I’ve been laid off by The Washington Post Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers

not much to add to watching my hometown paper get murdered by a contemptuous billionaire, only that WaPo completely shaped my view of the world and that I hope an orca sinks Jeff Bezos’ yacht

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

A fun study in how fake stuff gets passed weirdly around the Internet: I stumbled across one mention of Didion purportedly saying that Nancy Reagan smile was "a study in frozen insincerity" in her essay "Pretty Nancy," which did not sound right to me, so I googled it: www.google.com/search?q=%22...

We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...

very happy to see the return of a P&P site! www.pigeonsandplanes.com/read/pigeons...

Ate hotdogs, got tiki drinks, and holed up in a snowstorm with Ratboys, who've never sounded more like their truest selves than on this album

important www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpmu...

entire industry staffed by marks popular.info/p/how-legacy...

the inflatable arm flailing tube man of political statements

hot damn Fogerty still sounds fantastic www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4uz...

nothing more ~2016 meme~ than choosing to press play on new ASAP Rocky before 9am

🤟Good morning! For the @nytimes.com, I profiled Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. In print 1/25. [Gift link]🤟

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

Play this loud so fucking loud that the entire block starts shaking www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfn2...

Historically bad week and then Bob Weir fucking dies what the hell man

they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.

Here's the remarkable story of how Rob and Michele Reiner forged a unshakable bond with a man serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. “Rob and Michele didn’t want credit for trying to help me,” Nanon Williams told us. “It was just because they loved me.” Please give it a read

I do appreciate Zohran going full Tommy Carcetti On His First Day www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE_9...

Dylan sounding like Mitch Hedberg and dressing like 23yo me www.instagram.com/p/DS7kZyFAkGj/

me saying goodbye to 2025

Hello, here are some stories I edited this year I was proud of @franhoepfner.bsky.social’s State Of The Film Score www.vulture.com/article/film...

thinking of Soderbergh's THE KNICK, as one does

*and* NYE movie

every news anchor in america trying to pretend we didn't just hear unadulterated nazi shit for 20 minutes straight

Swagless Nardwuar strikes again www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/a...

after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿 putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com + a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...

i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack best way to support me right now is to subscribe! brittanyspanos.substack.com

🚨🚨🚨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjuo...

I'm always saying this

Hello, I'm excited to announce that, starting this week, I'm joining Pitchfork as their News Director.

Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin. New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.

lmao dailyorange.com/2025/11/syra...

comical universe shit to find out you have sciatica two weeks after turning 40

Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...

Big changes at Stereogum today. A message from our founder: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...

I've finally found my life's purpose (telling everyone I see about Thundercat's chainmail, cape, and DOOM tee fit) www.gq.com/gallery/excl...

at least half of this stadium are Tim Kaine's constituents

"How dare you paint my business in a way that attracts more customers? This windmill-themed restaurant, funded by eight generations of the French aristocracy, was doing great without your brilliant Fauve ass." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

Back in 2020, I profiled a random Long Island dad named Bill DeBlasio, who constantly received vicious hate mail intended for Bill de Blasio. This is the same guy who just pranked The Times of London into publishing anti-Zohran quotes from Mayor de Blasio. God, I miss MEL Magazine.

I obviously knew I wasn't the only unemployed person tossing their resume they worked on for hours into a black hole 10 times a day, but it is deeply depressing reading how widespread it is www.thecut.com/article/job-...

Hey NYC Bluesky, this lovely little restaurant that just happens to be down the street from me is struggling and could use your help. Please support, their food is excellent (and we are in dire need of good places to eat on Franklin)! agiscounter.com

he's even on record stating his thoughts on this www.theguardian.com/culture/musi...

three masterpieces

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