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Now at $99,495... I'm gonna go ahead and call that $100k. Thank you, thank you, thank you all. You spread so much hope and joy. 💚

How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.

And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn’t for that dang light.

Oh the Broadway show suffers as well. But the 2nd part moves by so fast that almost papers over the toothless stuff. Making that longer in “For Good” is..yeah

The online clip factory that's radicalizing teen boys - Salon.com How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”

They don't let the women use their phones or get up from the table, and the filming lasts for like 6-8 hours. WTF. www.salon.com/2025/11/21/t...

This incredible profile of Gaines’ rise is a fantastic read, but more importantly it highlights how when Gaines started getting media attention days after her 200m final there was an entire ecosystem devoted to media training her and supporting her there to assist in her growth. It’s not organic.

'Keeper' Is An Uneasy Nesting Doll That Gets Stuck At The Home Stretch Osgood Perkins's latest feature lays the breadcrumbs down in the right way, but leaves much to be desired in tracing their origin.

Osgood Perkins has a good base with ‘Keeper’ that acts like a funhouse mirror when you try to guess what’s happening. The fun ends when you arrive at the exit because the mystery outweighs the explanations. New on my newsletter:

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The second half of ‘Wicked’ is already thin. But the Broadway show hides it by constantly moving. “For Good” not only mutes the emotionality of its characters, but pauses in the service of “The Wizard Of Oz” to its fault:

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He was the architect of an N.J. Pop Warner dynasty. Now he’s reshaping high school football. Nasir Gaines revolutionized Pop Warner football and is now making waves in the high school ranks.

Nasir Gaines accomplished big things as the architect of the Brick City Lions Pop Warner coach. He has even bigger aspirations at Newark Shabazz’s high school, both on and off the field. New from me:

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in the last 5 days these laid-off VIBE staffers have only made it to 31% of their GoFundMe goal after being laid off. please show them the same support you showed Teen Vogue!!

"There are about a thousand of us" is devastating.

'The Running Man' Fights A Dystopian Vision With Dated Tools - Substream Magazine Edgar Wright's 2025 film version of Stephen King's story treads familiar ground and fights familiar battles with worn critique.

Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” is caught between a rock and a hard place. Its loyal to the book, but feels a pull to the tone of the 1987 film. There’s a large net of chronicling dystopian..but we’re way beyond the authoritarian takeover of primetime TV.
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N.J. sports are expanding rules to limit blowouts. Not everyone is cheering. Debate continues over whether mercy rules should be implemented at all.

For nj.com, I spoke to ten coaches and officials about the mercy rule in high school sports. Some people are for it and others hate it: www.nj.com/highschoolsp...

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🚨 local how-to-help opportunity for brooklyn! 🚨

flatbush / PLG / crown heights area:

my dear friend Sarah is organizing a non-perishable food drive to benefit the Ladies in Waiting food pantry on Fenimore. bring items to Hasenstuble (1184 Nostrand Ave.) from 4pm onwards on Wednesday 11/19!

Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

So AI-generated videos of Black people yelling about public assistance, immigrants being snatched off the street, and women being choked to death seem to be the main output of this technology so far.

Aftermath on Ghost. All the homies love Ghost.

Democrats were on a 20 point run narrowing the gap and a group of Senate Dems decided to punt it on first down at the goal line.

There’s a vulnerability he exudes that really brings Emma and Jessie’s characters separate ideologies together where he personifies us/the vulnerable in this wild joust. The scene near the basement stairs is heartbreaking.

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Has Zohran slept yet? Lol

I was told the dodgers winning would ruin baseball forever. Sorry to the new fans. It is now over.

Shohei is…not going to play for the Royals.

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Purity Ring Creates A Lush World and Dreams of A Better One In Reality: Concert Review At the Brooklyn Steel stop on their "Place Of My Own" tour, the Canadian duo provides us tools to make our places a little better.

Wrote about Purity Ring’s Brooklyn show last night, a RPG manifestation dream of an abundant world in hopes that we make the real one a little better. Photos also by me:

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In 'Lurker,' Everyone Wants To Be and Near The Star Alex Russell's debut shows the fine line between artistry, unchecked devotion, and control.

For my newsletter, I wrote about “Lurker,” the Stan industrial complex and how artists both hate it and use it, Taylor Swift, and how the film shows the ugly sides of the digital currency era.

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