Sean McCarthy
@sean-l-mccarthy.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, user experience designer, dog dad.
These next few days, we'll see how much the term "South Park Republicans" holds up.
July 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
These next few days, we'll see how much the term "South Park Republicans" holds up.
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alien graffiti can be pretty hurtful 😔
July 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
alien graffiti can be pretty hurtful 😔
RIP, sweet Zoey. You were the best Work-From-Home Office Supervisor I could have ever asked for. To anyone who has a beloved fur baby, please give them an extra treat tonight.
July 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
RIP, sweet Zoey. You were the best Work-From-Home Office Supervisor I could have ever asked for. To anyone who has a beloved fur baby, please give them an extra treat tonight.
@nytimes.com's 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (so far).
My picks:
My picks:
June 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@nytimes.com's 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (so far).
My picks:
My picks:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b... - R.I.P., William Langewiesche. His three-part series about the "unbuilding" of the World Trade Center made me an @theatlantic.com subscriber to this very day.
William Langewiesche, the ‘Steve McQueen of Journalism,’ Dies at 70
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June 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b... - R.I.P., William Langewiesche. His three-part series about the "unbuilding" of the World Trade Center made me an @theatlantic.com subscriber to this very day.
Whole Foods is throwing off some serious March 2020 vibes
June 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Whole Foods is throwing off some serious March 2020 vibes
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The "Inside Job" album cover reminds me of every album cover of either a musician friend at work or a musician friend you know in your own town who finally put out their own album.
May 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The "Inside Job" album cover reminds me of every album cover of either a musician friend at work or a musician friend you know in your own town who finally put out their own album.
It's been a few days, but damn, Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory sounded great at the Salt Shed in Chicago
May 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's been a few days, but damn, Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory sounded great at the Salt Shed in Chicago
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Neil degrees Tyson Explaining the "God of the Gaps".
April 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Neil degrees Tyson Explaining the "God of the Gaps".
I am curious if Steven Hyden would have given 'Hysteria' the same 8.7 grade as @pitchfork.com gave MJ Lenderman's "Manning Fireworks." @stevenhyden.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I am curious if Steven Hyden would have given 'Hysteria' the same 8.7 grade as @pitchfork.com gave MJ Lenderman's "Manning Fireworks." @stevenhyden.bsky.social
Pitchfork's Sunday classic review was not expected, but my eighth-grade self was vindicated by @iancohen.bsky.social 's review pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Def Leppard: Hysteria
Read Ian Cohen’s review of the album.
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April 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Pitchfork's Sunday classic review was not expected, but my eighth-grade self was vindicated by @iancohen.bsky.social 's review pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Tuesday work from home soundtrack. Finally getting to listen to Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's deep, funky "Cool As Weiss." Great pressing drom @coleminerecords.bsky.social. @delvonlamarr.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Tuesday work from home soundtrack. Finally getting to listen to Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's deep, funky "Cool As Weiss." Great pressing drom @coleminerecords.bsky.social. @delvonlamarr.bsky.social
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Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
Add this to the "shit I would never thought I would hear in 1995" list:
March 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Add this to the "shit I would never thought I would hear in 1995" list:
In honor of the 30th anniversary of "The Bends"' release, here's a ten-year old article I wrote about how "The Bends" assured Radiohead wouldn't be confined to "one hit wonder" status www.popmatters.com/radiohead-th...
Radiohead's 'The Bends' and the Escape from Alternative Nation » PopMatters
Most people have played the "music association" game with their favorite bands. In the '80s and early '90s, I heard plenty of "R.E.M. is this generation's
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March 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In honor of the 30th anniversary of "The Bends"' release, here's a ten-year old article I wrote about how "The Bends" assured Radiohead wouldn't be confined to "one hit wonder" status www.popmatters.com/radiohead-th...
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Well, that "keeping us out of wars" campaign promise didn't last long.
Well, that "keeping us out of wars" campaign promise didn't last long.
Trump proposes U.S. control of Gaza, permanent displacement of residents
The idea, a first indicator of Trump’s approach to the conflict, was sure to inflame the region given the history of Palestinians’ displacement from their territory.
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February 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Well, that "keeping us out of wars" campaign promise didn't last long.
Well, that "keeping us out of wars" campaign promise didn't last long.
Hello Sky Blue Skies.
February 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Hello Sky Blue Skies.