whitney pastorek
@whittlz.bsky.social
Executive Producer, City Cast Nashville / nashville.citycast.fm / Wally’s mom / former: WCK, EW / my analysis is largely correct / Go Stros / anger is a gift
Tonight my friends and I played some sort of bonkers 10-person arcade game in which the secret to winning was actually to fall all the way to the bottom, get on a snail, and ride it very slowly to the goal while everyone else flapped and jumped around. This is a metaphor that will stay with me
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tonight my friends and I played some sort of bonkers 10-person arcade game in which the secret to winning was actually to fall all the way to the bottom, get on a snail, and ride it very slowly to the goal while everyone else flapped and jumped around. This is a metaphor that will stay with me
Ahhhhh such sad news. I had an artist on a writers’ round with him a few years back, and not only did Billy seem like a very kind man, I got to hear him sing “Like A Virgin.” Unforgettable, just like the songs he wrote.
Billy Steinberg was a pop wizard. The hits he cowrote!! I Drove All Night! True Colors! Like A Virgin! Devastating. variety.com/2026/music/o...
Billy Steinberg, Songwriter Who Co-Wrote Smashes Including ‘Like a Virgin,’ ‘True Colors,’ ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘So Emotional,’ Dies at 74
Billy Steinberg, part of one of the most successful songwriting teams of the '80s and '90s, from 'Eternal Flame' to 'I Touch Myself,' has died.
variety.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Ahhhhh such sad news. I had an artist on a writers’ round with him a few years back, and not only did Billy seem like a very kind man, I got to hear him sing “Like A Virgin.” Unforgettable, just like the songs he wrote.
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lake lanier again www.11alive.com/article/news...
Body found in car pulled from Lake Lanier, sheriff's office says; foul play not suspected
A witness provided a photo to 11Alive's Cody Alcorn on Monday showing a car submerged at Lake Lanier.
www.11alive.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
lake lanier again www.11alive.com/article/news...
The tree is gone, long live the tree
February 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The tree is gone, long live the tree
Nashville Urbanist Bluesky is being torn apart by children who do not understand cinema
I see @seanforfive.com's Star Wars opinions track with his bicycle rack opinions
You should start with Episode 1. It’s a natural place to begin, being the first episode, and also the best of the Star Wars Films
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Nashville Urbanist Bluesky is being torn apart by children who do not understand cinema
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“Relocating” Nashvillian houses and businesses so the Have’s from other counties can save 6 minutes on their drive to work
Have you all seen this crazy Choice Lane map showing the businesses and residential areas impacted by this lunacy?
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www.tdot.tn.gov
February 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“Relocating” Nashvillian houses and businesses so the Have’s from other counties can save 6 minutes on their drive to work
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Pan-Asia Market just opened and it’s gonna have to move💀
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Pan-Asia Market just opened and it’s gonna have to move💀
Well that does it: the Japanese pair has to do the Pamchenko if they want a chance at gold
Again, my only references are The Cutting Edge. I’m sorry. I’m trying to stop
Again, my only references are The Cutting Edge. I’m sorry. I’m trying to stop
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Well that does it: the Japanese pair has to do the Pamchenko if they want a chance at gold
Again, my only references are The Cutting Edge. I’m sorry. I’m trying to stop
Again, my only references are The Cutting Edge. I’m sorry. I’m trying to stop
What skating song would play as well in the U.S. as Volare plays in Italy?
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
What skating song would play as well in the U.S. as Volare plays in Italy?
Reading the New Yorker with your dog under a heat lamp on the back porch of a brewery remains undefeated
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Reading the New Yorker with your dog under a heat lamp on the back porch of a brewery remains undefeated
Entire Norwegian curling team is bait for the Love Is Blind casting team
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Entire Norwegian curling team is bait for the Love Is Blind casting team
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"Half the country thinks—"
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Wrote about the Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show and the Melania movie as the latest in a larger project to make the American right *seem* far more popular and culturally relevant than it actually is.
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
Nothing Real Can Emerge From The American Right's Unreality
The idea that the US is split exactly down the middle politically and culturally infiltrates everything
badfaithtimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"Half the country thinks—"
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
I did not know there was a mercy rule in curling
February 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I did not know there was a mercy rule in curling
Oh did you want to enter the secret race because you saw it on the internet?
The 2026 Barkley Marathons began with one of the strongest fields ever. The starting field came from 15 Counties as well as 15 States, and included ten women. The course seemed not to care. Over 70% of the field is done. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Oh did you want to enter the secret race because you saw it on the internet?
Confused why we aren’t calling any of the speed skating dudes QUAD GOD
February 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Confused why we aren’t calling any of the speed skating dudes QUAD GOD
“K so you can go down the ice tube feet first while on a sled on your back, or…”
“Wait, or?”
“Or you can go face first while holding on to two ice skates, but -“
“YES PLEASE”
“Wait, or?”
“Or you can go face first while holding on to two ice skates, but -“
“YES PLEASE”
February 14, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“K so you can go down the ice tube feet first while on a sled on your back, or…”
“Wait, or?”
“Or you can go face first while holding on to two ice skates, but -“
“YES PLEASE”
“Wait, or?”
“Or you can go face first while holding on to two ice skates, but -“
“YES PLEASE”
Hey guess what’s coming to Nashville
February 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Hey guess what’s coming to Nashville
I’m celebrating this infernal “holiday” by taking down my Christmas lights
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I’m celebrating this infernal “holiday” by taking down my Christmas lights
This morning’s VJ Big 40 from 1987 is a banger
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “Control,” and then “I Wanna Go Back” into “Mandolin Rain”? Where is my Schwinn
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “Control,” and then “I Wanna Go Back” into “Mandolin Rain”? Where is my Schwinn
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This morning’s VJ Big 40 from 1987 is a banger
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “Control,” and then “I Wanna Go Back” into “Mandolin Rain”? Where is my Schwinn
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “Control,” and then “I Wanna Go Back” into “Mandolin Rain”? Where is my Schwinn
Every single doctor on TV medical shows including The Pitt does CPR chest compressions too fast. “Stayin’ Alive,” folks. Sing “Stayin’ Alive.”
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Every single doctor on TV medical shows including The Pitt does CPR chest compressions too fast. “Stayin’ Alive,” folks. Sing “Stayin’ Alive.”
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Breaking:Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought a Wilson County facility to house detained immigrants. Few details have been made available and neither Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto nor state lawmakers were aware of the purchase. Props to @anitawadhwani.bsky.social for getting the story.
ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
tennesseelookout.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Breaking:Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought a Wilson County facility to house detained immigrants. Few details have been made available and neither Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto nor state lawmakers were aware of the purchase. Props to @anitawadhwani.bsky.social for getting the story.
Told the tree in my backyard that I almost got Final Destinationed on Gallatin today. It felt really sorry for me.
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Told the tree in my backyard that I almost got Final Destinationed on Gallatin today. It felt really sorry for me.