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nick andersen
@nicktheandersen.com
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writer, thinker, amateur cheesemonger. senior producer for ministry of ideas | host of pilot. princess. trash collector. former npr, gbh, wbur, wxyc, dth. https://nicktheandersen.com
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i have lived in massachusetts for 12 years now and i have come to appreciate the taciturn social structure here, but i’ll be damned if this kooky spanish jacket doesn’t shatter even the coldest masshole into a cross street shouted compliment
an ios portrait mode selfie of the poster, a mid30s cis white man with short brown hair, wearing brown sunglasses and a patchwork colorful jacket. the jacket is red, pink, blue, purple, yellow, black, green and white (it was red and yellow and purple etc) and it is epic.
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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i am in a cozy trap plz send help
selfie of the poster, a mid 30s cis white man, wearing a tight navy blue polo shirt and smirking at the camera, which is angled up at his face from down the way on a yellow couch on which he is sitting. between the hand and the man is a cat, milo, a young white and orange creamsicle house cat, curled up asleep, adorably. the couch sits in a bay window with a cloudy autumnal afternoon outside. a book rests on top of the couch.
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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everything about this required and wonderful french bar cart sounds simply divine [via yet another excellent @hels.bsky.social review]
a screenshot of an emailed restaurant review, topped with a photo of the torso of an unseen wait staff in classic white bar coat and black pants, theatrically pouring a dirty martini into a glass. nearby, a silver glass of lush green olives and an empty silver glass. txt: "There is no bar upstairs, but Chateau Royale’s solution to this logistical problem is my favorite detail of a dinner there: an old-fashioned bar cart. A limited menu of cocktails—an olive-oil-washed dirty Martini, a citrus-scented Old Fashioned—are premixed downstairs, chilled to near-freezing in crystal decanters, and then ferried around the dining room on the cart, to be poured tableside. This mobile bar crisscrosses the room’s checkerboard floor with the growling rumble of a subway train. One gets the sense that the sound is intentional: someone could easily pop in and fix the cart, tightening an axle or applying a smidge of lubricant, but its purring clackety-clack gives the device a sense of presence, a bit of happy, blasé imperfection. Even if you skip the hard stuff, it’s worth ending your meal with a splash of Champagne—ideally, poured from a silver ewer over a garnet-hued sphere of cassis sorbet, a thrillingly state-changed kir royale. At last, a bit of fizz and lightness, a sliver of dawn at the end of a velvet night."
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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you’re truly not prepared for the level of detail on this ~s P o O k Y~ take on the louvre heist in my camberville neighborhood
a side of an early 1900s somerville three family shingle sided home is shown, with six different skeleton figures shown in an homage to the 2025 louvre museum heist. two skeletons are climbing the upper floors of the building, seemingly about to enter the home through a window, two other skeletons at street level sit at a café table in black balaclavas and are adorned with ‘jewels,’ and a final skeleton has a french flag and a police hat in hand. a sixth thief skeleton is also upside down in a tree nearby. it is epic. it is halloween. it is magnifique.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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[v cristin miloti in ‘30 rock’ season five, episode 16 voice] i’m a ~very~ sexy kirby
a photo of the poster, a white cis 30something man standing in a kitchen wearing a pink mesh crop top tank, pink gloves, pink running shorts and pink gloves with two bright red circular dots on his cheeks. a cat, milo, is attacking a pink mask ribbon on a table nearby. he looks like a gay man trying too hard
October 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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i got a haircut so naturally i have to post about and blatantly fish for compliments
an ios portrait mode selfie of the poster, a mid 30s cis white man wearing a blue v neck shirt and brown members only jacket, staring askance at the camera. his brown hair is close cropped on the side and playfully loose on the top. he has gay man in his 30s hair, please approve, reader.
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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i’ve recently taken to calling milo ‘handsome dan’ and while he lacks the panache and personal flair of the actual handsome dan he’s definitely a contender i’d wager
a close up shot of milo, an adorable orange and white creamsicle house cat, perched on a yellow couch pillow near a blurry window. his eyes are wide open and his front left paw is cocked. he is very cute and very soft and even very handsome.
October 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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well, that was a thing
a photo of the poster, a white cis male, running in a large road race (the 2025 chicago marathon). he is sticking his tongue out and has both his thumbs up. he is wearing a bright neon orange tank top and forest green running tights, with bright blue running shoes.
October 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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well, we doing this
a photo of the poster, a mid30s cis white man with shaggy brown hair, standing in front of a large sign reading RUN CHI. he’s wearing a blue t shirt with an outline of the state of michigan, with a runner forming the state’s western lake michigan coast. he is holding a racing bib, reading D17563, his entry number for tomorrow’s chicago marathon
October 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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look at this GORGEOUS mid-century modern gem @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social highlighted that basically has a conversation pit if you squint
image from a staged real estate listing, showing a multilevel living room area, centered on a lit stone fireplace. wooden floors and walls also lead to a small half flight of stairs along a striking red sofa. this is not a conversation pit per se, but pretend with me, would you?
October 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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i absolutely do want to brag about the savory apple caramelized onion walnut thyme and cornerstone cheese tart i made for my anniversary dinner last night. it was delicious.
an ios portrait mode photo of a savory tart in a pyrex dish, with a thick brown crust and half of the tart missing. thyme leaves, walnuts, apples and onions are visible. a black and silver knife lies on top of the tart remains. the dish sits on a black stovetop.
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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wow i’ve been married for ~three~ whole years look at that (here i am giving my vows / dragging my husband to great success)
a photo of three white cisgender folks standing in front of a vine wall under an archway with blue, orange and white flowers; the left, a blonde cis male in a black tuxedo with a corsage matching the archway flowers, he is laughing and clapping; in the middle, a cis woman in a flowing white gown and floral crown that also matches the arch flowers; on the right, the poster, a brown haired cis man in a green tuxedo, holding a microphone and pausing while reciting his wedding vows.
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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i will say this — it takes a real asshat to get the calm, collected and cordial @ari-shapiro.bsky.social to be this publicly cutting (via @nwquah.bsky.social intw // @vulture.com)
screen shot of an interview between (unidentified) nick quah and ari shapiro, bold text first (nick) followed by unbold (ari): “BOLD I’m curious about what you think of Berliner’s actual arguments. / BOLD I thought there were a lot of factually false statements in it that could easily be disproven. In fact, some of my colleagues did go through point-by-point and say, “this is not accurate, this is not accurate.” He reached a conclusion he clearly believed in, but I don’t think the evidence is there to support the conclusion he reached. I think it was the Washington Post that noted the last time NPR had to fully retract a story because it was so far removed from the facts, Uri Berliner was the lead editor. So I’ll give the guy this much. At least he’s consistent.”
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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out here tryna
a close up of a white mug, with the phrase ‘Make It In Massachusetts’ in slanted blue text an a white human hand giving a thumbs up sign, surrounded by the same blue in a messy circle. the mug rests on a wooden table, between a closed apple ipad and an open apple macbook air, with a gmail window open but unseen. the room beyond is a lovely glassed in three season porch, and a framed picture of a variety of doors and the word Cranbrook is featured on the wall in view. a string and a small paper are extended out of the mug, for this is two o’clock daily tea time.
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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like, this is who i originally thought he was stepping out with ngl
a close up of an illustration from author patricia polacco’s children’s book, ‘babushka baba yaga,’ a version of the slavic folk tale. the image shows a kind-eyed, pointy-eared older woman with long stringy grey hair and weathered white skin. she holds a narrow stick and is surrounded by green fairies, sitting in a leafy void.
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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so this is mamdami campaign sponcon, right
screenshot of a politico ny newsletter paragraph, reading: "BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Yes, I’m gonna vote. I’m gonna vote for Cuomo, because I feel Mamdani is perfectly nice … his heart’s in the right place, he wants nice things, but I think Cuomo will do a much better job.” — Film director Woody Allen, on the “Honestly with Bari Weiss” podcast. "
September 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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santé, to another season of porch drinks
an ios portrait mode photo of a glassed in porch, with a zoom focus on a tall skinny nick and norah glass full of off red liquid (tomato water martini) with three bright red tomatoes in the glass on a stick. a variety of plates glasses and foods sit throughout on a wooden table. it’s a messy warm image. there are no people visible but trust me they are here. if you’ve read this far and not come to porch drinks yet, come! next spring. you’re invited truly. especially you.
September 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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ALL are welcome, even if you think you aren’t or don’t know me irl etc — dm for our cantab address
a blurry shot of a typewritten message reading well, well well here we are at the F I N A L P O R C H D R I N K S of summer 2025 we laughed, we snacked, we drank and now, we say farewell until sometime next spring full bar, tomato pound cake, milk bread, cheese celebration of nick’s birthday, etc friday, 5 september [crossed out text] 18h - 20h30ish bring yourself, friends, drinks or snacks to pass make it your destination or a mere step on your friday evening if you bail, nick will assume it means you regret his being born so.
September 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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i woke up early and ran to my workout class where i also ran and lifted heavy things and then i ran right back home but it’s my birthday so you have to say nice things to me
a photo of the poster, a 30something cis white man, and a woman, a 30something cis white woman, standing in tight bright workout clothes. the poster is holding a ding reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK’ and the rug they are standing on says BARRY’S. the poster’s nose is v gnarly, bc he fell down while running recently.
September 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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i have achieved my final form (primary color shirt and primary color watch in a primary color room)
an ios portrait mode of the poster, a mid30s cis white man with messy short brown hair, smirking left of center in a mirror (the photo is of the mirror reflection). he is wearing a very mondrian modern short sleeve knit button up, with large primary color rectangles surrounded by black bars and white patches. his watch, a LEGO watch, is also primary colors. the room around him in the mirror is, also, primary colors. (blue and yellow, no red in the room at the moment).
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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final box of tomatoes just dropped
a breathtakingly gorgeous box of red, orange and yellow heirloom, roma and beefsteak tomatoes, all face down, in a white cardboard box. the taste sensation here is PALPABLE
August 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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turns out, reading the entirety of a series of unfortunate events as a child made me like this
an eerie photo of a typewritten sheet of paper, reading "friends we are here at the PENULTIMATE porch drinks friday, 29 august 17h - 19h30 tomatoes, cheese, milk bread, full bar bring yourself and a friend or five and drinks or snacks to share yes, itmight rain but so what the porch is inside only two porch drinks to go why miss out?"
August 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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EIGHTY FOUR SIGNS.

(the best sign is for minvera, please consider this an endorsement)
an image of a political candidate sign, featuring a black cat in the bottom left corner, and the words 'CRIME' in all-caps all white above. the name Minvera 2025 rests to the right of the cat in question. is she advocating for crime? abolishing it? no one knows.
August 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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it’s a stupid spread but i’m not mad
another ios portrait mode shot of a yellow fiestaware plate covered with all the previously shown items — tomato pound cake, pickle scones, cheddar taralli — resting on a wooden table. it is, to be sure, a Quantity Of Food.
August 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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step three: done (cheddar taralli, recipe from renato poliafito via the always wonderful david lebovitz)
yet another ios portrait mode shot, this time of roughly two dozen golden circular crackers, clearly homemade and covered with thick salt flakes, resting on a sheet of parchment that is lightly burnt and also, say it with me, on a black stovetop that is happily not visible.
August 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM