Evan Allgood
@evoooooooooooo.bsky.social
Writer for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Millions, The Novelizers, Current Affairs, Points in Case, Vol. 1 Brooklyn
https://www.evanallgood.com/
https://www.evanallgood.com/
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Brutus before and after you adopt him. This big mush has been waiting at Sean Casey Animal Rescue for months! He loves people, treats, and walks; other dogs, not so much
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Brutus before and after you adopt him. This big mush has been waiting at Sean Casey Animal Rescue for months! He loves people, treats, and walks; other dogs, not so much
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i now believe that jeffrey epstein killed himself because if i wrote like that i would kill myself
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
i now believe that jeffrey epstein killed himself because if i wrote like that i would kill myself
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In John Kelly’s animated short film, narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, nothing’s off limits when it comes to thinking about the future—particularly when there’s so much left to do. Watch it here. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dSCTX3
The Dream of Finishing One’s To-Do List in “Retirement Plan”
In John Kelly’s animated short film, narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, nothing’s off limits when it comes to thinking about the future—particularly when there’s so much left to do.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In John Kelly’s animated short film, narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, nothing’s off limits when it comes to thinking about the future—particularly when there’s so much left to do. Watch it here. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dSCTX3
Apropos of, uh, everything, here's a spoof toy ad by me and @jlongo.bsky.social for the latest edition of @currentaffairs.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Apropos of, uh, everything, here's a spoof toy ad by me and @jlongo.bsky.social for the latest edition of @currentaffairs.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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The passivity of rodenticides doesn’t merely reflect the fact that we like to economize money and time. It also betrays our casual attitude towards rats—we don’t feel we owe rats the consideration required to minimize the suffering we inflict upon them. www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-real...
We Really Need to Stop Poisoning Rats
It’s unspeakably cruel to the rats themselves, and it harms humans and other animals in countless ways. There are better options.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The passivity of rodenticides doesn’t merely reflect the fact that we like to economize money and time. It also betrays our casual attitude towards rats—we don’t feel we owe rats the consideration required to minimize the suffering we inflict upon them. www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-real...
I don't know if this is a period of perceived success for Hawke, but between Blue Moon, The Lowdown, The Last Movie Stars, and The Good Lord Bird, he's done several of my favorite things over the past five years
"When I look back on my life, it’s the time periods of perceived success that I do the least amount of growing and the most amount of atrophy, and the times of perceived failures that I find myself."
For @letterboxd.social I spoke to Ethan Hawke about BLUE MOON
For @letterboxd.social I spoke to Ethan Hawke about BLUE MOON
Unplanned Obsolescence: Ethan Hawke on going to those dark places—while keeping it funny—in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
As Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon opens in theaters, Ethan Hawke talks to Marya E. Gates about embodying real-life lyricist Lorenz Hart, the nourishment of creative community and the ultra-fine line be...
letterboxd.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I don't know if this is a period of perceived success for Hawke, but between Blue Moon, The Lowdown, The Last Movie Stars, and The Good Lord Bird, he's done several of my favorite things over the past five years
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perhaps you would like to read my conversation with ethan hawke about the end of the lowdown, and not wanting to sell out, and quixotic lead characters, and peter dinklage with hair so long it dragged on the floor
www.vulture.com/article/etha...
www.vulture.com/article/etha...
Ethan Hawke Is Always Chasing the Feeling of Being Lee Raybon
The Lowdown star asks, “How can we be good feminists, and truth tellers, and courageous and functioning members of our community — and still be wild?”
www.vulture.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
perhaps you would like to read my conversation with ethan hawke about the end of the lowdown, and not wanting to sell out, and quixotic lead characters, and peter dinklage with hair so long it dragged on the floor
www.vulture.com/article/etha...
www.vulture.com/article/etha...
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Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Rest now sister. We have the kente. I'll see you in Wakanda.
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Rest now sister. We have the kente. I'll see you in Wakanda.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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The first Superman Sunday newspaper strip was published on November 5, 1939.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The first Superman Sunday newspaper strip was published on November 5, 1939.
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I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
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i love new york city. many people are weird about it but it’s a special place. and i’m very relieved that we did not allow a politics of despair to get a foothold
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i love new york city. many people are weird about it but it’s a special place. and i’m very relieved that we did not allow a politics of despair to get a foothold
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cuomo giving the silent nod for catering to bring out the arsenic meatballs
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
cuomo giving the silent nod for catering to bring out the arsenic meatballs
Wizards fans after we go 1-81
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Wizards fans after we go 1-81
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Our stunning 56th issue is here. This is a fun one, folks!
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Our stunning 56th issue is here. This is a fun one, folks!
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
Thrilled to see @alejandrobot.com's sharp, original, funny, and yes, scary, slasher LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER out in the wild. Go pick it up!
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thrilled to see @alejandrobot.com's sharp, original, funny, and yes, scary, slasher LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER out in the wild. Go pick it up!
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"Look. I’m not saying that the ghosts don’t work on any level. The little clown boy that pops out of the fridge startles the shit out of me every time I grab a handful of cold cuts. But he doesn’t make me think."
Honey, I Don’t Think Our Haunted House Is Elevated
INTERVIEWER: People usually use [the term “elevated horror”] to refer to A24’s movies, horror that’s very heavy on the metaphorical. Hereditary, Mi...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Look. I’m not saying that the ghosts don’t work on any level. The little clown boy that pops out of the fridge startles the shit out of me every time I grab a handful of cold cuts. But he doesn’t make me think."
Excerpts from my Hallowzine piece, "Don Draper Pitches Halloween Costumes" (edited and illustrated by @evanjohnstondesign.bsky.social). Get the zine to read the rest! www.etsy.com/listing/4389...
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Excerpts from my Hallowzine piece, "Don Draper Pitches Halloween Costumes" (edited and illustrated by @evanjohnstondesign.bsky.social). Get the zine to read the rest! www.etsy.com/listing/4389...
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Sentient is seeking an Audience Manager with newsroom experience to lead and expand our audience engagement and distribution strategy.
Salary: $80,000 to $90,000
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/6RlpnPf