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Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books, journalist, novelist, critic, editor, currently catless, red diaper baby, lifetime New Yorker https://www.hopp.bio/tpbooks

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bit.ly/KCLAWH - LA event on November 9th

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@mta.info Hey MTA - your OMNY phone service programming sucks. I've been disconnected twice ("system error") and also twice waited more than 10 minutes without an answer while being assured my wait time is under 5 minutes.

22.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump + AI + social media = the lowest America has ever sunk in the world's eyes

19.10.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Genius!

18.10.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HAPPY PUB DAY! "You've Got Michael" by Dan Beck

Trouser Press Books: www.trouserpressbooks.com/youve-got-mi...

Amazon: a.co/d/cmaLxa6

Billboard: www.billboard.com/music/pop/mi...

Bookshop dot org
bookshop.org/p/books/you-...

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An All-Nighter With Michael Jackson at Trump Tower: Diving Deep Into the Making of Jackson’s β€˜HIStory’ (Book Excerpt) Dan Beck's 'You’ve Got Michael: Living Through HIStory' tells of his working relationship with Michael Jackson. Read an excerpt here.

www.billboard.com/music/pop/mi...

Join the virtual release event for "You've Got Michael" this evening (Tuesday). Register here: bit.ly/YGMregister

14.10.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great choice, beautifully sung. Thank you RVH!

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Please....most hated human!

07.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An excellent, entertaining and revealing book by one of the nicest guys ever to play punk rock!

06.10.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps it's a case of herd mentality taking a collective turn on one album.

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Sting | Trouser Press The king of pain(ful self-consciousness), Sting has always seemed both older and younger than the music he is making. In the Police, he was a former schoolteacher trying to seem dignified while still ...

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I'd like a word....

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This is how the Molotovs do it. Wowee!

28.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Trump has been openly campaigning to win a Nobel Peace Prize, claiming he has solved seven wars or conflicts, though his role in some of those is in dispute." (NYT)

IN DISPUTE? How about "complete and utter horseshit"?

23.09.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"A wide range of specialists in domestic and international law have argued that Trump and Hegseth are giving the military illegal orders and causing Special Operations forces to deliberately target civilians in violation of murder laws." (NYT)

Isn't murder something that usually gets prosecuted?

20.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Aratatat rr

19.09.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That was the House. The Senate was reportedly 100%

19.09.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution marking Oct. 14, 2025 -- Kirk's birthday -- a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."

That's 47 supposedly progressive Democrats endorsing a national tribute to a vile reactionary who promoted the values of a fraction of Americans.

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Stop by if you're in town. "You've Got Michael" is not officially out until next month, but we’ll have copies to sell at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday – and author Dan Beck on hand to sign them. (If you’ve pre-ordered a copy from us, stop by and pick it up.)
www.trouserpressbooks.com

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I'm old enough to remember when the Supreme Court was a deliberative body that accepted only the most significant cases, considered opposing arguments, debated them and then issued a ruling months later.

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Jerry Harrison was not in the band when it formed

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Hopes and prayers, amiright? More guns for everyone!

10.09.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"weigh" -- there is only one *way* for this corrupt court.

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WWDJTD?

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Bardot

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