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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As Megadeth Counts Down to Extinction, Dave Mustaine Opens Up
www.nytimes.com
🤟Good morning! For the @nytimes.com, I profiled Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. In print 1/25. [Gift link]🤟
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"What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?"
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?"
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“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”
Beloved Indie Rock Musician, Inspiration for the Replacements’ Alt-Rock Anthem ‘Left of the Dial,’ Dies
Lynn Blakey, who played in the bands Let's Active, Oh-OK and Tres Chicas, has died.
parade.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”
My new personal best on vole.wtf/styscraper/
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
My new personal best on vole.wtf/styscraper/
"What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?"
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?"
Sure, why not?
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Sure, why not?
Sorry, but this video is better than the first two Terminator movies and I love those movies.
Physics of a direct hit from an RPG type projectile
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Sorry, but this video is better than the first two Terminator movies and I love those movies.
"Feeling This" is the best Blink-182 song.
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
"Feeling This" is the best Blink-182 song.
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Already reposted the quoted post but just started cracking up all over again because I can’t believe we saw a wholesome example of this exact format in the wild
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Already reposted the quoted post but just started cracking up all over again because I can’t believe we saw a wholesome example of this exact format in the wild
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BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
Paging @bcdreyer.social.
In a move destined to infuriate copy editors (among other accomplishments), Warner Bros. is insisting that critics use quotations marks when citing the title of Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.” This is not a joke.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Paging @bcdreyer.social.
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Bethany Cosentino, solo artist and Best Coast frontwoman, is calling out CEO of Wasserman Casey Wasserman for his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Officials are also calling for him to step down from planning the LA’s Olympics.
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino Calls for Wasserman CEO to Step Down Over Epstein
Bethany Cosentino, solo artist and Best Coast frontwoman, is calling out CEO of Wasserman Casey Wasserman for his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Officials are also calling for him to step down from planning the LA’s Olympics.
www.vulture.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Bethany Cosentino, solo artist and Best Coast frontwoman, is calling out CEO of Wasserman Casey Wasserman for his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Officials are also calling for him to step down from planning the LA’s Olympics.
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valentine's day is always a hard time for me because of the massacre
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
valentine's day is always a hard time for me because of the massacre
Current listening:
Fascinating article on the making of Spirit of Eden and how Mark Harris first transformed and then kept silent about Talk Talk (gift link)
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Current listening:
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we must go back in time and prevent this Event
February 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
we must go back in time and prevent this Event
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@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
There's a great longform feature waiting to be written about this tour.
well well well variety.com/2026/music/n...
Kid Rock’s MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists: ‘We Don’t Want to Participate in Something We Believe Will Create Division’
Shinedown became the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock's MAGA-leaning music festival, joining Ludacris, Morgan Wade and Carter Faith.
variety.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
There's a great longform feature waiting to be written about this tour.
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We've only been aware of Trump's racism since a 1973 article about his real estate company refusing the rent apartments to black people, the first ever mention of his name in the NYT. That's why his Obama meme comes as a total shock. Who knew?
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We've only been aware of Trump's racism since a 1973 article about his real estate company refusing the rent apartments to black people, the first ever mention of his name in the NYT. That's why his Obama meme comes as a total shock. Who knew?
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Clapping my flippers together and honking like a harbor seal when a Super Bowl ad for a condiment or gambling app featuring two celebrities unexpectedly reveals a third celebrity as its punchline. Bouncing a ball around on my snout. My wife has to throw me a herring to get me to calm down.
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Clapping my flippers together and honking like a harbor seal when a Super Bowl ad for a condiment or gambling app featuring two celebrities unexpectedly reveals a third celebrity as its punchline. Bouncing a ball around on my snout. My wife has to throw me a herring to get me to calm down.
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
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Binary Brewing in Portland has produced a vintage inspired beer to be served with the “Early 1960’s” course at my “Greatest Airline Meals of the 20th Century Event” at PDX! You’ll be able to buy it in stores all over town too!
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Binary Brewing in Portland has produced a vintage inspired beer to be served with the “Early 1960’s” course at my “Greatest Airline Meals of the 20th Century Event” at PDX! You’ll be able to buy it in stores all over town too!
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hahahahahahhaha HEY GUYS, @emdashreed.bsky.social and @afewgoodrecords.bsky.social ACTUALLY MADE THIS HAPPEN
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February 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
hahahahahahhaha HEY GUYS, @emdashreed.bsky.social and @afewgoodrecords.bsky.social ACTUALLY MADE THIS HAPPEN
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO @translifeline.org!!!!!!
BUY AND LISTEN NOW!!!!!!
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO @translifeline.org!!!!!!
BUY AND LISTEN NOW!!!!!!
I just bought two! If you're not down with Amazon, here are more places to give: www.standwithminnesota.com
Hey remember back when Russian dash cam videos were everywhere and it was a big sign that the state had basically collapsed and people had to record everything to be safe? Yeah, well guess what that's us now. Buy dash cams for MPLS. www.amazon.com/registries/g...
Dash Cams for rapid responders in Minnesota | Amazon Gift List
www.amazon.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I just bought two! If you're not down with Amazon, here are more places to give: www.standwithminnesota.com
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![A classic tweet from @kennykeil
[Bluto subtweeting after getting his ass whooped]
I don't know who needs to hear this but spinach isn't a personality](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dwqmtoy5uzacqe3bt5ib44oo/bafkreidsxaapkreaeus7oqavtvgeqb6u6jnd57gcutdxtcw4mgluiszimi@jpeg)