Christina Samuels

I have never been so thankful for a paywall. It has saved me from myself.

OOOoooh. Consider me "influenced!" I'm already looking up more info about the keyboard AND the chair. I never considered a gaming chair as a non-gamer, but, of course it would be helpful for a person who has a desk job, too.

This person pitched my news organization earlier this year, but I found the pitches suspiciously too perfect and turned them down. I had a thought of trying to force a confession but figured it would take too much time and effort -- I'm glad someone got to the bottom of it.

😅 I am a total pacifist and would never punch anyone unprovoked, but, yeah. Even my feeble self has been taught to keep your thumb on the outside of your fist, lead with the first two knuckles, punch out straight and hard from the shoulder and put your hips into it.

I appreciated that the segments gave space for people to tell their own stories. You know how sometimes in our business we see ourselves as "intercessors," which can be pretty patronizing (and I'm sure I've done it myself)

I just started this book. I manage my news organization's early childhood coverage and I think all the time about how we as sa nation are utterly reliant on child care workers who get paid basically nothing, even working full time. (The median wage is around $13/hr)

Ooh, a queen 😬 One was flying around my bathroom yesterday while my kid was taking a shower (he was not happy.)

I know but 1988 wasn't that long ago 😭😭

Wait, I was in college when this came out -- it was theee soundtrack to my freshman year -- and I'm just 54 😭 (ok I guess that is old, damn)

It’s been a long week for some of my friends! 😆 Leave them alone! DONT MISS THE END!! #DJHS #teachersrock#fyp#teachersoftiktok#ittakestwo (it actually takes a whole village around here🥰) TikTok video by Mrs.Silva💕

This is depressing as hell. Am I that old? And all the HBCU/Divine 9 folks in this video fumbling the ball!

www.tiktok.com/@mrsdsilva/v...

I think this acronym could be taken in many different troublesome ways.

*me whispering to myself* "Many-gee-ay?" "Mah-ni-HEY WAIT A SECOND"

It's also not really that attractive? IMO the beauty of a cutting board comes from the natural variations in the wood used, not cutesy decorative elements.

$259 is a high price for a cutting board, more than I would pay for a cutting board, but it's not out of the realm of possibility for a large, well made one. I'd be expecting edge or end grain FOR SURE, a good weight, a juice groove, and, like, no scallops, come on.

I try not to think about the many deeply qualified journalists who are jobless right now. Otherwise my head would pop off with rage.

😅 I think I've got them all except for Godzilla Day and Donna Jean

FAMUan! 🧡🐍💚 I am so sorry for everything that is happening right now. I don't know very much about the magazine world, but hmu if there's anything I can do for you or just to connect - I'm easily findable via my employer or LinkedIn. ❤️

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

These are great people to work with, and any loss of news outlets like this is a loss for us all.

Adelyn, a Trans 13 Year Old, Would Just Like to Play Volleyball But Texas lawmakers are trying to ban students like her from sports.

(I edited this one too 😍)
www.teenvogue.com/story/trans-...

In the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ LGBTQ students won’t be silenced As states adopt laws and policies restricting discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, students fight to keep safe spaces in their schools

(I edited this one 😍)
hechingerreport.org/in-the-wake-...

Teen Vogue Is Joining Vogue.com The transition, in which Teen Vogue will keep its unique editorial identity and mission, fortifies the evolving Vogue ecosystem.

Teen Vogue and @hechingerreport.org, where I'm an editor, worked together on several stories over the years. @leximcmenamin.com and @allegrak.bsky.social and many others were wonderful partners and this is gutting news. A list of just a few of the stories where Teen Vogue was a valued partner:

Why is this story from 2018 popping up? 🤔

I was fighting for my life for one of the big machines😭 the ladies who work here had to help me.

I’m at the laundromat washing comforters and I have forgotten how…assertive…you have to be at a laundromat. I am such a soft suburbanite.

Redtwig dogwood

Not a great picture but I was just struck by my red osier dogwood over here being quietly beautiful🌱

That's about right. 😢