Christen McCurdy
@christenmccurdy.bsky.social
Editor, reporter, cat fancier, plant parent, enthusiast. Current: interim assistant arts & culture editor, Willamette Week. Past: Oregon Business, UPI, The Skanner, The Lund Report. christenmccurdy.net, christenmccurdy at gmail.
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Excellent bike advice.
Road bikes are the bike equivalent of a little red sports car and a trophy girlfriend. Some people have a legitimate need, but mostly they're a midlife crisis.
And your hips will thank you if you get a low step through, especially as you age. You won't ride a bike that hurts.
Road bikes are the bike equivalent of a little red sports car and a trophy girlfriend. Some people have a legitimate need, but mostly they're a midlife crisis.
And your hips will thank you if you get a low step through, especially as you age. You won't ride a bike that hurts.
My advice is to ignore anyone telling you to get a road bike or anything that requires clip-on shoes or special equipment. Get something that doesn’t strain your back or shoulders and with fenders and a rack so you can get groceries. Prioritize comfort over speed.
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Excellent bike advice.
Road bikes are the bike equivalent of a little red sports car and a trophy girlfriend. Some people have a legitimate need, but mostly they're a midlife crisis.
And your hips will thank you if you get a low step through, especially as you age. You won't ride a bike that hurts.
Road bikes are the bike equivalent of a little red sports car and a trophy girlfriend. Some people have a legitimate need, but mostly they're a midlife crisis.
And your hips will thank you if you get a low step through, especially as you age. You won't ride a bike that hurts.
This is a great thread. (The part about the unknown fate of the original Ruby Bridges painting actually made my stomach churn.)
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is a great thread. (The part about the unknown fate of the original Ruby Bridges painting actually made my stomach churn.)
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It's sad that 65 years after the publication of this image, the ideas of George Lincoln Rockwell are having a moment, while the ethos of Norman Rockwell is being openly derided by millions.
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's sad that 65 years after the publication of this image, the ideas of George Lincoln Rockwell are having a moment, while the ethos of Norman Rockwell is being openly derided by millions.
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
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November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
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I see Discourse is still happening. I hope you are all having fun and not partying too hard with it! Remember to drink water and enjoy in moderation!
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I see Discourse is still happening. I hope you are all having fun and not partying too hard with it! Remember to drink water and enjoy in moderation!
As someone who hikes regularly, one of the things I enjoy about it is that I actually can’t work while doing it
From the piece about the Olivia Nuzzi book.
I am trying to remain calm.
I am trying to remain calm.
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As someone who hikes regularly, one of the things I enjoy about it is that I actually can’t work while doing it
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The Custom Oregon Plate NO was available, but is now reserved. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #NO
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Custom Oregon Plate NO was available, but is now reserved. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #NO
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I am a:
⚪️ man
⚪️ woman
🔘cat
looking for:
⚪️ A relationship
⚪️ A friendship
🔘 little a salami
⚪️ man
⚪️ woman
🔘cat
looking for:
⚪️ A relationship
⚪️ A friendship
🔘 little a salami
May 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I am a:
⚪️ man
⚪️ woman
🔘cat
looking for:
⚪️ A relationship
⚪️ A friendship
🔘 little a salami
⚪️ man
⚪️ woman
🔘cat
looking for:
⚪️ A relationship
⚪️ A friendship
🔘 little a salami
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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Attention Black and/or Indigenous early-career journalists! The Local is partnering with The Philanthropist for a $10,000 fellowship. The fellow will write about issues that matter to their community and civil society, and will be offered mentorship and industry guidance. thelocal.to/early-career...
Early-Career Journalism Fellowship
The fellowship provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society.
thelocal.to
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Attention Black and/or Indigenous early-career journalists! The Local is partnering with The Philanthropist for a $10,000 fellowship. The fellow will write about issues that matter to their community and civil society, and will be offered mentorship and industry guidance. thelocal.to/early-career...
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this is the most stoned thing I've ever read in my life
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
this is the most stoned thing I've ever read in my life
my mantra for about the last few years has been “I don’t write for people who don’t read” and I can’t say I’ve never lost sight of it but it has saved me a lot of time
I’ve been tailoring my social media engagement to this assumption for a decade. I used to say it, plainly, on Twitter: “you cannot read well.” People bugged out on me but what am I supposed to do if the medium is text and you’re angry because you misread? I cannot take that seriously. Godspeed.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
my mantra for about the last few years has been “I don’t write for people who don’t read” and I can’t say I’ve never lost sight of it but it has saved me a lot of time
I got to help put together this extremely fun package for WW:
Got guests? We’ve got you covered.
Hosting for the Holidays
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I got to help put together this extremely fun package for WW:
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As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
Bumping for Exploding Whale Day: I wrote about Oh Whale (playing at Tomorrow Theater tonight), a funny but somber exploration of a weird, viral moment and what it meant to those at the heart of it: www.wweek.com/arts/movies/...
“Oh Whale” Explores Oregon’s Infamous Exploding-Whale Video
The Tomorrow Theater added a second, earlier screening Nov. 12 due to popular demand.
www.wweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Bumping for Exploding Whale Day: I wrote about Oh Whale (playing at Tomorrow Theater tonight), a funny but somber exploration of a weird, viral moment and what it meant to those at the heart of it: www.wweek.com/arts/movies/...
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The thing is the human form is not actually optimal for remaining upright as anyone who has ever had to dress a mannequin will tell you. Big Tech will continue to fail until they accept that the One True Robot Form is Rosie from the Jetsons
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The thing is the human form is not actually optimal for remaining upright as anyone who has ever had to dress a mannequin will tell you. Big Tech will continue to fail until they accept that the One True Robot Form is Rosie from the Jetsons
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Got guests? We’ve got you covered.
Hosting for the Holidays
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Got guests? We’ve got you covered.
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Dishwashers also get substantially hotter than any hand washing will ever do. Dishes from the dishwasher are more sanitized!
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Dishwashers also get substantially hotter than any hand washing will ever do. Dishes from the dishwasher are more sanitized!
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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“What’s the point of standards?” is a little too on the nose
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“What’s the point of standards?” is a little too on the nose
Today is the 50th annnoversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the explosion of the Oregon whale. There is no relationship between these events but what this post presupposes is: what if there were
The Tomorrow Theater added a second, earlier screening Nov. 12 due to popular demand.
“Oh Whale” Explores Oregon’s Infamous Exploding-Whale Video
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today is the 50th annnoversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the explosion of the Oregon whale. There is no relationship between these events but what this post presupposes is: what if there were