Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/09/2026Look, intellectually I understand there are situations that call for unsalted butter instead of salted butter, but emotionally there is never a time I want to be in one of those situations. 2613560261
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026youtu.be/j8bmjDoziaQ?...youtu.beThe Rocky Horror Picture Show - I'm Going HomeYouTube video by THIRDPROJECT 01604452
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21/08/2026Harvard announced that it is closing its writing center and laying off the center’s longtime director—a decision that could have repercussions far beyond Cambridge, Tyler Austin Harper argues. theatln.tc/v4M8TQYZ 3159
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialLeslie J. Anderson @lesliejanderson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The last time men forced women back into the kitchen we put shrimp in jello. We’ll do it again! 1812486325
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE. 10746505120334
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026static.klipy.comRobin Hood: Let Me See The ScriptALT: Robin Hood: Let Me See The Script 000
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialKaren “the good kind” @kpsinging.bsky.social · 24/06/2026👌🏻👌🏻🤣 803040264
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwidereuters.comTrump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rulesA federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationw... 10188442796
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialJocelyn @historygirl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026@universalhub.com someone set a box of Juneteenth items on fire behind the Museum of African American History. This fire could have devastated the oldest African Church in the US and the site of the Abiel Smith School, not to mention the rest of the neighborhood. 🗃️📜 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...wgbh.orgPolice, federal agents investigate arson at Boston Museum of African American HistoryThe National Park Service and Boston police are investigating an incident in which package contents were ripped open and set on fire behind the building on Joy Street in Beacon Hill. 75959
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This news gutted me. I don’t won’t go into details, but Raul was publicly, bravely KIND to me at a very low point in my professional life when so others were cowardly, weak, and mean. He owed me nothing. He gave because he wanted to. A rare occurrence in my life. jovanevery.co.uk/in-memoriam-...jovanevery.co.ukIn memoriam: Raul Pacheco-Vega - Jo VanEveryRaul had been conscious of his mortality for a long time. Many years ago he came to terms with his workaholism and took serious steps to change his behaviour for the sake of his health. I know he stil... 264660
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Question for the #foodstudies folks out there--can you name any Japanese dishes that were being prepared at home by Americans in the late 1960s? Apart from the occasional tempura or teriyaki, I'm not seeing much in American cookbooks that featured Japanese ingredients/cooking styles at the time... 010
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Chicago. (It’s the trifecta: iconic songs, choreography, and narrative all in one show.) 0160
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialEmily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026god this rules so hard (for context, I was making $30k a year as an editorial assistant at Harper in 2010) 3765133
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID, I FUCKING LOVE THE OSCARS NOW THAT MICHAEL B. JORDAN WON!!!!!! 17138389
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialOlivier ✡︎ @oliviermurlor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026SINNERS MIGHT BE WINNING BEST PICTURE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN CINEMATOGRAPHY #Oscars #AcademyAwards 101
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 16/03/2026media.tenor.coma baby owl is sitting in the grass with the words `` who who '' written above it .ALT: a baby owl is sitting in the grass with the words `` who who '' written above it . 010
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I was already loving this #Oscars but then Streisand singing to honor Redford broke my brain. 001
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialMockingbird, MPH, CHES @amockingbird.bsky.social · 08/03/2026WTF. Your writing is part of why I have a subscription to NYMag and have for over a decade, despite never living in New York. What an absolutely terrible decision by them. 2502
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful! 28760773480
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Agree with this thread 1000x. I think she suffers a little bit from her first film as being a “message-driven” film, and people forgot what an aesthete she is. On vibes and visuals alone, it’s spectacular. 110
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialThe Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 13/02/2026President Donald Trump is now embarking on a crusade to MAGAfy the American past, via a hostile takeover of the federal government’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. bit.ly/3Oex6xYbit.lyThe Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US HistoryThe administration’s sketchily funded Freedom 250 project, which will oversee the celebration of America’s semiquincentennial, is a pageant of right-wing extremism. 513469
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783269214042
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialprincess bubblegum 🏳️⚧️ @vvv.gay · 25/01/2026Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station. 4452261465
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialOnikunooooooooooo~! @onikuno.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Holy fucking shit this is awesome use this now cybernews.com/security/dev...cybernews.comOne developer’s tool strips AI and other junk from Chrome, Edge, and FirefoxA developer released a free tool called “Just the Browser” that disabless AI features, ads, and other unwanted junk in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. 5875753168
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/01/2026A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding. 4566643165
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Earlier this year I wrote about a 1970s-era chocolate cake that bewitched me. Then it became te most popular recipe of 2025 at @saveur.com. Beyond proud. 010
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/12/2025BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.bit.lyAt least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey EpsteinThe Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released. 1337217969902
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 15/12/2025"I knew the way you know about a good melon" sums it up, and its why the interstitial segments with old couples rings so true (and necessary) to the film as a whole. That's the dream, not the fairytale ending. Rob Reiner was a humanist filmmaker to his core, and he'll be terribly missed. (2 of 2) 000
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 15/12/2025When I tell people that my favorite movie of all time is "When Harry Met Sally...", they don't understand that it's more than just a romantic comedy. It's a film that shouts out those little ineffable qualities that endear us to each other and makes love worthwhile. (1 of 2) 100
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialC. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies. 154211664443
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Honestly it means so much that Bette & Boo is on here; an underrated masterpiece. 130
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 25/11/2025True true—all the way down to the menu (note: Yankee ingredients through and through, hence the supremacy of pumpkins over yams). Thank Sarah Josepha Hale for that. 082
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Yup, it's exactly as good as they say it is. And viewed in this context, Ragtime becomes an explicitly political piece of theatre akin to Cabaret; a referendum on the era in which it's staged. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/t...nytimes.com‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dream 030
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Here we go. Quick thread of American food critics of the 1950s surviving what they call "exotic" foods 419928
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 22/08/2025There’s something fascinating about a movie that leans hard into the ambivalence of the romance plot, from Austen to Ephron and beyond. (FWIW, I loved it.) 010
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialILuvPolitix @iluvpolitix.bsky.social · 16/08/2025"the Smithsonian Institution is not, and has never been, under the authority of the Executive Branch" 15911
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialThe Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 14/08/2025📢 The OAH has issued a Statement on the White House Review of the Smithsonian. Read the statement: ow.ly/hgLR50WGhfQ 13300147
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Fascinating observations by Diana Garvin about the adoption of electric cooking technology during the Fascist period of Italy (1922-1945) as facilitating the "gentrification of women's bodies"...really smart insights about the materiality of the fascist kitchen. #asfs40 #foodjustice2025 011
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Fascinating provocation during this presentation at #asfs40 / #foodjustice2025: can you think of a single media product today (books, TV, movies) set in the future that is NOT a dystopia? (Note: The Jetsons doesn't count, since new episodes are no longer being produced...) 001
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 16/06/2025This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho) 14736541175
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I’m so so enjoying your recap of this 110
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Ahhh would love to see you if I can kick this cold in time! Keep me posted. 110
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialRegina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Everyone should make a pilgrimage to nmaahc.si.edu while they still can... The realest American history, told so powerfully. Allow at least a full day. (You need a timed-entry pass, but it's free.)nmaahc.si.eduA People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture 19593149
Reposted by @jessfscarbone.bsky.socialCornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 28/03/2025Wow. This breaks my heart. The head curator of Smithsonian Foodways, was instrumental in mentoring my career transition to food scholarship. I’ve also worked with some of the folkways curators who have helped me with my research. The Smithsonian is more than an asset it’s a necessary archive. 073
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 10/03/2025What’s the best show on #Broadway RN offering lottery tix? I’ve already got #Gypsy for Wednesday evening, but I can squeeze in a Tuesday show if I get lucky… 100
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 03/03/2025I am so so so happy about the #Oscars wins for #Anora tonight, for Mikey Madison's big win, and for elevating Sean Baker's work to a new level of visibility. This guy started making movies about marginalized people on his iPhone for almost no money. I can't wait to see what he does next. 030
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I was teaching Peg Bracken’s I Hate to Cook book tonight and she said this almost verbatim. 010
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Here's why #Anora is my favorite to win #BestPicture: Because it's about a scenario in which, when the world seems almost laughably upside down, all we can do is cling to our dignity & affirm who we are, even when it costs us everything. And who can relate to that right now, right? 010
jessfscarbone.bsky.social @jessfscarbone.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Hey #food folks--anyone live in Portland OR who might be willing to host me the night of June 17th? I'm flying into town for a conference and may need to spend one night in the city... let me know if you want to connect! 000
![Harper Collins Union Ratifies New Contract; Secures Highest Starting Pay in Publishing
The Harper Collins Union, part of UAW Local 2110, has ratified a new contract, which mandates a starting salary of $52,500, for a 35-hour week—the highest in the industry. All covered employees will get annual pay increases, and time and a half for overtime. Notably employees "at the beginning of their careers" can work up to three hours of overtime per week without prior approval. With that overtime included, that effectively "brings the lowest annual compensation" for junior employees to $57,000 for a 38-hour week, the union notes.
Starting pay will increase every year up to $55,200 in 2028. Employees will also receive ratification bonuses based on seniority, between $1,000 and $3,000.
The three-year contract also includes language around promotions, severance, separation, time off, and discipline, the union shared on social media. Entry-level employees must be considered for a promotion after two years. Performance improvement plans are extended to six weeks from three, with an option for a voluntary separation with severance after that time. Eligibility and amount of severance is increased.
Additionally, the contract adds one floating holiday to a total of 18 throughout the year, calls for a three-month notice to changes in the hybrid work policy, and "memorializes [the] company's parental leave language."
"This contract is a testament to the solidarity we have built in the Harper Collins Union. We are all proud to continue to set new standards in publishing," union chair and Harper Children's designer Caitlin Stamper said. "We were able to achieve provisions that will provide life changing support to current members, and a more sustainable future for new employees."
The union went on strike for nearly three months in 2022 and 2023, asking for a starting salary of $50,000. According to recent job listings, Penguin Random House's current starting salary is $51,000 and Simo…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kznis4fckmo2s2qnwdukzt7k/bafkreia2xyy5jnoh7lqung5pkn3ulz7375of5lys45hv5yp75apkik6hwi)
