For this week's @gqmagazine.bsky.social Hype cover, Charlie Hunnam told me all about his transformation into Ed Gein, one of America's most notorious boogeymen, for the latest season of "Monster." Other topics of discussion include ayahuasca trips, cats, and Carl Jung www.gq.com/story/charli...

it was such a pleasure to edit this charming and hilarious @joshgondelman.bsky.social take on balding. i giggled to myself pretty much the whole way through it

the wild, the outdoors newsletter that i edited while at the @latimes, is a nominee for excellence in newsletters in the single newsletter category! awards.journalists.org/entries/the-...

fascinating story from charlie sosnick about a growing subculture of men who want to biohack their way to sexual confidence. one might say the real growth is the friends they made along the way www.gq.com/story/jelqin...

ai girlfriends might wreak havoc on society. they might also be a huge boon in the loneliness epidemic. @jackiesnow.bsky.social spoke to men about the tricky balance between being enamored with a chatbot and leaning on it for extra support www.gq.com/story/ai-gir...

my fellow lifters, have you ever wondered why leg is tuesday? sami reiss has the fascinating answer for you www.gq.com/story/leg-da...

@gqmagazine.bsky.social is building out its wellness coverage with a new grooming & style associate editor role! we're looking for a cologne collector, fluent in skincare, who coins names for new mustache shapes for fun. sound like you? apply or dm me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

NEW: Data broker sites were allegedly used by the Minnesota shooting suspect, authorities claim, highlighting the danger of an industry that freely sells your personal information. @lhn.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/minnes...

New from 404 Media: DHS flew Predator drones over the LA anti-ICE protests. As well as flight data this is further corroborated with air traffic control audio. The audio mentions "TROY" (callsign used by DHS) and "Q-9" (shorthand for MQ-9, the Predator B drones) www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...

The cream top backlash is here 🫣 Read more @latimes.com www.latimes.com/food/story/2...

some news. yesterday was my first day at @gqmagazine.bsky.social, where i'm now the wellness + grooming director. i'm thrilled to dive into this weird and wonderful beat at such a storied outlet!!

New addition to the shelf - everybody go buy @alansiegella.bsky.social’s new book, it’s a must read for Simpsons fans www.amazon.com/Stupid-More-...

i got a few bylines in before my time was up at the LAT. one of which was about visiting a california spa that covers you in compost www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

i have some news! yesterday was my last day as wellness editor at the @latimes.com. i will have some exciting news about my next gig soon, but in the meantime i wanted to share some of the fantastic work the wellness team did in the ~16 months that i was there:

attn l.a. exercise fiends: here's a guide to the best pilates studios in the city www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

🚨 NEW: Google Search has ruled the web for >20 yrs. But in recent years, a chorus of discontent has been building among the web-going public. Google is drastically remaking search with gen AI just as people are complaining that the service is slowly degrading—and degrading the web. bloom.bg/41W2wwl

if you have not yet read @reneereizman.com on the niche bumper sticker boom in L.A., you must www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

i joined @bmluse.bsky.social and rina raphael of "well to do" fame to discuss how, for many people, the for-profit wellness industry has supplanted traditional institutions like church in the modern era. listen here: www.npr.org/2025/03/17/1...

are you a national park worker who was laid off in the recent federal jobs purge? do you know someone who was or did you see someone post about it on social media? please comment here, or contact me at [email protected], we'd like to talk to you apnews.com/article/trum...

a very sweet story from deborah netburn about a writer's group made up of snappy hollywood retirees that reminded me that life is long and community is everything www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

huge missed opportunity for a "taming the shrew" headline here: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...

obsessed with disneyland's now-defunct, poorly-timed "superstar limo" ride en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superst...

e-readers are just literary devices

if you happen to be evacuated bc of the fires, or hosting evacuees, here are some tips from experts on sharing a living space that may not be big enough for everyone www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

for all you LA hikers who might be wondering what's left of their fave trails after the palisades and eaton fires, jaclyn cosgrove has an accounting of the damage in their newsletter this week www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...

dude last night we arrived at the USPS Regional Destination Facility at like 2:04 a.m. and then at like 5:47 a.m.we departed the USPS Regional Destination Facility and started Moving Through the Network it was crazy

a shot of anxiety to the heart at the sound of it

erewhon is expanding its los angeles empire with three new locations in west hollywood, manhattan beach, and glendale (RIP virgil's hardware home center) www.latimes.com/business/sto...

if you're overwhelmed by post-fire paperwork, deb vankin spoke to experts on the best way to work through a stack of bureaucratic forms. and honestly, even if your paperwork is unrelated to the fires, this post will probably be helpful for you www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

for 75 years, the self-realization fellowship lake shrine has been a peaceful sanctuary for people of all faiths. as the palisades fire surrounded it on jan 8, a family of devotees rushed to save the spiritual haven themselves. deborah netburn tells the gripping tale www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Thank goodness the TikTok ban is in effect and now no one can ever use my data for nefarious purposes.

i thought this was photoshopped till i opened tiktok myself 🙃

Doing a yeoman's job, @indiefocus.bsky.social is collecting Lynch tributes from friends, collaborators and those who were deeply influenced by him. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Never forget that David Lynch once directed a PSA for the NYC Department of Sanitation youtu.be/FGl0XFOXrDM?...

for their weekly newsletter, jaclyn cosgrove spoke with a biologist who spent the last year studying the plantlife of eaton canyon about how long it'll take to recover. story also includes some pretty heartbreaking pics of the decimated nature center www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

Clean Air crew has expert advice on how to buy or make air purifiers. On how to understand ratings and run basic calculations on flow rate you need. cleanaircrew.org

last tuesday, this hyperlocal weather guy rushed to alert altadena of the imminent fire threat, urging his neighbors not to go to bed. he ended up saving lives. great profile of a true hero by @haileybranson.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

LA's wellness community is assembling to heal the city amid the fires. (yes that image below is of massage therapists giving exhausted firefighters free bodywork in the zuma beach parking lot.) www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

My heart is still breaking for the fur babies displaced by the LA fires. Here's a live google doc of animals lost & found. Please repost it. You never know what will help people find their beloved pets.

a question a lot of us LA residents have at the moment: when will we feel safe again? or is that a delusional thought? good one from deborah netburn

tips for how to find the best air purifier for protecting against L.A. wildfire smoke www.latimes.com/california/s...

the LAT features team is continuously updating this "where to volunteer" guide for those affected by the wildfires. if you know of an upcoming local event here in L.A. that's not already on this list, please reply here, thank you! www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

the @latimes.com features team has been hard at work covering the socal fires and offering helpful guidance for angelenos during a fraught time. highlighting a few stories below, starting w/ a map of local volunteer opps to help those affected by the fires www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit” theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

Power lines? Old embers? Arson? Investigators, experts, amateurs probe cause of L.A. fires (w/ @ianjames.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/california/s...

the @latimes.com features team has been hard at work covering the socal fires and offering helpful guidance for angelenos during a fraught time. highlighting a few stories below, starting w/ a map of local volunteer opps to help those affected by the fires www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

the bunny museum will rise again www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances. They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.