Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
A listener notes that yesterday's La Crosse Tribune published a year-old AP story featuring President-elect Trump and the looming TikTok ban.
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
A listener notes that yesterday's La Crosse Tribune published a year-old AP story featuring President-elect Trump and the looming TikTok ban.
This is the kind of listener reaction we strive for twice a week.
@bryancurtis.bsky.social as a new (3ish months) listener to The Press Box, I love PRODUCTION MAGIC. I say it around the house when my wife and I do something good and she looks at me wondering if I had a stroke
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is the kind of listener reaction we strive for twice a week.
The unauthorized history of Barbie. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
From Dreamhouse to Nightmare? The Real Barbie Story Is Dark.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The unauthorized history of Barbie. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
How Santa Barbara got its newspaper back www.latimes.com/california/n...
A California newspaper, back from the dead
Your morning catch up: New news from old Santa Barbara, Warner Bros. rejects Paramount’s hostile bid and more big stories.
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
How Santa Barbara got its newspaper back www.latimes.com/california/n...
A sculpture by Daniel Stern (Home Alone version) - Monrovia, CA
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A sculpture by Daniel Stern (Home Alone version) - Monrovia, CA
“Venezuela on steroids”
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“Venezuela on steroids”
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Over on Instagram, you can find some of the sources for our JANUARY ISSUE, In Cold Blood and the Invention of True Crime. www.instagram.com/p/DTBO6xMEmW...
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Over on Instagram, you can find some of the sources for our JANUARY ISSUE, In Cold Blood and the Invention of True Crime. www.instagram.com/p/DTBO6xMEmW...
A White Sox minor-league pitcher is spending the offseason covering preps for his parents’ newspaper
@tommybirch.bsky.social www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...
@tommybirch.bsky.social www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...
Pro baseball player Duncan Davitt spends offseason as sports reporter
Iowa native and Chicago White Sox minor-league pitcher Duncan Davitt spends his offseasons covering high school sports as a reporter.
www.desmoinesregister.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A White Sox minor-league pitcher is spending the offseason covering preps for his parents’ newspaper
@tommybirch.bsky.social www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...
@tommybirch.bsky.social www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...
Remember how…empowered Michigan alums felt two years ago?
Buckle up, America.
Buckle up, America.
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Remember how…empowered Michigan alums felt two years ago?
Buckle up, America.
Buckle up, America.
Some all-Big Ten slop in the Rose Bowl parking lot today.
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Some all-Big Ten slop in the Rose Bowl parking lot today.
The Athletic says that Katie Strang’s Mary Kate Cornett story—written during McAfee/ESPN’s months-long silence—was the most-read story on the site in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Athletic says that Katie Strang’s Mary Kate Cornett story—written during McAfee/ESPN’s months-long silence—was the most-read story on the site in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Every year, you can watch the Rose Parade floats roll through the streets on New Year’s Eve, each with a massive police escort. Someone should start a detective novel with a scene like this.
January 1, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Every year, you can watch the Rose Parade floats roll through the streets on New Year’s Eve, each with a massive police escort. Someone should start a detective novel with a scene like this.
There’s a tremendous amount of RIP Twitter based on the misconception that MTV is going off the air in the US at midnight.
Rest assured: Zombie MTV will continue to exist here and you will continue to ignore it.
Rest assured: Zombie MTV will continue to exist here and you will continue to ignore it.
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM
There’s a tremendous amount of RIP Twitter based on the misconception that MTV is going off the air in the US at midnight.
Rest assured: Zombie MTV will continue to exist here and you will continue to ignore it.
Rest assured: Zombie MTV will continue to exist here and you will continue to ignore it.
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SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS:
December 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS:
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
New PRESS BOX:
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
The Holiday Mailbag Episode
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New PRESS BOX:
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
New PRESS BOX:
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
The Holiday Mailbag Episode
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New PRESS BOX:
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I recorded a mailbag episode, considering weighty matters like 2025's most over-covered story, publications we'd bring back from the dead, and people we've met in barbecue lines.
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8F...
This month, the NYT has visited every station of the celebrity-profile cross.
Kate Hudson is "tired of being underestimated"
Ryan Coogler is staying humble
Minnie Driver is "as busy as ever"
Kate Hudson is "tired of being underestimated"
Ryan Coogler is staying humble
Minnie Driver is "as busy as ever"
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This month, the NYT has visited every station of the celebrity-profile cross.
Kate Hudson is "tired of being underestimated"
Ryan Coogler is staying humble
Minnie Driver is "as busy as ever"
Kate Hudson is "tired of being underestimated"
Ryan Coogler is staying humble
Minnie Driver is "as busy as ever"
A new video game lets you run a 1930s newspaper in New York and do favors for the mob www.ft.com/content/3eab...
Would you run an ethical newspaper or sell out to the mafia?
Media management game ‘News Tower’ comes with moral quandaries and conflicting pressures
www.ft.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A new video game lets you run a 1930s newspaper in New York and do favors for the mob www.ft.com/content/3eab...
Our Year in Media pod:
A three-man weave with me +
@joelanderson.bsky.social +
@davidshoemaker.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
A three-man weave with me +
@joelanderson.bsky.social +
@davidshoemaker.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
December 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our Year in Media pod:
A three-man weave with me +
@joelanderson.bsky.social +
@davidshoemaker.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
A three-man weave with me +
@joelanderson.bsky.social +
@davidshoemaker.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
My favorite Jolabokaflod gift:
A near-complete run of 1983-84 Rolling Stone. So many wonders await.
A near-complete run of 1983-84 Rolling Stone. So many wonders await.
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My favorite Jolabokaflod gift:
A near-complete run of 1983-84 Rolling Stone. So many wonders await.
A near-complete run of 1983-84 Rolling Stone. So many wonders await.
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Follow us on Instagram to see all our Jolabokaflod gifts and other fun stuff. www.instagram.com/p/DSbIS1tkkb...
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Follow us on Instagram to see all our Jolabokaflod gifts and other fun stuff. www.instagram.com/p/DSbIS1tkkb...
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
One step past "buffeted"; one step away from "upended."
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One step past "buffeted"; one step away from "upended."
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
Our Year in Media Podcast is live!
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our Year in Media Podcast is live!
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
Our Year in Media Podcast is live!
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our Year in Media Podcast is live!
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...
Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...