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Washington Post reporter in London. Joan of Narrative Arc. Forever Californian.
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Stumbled upon this in South Ken today

‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

“In my 20-year law enforcement career, this is one of the most horrific crimes I have ever investigated.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Me: I wonder my cat is such an asshole and always bopping me while I’m sleeping Also me: Oh my gaaawwwddd look at the itty bitty kitty all curled up and cozy for a nap I’m going to kiss you all over your face now

Made a lot of people listen to me try on various British accents for this story and it’s honestly a miracle that they haven’t kicked me out of the country yet www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Wildlife center staff evacuated 100 animals ahead of Hurst Fire www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Two death row inmates reject Biden’s clemency, taking gamble on appeals www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

At the point of my holiday consumption where I’m like you know I really wish Santa remembered to bring us a salad this year

When eating a chocolate truffle, do you do it all in one bite or are you supposed to be civilized and take a couple little bites? Because the civilized way makes a bigger mess.

Malaysia agrees to new search for MH370, 10 years after flight vanished www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Cynthia Erivo is the most elegant on-screen crier I’ve ever seen.

Health officials grapple with deadly mystery ‘Disease X’ in Democratic Republic of Congo www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

No. 1 thing I learned today is that there are a lot of bars and restaurants that have tsunami in their names

@caseyparks.bsky.social breaks down what to know about gender transition care for minors, including the difference between puberty blockers and hormone therapy — and whether cross-sex hormones impact fertility. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

The world needs more cat wigs

No matter how long I’ll live in another country, I’ll never stop loving beige food

ALLEGED NARCO FAKES DEATH then pays $1.2 million cash for California home near wife’s business and parks car with Mexican plates outside, per affidavit. Seller tells investigators she believed buyers were drug dealers from Mexico @vivianho.bsky.social reports wapo.st/3Z48MRe

There's a lot happening in the world right now/all the time/always, but when you get a sec: this is the greatest video ever www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

I've convinced my husband that those holiday gallon tubs of festive popcorn were culturally significant to my upbringing and that it is a tradition we must continue every Christmas, but really, I just enjoy them.

Two Missouri officers charged with stealing nude photos during traffic stops www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

Buhaha my friend just admitted that she had been pronouncing Bluesky as “blue-ski” this entire time and now I can’t unsee it. I love it. Can we make this happen for real, can we all just call it blue-ski from here on out?

All my friends are here now! I think I saw a post about this earlier, but is there a plugin to make it easier to find all your old Twitter pals on Bluesky? Or was that a (wishful) fever dream

Here for this photo and this photo only of the loneliest penguin in the world www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Come on

Everything is haunted in this country www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

“The 2-year-olds escaped during the free-flying portion of their daily routine,” (as 2-year-olds do). Important free-range blue-throated macaw updates from @vivianho.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Here, have some happy news in these dark times www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Some news: I’ve joined the incredible London hub at @washingtonpost, covering breaking news as it unfolds in the US and around the globe during the overnight hours in Washington. I’m beyond excited for the opportunity to work with such a talented team! www.washingtonpost.com/people/vivia...

- “What sizist bullshit is this nonsense! Look at this towel. Are Europeans really THAT much smaller than Americans? - “Vivian, that’s a hand towel.”

My fellow Elder Millennials: I have an extra ticket to All Points East in London on Sunday. Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, the Decemberists, Phoenix. Hit me up if you want to party like it’s 2009 again.

As someone who loves love, I love watching when a group of pals matches up with a previously unknown group of pals in a park on a nice day.

I think this really has to be the last summer I work from home without air conditioning - I just had to do a video call with two ice packs tucked under my breasts.

So…had my cell phone on airplane mode for the past hour to watch a performance. Did I uh miss anything

I’m in the Highlands and I lost sight of my husband for five seconds and I legit had the briefest moment of panic that he touched a rock and disappeared into the past a la Outlander

I got to speak to the legendary Kieu Chinh for Vanity Fair: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Me: It’s an honor to have an editor edit your work hard Also me: *gets edits back* Why you hate me

I will die on this hill: The Black Dog is not about Matty Healy. You do not turn location sharing on in a relationship of a fortnight.

‘I’m practicing photographic justice’: Corky Lee’s portraits of Asian American life www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Whenever I make peanut butter noodles, I think to myself, fuck I love being Asian

Florence Meowmalade in Longreads! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

In which I became a crazy cat lady, got hyper-fixated on my cat’s food and wrote a long read on the pet food industry www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...