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Arts writer. Seriously unserious.

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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I almost can't handle this level of second-hand embarrassment but capturing THIS PART of the song is brilliant. Chef's kiss.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I see your potato and raise you a "heyaaaaaaa!"
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Oh, The Freemanity!!! @freemanity.blacksky.app · 14/06/2026
So how many times have YOU looked up "DC weather" today?
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I just know whoever is sitting behind Jay Z during this game is mad.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
On AI and hiring: "Employers and employees are locked in an 'arms race, where it’s AI-on-AI crime...'"
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'"

"She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that."

This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign.

In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic."

"So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton.

Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans.

"I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?"

Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did.

"I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?"As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge."

Bilton insisted he was not dodging.

"Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?"

Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people."

"And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?"

Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude."

"This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview."

"It's working for me," Pelley replied.

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?"

Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday.

Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude."

Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude."

"I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 31/05/2026
Gonna write the book that has the hopeful ending encouraging revolution "Lean In. . . To Revenge"
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NPR @npr.org · 27/05/2026
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. n.pr/4nWXXfN
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More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Why is Kelly treating him with kid gloves? Blindly following statue is not an excuse from accountability and duty to constituents.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/04/2026
Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ theonion.com/supreme-court-overturn…
Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It feels like Lena Dunham and Dave Chappelle desperately grasp at news headlines for the same tired reasons every few months: Lena: Why does everyone hate me? and Dave: Why can't I tell Transphobic jokes? Please go away.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My Bluesky engagement strategy
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Zora Neale Hurtin’ 📚🔮✨ @alexaesperanzaa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My Bluesky engagement strategy
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Need this to assess the threat level of those Southern "Bless Your Heart-isms".
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We are so lucky to have this caliber of talent in Durham. I wrote a piece about experiencing the debut performance of The Sistering, a Jazz collective featuring Nnenna Freelon, Lois Deloatch, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, and Kate McGarry. Many thanks to @indyweek.bsky.social!
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Brackets. Busted. #stjohns #sweetsixteen
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The photog in front trying to get these aesthetic shots is doing the absolute most.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Oooooooooooh. Playing off the K-Pop Demon Hunters crew was foul. #oscars
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Joachim Trier quoting James Baldwin has me a little choked up after Javier Bardem's Free Palestine comment. Well done. #oscars
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Javier Bardem: "No to War." (Message on his lapel, too) "And free Palestine." The crowd roars. #oscars2026
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Da1uwannakno🏳️‍🌈 @black99jack.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
(Notice how diverse the winners are who are accepting for Sinners v the other winners. Not lost on me…)
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
FIRST FEMALE OSCAR WIN IN CINEMATOGRAPHY EVER
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Absolutely loved Autumn Durald Arkapaw's speech for winning the Cinematography category for Sinners. #oscars
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
These jokes by the #oscars presenters are giving me the worst second hand embarrassment. Ooof.
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Quilty Mama 🪡🧵 @jannaps.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
QuiltCon is a marvel. Thank you to @cultureshockart.bsky.social for capturing this exciting aspect so well. The resurgence of resistance quilts is unnerving but invigorating. We are angry yet hopeful and there are a hell of a lot of us. Quilters have always been badass—thanks for spreading the word!
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Resistance Was at the Heart of This Year's QuiltCon
At the Raleigh QuiltCon, the medium's radical history took center stage, with works that commented on corruption and called for change.
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Sarah Edwards @eddysarah.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Beautiful piece by @cultureshockart.bsky.social “I saw messages on quilts that contained quotes from James Baldwin and Fannie Lou Hamer about liberation and justice; others called for the protection and preservation of transgender rights; many questioned the censorship and erasure of culture…”
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Resistance Was at the Heart of This Year's QuiltCon
At the Raleigh QuiltCon, the medium's radical history took center stage, with works that commented on corruption and called for change.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Nightmare is an understatement. Managing a prescription fulfilled by Accredo is a part-time job.
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Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Man, if you are a person who needs specialty medication, do anything in your power not to be on insurance that uses Express Scripts and Accredo. These people are the biggest nightmare I've ever dealt with in my life - I got my pre auth on the 18th and am STILL battling to get my meds.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I rewatched the last few eps of the last season to prepare me for THIS season and I re-traumatized myself. This show is so damn good.
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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Spent three minutes of my life I will never get back figuring out which journo is having a snit fit now and why and I think going forward I'm just going to let this stuff burn itself out. It's just weeds in the back of the garden between the shed and the fence.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Written by yours truly. Can't wait to see the Gee's Bend quilts tomorrow. Love to see the city's arts orgs rally together to celebrate the community that QuiltCon draws out.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
That was goooood. Dominoes, Power grid, coquito shots and Ricky Martin. Well done.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This is the one.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I still cannot get over this detail reported by the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/5fa6...
	Senior management at the Post were livid when they discovered that Lewis was attending festivities around the Super Bowl in San Francisco around the time of the news of the job cuts. It came off as “callous”, said a newsroom source, adding that “the Super Bowl thing was the last straw”.

“Bezos lost patience after the Super Bowl thing”, the source added.
Lewis was criticised in the newsroom last month for not offering words of public support after a reporter’s home was searched by FBI agents, which was seen as a further escalation of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. “We’re under siege from the FBI and the Pentagon and he just walled himself off,” the person said. 

The sense that Lewis had lost the newsroom only increased on the day the job cuts were announced. “There was no communication from him about buyouts,” the person added. “He didn’t put out a statement. Senior editorial leadership was furious.”
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Read # 7 first, then read this post again.
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Sarah Edwards @eddysarah.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Banging the same gong as everyone else about the need to support independent media & locally owned publications, but: For the love of god, please support us!! If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Bernie hit 'em with the, "uh uh", let me ask again, because
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Ms. Shirley has touched so many lives. She had an astute understanding of addiction, loss, and mental illness that guided her profound sense of empathy. I closely followed her Tuesday feeds which taught me more about the unhoused than anyone could ever hope to do. Rest in sweet peace Ms. Shirley.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 28/01/2026
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/01/2026
"A writing career is not a sprint. It is also not a marathon. A writing career is one of those wilderness survival challenges where they dump you in the woods without a map or a compass or food and whoever finds their way out wins." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...
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How to Become a Professional Writer
Do you enjoy writing? Do you like the idea of taking the thing you love doing the most in the world and turning it into work? So that your access t...
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
That's because we're going outside to engage with art now! There are over 80 artists represented in this show in Durham (chosen by yours truly). Support artists and buy their work! www.durhamartguild.org/71juried
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71st Annual Juried Exhibition — The Durham Art Guild
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Yet...(checks notes) DEI is a problem?
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Charlotte, NC: Alma Adams is first on this list.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
My God, this is UNACCEPTABLE behavior. Go ahead and pick who you think I'm talking about. There are TOO MANY OPTIONS and you'd be right.
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Colony @cultureshockart.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
There isn't enough neon happening with this Body Glove wetsuit. #strangerthings
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