Jon Barrett
@jonbarrett.bsky.social
Editor. Observer. Loafer.
📍Brooklyn/FIP
Bloomberg Cities, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Formerly The Advocate 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Entertainment Weekly 🎬 Oprah, etc.
http://instagram.com/bontonjon
📍Brooklyn/FIP
Bloomberg Cities, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Formerly The Advocate 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Entertainment Weekly 🎬 Oprah, etc.
http://instagram.com/bontonjon
I quit using Amazon months ago, but my annual Prime membership is just ending now. When they wrote to remind me to renew, I wrote back to explain why I wouldn’t. My message, of course, bounced back (as I was directed to their customer-service page. So will share here instead :)
April 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I quit using Amazon months ago, but my annual Prime membership is just ending now. When they wrote to remind me to renew, I wrote back to explain why I wouldn’t. My message, of course, bounced back (as I was directed to their customer-service page. So will share here instead :)
Meatpacking District on fire today.
March 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Meatpacking District on fire today.
“Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!”
March 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!”
does this count, Scott?
March 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
does this count, Scott?
I was looking for alternative program for tonight.
But this is not the escape I needed.
But this is not the escape I needed.
March 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I was looking for alternative program for tonight.
But this is not the escape I needed.
But this is not the escape I needed.
68, however, is looking pretty shitty. (see tweet thread below).
As a former editor in chief of The Advocate, I rescind this 2011 cover because there is no LGB without T. 🏳️⚧️
As a former editor in chief of The Advocate, I rescind this 2011 cover because there is no LGB without T. 🏳️⚧️
February 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
68, however, is looking pretty shitty. (see tweet thread below).
As a former editor in chief of The Advocate, I rescind this 2011 cover because there is no LGB without T. 🏳️⚧️
As a former editor in chief of The Advocate, I rescind this 2011 cover because there is no LGB without T. 🏳️⚧️
Your move, Governor.
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Your move, Governor.
Morning, afternoon, evening mantra.
February 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Morning, afternoon, evening mantra.
So which one is it NYTimes?
February 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So which one is it NYTimes?
While Matt's story has been removed from the White House website (for now), his name is carved into the stone of the Washington National Cathedral. It's an honor that another (whose name isn't even worth mentioning) would never be worthy. www.them.us/story/trump-...
January 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
While Matt's story has been removed from the White House website (for now), his name is carved into the stone of the Washington National Cathedral. It's an honor that another (whose name isn't even worth mentioning) would never be worthy. www.them.us/story/trump-...
In case anybody wants to join me: cathedral.org.
Also a reminder that the Cathedral, which is the final resting place of Matthew Shepard, has long been our side.
Also a reminder that the Cathedral, which is the final resting place of Matthew Shepard, has long been our side.
January 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
In case anybody wants to join me: cathedral.org.
Also a reminder that the Cathedral, which is the final resting place of Matthew Shepard, has long been our side.
Also a reminder that the Cathedral, which is the final resting place of Matthew Shepard, has long been our side.
Every day, inch by inch, I will aim to disentangle my life from these asshats.
January 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Every day, inch by inch, I will aim to disentangle my life from these asshats.
Late-night diner run, Miami Beach.
January 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Late-night diner run, Miami Beach.
And?
Who needs AI when coverage of this upcoming administration pretty much writes itself in a Mad Libs fashion: Fill in atrocious subject, verb, adjective, adverb, and voila!
Who needs AI when coverage of this upcoming administration pretty much writes itself in a Mad Libs fashion: Fill in atrocious subject, verb, adjective, adverb, and voila!
November 28, 2024 at 6:13 PM
And?
Who needs AI when coverage of this upcoming administration pretty much writes itself in a Mad Libs fashion: Fill in atrocious subject, verb, adjective, adverb, and voila!
Who needs AI when coverage of this upcoming administration pretty much writes itself in a Mad Libs fashion: Fill in atrocious subject, verb, adjective, adverb, and voila!
I woke up to these roosters (in Playa Zipolite) that, I assume, are crowing because they're not turkeys.
November 25, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I woke up to these roosters (in Playa Zipolite) that, I assume, are crowing because they're not turkeys.
In the immortal words of Real Housewives’ Mary Cosby after her Breakfast at Tiffany’s brunch: “This is [supposed to be] about Audrey Hepburn, not The Flintstones.”
November 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
In the immortal words of Real Housewives’ Mary Cosby after her Breakfast at Tiffany’s brunch: “This is [supposed to be] about Audrey Hepburn, not The Flintstones.”
me when I realized by that, for five years, my LinkedIn page said I worked in "pubic-sector innovation."
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 AM
me when I realized by that, for five years, my LinkedIn page said I worked in "pubic-sector innovation."
10 years ago, I felt incredibly helpless as I watched the craziness unfold in Ferguson, Mo. And, at the suggestion of someone on social media, I made a $25 donation to the local library. (1/4)
November 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
10 years ago, I felt incredibly helpless as I watched the craziness unfold in Ferguson, Mo. And, at the suggestion of someone on social media, I made a $25 donation to the local library. (1/4)
