Mark E. Griffin
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Mark E. Griffin
@marvelousmarks.bsky.social
Writer for hire of science, music, food, culture, and kids. Podcaster of those things, too.
Audio producer, writer, storyteller, McSweeney's, Cap Times, Wisconsin Life, etc.
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If it turns out that offensive rebounds are as valuable (or moreso?) than 3s, than it's going to bring balance to the force. And the beauty is, it was bound (ugh, no pun I swear) to happen. Someone was going to innovate!
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Good afternoon, #Sciwri25!
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Gotta eat your pre #Sciwri25 eggs
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Perfect line Karalis
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nice piece on player reactions to the #NBA betting scandal from @noadalzell.bsky.social. Illuminating quote from Jaylen Brown, who I know is talking direct $$$, but he knows ad revenue from gambling sites is part of the reason the cap (& his salary) keeps going up www.celticsblog.com/articles/123...
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Shut it down
October 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Feels a little bit like cheating bc we’re not even into Stevie’s golden era but
October 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ok yup that explains it
September 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is going to be a massive boon to education, the state’s economy, and general wellbeing. Wonder how many other states copy it www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Also FINALLY a book about writing that doesn’t excoriate me for not clacking the keys on my Olympia from 8 AM - 2 PM every single day
September 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#DearWriter by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social is a warm blanket infused with a rallying cry for writers like me. Can’t wait to get deep into it
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the odd case that other things have taken priority, for @mcsweeneys.net, I imagine the consequences of classroom Chromebook defenestration: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
September 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Saw a butterfly I’ve never seen before, and it was really happy to have a phone stuck in its face. Then I see there is an article about it! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
August 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Things are rough in Beantown
August 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TIL that there is a two and a half hour director's cut of the 1989 movie The Wizard, starring Jenny Lewis and Fred Savage.
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
July 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Dammit McSweeney’s!
July 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
June 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is such a great line that kind of encompasses healthy eating in America. You're not battling yourself, you're battling an entire industry constantly trying to feed you bad stuff.
May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Finally getting a chance to recombobulate, @danshafer.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great rundown @wired.com on this place (w a shoutout to @minakimes.bsky.social's outreach in the sports world).

My one concern is that when the CEO gives the pitch, as a layperson with limited understanding of how the "ecosystem" works, I get a little lost. #scicomm www.wired.com/story/big-in...
May 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thank you!
May 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
May 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM