. 1919
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Georgia O'Keeffe
Lake George, Coat and Red. 1919
Lake George, Coat and Red. 1919
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Already rinsing Christine & the Queens x Cerrone perfect sexy nu disco summer bop #newmusicfriday www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrM...
Christine and the Queens & Cerrone - Catching feelings (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Christine and the Queens
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May 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Already rinsing Christine & the Queens x Cerrone perfect sexy nu disco summer bop #newmusicfriday www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrM...
For my Discogs Digs debut, I chatted with the one and only funkmaster Bootsy Collins. He shares the bass records and players that have shaped his musical cosmology, and discusses his new, collab-rich (amazingly titled) 23rd(!) album, 'Album of the Year #1 Funkateer.'
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Bootsy Collins Talks the Records That Moved Him
Bootsy Collins’ discusses his favorite bass players, the regenerative power of funk & his new LP, ‘Album of the Year #1 Funkateer.’
www.discogs.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
For my Discogs Digs debut, I chatted with the one and only funkmaster Bootsy Collins. He shares the bass records and players that have shaped his musical cosmology, and discusses his new, collab-rich (amazingly titled) 23rd(!) album, 'Album of the Year #1 Funkateer.'
www.discogs.com/digs/feature...
www.discogs.com/digs/feature...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
I'm debuting my music & culture Substack with a review of @kylieminogue.music-social.com.ap.brid.gy's excellent, sold-out MSG NYC Tension tour date, attended primarily by Millennial & Gen X gay men :) anayglesias.substack.com/p/kylie-mino... #musicjournalism #dancepop #concertreview
Kylie Minogue's Long-Time-Coming Tension Tour Proves She Too is a 365 Party Girl
14 years after her last major NYC-show, the Aussie dance pop diva pulled all the stops for her celebratory Madison Square Garden debut.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm debuting my music & culture Substack with a review of @kylieminogue.music-social.com.ap.brid.gy's excellent, sold-out MSG NYC Tension tour date, attended primarily by Millennial & Gen X gay men :) anayglesias.substack.com/p/kylie-mino... #musicjournalism #dancepop #concertreview
Parker Posey saying "you diddd it " in a drawn out southern drawl to her hubby at the end of S3 E1 of White Lotus will now be the voice of my inner cheerleader
February 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Parker Posey saying "you diddd it " in a drawn out southern drawl to her hubby at the end of S3 E1 of White Lotus will now be the voice of my inner cheerleader
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
stand with NPR & PBS: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer...
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January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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literally a dream assignment & journalism gold
If you're looking for a distraction from the ongoing horrors, might I suggest this absolutely delightful piece on the capybara? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How the Capybara Won My Heart—and Almost Everyone’s Else’s
It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ago.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
literally a dream assignment & journalism gold
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My 1st story of 2025 is live & I'm stoked on it. My 3rd time chatting with 25-yo Brazilian wunderkid @mochakk.bsky.social, who truly is thriving & making great music. We talk his upcoming debut on @ninjatunehq.bsky.social & much more @beatportdj.bsky.social www.beatportal.com/articles/794...
Mochakk: Artist of the Month | January 2025
The Brazilian phenomenon Mochakk reflects on the unrelenting life and expansive potential of becoming a global superstar DJ
www.beatportal.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My 1st story of 2025 is live & I'm stoked on it. My 3rd time chatting with 25-yo Brazilian wunderkid @mochakk.bsky.social, who truly is thriving & making great music. We talk his upcoming debut on @ninjatunehq.bsky.social & much more @beatportdj.bsky.social www.beatportal.com/articles/794...
