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Co-host of #TheInflectionCut:
https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com
New experiences > nostalgia. Media nerd. Product leader. Brooklyn raised, Portland Oregon cultured.
My blurb, like my life, is a work in progress.
https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com
New experiences > nostalgia. Media nerd. Product leader. Brooklyn raised, Portland Oregon cultured.
My blurb, like my life, is a work in progress.
Haven't done a #Last4Watched #LetterboxdFriday in a minute, so here you go — A fantastic run of films about men in over their heads. A surprisingly solid (3 1/2 star) Predator: Badlands sits just off-screen in the #5 slot.
#filmsky #LastFourWatched
Follow me on Letterboxd: boxd.it/1CMup
#filmsky #LastFourWatched
Follow me on Letterboxd: boxd.it/1CMup
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Haven't done a #Last4Watched #LetterboxdFriday in a minute, so here you go — A fantastic run of films about men in over their heads. A surprisingly solid (3 1/2 star) Predator: Badlands sits just off-screen in the #5 slot.
#filmsky #LastFourWatched
Follow me on Letterboxd: boxd.it/1CMup
#filmsky #LastFourWatched
Follow me on Letterboxd: boxd.it/1CMup
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
If this turns out to have legs, it would completely change the demographics of American elections.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If this turns out to have legs, it would completely change the demographics of American elections.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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I saw this image in a tiny thumbnail while scrolling through open apps on my phone, and was still like "Oh, I didn't know Howard Chaykin drew Hawkgirl." Pretty sure Chaykin's eyebrows and lips are recognizable from space.
#comics
#comics
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I saw this image in a tiny thumbnail while scrolling through open apps on my phone, and was still like "Oh, I didn't know Howard Chaykin drew Hawkgirl." Pretty sure Chaykin's eyebrows and lips are recognizable from space.
#comics
#comics
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
THIS IS THE FUTURE ANTIFA WANTS!!!
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
THIS IS THE FUTURE ANTIFA WANTS!!!
Fun fact. - all USB cables with the standard "A" connector must have the USB trident logo printed on the "up" side. Its actually part of the spec. If you check thst before you plug it in, you'll get it right every time.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
October 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fun fact. - all USB cables with the standard "A" connector must have the USB trident logo printed on the "up" side. Its actually part of the spec. If you check thst before you plug it in, you'll get it right every time.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Also, it's kinda a bop.
October 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Also, it's kinda a bop.
A reminder that we're about to lose many local PBS affiliates (and most of the smaller ones) and probably the majority of the shows that PBS produces.
CEO Paula Kerger also pushed back on the idea that PBS would begin altering content to appease the White House: "They’ve already taken away our funding."
www.avclub.com/pbs-ceo-stat...
www.avclub.com/pbs-ceo-stat...
PBS head lays out how bleak this is all about to get
PBS head lays out how bleak this is all about to get
www.avclub.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A reminder that we're about to lose many local PBS affiliates (and most of the smaller ones) and probably the majority of the shows that PBS produces.
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Pass these out at No Kings 2
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Pass these out at No Kings 2
I'm sure I could keep going for an hour. I'm already annoyed I don't put the original Cat People. But I followed the assignment. My top of the doke choices:
I Saw the TV Glow
Alien
It Follows
The Descent
I Saw the TV Glow
Alien
It Follows
The Descent
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I'm sure I could keep going for an hour. I'm already annoyed I don't put the original Cat People. But I followed the assignment. My top of the doke choices:
I Saw the TV Glow
Alien
It Follows
The Descent
I Saw the TV Glow
Alien
It Follows
The Descent
D'Angelo wasn't prolific or even all that well known. But if you love any modern funk, R&B, soul, or its various offshoots and mashups, I can guarantee that he was one of your favorite artists' favorite artists. A sad day.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
D'Angelo, Soul's Modern Visionary, Dead at 51
D'Angelo, the soul and R&B great whose three albums — 'Brown Sugar,' 'Voodoo,' and 'Black Messiah' — are all revered as modern classics, has died.
www.rollingstone.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
D'Angelo wasn't prolific or even all that well known. But if you love any modern funk, R&B, soul, or its various offshoots and mashups, I can guarantee that he was one of your favorite artists' favorite artists. A sad day.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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On the very slim chance that the right people see this:
I'd like to remind you that the 25th Amendment exists. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I'd like to remind you that the 25th Amendment exists. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
October 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
On the very slim chance that the right people see this:
I'd like to remind you that the 25th Amendment exists. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I'd like to remind you that the 25th Amendment exists. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
We have always been at war with Portlandia.
October 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We have always been at war with Portlandia.
A helpful guide to the actual situation in Portland, Oregon. Updated hourly.
#pdx
isportlandburning.com
#pdx
isportlandburning.com
Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
isportlandburning.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A helpful guide to the actual situation in Portland, Oregon. Updated hourly.
#pdx
isportlandburning.com
#pdx
isportlandburning.com
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
October 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
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October 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Just gonna drop this here, apropos of nothing...
Science fiction, so silly.
#pdx #battlestargalactica #politics
Science fiction, so silly.
#pdx #battlestargalactica #politics
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just gonna drop this here, apropos of nothing...
Science fiction, so silly.
#pdx #battlestargalactica #politics
Science fiction, so silly.
#pdx #battlestargalactica #politics
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“There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon.” 🔥
👀 Damn — @bynum.house.gov is. Not. Playing. Around.
👀 Damn — @bynum.house.gov is. Not. Playing. Around.
September 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon.” 🔥
👀 Damn — @bynum.house.gov is. Not. Playing. Around.
👀 Damn — @bynum.house.gov is. Not. Playing. Around.