Staff writer for @DiverseIssues. Sometime Weekly Reviewer for @Harpers.

Joined January 2012
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God: Jessica, we’d like you to meet our new angel. Jessica Walters: Who is it? Martin Mull: *takes off halo* Gene Parmesan, how you doing? Jessica: AAHHHHHH!!!
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15 Nov 2023
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A town in Saskatchewan debated whether it should change its slogan from “Land of Rape and Honey.” harpers.org/2023/11/gaza-isr…
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31 Oct 2023
A man in western Washington State was reported to have tried to solicit a sex worker for a threesome with himself and his miniature horse. Find out what else happened last week in #spooky Weekly Review @Harpers: harpers.org/2023/10/weekly-r…
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Essential recap of the week's horror from @JonEdelman. (I added the context about how different governments/organizations deal with the existence of LGBTQ people. Hope this helps!) harpers.org/2023/10/weekly-r…
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18 Oct 2023
Light news week this week. Check out my recap for @Harpers
Scientists found that ultra-processed fare is just as addictive as nicotine, cocaine, or heroin. “Ask yourself,” advised an author of the study, “is this really food?” #harpersweeklyreview harpers.org/2023/10/weekly-r…
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12 Oct 2023
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Hundreds of plaster vaginas spilled onto a road in Russia, and it was reported that the Worcestershire Council had announced trimming to be done on Minge Lane. #harpersweeklyreview harpers.org/2023/10/weekly-r…
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28 Sep 2023
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A Florida man who repeatedly fired his rifle in the air to celebrate Ron DeSantis’s signing of a permitless carry law before being shot several times by police was arrested. harpers.org/2023/09/weekly-r…
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23 Sep 2023
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Microsoft, which in 2020 fired the team of journalists responsible for vetting the content on its platform, published a seemingly AI-generated obituary of a former NBA player who died in Florida. “Brandon Hunter useless at 42,” the headline read. harpers.org/2023/09/weekly-r…
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Microsoft, which in 2020 fired the team of journalists responsible for vetting the content on its platform, published a seemingly AI-generated obituary of a former NBA player who died in Florida. “Brandon Hunter useless at 42,” the headline read. harpers.org/2023/09/weekly-r…
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29 Aug 2023
Scientists announced that neurotic people probably shouldn’t colonize Mars. Find out what else happened last week in my latest for @Harpers: harpers.org/2023/08/weekly-r…
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24 Aug 2023
For @DiverseIssues, I talked to experts about why all the most common alternatives for affirmative action are worse at generating racial diversity: diverseeducation.com/from-th… @bakerdphd @zbleemer @DanielKlasik @zmabes
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22 Aug 2023
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It was reported that @Google is working on AI that offers life advice, and an AI-written @Microsoft Travel article recommended an Ottawa food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot. “Consider going into it on an empty stomach,” the AI wrote. harpers.org/2023/08/weekly-r…
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15 Aug 2023
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Over $200 million in pandemic aid grants meant for struggling arts organizations went to wealthy musicians including @PostMalone, @chrisbrown, and @Nickelback. harpers.org/2023/08/weekly-r…
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Over $200 million in pandemic aid grants meant for struggling arts organizations went to wealthy musicians including @PostMalone, @chrisbrown, and @Nickelback. harpers.org/2023/08/weekly-r…
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Officials at an aquarium in Florida announced that a manatee named Hugh had died from injuries sustained while having sex with his brother. harpers.org/2023/08/weekly-r…
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13 Jul 2023
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It was reported that an Iowa woman who was alerted that her house was on fire broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident on her way home and was diagnosed with cancer while in the hospital. harpers.org/2023/07/weekly-r…
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27 Jun 2023
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“She has genuinely been a nasty little bitch to me,” said Marjorie Taylor Greene while explaining why she called her fellow Freedom Caucus member Lauren Boebert “a little bitch” on the floor of the House of Representatives. harpers.org/2023/06/weekly-r…
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13 Jun 2023
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The evangelist Pat Robertson, who decried gay people as responsible for 9/11, died at 93; the Unabomber, who decried technology as destructive to human-scale communities, died at 81; and the Iron Sheik, who decried Hulk Hogan as a jabroni, died at 80. harpers.org/2023/06/weekly-r…
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Scientists announced the creation of a building material made from used diapers, and a congresswoman called for an investigation into “poop rain” falling from aircrafts. harpers.org/2023/05/weekly-r…
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