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A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
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UCLA and USC's football teams “first competed against each other in 1929, with USC winning 76-0,” @ddavisla.bsky.social (from Davis' book “Play by Play: Los Angeles Sports Photography, 1889–1989). #UCLA #USC #collegefootball
Los Angeles Times (September 29, 1929):
Los Angeles Times (September 29, 1929):
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
UCLA and USC's football teams “first competed against each other in 1929, with USC winning 76-0,” @ddavisla.bsky.social (from Davis' book “Play by Play: Los Angeles Sports Photography, 1889–1989). #UCLA #USC #collegefootball
Los Angeles Times (September 29, 1929):
Los Angeles Times (September 29, 1929):
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I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
September 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
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This is what made me a dog person ❤️
September 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is what made me a dog person ❤️
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Thanks for taking the time to read this week's SLR, featuring excellent writing/reporting by @kylemacneill.bsky.social, @jonathanmahler.bsky.social, @danielrensch.chess.com, @dwallacewells.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Scam, Flytraps, War on Cancer
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thanks for taking the time to read this week's SLR, featuring excellent writing/reporting by @kylemacneill.bsky.social, @jonathanmahler.bsky.social, @danielrensch.chess.com, @dwallacewells.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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Would you like to see me do a backflip through a flaming hula hoop?
Well, too bad, here’s a thoughtful political podcast interview instead.
Well, too bad, here’s a thoughtful political podcast interview instead.
OC candidate Chris Kluwe is a real man
YouTube video by Donnell Alexander
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September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Would you like to see me do a backflip through a flaming hula hoop?
Well, too bad, here’s a thoughtful political podcast interview instead.
Well, too bad, here’s a thoughtful political podcast interview instead.
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"Hannah Dreier and @rubycramer.bsky.social's latest pieces bring human scale drama to often-difficult-to-grasp discussions of wildfires and immigration, full of details you could nearly reach out and touch." - @jacobfeldman.bsky.social on his top picks
September 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Hannah Dreier and @rubycramer.bsky.social's latest pieces bring human scale drama to often-difficult-to-grasp discussions of wildfires and immigration, full of details you could nearly reach out and touch." - @jacobfeldman.bsky.social on his top picks
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Just got my receipt from @defector.com. Best $119 I spend.
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just got my receipt from @defector.com. Best $119 I spend.
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Check out guest editor Katherine Laidlaw's SLR featuring @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, @violazhou.bsky.social, @ellyfishman.bsky.social, @c-cauterucci.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Katherine Laidlaw, Bird Heist, Dr DeepSeek
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Check out guest editor Katherine Laidlaw's SLR featuring @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, @violazhou.bsky.social, @ellyfishman.bsky.social, @c-cauterucci.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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"Platters stacked with cash, thieves making off with priceless pigeons in the night, wronged fanciers and devoted detectives. This crime caper has everything I could ask for in a story." -Guest editor Katherine Laidlaw's pick by Kevin Sieff @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
The pigeon heist: How racing birds became the target of organized crime
Pigeon races in Chinese cities became opulent symbols of China’s economic boom, with purses over $100 million — exceeding most of the world’s major sports.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Platters stacked with cash, thieves making off with priceless pigeons in the night, wronged fanciers and devoted detectives. This crime caper has everything I could ask for in a story." -Guest editor Katherine Laidlaw's pick by Kevin Sieff @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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After 50 years of shooting hockey, Bruce Bennett finds an even tougher challenge: birds
After 50 Years Of Shooting Hockey, Bruce Bennett Finds An Even Tougher Challenge: Birds | Defector
If you’re curious about what hockey photographers do during the offseason, there’s no one better to ask than Bruce Bennett. He is the world’s most prolific hockey photographer and the head of Getty…
defector.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
After 50 years of shooting hockey, Bruce Bennett finds an even tougher challenge: birds
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Football tragedy, crabs, mercy man & more in this week's SLR. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Football Tragedy, Crabs, Mercy Man
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
August 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Football tragedy, crabs, mercy man & more in this week's SLR. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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Two quarterbacks played a half century apart. With his trademark lyrical prose, @tomjunod.bsky.social unspools the tragic stories of Jay Kutner and Caden Tellier, bound together by the game, forever. @dvnjr.bsky.social's favorite this week www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The Unforgotten: Two QBs and the game that tied them together forever
Two boys played football 50 years apart. The game tied them together forever.
www.espn.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Two quarterbacks played a half century apart. With his trademark lyrical prose, @tomjunod.bsky.social unspools the tragic stories of Jay Kutner and Caden Tellier, bound together by the game, forever. @dvnjr.bsky.social's favorite this week www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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The best food journalism doubles as economics reporting, or cultural snapshot, or revealing profile. Tim Prudente serves up all of that and more in @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's pick this week www.thebanner.com/economy/mary...
Odyssey of the crab: Inside the 1,000-mile network feeding Maryland’s frenzy
Within a generation, the Maryland crab business shifted from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the interstate.
www.thebanner.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The best food journalism doubles as economics reporting, or cultural snapshot, or revealing profile. Tim Prudente serves up all of that and more in @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's pick this week www.thebanner.com/economy/mary...
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An interview with my grandmother, who knows everyone in bluegrass music: defector.com/an-interview...
An Interview With My Grandmother, Who Knows Everyone In Bluegrass Music | Defector
Winfield is a sun-bleached spot of a city in the middle of southeastern Kansas’s farmlands. It’s unremarkable except that it is the home of the Walnut Valley Festival, a long-running bluegrass…
defector.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
An interview with my grandmother, who knows everyone in bluegrass music: defector.com/an-interview...
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Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
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this is my favorite defector piece ever. @ddavisla.bsky.social goes deep on a person whose hockey photography career i have followed for almost 50 years. fascinating, wonderful profile of a very talented man
Four of my favorite nouns in one blog: Hockey, Bruce Bennett, birds, and of course @ddavisla.bsky.social. defector.com/after-50-yea...
After 50 Years Of Shooting Hockey, Bruce Bennett Finds An Even Tougher Challenge: Birds | Defector
If you’re curious about what hockey photographers do during the offseason, there’s no one better to ask than Bruce Bennett. He is the world’s most prolific hockey photographer and the head of Getty Im...
defector.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
this is my favorite defector piece ever. @ddavisla.bsky.social goes deep on a person whose hockey photography career i have followed for almost 50 years. fascinating, wonderful profile of a very talented man
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Four of my favorite nouns in one blog: Hockey, Bruce Bennett, birds, and of course @ddavisla.bsky.social. defector.com/after-50-yea...
After 50 Years Of Shooting Hockey, Bruce Bennett Finds An Even Tougher Challenge: Birds | Defector
If you’re curious about what hockey photographers do during the offseason, there’s no one better to ask than Bruce Bennett. He is the world’s most prolific hockey photographer and the head of Getty Im...
defector.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Four of my favorite nouns in one blog: Hockey, Bruce Bennett, birds, and of course @ddavisla.bsky.social. defector.com/after-50-yea...
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For a limited time, you can try out three months of Defector blogs for less than the price of a happy hour pint. I hope you will do it, because I think the blogs are good and the more people that subscribe the more we can hire. defector.com/defector-is-...
Defector Is Celebrating Its Fifth Birthday By Giving You A Big Fat Discount | Defector
Defector turns five next month. At last week’s offsite meetings, we celebrated that accomplishment and talked seriously about the 10-year mark—how we’re going to get there, and what we want Defector t...
defector.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For a limited time, you can try out three months of Defector blogs for less than the price of a happy hour pint. I hope you will do it, because I think the blogs are good and the more people that subscribe the more we can hire. defector.com/defector-is-...
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Check out this week's SLR featuring @riquier.bsky.social, @danwetzel.bsky.social, @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social, @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, @charlottetklein.bsky.social, @epcalabro.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Worm Hunters, Missing Journalist, Doodlemania
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
August 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Check out this week's SLR featuring @riquier.bsky.social, @danwetzel.bsky.social, @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social, @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, @charlottetklein.bsky.social, @epcalabro.bsky.social & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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In @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick this week, @royinori.bsky.social gets her hands dirty (literally) to explore the world of worm hunting. thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...
On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local
Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...
thelocal.to
August 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick this week, @royinori.bsky.social gets her hands dirty (literally) to explore the world of worm hunting. thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...
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Just Released! This 60th anniversary set showcases lost recordings, archival photos & memory- unlocking ephemera with liner notes from the set’s producer, Alec Palao and me on the history of the old 5-4 and the revue’s whirlwind showcase here in LA just days before Watts lit up.
August 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just Released! This 60th anniversary set showcases lost recordings, archival photos & memory- unlocking ephemera with liner notes from the set’s producer, Alec Palao and me on the history of the old 5-4 and the revue’s whirlwind showcase here in LA just days before Watts lit up.
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Ahh...Youth! by Mike Kelley, 1991 📸 by @JonSooHooPics
August 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Ahh...Youth! by Mike Kelley, 1991 📸 by @JonSooHooPics
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Happy Sunday! Today, we celebrate our 500th edition. Thank you for your reading. Your support drives us to continue publishing a longform journalism newsletter that is best in its class. Please enjoy! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: 500 Editions!
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
August 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Sunday! Today, we celebrate our 500th edition. Thank you for your reading. Your support drives us to continue publishing a longform journalism newsletter that is best in its class. Please enjoy! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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The topics covered in this story couldn’t be more, well, heady. But @rachelaviv.bsky.social wisely grounds all of the mind-frying discussion in a miraculous, painful journey of one mother and her two kids' hunt for answers. Top pick this week. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?
www.newyorker.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The topics covered in this story couldn’t be more, well, heady. But @rachelaviv.bsky.social wisely grounds all of the mind-frying discussion in a miraculous, painful journey of one mother and her two kids' hunt for answers. Top pick this week. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...