It's one apartment that a currently homeless single mother could afford, Michael. What could it cost? $2,300?

Feel free to drag me for being a prude or whatever, but "men getting laid" is pretty much the least urgent framing I can imagine

Considering how impossible this test felt when I was a kid, it's kind of a miracle I turned into an adult who enjoys exercise

I've been reflecting recently, as I often do, on the unrivaled comedic and musical perfection of The Lonely Island's "Jack Sparrow." www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6C...

I don't understand why editors allow personal finance journalists to make up guys to get mad at, and then talk to so-called experts about guys they've made up to get mad at, instead of actually talking to the people they're ostensibly writing about.

I have now done both of @slate.com's new Pears game and am terrified it is going to become a new daily habit because it currently takes about three times as long as any of my other little word games slate.com/games/pears

There are some replies saying "campaigns do this because it works" — in the sense of bringing in donations — but is it really working if it's negatively polarizing hundreds or thousands of recipients against the Democratic party for every recipient who chips in $5?

I highly recommend every word of this wildly sensible commentary.

I reflexively placed my hand over my mouth when I found out what the Uncrustaburger is

I have a free culture story idea for someone, which is to find out how the baby-wearing company Lalabu (heavily advertised to new parents on Instagram) feels about Labubu

In 7th grade, Zohran Mamdani "successfully straddled the two social groups at the school, the more jock types and the freaks" slate.com/life/2025/07...

My reaction to this PR pitch email is the world's heartiest "no thank you!"

Imagine being so entitled and caring so little about democratic principles that you think you get to personally pick who's on the ballot to lead a jurisdiction of 8.5 million people nypost.com/2025/06/25/b...

I cannot believe he kept his shirt buttoned and his tie tied the whole time

"I feel like all of this attention around Cuomo has missed the fact that this field includes accomplished public servants who have no corruption among them in their background, except for Andrew Cuomo." nymag.com/intelligence...

@vtdiggerguild.bsky.social is asking readers and supporters of local news to send letters to VTDigger management in support of their bargaining efforts. It takes 2 minutes!

Sometimes the subconscious mind is a window into the sublime

Sometimes the subconscious mind is a window into the sublime

Last night I dreamed about a James Bond movie in which Sutton Foster played the main love interest, which I honestly think is not a bad idea

This is a ridiculous policy and particularly hypocritical coming from the people who manage @propublica.org!

Your honor, the chicken was asking for it www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...

I am thrilled and bewildered that the story I wrote for @grist.org and @slate.com last year about "beanless coffee" has been nominated for a James Beard Media Award! grist.org/food/beanles...

Watching the NBA Playoffs after ignoring the entire regular season, as is my wont, feels like coming back to high school in the fall and catching up on all the gossip that happened over the summer. Wait, Russell Westbrook hooked up with the Nuggets? Jimmy Butler is going out with the Warriors now?!

This newsstand ad is my Rosetta Stone

Pretty ridiculous for @propublica.org of all places to resist basic union protections like just cause and Weingarten rights. Solidarity with @propublicaguild.bsky.social!

A lot of great people are banging this drum already, but I will add my voice just in case anyone needs to hear it: Ranking a mayoral candidate ANYWHERE on your NYC primary ballot is the same as voting for them.

I'm sorry to be pedantic but inflation-adjusted earnings by definition account for "the rising cost of pretty much everything else" www.thecut.com/article/disc...

I love that my ability to someday retire hinges on the decisions of a bunch of people who reacted like this to a social media post that failed to clarify whether the president was pausing tariffs or lowering tariffs to 10% (there's a big difference!!!)

Lol let’s bring back the banana discourse www.ft.com/content/85d7...

I know this is not an original theory, but I keep thinking about the role that the months-long onslaught of spammy, uninvited text solicitations from liberal PACs and Dem-aligned groups has undoubtedly played in the base's anger against Democratic leaders in this moment

Yesterday I found out the hard way that the Alamo Drafthouse union (@nycalamounited.bsky.social) is on strike at the chain's Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn locations. (By "the hard way," I mean after I had bought tickets online, and about 10 minutes before Black Bag was about to start.)

I assume everyone has apologized for insulting Brad Johnson yesterday after Politico and The Hill corroborated his reporting on Schumer's plan to roll over? www.politico.com/live-updates... thehill.com/homenews/sen...

How could you possibly vote for a funding bill that the Vice President is telling you will be overruled by the executive? www.politico.com/live-updates...

I saw some alarmed tweets this morning saying that the HALT Fentanyl Act would classify fentanyl as Schedule I ("no currently accepted medical use"). This would be a disaster, since fentanyl is widely used for pain relief in healthcare settings, but it's not true.

I called into a "telephone town hall" with my U.S. House representative last night, and I was struck by how many of the questions from constituents were phrased as "what can we do about X" as opposed to "what are you doing about X"

I have to say I'm not crazy about the Times' framing of this move as "the return of Digg" when the new owners are laying off editorial staff who have in some cases been working at Digg for years www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...

Update: Apparently Digg's new owners are planning to replace human editors with AI. One of them "says that the existing social media landscape has become toxic, messy, and riddled with misinformation — and AI is well-placed to address that." Lol and good luck! techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/k...

I'm sorry to report that the most recent installment of Good Question, my weekly roundup of egregious advice column letters for Digg, will be my last. I got word last week that Digg is ending its editorial operations, with three staff editors losing their jobs. digg.com/good-question

I had nothing to do with this project but I'm really proud to work at a publication that invests in cool, useful data journalism!

Job(s) posting: @fieldnotes.co is hiring a new researcher and a fellow. Can’t overstate how great working here is: the mission is timely & important, the work is fulfilling & fun, and the team is full of wildly talented & truly good people (and me). Details here: fieldnotes.co/reporting/fi...

NEW — In an alarming email last night reviewed by me, Coast Guard members learned that 1,135 members' direct deposit account routing information was compromised due to a data breach from unauthorized access. It was only discovered because an officer “reported anomalous activity” on their account.

Decentralized and local control of epidemiology data means New York City is insulated from chaos at the CDC, at least for now. That means solid data is still accessible, and says what you may be experiencing: this flu season is brutal. www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/05/h...

Hi new followers 👋, I figured now would be as good a time as any to note that I'm a reporter @gristnews.bsky.social and I'm interested in speaking with anyone who works for or with the federal government on anything related to the environment. Contact: [email protected] Signal: 917 593 6683

Super proud of this co-publication with @emdashsanders.bsky.social at ExxonKnews, about the DOE's unusual relationship with plastics industry lobbying groups. @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/accountabili...

New Shopping Hours Start Today! One more hour, Mon-Sat 🥕 8am – 9pm, Monday thru Saturday 8am – 8pm, Sunday Members shopping must be on line 15 minutes after the Coop closes. foodcoop.com

Right now, Senate Dems can do three things: 1. Blanket opposition 2. Quorum calls 3. Block unanimous consent We have a detailed playbook for them (and you!) right here: indivisible.org/resource/how...

Super helpful info for my fellow New Yorkers!

new york's hottest club is! reader walkout pledge. it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you! nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

If you are interested in a momentary distraction from the chaos, may I recommend this delightful report on veganism in Japan by @jbwinters.bsky.social and @sachimulkey.bsky.social? grist.org/food-and-agr...