David Blum
@dblum.bsky.social
former: EIC, The Village Voice, Kindle Singles, Audible Originals
current: writer
current: writer
In the August 27, 1965 cover story of The Beatles Magazine, Lara Prendergast gains exclusive access to an LSD tea party hosted by the Beatles at Zsa Zsa Gabor's fabled Hollywood Hiils hideaway. Guests include David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Peter Fonda and our intrepid reporter. Hijinks ensue!
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
In the August 27, 1965 cover story of The Beatles Magazine, Lara Prendergast gains exclusive access to an LSD tea party hosted by the Beatles at Zsa Zsa Gabor's fabled Hollywood Hiils hideaway. Guests include David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Peter Fonda and our intrepid reporter. Hijinks ensue!
@matttomic.bsky.social Matt, Dave Blum here. My son Sam wrote about you in the Athletic. Have quick Tungsten related q for you. email me at dblumnyc@gmail.com. Thank you!
August 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@matttomic.bsky.social Matt, Dave Blum here. My son Sam wrote about you in the Athletic. Have quick Tungsten related q for you. email me at dblumnyc@gmail.com. Thank you!
This week's cover story in The Beatles Magazine: the inside story on Paul McCartney and Jane Asher. Only on Substack. Free to all. thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This week's cover story in The Beatles Magazine: the inside story on Paul McCartney and Jane Asher. Only on Substack. Free to all. thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com
Hello friends!
Welcome to The Beatles Magazine, now on Substack.
The first post, "A Brief History of The Beatles Magazine," is available now at the link below. It explains everything.
Please subscribe! It's free. Love, Dave
thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
Welcome to The Beatles Magazine, now on Substack.
The first post, "A Brief History of The Beatles Magazine," is available now at the link below. It explains everything.
Please subscribe! It's free. Love, Dave
thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hello friends!
Welcome to The Beatles Magazine, now on Substack.
The first post, "A Brief History of The Beatles Magazine," is available now at the link below. It explains everything.
Please subscribe! It's free. Love, Dave
thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
Welcome to The Beatles Magazine, now on Substack.
The first post, "A Brief History of The Beatles Magazine," is available now at the link below. It explains everything.
Please subscribe! It's free. Love, Dave
thebeatlesmagazine.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
It’s reassuring to realize I could comfortably fit 12 cage-free hens in my New York City apartment.
December 24, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It’s reassuring to realize I could comfortably fit 12 cage-free hens in my New York City apartment.
Why are red peppers more expensive than green peppers? Also, why do I care?
December 9, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Why are red peppers more expensive than green peppers? Also, why do I care?
I've always loved Trader Joe's pistachio nuts, but not a fan of their bags of unshelled pistachios called "nutmeats." Come on, Joe. You're better than that.
November 26, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I've always loved Trader Joe's pistachio nuts, but not a fan of their bags of unshelled pistachios called "nutmeats." Come on, Joe. You're better than that.
There needs to be a fundamental re-think of the side salad. It's losing the battle with the fries.
November 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
There needs to be a fundamental re-think of the side salad. It's losing the battle with the fries.
I could have had class. I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody. Instead of a Blum, which is what I am, let's face it.
November 14, 2024 at 4:16 PM
I could have had class. I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody. Instead of a Blum, which is what I am, let's face it.
Just flew in from the coast and boy, are my jokes tired.
November 14, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Just flew in from the coast and boy, are my jokes tired.
I just can't get the words "Rusty Sabich" out of my head.
November 12, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I just can't get the words "Rusty Sabich" out of my head.
I hope Charli XCX is bracing herself for the inevitable Kamala Harris documentary about her enduring trauma over this.
Kamala Harris 'Is Brat,' Says Singer Charli XCX: Explaining Why Yes, That's a Compliment
Charli XCX said Vice President Kamala Harris "is Brat," prompting the vice president's campaign account to embrace Charli XCX's hit album "Brat" soon after
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July 23, 2024 at 12:49 AM
I hope Charli XCX is bracing herself for the inevitable Kamala Harris documentary about her enduring trauma over this.
Someone who has been briefed on my thinking but who declines to be named is pretty sure I’m about to take her out for her morning poop.
July 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Someone who has been briefed on my thinking but who declines to be named is pretty sure I’m about to take her out for her morning poop.
The original Brat Pack. Spring, 1981.
July 5, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The original Brat Pack. Spring, 1981.
This has been a Mark Goodson/Bill Todman production.
June 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
This has been a Mark Goodson/Bill Todman production.
In June of 1985, I published "Hollywood's Brat Pack" on the cover of New York Magazine. Almost four decades later, I stand by my story. www.vulture.com/article/holl...
I Called Them Brats, and I Stand by It
Forty years and a documentary later, I still don’t know why my words “Hollywood’s Brat Pack” caused so much agony.
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June 13, 2024 at 7:23 PM
In June of 1985, I published "Hollywood's Brat Pack" on the cover of New York Magazine. Almost four decades later, I stand by my story. www.vulture.com/article/holl...
I used to tell my kids that when the ice cream truck played that music, it meant they were out of ice cream. It worked!
June 9, 2024 at 2:34 PM
I used to tell my kids that when the ice cream truck played that music, it meant they were out of ice cream. It worked!
Seems to me long covid is bad enough without the added burden of congestion pricing.
June 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Seems to me long covid is bad enough without the added burden of congestion pricing.
I am today announcing a re-organization of my spice shelf. Cumin and paprika are leaving to spend more time with their families.
June 3, 2024 at 12:47 PM
I am today announcing a re-organization of my spice shelf. Cumin and paprika are leaving to spend more time with their families.
Listening to a @spotify.com playlist and realizing I am old enough to remember listening to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and thinking, wow, yeah, that speaks to me
May 16, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Listening to a @spotify.com playlist and realizing I am old enough to remember listening to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and thinking, wow, yeah, that speaks to me
Why hasn't someone launched a chain of marijuana dispensaries called Duane Weed?
March 31, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Why hasn't someone launched a chain of marijuana dispensaries called Duane Weed?
If I were living under a rock, I think I'd have more serious problems than not hearing about Taylor Swift's new boyfriend.
March 14, 2024 at 9:57 PM
If I were living under a rock, I think I'd have more serious problems than not hearing about Taylor Swift's new boyfriend.
This is distressing. I’ve just been diagnosed with the opposite of Imposter’s Syndrome.
March 12, 2024 at 11:00 PM
This is distressing. I’ve just been diagnosed with the opposite of Imposter’s Syndrome.
I wonder how the tea industry feels about its new meaning as “negative information you want to know about somebody else”
February 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I wonder how the tea industry feels about its new meaning as “negative information you want to know about somebody else”