Kaleb’s award for Feature Writing for his last published piece for @essesmag.com arrived. Thank you Joseph for nominating him. His mom and dad are so touched.
Hank & Townes’s Mom@katehascats.bsky.social · 2w agoWe are proud of you, baby.
Hank & Townes’s Mom@katehascats.bsky.social · 2w ago
Awhile back, I sent @naterogers.bsky.social to Long Beach to interview Chris Pook, a former travel agent who somehow brought a Grand Prix to Long Beach during its peak-dillipadation/porno theater era. The more they talked, the more complicated the story became... esses.com/stories/chri...
Chris Pook | Esses
The Travel Agent Who Built The Long Beach Grand Prix
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What do you mean before he was Scrooge he was Ebenezer those are just his first and last names lol
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2w agoFirst poster for ‘EBENEZER’, a new film based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp. “Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”
Kaleb Horton’s Esses feature won the LA Press Club award yesterday. Feeling sad but hella proud of him…
Portugal is giving extraordinary starting lineup access to a 41-year old striker. Who is it?
Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · last mo.You rarely see a perfect headline in the wild like this
My first question to the AAA guys when I was reporting my ABS test story was: who is allowed to challenge? They hadn't thought about it that much, but we're all certain that if they made the show, they were not gonna be the ones to blow their team's challenges...
Matt Martell@mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 2mo agoWhat factors do players consider when deciding to challenge a pitch? How are managers and front offices shaping their team's ABS strategy? Over the first 12 weeks of the season, I spoke with 40 people from 9 different teams to understand how they are approaching ABS. My story for @fangraphs.com:
as a san francisco native, I can tell you everything about a person based on this one question...
Jane Coaston@janecoaston.bsky.social · 2mo agoany city where the first question is "where did you go to high school"
I hope Spencer Pratt ends up in 5th place as a salute to Riley Gaines and whatnot.
Spencer Pratt’s trailer has unfortunately rolled down a big hill into a giant novelty toilet
Kaleb was nominated for an LA Press Club Award for this piece, co-published in @essesmag.com and Rolling Stone. He is a finalist. I’m so proud of him and so angry and sad that he isn’t here for it. You can read it here: www.essesmag.com/articles/do-...
Do or Die: On George Harrison, Living, Dying, and Formula 1
George Harrison may be thought of as a holy man, but the primordial ooze his career emerges from is made of cars.
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🗣️ “the plants in this parklet outside the bakery could be slightly more regularly watered!”
Joseph Bien-Kahn@josephbienkahn.com · 2mo agoThe gap between “SF is a failed city” on the internet and actually being in SF is so funny. Like, what the fuck are you all talking about?
The gap between “SF is a failed city” on the internet and actually being in SF is so funny. Like, what the fuck are you all talking about?
My deepest thanks to @nytimes.com for including my forthcoming book, CATCH THE DEVIL, in this list of summer nonfiction titles! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/b...
The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer
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I'm hearing those all-cash, no contingencies offers were rejected because the buyer's vibes were all off. Offer slightly below market with a pure heart and you can buy in the Bay Area...
Kami Rieck@kamirieck.bsky.social · 2mo agoSome people in SF are offering $1M above asking price and it's still not considered competitive, said a real estate agent. Some of his clients who work in A.I. made all-cash offers, agreed to close quickly, waived contingencies and it wasn’t enough. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/r...
For far too long, this country has been governed by people who were either unable or simply unwilling to post brief videos of themselves being bitten multiple times by snakes that they had just picked up for some reason,
Just saw an actual Spencer Pratt sign in the wild. Thought this was all just an internet bit. Can’t believe the AI is actually tricking people. We’re so fucked!!!
You come to me, on the day of my son's wedding, which I am not attending
My Apple Music custom playlist just faded right from Luke Bell into Isiah Rashad. Did it work? No. Am I intrigued nonetheless? Absolutely…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Trying To Draw Foul While Shooting Free Throw
That’s a sandwich. That’s like calling a Croque Monsieur a pizza…
Arinn Dembo@erinys.bsky.social · 3mo agoPizza is trending, so I have to tell you all: I found out 48 hours ago that there is such a thing as “Saskatchewan Style” pizza. When It saw these photos, my reaction was “My God, Saskatchewan. What have you done.” My partner’s reaction: “You know where our next road trip needs to be.”
"The work is the thing, and there is no exit from it without distancing yourself permanently from the thing you wanted to be and do in the first place...who ever dreamed of expending their precious life-hours to build something, only to sell it to Comcast?" channel-6.ghost.io/you-are-not-...
YOU ARE NOT SCALABLE
The work is the thing, and there is no exit from it without distancing yourself permanently from the thing you wanted to be and do in the first place.
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ISSUE 06. Arvid Lindblad cover (written by me). Subscribe if you want this one. They’re gonna go quick. Ships this month…
It would have been great if Kaleb had seen this. He'd make clear, as ever, that it wasn't a solution to things in his life. But it still would be something. The piece in question:
Do or Die: On George Harrison, Living, Dying, and Formula 1
George Harrison may be thought of as a holy man, but the primordial ooze his career emerges from is made of cars.
essesmag.com
Joseph Bien-Kahn@josephbienkahn.com · 3mo agoIt was an honor to edit Kaleb Horton and I’m so glad to see his @essesmag.com feature on George Harrison’s unexpected love affair with F1 nominated for @lapressclub.bsky.social
