nick andersen
@nicktheandersen.com
writer, thinker, amateur cheesemonger. senior producer for ministry of ideas | host of pilot. princess. trash collector. former npr, gbh, wbur, wxyc, dth. https://nicktheandersen.com
my in-laws gifted me a cute book of cocktail recipes that also have neat coasters in the book and some fun cocktail napkins and i think the cute part of ‘hey you like to drink!’ gift routine has finally gone too far
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
my in-laws gifted me a cute book of cocktail recipes that also have neat coasters in the book and some fun cocktail napkins and i think the cute part of ‘hey you like to drink!’ gift routine has finally gone too far
i think customers at the cheese shop are taking offense when i correctly identify their random tiny purchases as a ‘last-minute stocking stuffer haul’ and truly plz take it as a compliment, folks
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
i think customers at the cheese shop are taking offense when i correctly identify their random tiny purchases as a ‘last-minute stocking stuffer haul’ and truly plz take it as a compliment, folks
i ACCURATELY described lydia bennet as a pass-around party bottom and my book club composed entirely of straight women did not understand the bit, try harder ladies
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
i ACCURATELY described lydia bennet as a pass-around party bottom and my book club composed entirely of straight women did not understand the bit, try harder ladies
if i tell ENOUGH people about the podcast idea i’ve been generating for YEARS, eventually somebody will corner me at a party and ask where the pilot is, right
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
if i tell ENOUGH people about the podcast idea i’ve been generating for YEARS, eventually somebody will corner me at a party and ask where the pilot is, right
the number of men who eyed me up, smirked and said ‘and how are YOU doing?’ in my cheesemongering today was ABSURD why are we all so flirty today
December 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
the number of men who eyed me up, smirked and said ‘and how are YOU doing?’ in my cheesemongering today was ABSURD why are we all so flirty today
i get it holidays are busy and no i did not send out any cards this year but truly if we follow each other on social media why bother sending me an unsigned shutterf*y card i know what you and your children look like i see them on insta
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
i get it holidays are busy and no i did not send out any cards this year but truly if we follow each other on social media why bother sending me an unsigned shutterf*y card i know what you and your children look like i see them on insta
can we talk about the grinch’s lesbian mothers hosting a holiday key party in the flash back sequence
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
can we talk about the grinch’s lesbian mothers hosting a holiday key party in the flash back sequence
public service journalism
Vogue finally asked about the workouts necessary for Heated Rivalry glutes: www.vogue.com/article/heat...
Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams Talks About His Best Asset
Want a butt like the “Heated Rivalry” stars? We’ve got the routine.
www.vogue.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
public service journalism
Reposted by nick andersen
Yeah, LinkedIn Year in Review, that's because everyone I know got laid off.
December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yeah, LinkedIn Year in Review, that's because everyone I know got laid off.
not l*nked*n tryna do a wrapped-style carousel for my year in employment posting. you simply cannot pull a ‘slay queen you got laid offfffff here’s the way u werqqqed’ and make me feel good about it, sorry.
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
not l*nked*n tryna do a wrapped-style carousel for my year in employment posting. you simply cannot pull a ‘slay queen you got laid offfffff here’s the way u werqqqed’ and make me feel good about it, sorry.
milo sez, who needs a tablet when you have a tabby
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
milo sez, who needs a tablet when you have a tabby
too expensive maybe not worth it etc etc blah blah but i can say i’d pay a LOT of money to repeat how simultaneously pumped and cut i looked this morning in the lobby mirror post-barry’s
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
too expensive maybe not worth it etc etc blah blah but i can say i’d pay a LOT of money to repeat how simultaneously pumped and cut i looked this morning in the lobby mirror post-barry’s
also! i feel like SUCH a poser in my cheesemongering but this query was no question obvious (to me) and easy and made me feel smart and special and ~skilled~ and okay i am celebrating that
you cannot know how fully prepared i was for my london-based friend’s christmas cheese query
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
also! i feel like SUCH a poser in my cheesemongering but this query was no question obvious (to me) and easy and made me feel smart and special and ~skilled~ and okay i am celebrating that
you cannot know how fully prepared i was for my london-based friend’s christmas cheese query
December 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
you cannot know how fully prepared i was for my london-based friend’s christmas cheese query
trust me when i tell you that you absolutely must read this epic @vulture.com oral history of ron howard’s ‘how the grinch stole christmas’
How How the Grinch Stole Christmas Stole Christmas
Three hundred wigs. Too many cigarettes. Not enough money. How an “almost anti-Christmas movie” became a holiday classic.
www.vulture.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
trust me when i tell you that you absolutely must read this epic @vulture.com oral history of ron howard’s ‘how the grinch stole christmas’
i don’t know why i keep doing novelty runs like this but here we are again (take a picture in front of all of the holiday windows of flour bakery, a local cafe chain, get a box of those goodies in january. a friend drew an unofficial half-marathon route a few years back and now it’s semi-real)
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
i don’t know why i keep doing novelty runs like this but here we are again (take a picture in front of all of the holiday windows of flour bakery, a local cafe chain, get a box of those goodies in january. a friend drew an unofficial half-marathon route a few years back and now it’s semi-real)
the face of a bully
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
the face of a bully
idk bout how YOU spend your sick days but i used today to bake some milk bread and also a savory quiche and i am not mad about my choices
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
idk bout how YOU spend your sick days but i used today to bake some milk bread and also a savory quiche and i am not mad about my choices
gorgeous, eerie, wonderful collection of found cassette tapes from all around the world
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
gorgeous, eerie, wonderful collection of found cassette tapes from all around the world
at first, milo was not allowed on top of the kitchen cabinets. then, he was. now, he’s got a damn cat bed up there. how did my himbo cat play me so hard.
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
at first, milo was not allowed on top of the kitchen cabinets. then, he was. now, he’s got a damn cat bed up there. how did my himbo cat play me so hard.
mad kudos to whomever @marketplace.org made the epic choice to use ‘hang me up to dry’ as the instrumental outro for an intw about botox and other injectable neurotoxins
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
mad kudos to whomever @marketplace.org made the epic choice to use ‘hang me up to dry’ as the instrumental outro for an intw about botox and other injectable neurotoxins
'the cops did put out their trade that day.' goddam but @davidmackau.bsky.social gets the BEST intws i swear
Can Cruising Survive Influencers?
Public sex has never been more out in the open. Whether that’s a good thing is up for debate.
www.thecut.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
'the cops did put out their trade that day.' goddam but @davidmackau.bsky.social gets the BEST intws i swear
if you really love me you’ll send me this grey twill usps carrier coat from ralph lauren
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
if you really love me you’ll send me this grey twill usps carrier coat from ralph lauren
‘why can’t you let anything exist?!?’ — me, just now, to my cat who keeps eating / biting / scratching / knocking off things on my overstocked built-in bookshelf
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
‘why can’t you let anything exist?!?’ — me, just now, to my cat who keeps eating / biting / scratching / knocking off things on my overstocked built-in bookshelf
choosing the celebrate today’s win of finally remembering the chords and words to the one pop song i have ever written and no i will not record myself performing it here but get me drunk enough near a piano and maybe you’ll hear it sometimes
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
choosing the celebrate today’s win of finally remembering the chords and words to the one pop song i have ever written and no i will not record myself performing it here but get me drunk enough near a piano and maybe you’ll hear it sometimes