Alexis Sheridan
@lexinvan.bsky.social
I do freelance stuff for lifestyle, tech & beauty brands. IRL: Sunset chaser. Hand talker. Writer. Animal lover. Gardener. History buff. Vinyl collector. Unhinged sports fan. BIG advocate of melted cheese and human rights. Let’s be good to one another 🩵
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i understand i am preaching to the choir by posting it on this website but this article is wild
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Column | ChatGPT couldn’t answer my questions about tennis, so it made things up
I wrote a column about a tennis phenom. When asked about it, ChatGPT committed one unforced error after another.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
i understand i am preaching to the choir by posting it on this website but this article is wild
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
Our cat, who usually sleeps for 7+ hours straight on our pillows, just kept me awake all night by pacing & staring at the wall above our bed. Four hypotheses:
1) Just because 🤪😐😽
2) He saw a spider
3) He was spying on our neighbour 🔎🧐
4) An earthquake is coming. Check your kits!
#vancouver
1) Just because 🤪😐😽
2) He saw a spider
3) He was spying on our neighbour 🔎🧐
4) An earthquake is coming. Check your kits!
#vancouver
May 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our cat, who usually sleeps for 7+ hours straight on our pillows, just kept me awake all night by pacing & staring at the wall above our bed. Four hypotheses:
1) Just because 🤪😐😽
2) He saw a spider
3) He was spying on our neighbour 🔎🧐
4) An earthquake is coming. Check your kits!
#vancouver
1) Just because 🤪😐😽
2) He saw a spider
3) He was spying on our neighbour 🔎🧐
4) An earthquake is coming. Check your kits!
#vancouver
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I gotta say: the whole “being on crutches” thing is tougher than I thought. It isn’t b/c it’s tiring, or my arms are sore — it’s navigating common spaces w/ people who don’t notice your crutches. So sketchy.
My empathy for people who regularly use mobility tools has increased by a million percent.
My empathy for people who regularly use mobility tools has increased by a million percent.
a group of people are standing around a stage while a woman with crutches is dancing .
ALT: a group of people are standing around a stage while a woman with crutches is dancing .
media.tenor.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I gotta say: the whole “being on crutches” thing is tougher than I thought. It isn’t b/c it’s tiring, or my arms are sore — it’s navigating common spaces w/ people who don’t notice your crutches. So sketchy.
My empathy for people who regularly use mobility tools has increased by a million percent.
My empathy for people who regularly use mobility tools has increased by a million percent.
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Happy 72nd Birthday to the legendary Queen of Funk, the incomparable Aries Diva, Chaka Khan!
March 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Happy 72nd Birthday to the legendary Queen of Funk, the incomparable Aries Diva, Chaka Khan!
😐
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
😐
14 SEC teams are in the hunt?! The Madness is gonna be extra wild this year!
I can’t wait for my bracket to inevitably bust on week two, due to some upstart team that no one has ever heard of before…my fave annual tradition ☺️🏀🤠 #marchmadness
I can’t wait for my bracket to inevitably bust on week two, due to some upstart team that no one has ever heard of before…my fave annual tradition ☺️🏀🤠 #marchmadness
a bracket for a basketball tournament with the word school written on it
ALT: a bracket for a basketball tournament with the word school written on it
media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
14 SEC teams are in the hunt?! The Madness is gonna be extra wild this year!
I can’t wait for my bracket to inevitably bust on week two, due to some upstart team that no one has ever heard of before…my fave annual tradition ☺️🏀🤠 #marchmadness
I can’t wait for my bracket to inevitably bust on week two, due to some upstart team that no one has ever heard of before…my fave annual tradition ☺️🏀🤠 #marchmadness
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Hack Club brings thousands of teenagers together in person to code on projects and peer-to-peer learning, for free. This weekend is @hackclub's largest hackathon ever, with 4,200 high schoolers. Have fun! scrapyard.hackclub.com
Scrapyard
Hack Club's global winter hackathon - build stupid stuff, get stupid prizes!
scrapyard.hackclub.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hack Club brings thousands of teenagers together in person to code on projects and peer-to-peer learning, for free. This weekend is @hackclub's largest hackathon ever, with 4,200 high schoolers. Have fun! scrapyard.hackclub.com
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according…
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
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It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.
This is how the Nazi pink triangle became a defiant symbol of LGBTQ+ rights
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz we take a look at the history of the Nazi pink triangle, used to identify gay men.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.
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President Donald Trump has paused funding for the popular and effective program for distributing HIV/AIDS medications, PEPFAR, which has been credited with saving an estimated 26 million lives and preventing millions of infections.
Trump Stops Distribution of Life-Saving HIV Drugs
PEPFAR, an international program which has long had bipartisan support, was created in 2003 by President George W. Bush.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
President Donald Trump has paused funding for the popular and effective program for distributing HIV/AIDS medications, PEPFAR, which has been credited with saving an estimated 26 million lives and preventing millions of infections.
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... where facts go to live...
🎉 It is our birthday!
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
January 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
... where facts go to live...
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You're telling me
that Margo Martindale
and Wayne Knight
were once partners
on a team of character actors who moonlit as private investigators
to supplement film/tv income by busting bad guys with their acting skills
and this has never been adapted into the longest-running show on NBC?
that Margo Martindale
and Wayne Knight
were once partners
on a team of character actors who moonlit as private investigators
to supplement film/tv income by busting bad guys with their acting skills
and this has never been adapted into the longest-running show on NBC?
December 29, 2024 at 11:48 PM
You're telling me
that Margo Martindale
and Wayne Knight
were once partners
on a team of character actors who moonlit as private investigators
to supplement film/tv income by busting bad guys with their acting skills
and this has never been adapted into the longest-running show on NBC?
that Margo Martindale
and Wayne Knight
were once partners
on a team of character actors who moonlit as private investigators
to supplement film/tv income by busting bad guys with their acting skills
and this has never been adapted into the longest-running show on NBC?
Sometimes all you need is a chin scratch…a leisurely nap in the cozy afternoon sun…and of course, TREATS 🍗😉💤🤎
#simplepleasures #ragdollcat
#simplepleasures #ragdollcat
November 29, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Sometimes all you need is a chin scratch…a leisurely nap in the cozy afternoon sun…and of course, TREATS 🍗😉💤🤎
#simplepleasures #ragdollcat
#simplepleasures #ragdollcat
Yesterday my husband and I were out walking and we saw this adorable house. The holiday season is officially here!
I bet the inside smells like a freshly cut Noble Fir tree and homemade shortbread. 🎄🎁✨
I bet the inside smells like a freshly cut Noble Fir tree and homemade shortbread. 🎄🎁✨
November 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday my husband and I were out walking and we saw this adorable house. The holiday season is officially here!
I bet the inside smells like a freshly cut Noble Fir tree and homemade shortbread. 🎄🎁✨
I bet the inside smells like a freshly cut Noble Fir tree and homemade shortbread. 🎄🎁✨
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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If you're a writer, translator, editor, anyone who works in writing, then you should read.
Read novels, short stories, articles, non-fiction, anything. Just read.
Read novels, short stories, articles, non-fiction, anything. Just read.
November 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
If you're a writer, translator, editor, anyone who works in writing, then you should read.
Read novels, short stories, articles, non-fiction, anything. Just read.
Read novels, short stories, articles, non-fiction, anything. Just read.
In the 1970s, my grandmother regularly wrote to Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau with Q’s & feedback—and he always wrote back with thoughtful, nuanced responses.
This is what democracy looks like: being able to safely & confidently engage in convos with your elected officials—and to be heard, no less. 🇨🇦
This is what democracy looks like: being able to safely & confidently engage in convos with your elected officials—and to be heard, no less. 🇨🇦
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
In the 1970s, my grandmother regularly wrote to Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau with Q’s & feedback—and he always wrote back with thoughtful, nuanced responses.
This is what democracy looks like: being able to safely & confidently engage in convos with your elected officials—and to be heard, no less. 🇨🇦
This is what democracy looks like: being able to safely & confidently engage in convos with your elected officials—and to be heard, no less. 🇨🇦
November 20, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Good morning! Here is a photo of a particularly gorgeous sunrise over Vancouver International Airport two weeks ago, taken in the early morning was I was dropping off one of my best pals at YVR Departures.
#littlethings #sunriseclub
#littlethings #sunriseclub
November 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Good morning! Here is a photo of a particularly gorgeous sunrise over Vancouver International Airport two weeks ago, taken in the early morning was I was dropping off one of my best pals at YVR Departures.
#littlethings #sunriseclub
#littlethings #sunriseclub
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Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington University’s school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer | WashU Medicine
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer
medicine.washu.edu
November 16, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington University’s school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free
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The public pool is another fave spot. I was doing laps w/ my husband at the rec centre near our house this morning, and afterwards, we reflected on just how nice it was. People from all walks of life were there. Everyone was happy. Three cheers for community!
Also: music venues are wonderful.
Also: music venues are wonderful.
Grateful for parks, libraries, and places where anyone can go
November 17, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The public pool is another fave spot. I was doing laps w/ my husband at the rec centre near our house this morning, and afterwards, we reflected on just how nice it was. People from all walks of life were there. Everyone was happy. Three cheers for community!
Also: music venues are wonderful.
Also: music venues are wonderful.