Michael Schaub

@michaelschaub.bsky.social

Journalist, @bookcritics.bsky.social board member, raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion. mschaubtx@gmail.com.

I was lucky enough to get to work with Rose, a brilliant journalist whose kindness and generosity were unmatched. Her loss comes five years after the passing of her colleague Petra Mayer. We lost both far too soon. This is a deeply sad day for cultural journalism. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...

Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

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Some awful suicide news circulating today. When I can't manage hope – "hope" is a big and sometimes impossible concept – I hold to the the possibility of change. And that can be enough to get me through the day.

i really don't think people understand how much a trillion dollars actually is. that's three million dollars. you could offer tampa bay rays outfielder jake fraley an entire one-year deal with that kind of money. imagine jake fraley playing an entire season for your team. that's wealth. that's power

I'm torn because I have so many NYC friends on here, and I want them to be happy, but I was born and raised in San Antonio. I bleed black and silver. That's not related to me being a Spurs fan. It is something I should have a doctor look at

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

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Moby Dick (2026) "Call me Ishmael," I smile. "Okay," Queequeg frowns. "Anyways," I get up from my chair and move to the window, "being highkey broke and lowkey bored, I got sailpilled." Queequeg moves behind me, "Where did you go?" I smirk, "The watery part of the world."