very perplexed by the guy in a spurs jersey who excitedly patted me on the shoulder and said we get to go to the GAME! i am in a mets hat and a college sweatshirt i have no connection to san antonio but rock on brother
the picture of the guy from twin peaks entering the town except the text has been replaced to read "Diane, 12:00 a.m., February 24th. Entering the day of Elise being born."
in high school there were two other people with the same birthday as me which, fine, whatever, but now i'm 26 and i work in culture journalism and i must compete with TWIN PEAKS for attention
i went to minneapolis and wrote about what i saw (a massive, robust mutual aid network that is ultimately just a bunch of regular people) and what i didn’t see (thousands of people who are terrified to leave their homes)
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
don't get me wrong i love da movies but i am also listening and learning............
it has become clear to me in my three-ish years of professional life that i was raised in more of a Television Household than a Movie Household
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
i love minnesota so much, not being home rn has been driving me nuts and i am very proud of people taking care of each other and demonstrating the power of community in the face of tyranny
how your email has been finding much of the staff of the atlantic dot com this week
@faith-hill.bsky.social !! heated rivalry!! yes!! www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
everything in the blurb about "moderation" by elaine castillo made me go, "wow, that sounds like it was made for me" and it was and i devoured it in like 3 days — all to say, the books team has TASTE
i was born in the year 2000 so i was genetically engineered to be thrilled by new hunger games movies
one time i was talking about the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald (song) on the subway but couldn't remember who it was by and a man excitedly said "gordon lightfoot!!!!" i hope that guy's having a good day today
baseball
a photo of travis kelce and taylor swift with their heads together, travis's face covered with text that reads "a teen romance show" and taylor's face is covered with text that reads "serious cultural analysis"
hello i blogged about the summer i turned pretty and what shipping/fandom looks like now: eliseblogs2.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/t...
bonus rec is her other quartet, "protector of the small" which i also obsessed over!! keladry of mindelan you will always be special to me
so happy i got to recommend the first book in tamora pierce's "song of the lioness" series, which i can confirm still rips as a grown-up
"Having to ask 'Where and when can I hold my beloved’s hand?' is caustic to a person’s dignity. Having to wonder 'Where can I safely use the bathroom?' is abrasive to the soul." !!!!
It should not need to be said, and it should not be controversial to say it, but: Starving children is wrong.
I wrote for @theatlantic.com about the horror of the Palestinian people needlessly starving while food is within reach:
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
got to recommend kristen arnett's delightful "stop me if you've heard this one" for our summer reading guide, yippee!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
santos defenders RISE
getting my license photo taken with my mini mullet, a decision i surely won't regret in 2-5 years
