The entire time they’ve been on this journey, the monks have been met with racism, cops, and content creators. A sad indictment of the current state of affairs.

For the first time in my life I saw a gun ad on tv tonight. Is that… common?

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If I never hear a media person use the term “North Star” again, it’ll be too soon. Also, the reader of NYT and viewer of 60 minutes isn’t a Venn diagram. Especially when it comes to access to news. Just absolutely disingenuous.

And there it is...

What a cool, exceptional lady. May she rest in power.

What a waste of time and money and energy. All for the syntax to make it seem like he’s also in memoriam.

Really curious with so many elevators currently “under renovation” in NYC, how are people with mobility challenges navigating the city independently right now?

And those facts are still locked in.

Between seeing Jay Kelly, Sentimental Value, and Hamnet, it’s been a real “absentee dad for the sake of his art” kinda day.

girl, i guess

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I mean, I’m out here doing my darnedest tho

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

This explains a childhood mystery. A big tentpole of my city’s district of Bmore was our Rep’s push to get Black h.s. kids to apply for a summer in Israel to encourage historical Black & Jewish bonds. Which seemed valid, but we always thought wouldn’t it be easier to talk to Jewish ppl in Bmore??

RIP D'Angelo (1974-2025) 🕊️😔

Some cool news: I got to do a fun side project. I’ll be co-hosting a limited series called “Books We’ve Loved.” It’s where we revisit some of our fave books or read classics for the first time. I’m stoked. It starts Saturday, October 18th in the Books We Love feed from NPR. The said books are below:

Losing Robert Redford, David Lynch and Diane Keaton in the same calendar year might break me.

See? Audio can be inadvertently funny sometimes.

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

A new Code Switch ep is out that I’m really proud of. My colleague Mariya tries to reconcile Pakistan’s relationship with Malala with the West’s. And how maybe the western stamp of approval puts her in a different light back home. open.spotify.com/episode/6N72...

For better or worse, he is maintaining Jay Leno’s legacy in this way specifically.

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I’m going to a 4DX showing of One Battle After Another tonight. I have no idea what in that movie would require that… I assume when there is gunfire, water will spray on me.

I’ve watched Beatty’s Reds and Pakula’s All the President’s Men both in the past 19 hours. I’m ready. AMA.

This remains my favorite Twilight Zone ep. Oddly enough helped me process the loss of a relative when I was a kid. I had “what you thought would go out like an explosion is like a whisper" written on my bedroom wall for a long time. I hope this ep still helps people process.

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My cousins would like me to warn people that Baltimorons is not a nomenclature created by black people in the city. Call them that and you will catch hands.

Yes, the first-ever stage dive at the Tiny Desk occurs during Turnstile's set, but not before a wild reimagination of the hardcore band's wide-ranging sound.

Statistically how much online social media content is just job auditions?

I have an event coming up in DC that I’m so excited about and absolutely none of my family wants to attend because they validly don’t feel safe… because of this. And that’s sadly this administration’s intention.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:

Issue 66 of Baltimore Beat is live. Our cover photo is of James Mosher League baseball players on their opening day. It was taken by Christian Thomas.

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Why is every girl in NYC wearing adidas gym shorts and a blouse right now? Did I miss a meeting?

Kenny, repent oh my gosh!

I’ll never begrudge Pedro Pascal employment. It’s just a bummer that he’s so prolific, because then he’s only in like 1/4th of the actual run times?? (Except for F4). But big in the promo. That may be the only way he can agree to do so many things. But it feels like a disservice to him and his fans.

The Washington Post has a wonderful obit of Tom Lehrer. I laughed out loud many times. Here's a gift link, and here's this piece (or its traffic) will convince whoever is running that place to replenish and respect the obit section. 1/2 🎁https://wapo.st/3J6GVeA

I think about how Leno’s mainly a legacy of O.J. Simpson jokes. It upped his ratings but at what cost? At the same time, when Letterman was asked why he DIDN’T tell O.J. jokes that often, he said “Double homicides don’t crack me up the way they used to.” Leno never had that kind of discernment.

Wait, I DO smile a lot.

I’m trying to figure out if the model of protest that we’ve been saying as of late is working. So I asked some people who know way better than me. open.spotify.com/episode/4Gbc...

Learning I’ve worked at four of the Best Podcasts of All Time is pretty darn neat. time.com/collections/...

When companies use the term “white space,” do they not know that a lot of POC think you’re talking about like a Vampire Weekend concert and NOT untapped markets? Who decided to phrase it like that???

Podcast Recommendations (2/4) 😷 Lock and Code - "Is AI 'healthy' to use?" ft. @annabrading.bsky.social & Zach Hinkle (hosted by @davidalruiz.bsky.social) 🤬 Code Switch - "From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok" (hosted by @baparker.bsky.social) ⬇️

Hello just wanted to say: Public media is a useful public good. It is a source of great local news at a time when local news is being decimated. Also, in my 10 years in public media, I can say people who work here do it because they believe in the mission of informing people. Just noting.

I didn’t expect a comedy show version of “Goodnight, and Good Luck,” but here we are.

Just a lil escapism recommendation if you have the means. I saw the new Jurassic World in 4DX. It’s a perfectly ok movie. But every time a dinosaur roared water was sprayed in my face from different angles. That and Mahershala Ali’s smile really did enhance the experience.