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“A Night at The Sweet Gum Head” and “The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick.” Not an old soul, but a high mileage one for sure. Generation X.
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Thanks so much to @literaryhub.bsky.social & @atriabooks.bsky.social for making this piece free and accessible to everyone.
Please read and share it today. And if it unsettles you, THE PAIN BROKERS will take you deeper.
PUB DAY TOMORROW! Full link 👇
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Please read and share it today. And if it unsettles you, THE PAIN BROKERS will take you deeper.
PUB DAY TOMORROW! Full link 👇
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“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women
Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens. These calls came not from doctor…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thanks so much to @literaryhub.bsky.social & @atriabooks.bsky.social for making this piece free and accessible to everyone.
Please read and share it today. And if it unsettles you, THE PAIN BROKERS will take you deeper.
PUB DAY TOMORROW! Full link 👇
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Please read and share it today. And if it unsettles you, THE PAIN BROKERS will take you deeper.
PUB DAY TOMORROW! Full link 👇
lithub.com/like-shootin...
Take any (good) advice you can get when it comes to nonfiction—these sound helpful.
I wrote about two new books by literary agents @katemckean.bsky.social and @aliahanna.bsky.social that do the important work of demistifying the publishing process. lithub.com/here-are-you...
Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing
Unfortunately for aspiring authors, there are no easy guidelines for how to publish a book successfully, no key to ensuring bestseller status by following six simple bullet points. Much of the way …
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January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Take any (good) advice you can get when it comes to nonfiction—these sound helpful.
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We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions
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The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
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“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
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Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
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my 2025 year in review
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
my 2025 year in review
One simple law: nothing gets named for anyone until they’ve been dead ten years.
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
One simple law: nothing gets named for anyone until they’ve been dead ten years.
these freaks obsess about genitalia more than any trans person I know.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
these freaks obsess about genitalia more than any trans person I know.
We’ve utterly failed.
NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
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December 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We’ve utterly failed.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Antiques Roadshow has a Generation X episode on and excuse me I’m dead
December 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Antiques Roadshow has a Generation X episode on and excuse me I’m dead
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"I’ve thought about trying a lot of things. I’ve researched phlebotomy certification, HVAC school. I started a short-form YouTube horror channel and Googled 'how to sell feet pix.'"
What happens when you lose your job to AI?
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
What happens when you lose your job to AI?
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"I’ve thought about trying a lot of things. I’ve researched phlebotomy certification, HVAC school. I started a short-form YouTube horror channel and Googled 'how to sell feet pix.'"
What happens when you lose your job to AI?
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
What happens when you lose your job to AI?
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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I did a year end wrap up for myself and I like that it’s tagged “bad year.” But truthfully publishing a book this year was the one professional bright spot. lithub.com/what-it-was-...
What It Was Like to Publish a Book in This Crazy Year, 2025
Suffice to say, 2025 was not the most opportune year to publish a new book. It wasn’t the best year for art and culture in general, with disastrous cuts to the NEA, the firing of the Librarian of C…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I did a year end wrap up for myself and I like that it’s tagged “bad year.” But truthfully publishing a book this year was the one professional bright spot. lithub.com/what-it-was-...
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Humans have long considered our emotions to be universal. It seems that sadness, for instance, would have felt the same way today as it did 500 years ago.
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
You Had to Be There
An emerging field of history asks if we can ever really understand how our forebears experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Humans have long considered our emotions to be universal. It seems that sadness, for instance, would have felt the same way today as it did 500 years ago.
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
You couldn’t draw a cartoon villain better.
From @theathletic.com: “This is truly one of the great honors of my life.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded President Trump a new golden trophy, a golden medal and a certificate, and told him: “This is your prize, this is your peace prize.” nyti.ms/44Gy4s6
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded President Trump a new golden trophy, a golden medal and a certificate, and told him: “This is your prize, this is your peace prize.” nyti.ms/44Gy4s6
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You couldn’t draw a cartoon villain better.
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@jimfarley.bsky.social Dear sir: I noticed you stood by today while the president spewed an eye-popping - at least to me - load of vile racist garbage. I noticed you seemed fine with it. Are you fine with it?
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Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
@jimfarley.bsky.social Dear sir: I noticed you stood by today while the president spewed an eye-popping - at least to me - load of vile racist garbage. I noticed you seemed fine with it. Are you fine with it?
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The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
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Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
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In 1982, Michael Hardwick was arrested for “sodomy” in the privacy of his home. He took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but that was just the beginning.
Before marriage equality: How Michael Hardwick’s Supreme Court loss paved the way for LGBTQ+ rights
In 1982, Michael Hardwick was arrested for "sodomy" in the privacy of his home. He took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but that was just the beginning.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In 1982, Michael Hardwick was arrested for “sodomy” in the privacy of his home. He took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but that was just the beginning.
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#WorldAIDSDay
35 years ago, The Advocate sat down with Michael Hardwick to talk about his 1986 Supreme Court case, his art, his life—but not about his declining health. The dot on his overalls? An ACT UP pin that wouldn't show right when the photo was flopped, so it was blacked out.
35 years ago, The Advocate sat down with Michael Hardwick to talk about his 1986 Supreme Court case, his art, his life—but not about his declining health. The dot on his overalls? An ACT UP pin that wouldn't show right when the photo was flopped, so it was blacked out.
December 1, 2024 at 10:43 PM
#WorldAIDSDay
35 years ago, The Advocate sat down with Michael Hardwick to talk about his 1986 Supreme Court case, his art, his life—but not about his declining health. The dot on his overalls? An ACT UP pin that wouldn't show right when the photo was flopped, so it was blacked out.
35 years ago, The Advocate sat down with Michael Hardwick to talk about his 1986 Supreme Court case, his art, his life—but not about his declining health. The dot on his overalls? An ACT UP pin that wouldn't show right when the photo was flopped, so it was blacked out.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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Much of America’s musical heritage is stored on studio tapes. But many are slowly deteriorating, putting work by 20th-century masters like Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.
The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
New problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Much of America’s musical heritage is stored on studio tapes. But many are slowly deteriorating, putting work by 20th-century masters like Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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The Atlantic has chosen 65 titles to help foster a child’s lifelong relationship with books and to give these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve. David Sims explains why he chose "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Explore the full list at the link: theatln.tc/ktFFrmrR
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Atlantic has chosen 65 titles to help foster a child’s lifelong relationship with books and to give these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve. David Sims explains why he chose "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Explore the full list at the link: theatln.tc/ktFFrmrR
Here's why the journalists you know and follow are being driven out of work.
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here's why the journalists you know and follow are being driven out of work.
"things happen"
BREAKING: Trump dismissed criticism of the Saudi crown prince over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying "things happen." Follow live updates:
Live updates: Trump gives Saudi crown prince a warm embrace during White House visit
President Donald Trump will fête Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Trump announced a deal to sell the kingdom F-35 fighter jets.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"things happen"
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Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news