Kelsey McKinney
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social
Defector, normal gossip, novels, etc
Not only will this be fun AND informative I have seen the stickers @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has and they rule bsky.app/profile/mcki...
Kelsey McKinney@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 3d agoIf you live in Philadelphia, I'm teaching a free class (with free stickers!!) on how to score a baseball game at Val's Lesbian bar next tuesday! Please come!
If you live in Philadelphia, I'm teaching a free class (with free stickers!!) on how to score a baseball game at Val's Lesbian bar next tuesday! Please come!
My hot take is that regarding Congress like it's analogous to some normal workplace with colleagues who are all ultimately on the same team is exactly the thing everybody is disgusted by, because politics and policy are real to them, because they are not smug cloistered fucking nitwits.
Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 4w agoMy hot take is that Lindsey Graham did many contemptible things but if you’re furious that his Senate Democratic colleagues are posting nice things about him today you need to put down your phone, get some fresh air, and remember a time when a colleague you disliked departed this mortal coil.
incredible blog defector.com/would-you-ea...
Would You Eat This Guy? What If He Were God, Or A Baby? | Defector
Imagine you are seated at a table. A guy sits across from you. He is vaguely humanoid, with a long torso and two arms raised in fist-like clubs. His full name is Edible Agent, but we will call him Edd...
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WE ARE TALKING LOVE ISLAND defector.com/what-do-we-t...
What Do We Think About This Season Of 'Love Island USA'? | Defector
Everyone’s favorite summer sport is back in full swing. The country is tuning in. There are tears. There are shrieks of joy. There is a surprising and concerning amount of toe-sucking! Love Island USA...
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Five years ago my debut novel came out. Thank you to everyone who read this book in these first five years. Thank you for emailing me about your own experiences with sisterhood and faith and Texas. Thank you for making this book a small part of your life. Happy five years to my first book :)
I co-wrote a book of essays about the movie It's A Wonderful Life with @emilystjams.bsky.social! It's out in September. Pre-order it here! www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...
Every Time a Bell Rings
A fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the beloved holiday film's actors and creators, its unexpected journey f...
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gorgeous @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social blog about Van Gogh's sunflowers that I don't want to spoil here so you should just read it!!! defector.com/misery-and-m...
Misery And Memory In Two Van Goghs | Defector
Beneath soaring ceilings, in a small darkly painted gallery off the main hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, two immense sunflower paintings hang side by side. The paintings are bigger than I expe...
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i wrote about two Van Gogh paintings on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art defector.com/misery-and-m...
Misery And Memory In Two Van Goghs | Defector
Beneath soaring ceilings, in a small darkly painted gallery off the main hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, two immense sunflower paintings hang side by side. The paintings are bigger than I expe...
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Such a beautiful piece that captures why I love abstract art more and more in this age of practicality and minimalism.
Kelsey McKinney@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 2mo agoi wrote about the calder gardens and a piece there i really love defector.com/observing-an...
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social writing about art (such as this piece on the Calder Gardens) is always worth reading. defector.com/observing-an...
i wrote about the calder gardens and a piece there i really love defector.com/observing-an...
Observing And Breathing At The Calder Gardens | Defector
Calder Gardens is not so much a museum as it is a shrine to abstraction. The 1.8 acres of land it sits on is immaculately landscaped so that the flowers and grasses change throughout the year from vib...
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my trainer would not count this rep lol. doesn't count
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoPete Hegseth struggles to bench press one plate
does anyone have a recommendation for a good non-fiction book about mccarthyism?
If you live in Philadelphia and are celebrating Pride this weekend, I really recommend donating to the The Attic Youth Center, which is doing great work and needs support: atticyouthcenter.org
The Attic Youth Center - A safe space where it's OK2BU!
Creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe, supportive community.
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my favorite thing about working for a boy company (a company abundant in men) is that it's always a gamble to see who will be the first to sing Creed at karaoke
i wrote about why i love love island defector.com/i-finally-un...
I Finally Understand Why I'm Obsessed With 'Love Island' | Defector
I call them my dummies, the people who I watch on my big screen in the evenings as a way to calm my nervous system. It’s not necessarily that my dummies are stupid, but anyone who agrees to go on a re...
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lol Scott Pelley and the old guard at 60 Minutes eat people like this alive for breakfast.
The tragedy of appreciating SOBs too late: defector.com/the-tragedy-...
The Tragedy Of Appreciating SOBs Too Late | Defector
The deaths of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and hockey player Claude Lemieux are chronologically circumstantial but linked in a broader sense by public reaction, which has run largely along the line of…
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Freelancing is hard enough already, and inflation sucks. Defector is raising our base freelance rates by 20 percent. Great time to pitch us. Email me or pitches@defector.com
Blanked when I got to the deli counter and came up with “It’s a beautiful day for a sandwich” to have something to say
one of the most frustrating things about co-owning this company is realizing how fucking easy it is to treat people well and pay them for their work
Brandy Jensen@brandyjensen.bsky.social · 2mo agolots of reasons I love working at Defector but the latest is that we decided to increase our freelance rates, simply because they’ve been the same for 5 years and it felt like we should be paying more now
lots of reasons I love working at Defector but the latest is that we decided to increase our freelance rates, simply because they’ve been the same for 5 years and it felt like we should be paying more now
:: tapping the sign ::
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
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Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 3mo agoSpaceX Taps Crypto Billionaire to Lead First Crewed Mission to Mars https://gizmodo.com/spacex-taps-crypto-billionaire-to-lead-first-crewed-mission-to-mars-2000762451
Fortunately, there are numbers to multiply by that are bigger than two.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
