This would be a great time for anyone booked on SNL to pull a Macklemore and loudly proudly back out.
Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 12h agoI realize it often feels like nothing matters anymore, but a comedian going on SNL and calling women whores— calling the ordinary women he sees at the gym *whores* — because of their clothes matters to me. It’s really gross, and I’m glad Levy said something.
I agree Fetterman sucks, but doesn't this look like a rogue episode of The Memory Palace, @natedimeo.bsky.social?
Anil Kalhan@akalhan.bsky.social · 2d ago"Fetterman largely holes up in his Capitol office, lying on the couch and scrolling Apple News, several former staffers said. "'Every day was a battle that by the end of the day you were physically and emotionally battered just by getting John to do any part of his job,' a former staffer said...."
In high school I had a perm and braces. I also dressed up as a soccer mom for Halloween my senior year and no one got it bc apparently that was how I looked all the time 🥹
alexis simpson is confused by display name changes@amutepiggy.bsky.social · 23h agoi will never care if bluesky is popular! i did Odyssey of the Mind! i took robotics in high school (and sucked at it!) i was on a Harold team at iO West! NOT iO. iO *WEST.* i am immune to popularity!!
"My wife and I..." I am a single parent w two older, busy kids, a FT job and a life. If I could split the labor w someone, I would def entertain more.
Brendan Davey@brendandavey.bsky.social · 2d agoMy wife and I work full time, and do many other things, and we still host dinner parties a few times a year. The other tip is not being so goddamn uptight about what you serve, what your place looks like, and just being like “12 people WILL hang out, even in a small NYC apt., if you invite them.”
My work is supporting artists and creators, and I’m deeply concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, so I have mostly abstained from using it. But the one area it has become a game changer for me? Image description.
My “specialized techniques”: 1. Air frying chicken 2. Instant potting beans (no soak!)
Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · 5d agoAmazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"
Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories. Read Azmat Khan and Aseel Mousa in CJR. www.cjr.org/feature/gaza...
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Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories.
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Thinking of that time after Biden got elected, when a VERY fancy lawyer and Dem strategist called me on the phone like, “Moira, everyone at my firm is mad that the Title IX rules are going to be stricter, because it will be bad for our university clients to have to punish rape.”
seriously, if you don't listen to @neverpo.st, WHAT IS YOUR GLITCH
Mike Rugnetta@mikerugnetta.com · 2mo agoHey, you got a sec? If so – and you *don't* listen to @neverpo.st – can you fill out this survey? Radiotopia wants to know what your FUCKIN PROBLEM IS (just kidding, we're doing audience development research, ok thanks love you byyyyeeee)
Really great how every single media company is going to be owned by 3 white guys all loyal to MAGA. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Fox to Acquire Roku in $22 Billion Deal
“This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we have been executing for nearly a decade," with a strategy focused on live news and sports.
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
Kyle Cassidy@kylecassidy.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 8mo agoMore bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday. The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
I reviewed dozens of Radiotopia pitches today. In spite of what's going on in podcasting, people are still dreaming and making cool shit and it makes me really happy.
1. Constitution Making 2. Management 100 3. Physics for Poets 4. Cultural Anthropology 5. War in Literature
In my spare time I run an opera company, and I have made it my #1 priority to pay artists asap. As soon as an invoice hits my inbox, I drop whatever I'm doing and pay it. This is me drunk on power, LOL.
but how are you supposed to know if the car parked in the spot you dug out is the car that moved your space saver in the first place?
Hypocrisy exposed is my favorite topic in any genre, medium etc, and kids exposing adult hypocrisy is my absolute jam. This takedown by a 7th grader is 🧑🍳😙🤌 micahblachman.beehiiv.com/p/is-educati...
Is Educational Technology All It's Cracked Up to Be?
A seventh-grader's perspective, part 2
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Good advice for everyone - choose yourself
American Theatre@americantheatre.org · 9mo agoIn the winter 2026 print edition, the versatile actor-writer Jacob Ming-Trent talks about his autobiographical solo show, ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life,’ which plays at 3 theatres this year. www.americantheatre.org/2026/01/15/p...
I am an avowed inbox-zero emailer but I can’t quite bring myself to delete this edition of the excellent Continuous Wave, many many gems in this one…audio nerds don’t miss this one
Julia Barton@bartona104.bsky.social · 9mo agoA media studies prof makes the argument in his new book that feelings are not enough to support a media ecosystem. Believe me when I say that @jasonloviglio.bsky.social's argument is persuasive. Running an excerpt this week: continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/wonder-tak...
NEW: a non-exhaustive list of hockey podcasts hosted by women and/or queer folks after the straight dudes were (unsurprisingly) revealed to be homophobes. Enjoy!
so you don't want to listen to male podcasters?
here are women and queers to listen to instead
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Nate DiMeo@natedimeo.bsky.social · 9mo agoHey Bay Area folks! I'm coming to do a live show and book signing at KQED on Thursday the 22nd. Telling some stories. Talking to my friend, Roman Mars from @99pi.org on stage. Radiotopia Presents: The Memory Palace Live | KQED kqed.org
I knocked on doors for Jared Golden, this is super disappointing
Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social · 9mo agoJared Golden sees what ICE is doing to Minneapolis and welcomes the same to his district. I expect that from Republicans. But it's Dems like this that wreck the Party brand and make it harder for us to win. Thankfully he understands his limitations and is throwing himself out of politics.
ooh...i already know this is going to be good...
jenny hauf@jennyhauf.bsky.social · 9mo agoOn this, another day in the horror show, listening to this conversation between Samin Nosrat and @samsanders.bsky.social was a true Delight. Samin: "I've learned that if I let other people take care of me, they will." It's true, it's true. www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sa... @kcrw.com
Radio Diaries has been so excellent for so long I think it's taken for granted a little bit. More flowers for Radio Diaries! Here are two of eps I really enjoyed I really enjoyed this year:
Radio Diaries@radiodiaries.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe're nominated for Best Indie Podcast at this year's Ambies! Thanks to all who've listened!
Alex is not just a cool dude, but a good dude committed to doing things the right way. And a freakishly great podcaster, one of the GOATS. He and his show deserve your support! (Also, #MedicareForAll)
Alex Goldman@agoldman.bsky.social · 9mo agoHi, every so often I post about the financial health of my independent podcast, @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social, and I wanted to post an update for the new year. The short version: We're looking to add 1500 premium subscribers this year so I can pay for health insurance for everyone I work with.
Does anyone know what's up w @pixelfedapp.bsky.social? Hasn't loaded for me in days.
