Brendan Menapace
@brendanmenapace.bsky.social
Writer for places like Spin, Stereogum, Esquire, Paste, Vice, Brooklyn Vegan, etc. Got my own thing over at www.snakesandsparklers.com.
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Was there ever a bigger whiff with a magazine betting on who/what is the next big thing?
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Was there ever a bigger whiff with a magazine betting on who/what is the next big thing?
Is Vice stunt journalism back??
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Is Vice stunt journalism back??
This paragraph might be the most Music Writer-y stuff I've ever written. Thankful that in whatever fugue state I was in when I wrote this, I at least avoided "urgent."
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This paragraph might be the most Music Writer-y stuff I've ever written. Thankful that in whatever fugue state I was in when I wrote this, I at least avoided "urgent."
I love Richy, but man. You already gotta give Dane the garbage time PK that he earned. But now with 20/20 hindsight you REALLY have to…
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I love Richy, but man. You already gotta give Dane the garbage time PK that he earned. But now with 20/20 hindsight you REALLY have to…
Popped over from the Spurs game to see how the others were doing. Real "Main Character Syndrome" game from Luis Diaz
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Popped over from the Spurs game to see how the others were doing. Real "Main Character Syndrome" game from Luis Diaz
Invoking the spirit that I need today
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Invoking the spirit that I need today
In the early 2000s, if you wanted to be in a serious rock band, you had to have a music video where you play in a strange room and eventually become covered in gunk
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In the early 2000s, if you wanted to be in a serious rock band, you had to have a music video where you play in a strange room and eventually become covered in gunk
Inside you there are two wolves
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Inside you there are two wolves
They weren’t lying
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
They weren’t lying
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thanks @cjsimonson.bsky.social for leaving this in.
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Thanks @cjsimonson.bsky.social for leaving this in.
Only two men can save the Yankees
October 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Only two men can save the Yankees
If the Phillies have to play the Mariners in the World Series
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If the Phillies have to play the Mariners in the World Series
I’ve invented a new kind of journalism that blends sports and pop culture.
September 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’ve invented a new kind of journalism that blends sports and pop culture.
Recession indicator
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Recession indicator
Me excited to watch the CBS Champions League broadcast team
September 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Me excited to watch the CBS Champions League broadcast team
Got a fun interview going up tomorrow (I think)
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Got a fun interview going up tomorrow (I think)
Copenhagen bike rental company has real I Think You Should Leave/Tim & Eric vibes
September 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Copenhagen bike rental company has real I Think You Should Leave/Tim & Eric vibes