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🇹🇭 x 🇵🇷 DC. Shopping Editor @huffpost.com. WGAE and AAJA member. Pop culture guy. Organizer. Former Reviewers Editor: Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Bicycling Bylines: Inverse, The A.V. Club, Vulture, Gear Patrol, WSJ https://youbetternotbe.online/
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I'm going back to just using one platform (probably) so follow me for my greatest hits on IG. bye! www.instagram.com/kevvvvvvvvvv...

Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

okay that was a troll please stop!!!! i dont want to risk being an elvis fan. here's my legit one (tweaked). I would include Rush Hour 2, The Power of the Dog, Punch Drunk Love and Shoplifters if I could.

here it is, my masterpiece of a NYT top movies of the 21st century ballot, in order.

If we're gonna do the full early 00s revival complete with nearly universally unpopular wars I at least need to see the return of myspace and forums to make up for it.

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Remember when David Lynch was in Gundam Wing?

wrote about rap's embrace of AI and why it's bad for @hearingthingsco.bsky.social www.hearingthings.co/attention-hi...

NEW: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in an emergency meeting on Monday that the escalating conflict in Iran “risks collapsing the global nuclear non-proliferation regime,” and that if diplomacy is not pursued, “violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels.”

I updated this piece from February with new guidance on what workers and owners can do if ICE shows up at your restaurant www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

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A University of Florida student wrote a paper arguing that the U.S. Constitution only applies to white people. His professor gave him an award

the internet has become such a grueling, gross place, it's actually deterring me from compulsive posting.

how did every big analysis piece on the strikes decide on this verb

Go back and rewatch watchmen anyway, be ause the cops-in-masks theme is gonna make you go "oohhhhhh. …Shit."

i don't know who needs to hear this, but no one is the main character of a social movement. anyone who acts like they are is the social justice version of a false prophet & it's best to walk away from them.

Some thoughts about the suppression of musicians' free speech, and a gorgeous new protest song from a benefit for LGBTQ+ youth

"When Sabrina Carpenter released the cover art for her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend, it was no surprise that she ruffled a few feathers— and became yet another placeholder for America’s sexual frustrations." I wrote about the Sabrina Carpenter discourse for @time.com time.com/7295687/sabr...

The program helps SNAP users stretch their benefits and make healthier choices — yet it’s unclear whether lawmakers fully understand what they’re eliminating.

I promised some dude at the DuPont farmer's market I'd watch this before I see him next after he freaked out over my Jackie Chan bootleg tee. I've got some homework this weekend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ87...

Danny Boyle tells WIRED nimble cameras are ideal for creating apocalyptic vibes and says he doesn’t watch zombie movies, despite his massive influence on the genre. Read the full article: www.wired.com/story/danny-...

shooting myself in the face with these at every crosswalk this summer

Funny how you just need to break some angles to turn kitchen environment into a spaceship.

Imagine if newspapers were run by people who liked newspapers, and knew what they were for.

I put that shit on everything

"Nationally, half of all Black people say that secure bike parking will allow us to ride more often. Locally, in a densely populated city where a quarter of households report losing at least one bike to theft, the figure is sure to be much higher. Secure parking makes cycling accessible."

NBA ALL-STAR CHALLENGE BEAM SOFT 1992 SNES

I wrote about TaiyĹŤ Matsumoto's Ping Pong for my newsletter. youbetternotbeonline.substack.com/p/ping-pong-... #booksky #manga #anime #pingpong #comics

"Nine women, many of them on the younger side, have left since the end of April 2024. Meanwhile, plenty of longtime staffers continue to labor away for far less money than their newer peers." nymag.com/intelligence...

ICYMI: my latest

Very excited to be doing a coast to coast style block of time on this with @homievulgaris.bsky.social If you’ve experienced a paranormal event or have a conspiracy theory of your own/questions, please send them to [email protected] or leave a voicemail (971) 374-2265

I thought this was fake

I wrote about TaiyĹŤ Matsumoto's Ping Pong for my newsletter. youbetternotbeonline.substack.com/p/ping-pong-... #booksky #manga #anime #pingpong #comics

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The following is a statement from the WGAE marking one year of bargaining at CBSNews.com. Fair contract now!