Maret Orliss
@maretorliss.bsky.social
Book lover, former op-ed editor and event planner @latimes, pop culture nerd, cat mom, daughter, sister, auntie and friend.
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in honor of Spotify wrapped szn, wondering if folks have decided to leave the platform, and if so, for what reason? ai slop? treatment of artists? funding for AI defense company? thinking (MAYBE) of writing on this so if you have thoughts email suhauna.hussain@latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
in honor of Spotify wrapped szn, wondering if folks have decided to leave the platform, and if so, for what reason? ai slop? treatment of artists? funding for AI defense company? thinking (MAYBE) of writing on this so if you have thoughts email suhauna.hussain@latimes.com
I don’t really get why the editor of the NYT obit of Tom Stoppard let the writer keep his snobby “if you like that sort of thing” tone in there when talking about Shakespeare In Love. It’s fine if the writer thinks that even if I disagree, but that tone doesn’t belong in an obituary, imo
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I don’t really get why the editor of the NYT obit of Tom Stoppard let the writer keep his snobby “if you like that sort of thing” tone in there when talking about Shakespeare In Love. It’s fine if the writer thinks that even if I disagree, but that tone doesn’t belong in an obituary, imo
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen multiple times:
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
Pink Martini
Neko Case
Paul Simon
Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
Pink Martini
Neko Case
Paul Simon
Rolling Stones
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen multiple times:
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
Pink Martini
Neko Case
Paul Simon
Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
Pink Martini
Neko Case
Paul Simon
Rolling Stones
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
I’m certainly not the first person to recommend Sophie Elmhirst’s “A Marriage at Sea” nor will I be the last.
But this book is so damn good - it exceeds all the hype and even better, it got me out of a reading slump and I read it in two days. Now on my list of “unputdownable” books.
But this book is so damn good - it exceeds all the hype and even better, it got me out of a reading slump and I read it in two days. Now on my list of “unputdownable” books.
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’m certainly not the first person to recommend Sophie Elmhirst’s “A Marriage at Sea” nor will I be the last.
But this book is so damn good - it exceeds all the hype and even better, it got me out of a reading slump and I read it in two days. Now on my list of “unputdownable” books.
But this book is so damn good - it exceeds all the hype and even better, it got me out of a reading slump and I read it in two days. Now on my list of “unputdownable” books.
Like, I get they don’t care if poor people die. But setting aside, you know, basic humanity, and looking at things strategically, how is SAYING that and fighting to let people die a good look for them politically?
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Like, I get they don’t care if poor people die. But setting aside, you know, basic humanity, and looking at things strategically, how is SAYING that and fighting to let people die a good look for them politically?
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“wait what did will smith just do”
— the other person in the room, all across America, for the second time in history
— the other person in the room, all across America, for the second time in history
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“wait what did will smith just do”
— the other person in the room, all across America, for the second time in history
— the other person in the room, all across America, for the second time in history
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Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
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If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
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-Davis (8th inning): this has been a great game; you couldn’t ask for more drama
-Rojas HR
-Yamamoto in relief
-HBP to load bases, 1 out
-close force at home
-outfield collision
Davis (10th inning): Now an eagle is fighting a panther in left center
-Rojas HR
-Yamamoto in relief
-HBP to load bases, 1 out
-close force at home
-outfield collision
Davis (10th inning): Now an eagle is fighting a panther in left center
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
-Davis (8th inning): this has been a great game; you couldn’t ask for more drama
-Rojas HR
-Yamamoto in relief
-HBP to load bases, 1 out
-close force at home
-outfield collision
Davis (10th inning): Now an eagle is fighting a panther in left center
-Rojas HR
-Yamamoto in relief
-HBP to load bases, 1 out
-close force at home
-outfield collision
Davis (10th inning): Now an eagle is fighting a panther in left center
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BlueSky filling with baseball tweets means it's a really good game
November 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
BlueSky filling with baseball tweets means it's a really good game
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Search “Christ” by latest. Hilarious.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Search “Christ” by latest. Hilarious.
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<slaps roof of the 2025 MLB playoffs>
This bad boy can fit so many extra innings in it
This bad boy can fit so many extra innings in it
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
<slaps roof of the 2025 MLB playoffs>
This bad boy can fit so many extra innings in it
This bad boy can fit so many extra innings in it
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Finally a ballgame. Excited for the next nine innings!
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Finally a ballgame. Excited for the next nine innings!
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Los Angeles, CA -
As hundreds of Dodgers fans watch the game in Echo Park, a vehicle containing LAPD horses drives by to raucous boos from the fans.
As hundreds of Dodgers fans watch the game in Echo Park, a vehicle containing LAPD horses drives by to raucous boos from the fans.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Los Angeles, CA -
As hundreds of Dodgers fans watch the game in Echo Park, a vehicle containing LAPD horses drives by to raucous boos from the fans.
As hundreds of Dodgers fans watch the game in Echo Park, a vehicle containing LAPD horses drives by to raucous boos from the fans.
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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Will Klein in a "Rapinoe/Kaepernick 2020" shirt
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Will Klein in a "Rapinoe/Kaepernick 2020" shirt
I LOVE THE DODGERS!!!!
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I LOVE THE DODGERS!!!!
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Can we give some props to Dieter Ruhle, who has been absolutely stellar on that organ throughout this entire game?
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Can we give some props to Dieter Ruhle, who has been absolutely stellar on that organ throughout this entire game?
When you type “longest” into Google right now this is what you get
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
When you type “longest” into Google right now this is what you get
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they say there was a time before the Game, once.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
they say there was a time before the Game, once.
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10 years ago tonight
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
10 years ago tonight
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Jesus. 26 athletes stranded. This is basically the plot of "Alive."
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Jesus. 26 athletes stranded. This is basically the plot of "Alive."
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Whoever is writing the little blurbs in the Fox Sports App is getting sick of working.
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Whoever is writing the little blurbs in the Fox Sports App is getting sick of working.
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I know they’re playing in Los Angeles and it is not 1am there but throwing a ball over 100 mph seems like the kind of thing you should only be able to do during business hours, or with special approval from the mayor
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I know they’re playing in Los Angeles and it is not 1am there but throwing a ball over 100 mph seems like the kind of thing you should only be able to do during business hours, or with special approval from the mayor