Mark Yarm
@markyarm.bsky.social
Exec editor, features & special projects, PCMag ↔️ adjunct, Columbia Journalism ↔️ bylines: the New Yorker, NYT Mag, Flaming Hydra, etc. ↔️ author, EVERYBODY LOVES OUR TOWN ↔️ markyarm@gmail.com; Signal: markyarm.99 ↔️ https://markyarm.journoportfolio.com
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
On top of being a great site run by great people who give work to lots of great writers, Stereogum also pay within a few days of filing your copy, which is virtually unheard of in this industry. Subscribe now to their snazzy new site!
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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If you’re looking for a nice longread to remind you of what people can do when working together, may I recommend this story I wrote, thank you
Since 2022, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko have gone global—but what happened with the teen scene they grew out of? I talked to 18 different people about the Hallogallo scene now
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you’re looking for a nice longread to remind you of what people can do when working together, may I recommend this story I wrote, thank you
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Gonna watch episode 2 of I Love LA tonight just to feel something.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Gonna watch episode 2 of I Love LA tonight just to feel something.
Just had my first popcorn ball of the season. God's perfect snack food.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just had my first popcorn ball of the season. God's perfect snack food.
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Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
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OK FINE CALL YOUR SENATORS AND STOP THEM FROM SUCKING
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
ITS SUNDAY
EVERYONE PLEASE PUT DOWN THE AXIOS SCOOP
WATCH A SPORT
TOUCH GRASS OR A FLOWER OR A TREE
HUG A LOVED ONE
if you absolutely must,
DIRECTLY CALL YOUR SENATOR AND BITCH
EVERYONE PLEASE PUT DOWN THE AXIOS SCOOP
WATCH A SPORT
TOUCH GRASS OR A FLOWER OR A TREE
HUG A LOVED ONE
if you absolutely must,
DIRECTLY CALL YOUR SENATOR AND BITCH
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
OK FINE CALL YOUR SENATORS AND STOP THEM FROM SUCKING
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
Visiting the Frick, which I haven't done since reporting this story. (Technically, we didn't go inside.)
Hitchhiking Through New York City With John Waters
The only place in the country Waters has never yet succeeded hitching is Manhattan.
www.vulture.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Visiting the Frick, which I haven't done since reporting this story. (Technically, we didn't go inside.)
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Ugh, this sounds like a lot of work.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ugh, this sounds like a lot of work.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
The most relatable thing about him tbh.
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The most relatable thing about him tbh.
Lots I wanna discuss about this movie, most of which would involve spoilers.
Flying solo this weekend, so going to see Bugonia and visit the Frick.
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lots I wanna discuss about this movie, most of which would involve spoilers.
Ugh, this sounds like a lot of work.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ugh, this sounds like a lot of work.
Axl went full woke.
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Axl went full woke.
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adding a second trepan hole to get a cross breeze going
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
adding a second trepan hole to get a cross breeze going
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I will add: People who expected this teacher to be bummed do not know (good) teachers very well. A civics teacher? With a student who wants to run for office? That’s probably bliss.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I will add: People who expected this teacher to be bummed do not know (good) teachers very well. A civics teacher? With a student who wants to run for office? That’s probably bliss.
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Taking some apps out behind the shed and humanely closing them
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Taking some apps out behind the shed and humanely closing them
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The energy I'd like to see from every Democrat
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The energy I'd like to see from every Democrat
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I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: douglasmartin49@gmail.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: douglasmartin49@gmail.com
Flying solo this weekend, so going to see Bugonia and visit the Frick.
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Flying solo this weekend, so going to see Bugonia and visit the Frick.
The new Bruce Lee stamps are bad-ass.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The new Bruce Lee stamps are bad-ass.