Kevin Nguyen
@knguyen.bsky.social
features editor at the verge. author of ‘new waves’ and ‘mỹ documents’ https://knguyen.org
Mỹ Documents is one of TIME's best books of the year 💚
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Discover the novels, memoirs, biographies, and more that entertained and enlightened us
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Mỹ Documents is one of TIME's best books of the year 💚
hmm only one of these bands is great
Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
hmm only one of these bands is great
best tv character of 2025 is the eyeball monster from alien earth
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
best tv character of 2025 is the eyeball monster from alien earth
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
A strong refutation of the criticism that Mamdani was just good at social media. Sure, there were TikToks, but he spent most of his time on the streets of New York meeting people.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A strong refutation of the criticism that Mamdani was just good at social media. Sure, there were TikToks, but he spent most of his time on the streets of New York meeting people.
do you think eminem got more or less fan mail after “stan”
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
do you think eminem got more or less fan mail after “stan”
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So, yes. Bugonia is an absolute stunner of a film that perfectly captures what makes this new dark age of angry men, anti-intellectualism, and "doing your own research" feel so profoundly doomed. My review:
Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece
Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece
Yorgos Lanthimos’ new dark comedy is a must-see.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So, yes. Bugonia is an absolute stunner of a film that perfectly captures what makes this new dark age of angry men, anti-intellectualism, and "doing your own research" feel so profoundly doomed. My review:
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NEW: Almost a month into the government shutdown, and some federal workers are barely making it through.
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown
The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW: Almost a month into the government shutdown, and some federal workers are barely making it through.
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
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Good to have these foundations step up for literary arts.
Coalition Launches Historic $50 Million Initiative to Bolster Nonprofit Literary Arts
New fund is dedicated to strengthening the field, advancing support for creative writers and ensuring their contributions to American literature for generations to come.
www.mellon.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Good to have these foundations step up for literary arts.
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wrote about the return of the Glasshole and luxury surveillance in the age of fascism for @theverge.com
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’
“It’s not clear to me that a small red light would be sufficient notification in some states for someone to consent to being recorded.”
www.theverge.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
wrote about the return of the Glasshole and luxury surveillance in the age of fascism for @theverge.com
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
reddit....... never change
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
reddit....... never change
talking to my AI girlfriend
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
talking to my AI girlfriend
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Honestly @girinathan.bsky.social could blog about Medvedev every day and I would always read it
A Vibe Shift for Meddy - The Second Serve
Daniil Medvedev is back on form with a win in Almaty.
www.thesecondserve.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Honestly @girinathan.bsky.social could blog about Medvedev every day and I would always read it
Yes please! Unexpected dream combo:
Netflix Lands ‘Black Hole’ Drama Based On Graphic Novel With Straight To Series Order
In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed 'Black Hole,' based on Charles Burns’ bestselling graphic novels, giving it a straight to series order.
deadline.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yes please! Unexpected dream combo:
Desperate! Also maybe grounds for defamation? Is there precedent for putting words in someone’s mouth with AI?
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Desperate! Also maybe grounds for defamation? Is there precedent for putting words in someone’s mouth with AI?
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
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"Look around. Your enemy is a barista named River." www.theverge.com/policy/80231...
March of the frogs
“We will answer fascism with absurdism, as only Portland can.”
www.theverge.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Look around. Your enemy is a barista named River." www.theverge.com/policy/80231...
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This week I got to do the most fun thing ever
Hello and welcome back! Today we're pumped to hand SLR editing duties to @davidpierce.xyz, @theverge.com's editor-at-large and co-host of tech podcast, “The Vergecast." Enjoy his picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: David Pierce, Zohran Mamdani, Charlie xcx
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week I got to do the most fun thing ever
omg don't bother me i am WORKING (googling "is amy schumer a nepo baby")
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
omg don't bother me i am WORKING (googling "is amy schumer a nepo baby")
when your first four picks are injured 😭😭😭
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
when your first four picks are injured 😭😭😭
Go see The Mastermind!
The Mastermind is Kelly Reichardt’s anti-heist movie
A crime movie about a guy who can’t charm his way out of trouble.
www.theverge.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Go see The Mastermind!
It'll never cease to amaze me that wealthy people think we should be lining up and thanking them for... what exactly?
New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall
The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It'll never cease to amaze me that wealthy people think we should be lining up and thanking them for... what exactly?