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Mick Carrigan
@mickcarrigan.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, Taco Bell Quarterly. Bylines: VICE, Bon Appetit, Eater. Forthcoming - JUNK: The Brands That Raised Us, the Stuff that Shaped Us, and What We Leave Behind (Scribner). This is my junk.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I like how the algorithm is like this guy is going to be interested in a jug of sauce or a twee theme park comb that reminds him of his childhood and makes him weep
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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The 13th Annual Rock and Roll Reading returns to #AWP at 6 p.m. March 4 @metrobaltimore.bsky.social. Fifteen writers from across the country will read work about or inspired by Rock and Roll (or any of its precursors or offshoots), each for just the length of a song.
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Drinking blue drinks is the closest I ever get to feeling actual happiness
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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sign for a market i'm doing at the mall this weekend.
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Compared to a vintage Changeable which is a masterpiece in toy format
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
That's the one I want too! The pumpkin bucket is becoming overdone. Give me weird shit like soda fountains!
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I can't decide if I love this or completely hate it. I want fun tiny foods that transform into robots like the old ones, but this self-ordering kiosk with fry hands has its charms
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One of my talents is perfectly executing highly processed frozen foods like I'm trying to win a reality chef competition
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Might I tempt anyone scrolling by with a plastic side of sunny side up eggs and a buttered dinner roll that I found in the thrift store grab bag and keep on my writing desk? (superfog gas for scale)
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Algorithm please find me people who would be interested in seven trash bags of ALF dolls open.substack.com/pub/mmcarrig...
LOVE ALF? - large stuffed alf collection - $80
the craigslist ad of your dreams lies within
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM