Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“Somebody’s Baby” doesn’t get enough love for its timeless portrait of a man who discovers that his crush is gay and bravely decides to hit on her anyway 020
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It’s weird that you can spell out every number from 1 to 999 and never use the letter A. 110
Reposted by Eric McHenryThe Onion @theonion.com · 02/08/2026Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race 415101538
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This essay was years in the researching/writing, and I’m thrilled that it landed in such a beautiful magazine. 100
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I found a picture of the real Stagger Lee, and it was not what I expected:northamericanreview.orgA Picture of Stack Lee | North American Review 33120
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Trump is going to make that little boy give him the Grammy. 000
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Hell yeah that’s Nick Offerman raving about my wife’s podcast. Because it’s the best one. 011
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Aaron Rodgers in the postgame press conference complaining about “Twitter experts” ruining football. He’s so close to getting it. 000
Reposted by Eric McHenryTim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025“Yes, you in the back, I see you have your hand up.” “Why was it ‘one thing’ all those other times? I mean, I know why, we all do, I just think it’d be good to acknowledge it.” 1396
Reposted by Eric McHenryNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 29/11/2025"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are." 111314469
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Gutted to lose Todd Snider so early. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_CuE...m.youtube.comWorking on a SongYouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic 010
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 06/11/2025As long as I’ve got my laptop and summer breaks, no urban legend is safe.theamericanscholar.orgGone Fishin’ - The American ScholarCould two famous rivermen really have met their end while grappling giant fish in a Kansas river? 011
Reposted by Eric McHenryThe London Magazine @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social · 04/11/2025‘Selfie’, a poem by Eric McHenry, from our October / November issue. Order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr... 042
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Attention versiverse: Gretchen McCulloch writes double dactyls. 120
Reposted by Eric McHenryBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Not at all surprising that the notoriously nimble Democratic political machine planned ahead 23 years to plant a fake Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book. That Chuck Schumer sees around corners! 828027
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Talking levee-camp hollers on the Smarty Pants podcast. When the work is peonage, the work songs become protests.theamericanscholar.orgWhat Lies Beneath the Levee Camp Holler - The American ScholarEric McHenry investigates a century-old crime preserved in music 010
Reposted by Eric McHenryTom Bradley Jr. @tbradleywrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Who killed the Mercy Man? If levee bosses were just a bunch of interchangeable Mr. Charlies, then they all did. theamericanscholar.org/who-killed-t... #Music #History by Eric McHenry via The American Scholartheamericanscholar.orgWho Killed the Mercy Man? - The American ScholarAn obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song 041
Reposted by Eric McHenryThe Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @henrymceric.bsky.social, @harleyrustad.com, @kevinmaurer.bsky.social, @tomjunod.bsky.social & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...mailchi.mpThe Sunday Long Read: Football Tragedy, Crabs, Mercy ManThe week's best journalism. Every Sunday. 022
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 22/08/2025So people are using AI to dump people in order to pursue relationships with AI. 020
Reposted by Eric McHenryLongreads @longreads.com · 22/08/2025In our Weekly Top 5: * The legend of the levee boss @theamscho.bsky.social * Identity in the age of AI @harpers.bsky.social * The rules of Rave Club @thefence.bsky.social * Studying philosophy in prison @aeon.co * French fry why @torontolifemag.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/08/22/t...longreads.comThe Top 5 Longreads of the Week - LongreadsShowcasing stories from Eric McHenry, Michael W. Clune, Patrick Galbraith, Jay Miller, and Harley Rustad. 196
Reposted by Eric McHenryMichelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution. 351120112485
Reposted by Eric McHenryJack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to @henrymceric.bsky.social & @theamscho.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe theamericanscholar.org/who-killed-t...theamericanscholar.orgWho Killed the Mercy Man? - The American ScholarAn obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song 111
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 17/08/2025And the world’s richest man giddily posted about feeding this program “into a wood chipper.” What have we become? 010
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Here’s my latest piece for The American Scholar, about a 1909 murder and the song tradition that refused to forget it. Gratitude to Mike Mattison of the Tedeschi Trucks Band for all the help and inspiration.theamericanscholar.orgWho Killed the Mercy Man? - The American ScholarAn obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song 010
Reposted by Eric McHenryThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/07/2025Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race 474252383
Reposted by Eric McHenryAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away 608349968050
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Good lord I’ve outlived Jerry Garcia. I need to stop looking these up. 000
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 17/05/2025He should have spoken up sooner. I’m sure Trump would have pardoned him. 030
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Poetry prof: It’s called a caesura. 010
Reposted by Eric McHenryMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties & those who choose to debase themselves in their service 526242
Reposted by Eric McHenry60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes. 1311307648684
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 19/04/2025We get so focused on the corruption and the cruelty of this administration. Sometimes I think we fail to appreciate the incompetence. 010
Reposted by Eric McHenryBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 03/04/2025It’s hard to think of a single act by a single human that instantly damaged as many plans, careers, dreams in as many places around the globe For a supreme (and cruel) narcissist, the rush must be exquisite The whole world has no choice but to watch this wretched man 551197284
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I am no longer interested in other news stories. 000
Eric McHenry @henrymceric.bsky.social · 25/03/2025If they had leaked war plans to Newsmax or Fox News, we never would’ve heard about it. So that’s another thing that has probably happened. 000
Reposted by Eric McHenryIn Walks A Woman Podcast @inwalksawoman.com · 21/03/2025Great 10th Episode of Season 1 drops TODAY!https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ptCyOdEEVpANHHW9RZ9yI?si=995801bab1884f14 031
