Perry Chiaramonte

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As I I travel back to Austin, I’ve learned something important during my layover…none of you mofo’s learned during the pandemic to cover your fucking mouth when you cough.

Mystery Woman Who's New Jersey's 'Taylor Ham' Queen Faces Multiple Allegations of Creating a Toxic Workplace Ana Cumbler seized control of $60 million Taylor Provisions after marrying two brothers in succession.

The woman who runs New Jersey’s $60 million ‘Taylor ham’ dynasty is as mysterious as the contents of the Garden State delicacy...

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The Green Ball: Inside Gilles Peterson’s Three-Level Listening House (Part.1) How a garden shed became a radio lab, audiophile room and basement club built to keep music alive.

The ultimate ADU… open.substack.com/pub/timecaps...

Blood and death were part of the job—something worse came after "Are you OK with blood and guts?" My answer would change my life.

You know that romanticized idea of the cub reporter rushing from crime scene to crime scene? Yeah. Not-so-much. Essential reading from @henrickak in @newsweek shows you what it's actually like...

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“The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in October.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

Can someone explain to me why there's so much outrage around Bad Bunny playing the #Superbowl halftime show? I just don't get it.

Is that in Manhattan??

That's rich...

How a Café Saved a Century-Old Newspaper When a West Texas newspaper faced extinction, two entrepreneurs discovered that coffee, cocktails, and conversation could fund the future of local news

The Sentinel is one of the few places in town open seven days a week. In a sleepy desert town where most store owners choose to open whenever the hell they feel like it, a café like this reaps the rewards

When driving along Texas Highway 4 into Starbase, drivers immediately encounter Mr. Musk’s influence: a 9-foot bronze-plated bust in his likeness. The sculpture has become a symbol of the region transforming into what the locals refer to as “Musk Country.”
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Been back in Jersey for a little over a week and have come to the conclusion that y’all REALLY love your weed. I smell it everywhere.

New York continues to eat itself…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/realestate/brooklyn-closures-nightlife.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“It takes a special breed to be a truck-driving man,” Haggard hums over the waves, “and a steady hand to pull that load behind.”

Interesting read from @FarahnMorgan on autonomous vehicles and the threat they impose on the trucker way of life...

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Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s When you leave the office for the day, really leave.

"If companies want you to work like it’s the ’90s, then you should work like it’s the ’90s..."
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The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article) Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

Truth…
“It seems fitting that Gen X-ers would reach middle age amid an upheaval. They always had cursed timing…”

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The Case of the Met’s Missing Banksy The street artist snuck a “brilliant” art work into the Met, in 2005. Then it disappeared. Does a former head of security know where the painting is?

In 2005, Bansky snuck a painting into the Met; it was discovered and removed within ten minutes. The work is now likely worth a fortune. Where did it go?

The Legend Behind One of the Oldest Burger Restaurants in America White Mana owner Mario Costa managed Mike Tyson, takes care of his racing pigeons, and is the unofficial mayor of a corner of Jersey City. Above all, he thinks of himself as "a hamburger salesman."

“You could give me a 2-million-dollar house in the suburbs, but I’d never leave what I have here in Jersey City…”
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From the popculturechat community on Reddit: It's been 5 years since celebrities figured that in order to feel better during lockdown, we needed them to sing Imagine. Explore this post and more from the popculturechat community

Happy Anniversary all...
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Milan Banned Smoking. Locals Aren’t Having It. “I’m moving to Rome”: the Milanese react to a new law prohibiting smoking in public spaces.

“‘I’m moving to Rome’: the Milanese react to a new law prohibiting smoking in public spaces…”

Manhattan's iconic Subway Inn bar announces it's closing: 'An incredibly difficult decision' The bar's move to a third location was fraught with problems it could not overcome, the tavern announced

“Throughout the last few years, we’ve seen a shift in the way people live, work, and spend their time. The rhythms of the city that once sustained places like Subway Inn no longer feel the same…”
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They Signed Up to Grow Weed. Then New York State Pushed Them Into the Black Market Weed legalization was supposed to prioritize mom-and-pop businesses — but for some upstate farmers, things didn't go as planned.

Here’s a weekend read on weed from ParnellWesley , @RollingStone:

“We call it the bag. If someone comes with the money or the bag. The farmer will take the bag everyday…”

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“so often these big ol’ city papers on the East Coast revert to the stereotypes people seemingly have no interest in relinquishing. It’s simpler to dismiss or outright vilify a place if you assume its residents all vote differently than you…”

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