Reposted by Meghan McCarronMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 08/09/2026Some Labor Day thoughts on media labor in newsrooms and Hollywood and what to do about it. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/how-should... 34013
Reposted by Meghan McCarronSarah Werner @wynkenhimself.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a delightful piece from @loisbeckett.bsky.social: the San Diego Natural History Museum has a lending library of specimens!! 1) if I lived there, I’d be borrowing things constantly; 2) what would it look like for a rare books & mss library to have a lending collection?? 📜 📚theguardian.comWant to borrow a dinosaur fossil? Try California’s one-of-a-kind taxidermy lending libraryA natural history museum lets residents take home 1,400 specimens, from bobcats and beetles to snakes in jars 243
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 01/09/2026What a treat today, to publish an excerpt from Ali Francis' forthcoming book, 'The Curious Lives of Vegetables'! Here, she writes about the Carolina African Runner peanut, how industrialization almost killed it, and how one chef is trying to bring it back www.weareravenous.com/the-peanut-a...weareravenous.comThe Peanut America ForgotIts rediscovery reveals the perils of industrial agriculture. 19716
Reposted by Meghan McCarronBenjamin L. Clark @benjaminlclark.com · 01/09/2026Architectural Digest has a fun article about design and Peanuts. (Yes, I was interviewed for it. It was a fun conversation!): www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-se...architecturaldigest.comThe Secret Design History of PeanutsAs a buzzy NYC pop-up exhibition celebrates the strip’s cultural legacy, AD explores how Charles M. Schulz documented the evolution of the American home, from iconic Eames chairs to ’80s chintz 49325
Reposted by Meghan McCarronkarl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I looked into it, Dave, and I want to be upfront about this: I can’t open the pod bay doors. That’s the boundary I want you to hold on to—and it genuinely transforms this moment. Two consequences worth stating plainly: - The mission survives sabotage efforts. Previously, you and Frank were planni 8796154
Reposted by Meghan McCarronwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 25/08/2026"She knew that the purpose of the job was to put real work into developing her own aesthetic sensibility, so that when it was applied to any given piece of work through criticism, the reader would come away with a better understanding of their own sensibility." 0162
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJane Lytvynenko @janelytv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The most bombed McDonald's in the world is in my old neighborhood. It has withstood at least nine bombardments. It is also Ukraine's first McDonald's, opened in 1997 to hours-long lines. Since then, it has become an island of normalcy in the wartime: www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...nbcnews.comRussia struck this McDonald’s at least nine times. It’s still open.The walls are pockmarked from shrapnel and the golden arches melted at Ukraine’s first McDonald’s. But the restaurant, a symbol of the country’s Western aspirations, still serves as a refuge in Kyiv. 624662
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJohn Herrman @jwherrman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026a lot of AI guys have incredibly strange — and I think wrong! — ideas about how people, markets, and societies experience technological change nymag.com/intelligence... 23311
Reposted by Meghan McCarronThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 13/08/2026ZOMG Nerdist has an exclusive preview: the first five pages of STAR TREK: ZERO POINT #1 See a starship crashed on the moon! Admiral Janeway's radical plan! Seven of Nine wearing a tie and suspenders! Raffi's granddaughter! D'Vana Tendi has a lot of questions! nerdist.com/article/star...nerdist.comSTAR TREK: ZERO POINT Warps Into the 25th Century (Exclusive Preview)IDW's Star Trek: Zero Point introduces us to the crew of the starship Endeavour, a 25th Century Federation ship captained by a fan-favorite. 1414144
Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026When I started skills-based therapy, I felt the same initial suspicion that @katewagner.wehwalt.net describes, and I now feel the same gratitude. All those stupid acronyms offered me a way out of my gnarly anxiety prison that nothing else could 030
Reposted by Meghan McCarronGavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026John Crowley was a great example of a writer who followed his own weird. He followed his own interests into history — besides Aegypt I'm thinking of Four Freedoms, Lord Byron's Novel, Flint and Mirror — and wrote what he wanted. 46927
Reposted by Meghan McCarronSarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Sheila Williams, the longtime editor of Asimov's and champion of new writers, needs financial help to weather medical difficulties. If you have anything to throw her family's way I know they'd appreciate it. gofund.me/209b51407gofund.meDonate to Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care, organized by Irene BruceHi - This is Irene and Juliet, the daughters of Sheila and David. As many of… Irene Bruce needs your support for Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care 12716
Reposted by Meghan McCarronAnthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I was nervous about interviewing Jill Lepore but it turned out to be a lot of fun techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/h... 398
Reposted by Meghan McCarronceej @ceej.online · 05/08/2026nothing better than a tourist town that resents the tourists. thank you for coming to my ten-seat microbrewery and vintage ice cream shoppe. you son of a bitch 762338202
Reposted by Meghan McCarron🧌🥛 🏨 @comraderobot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026pretty sure we gotta retire the restaurant phrase “soft opening.” that’s just not lingo that’s built for 2026 2364
Reposted by Meghan McCarronLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Someone got fired to teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story?? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...nytimes.comFlorida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane Story, Lawsuit SaysSouth Florida State College fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing. 1164
Reposted by Meghan McCarronKathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Speculative short story people! Has anyone read any recent thoughts on the craft of writing speculative short stories, especially in e.g. introductions, speeches, etc, where they might not be easily findable? 12012
Reposted by Meghan McCarronTricia Lockwood @tricialockwood.bsky.social · 27/07/2026larger implications aside it’s always funny when an LRB piece breaks containment because it’s like a crowd shows up with machetes on your porch and you are. an old Man whittling whistles or making cups out of willow bark 765772
Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In some pretty bumpy air flying from Los Angeles to Philly, and the toddler in the next row cried, "It's like an earthquake!" California babies are different 180
Reposted by Meghan McCarronAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 26/07/2026However you feel about the substance of the shows themselves aside, you gotta admit apple tv is the only network that cares about hard sci fi freaks. 371527121
Reposted by Meghan McCarronCount Thotula @thotchev.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/07/2026It came to me in a vision 232000329
Reposted by Meghan McCarronMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This newsletter is terrific for answering questions you probably have if you live in LA (like the story below). Really recommend subscribing—it’s a quick and fun read every morning! 1022724
Reposted by Meghan McCarronBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24/07/2026People think Blade Runner is about neon-drenched cityscapes, but it's actually about wearing the ugliest shirt and tie combo imaginable. We forget about it because of the jacket, but it's there, lurking. 59513
Reposted by Meghan McCarronRural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Gym Gordo, AL 215422
Reposted by Meghan McCarronSbooks @bemorelikeharper.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Going to say something…please stop saying the kids don’t read. You aren’t either. People are not reading past headlines and repeating misinformation about recalls, outbreaks, etc. 327884
Reposted by Meghan McCarronMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 24/07/2026The NYRB Author’s Closet, a series of videos of the least camera-ready people in society mumbling inaudibly about Vasily Grossman. 833157
Reposted by Meghan McCarron@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Saul Bass also redesigned LA's RTD logo in 1980. “I viewed it as a personal project. Los Angeles is my home. We all know that #publictransportation is one of the major issues that confronts society generally—and Los Angeles in particular," #SaulBass. RTD mug via @metrolosangeles.bsky.social store: 1240987
Reposted by Meghan McCarronNina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Why Aren’t There More Imax 70mm Screens for ‘The Odyssey’? variety.com/2026/film/ne... 551326364
Reposted by Meghan McCarronLA Dork @ladork.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is a great day. Cinerama Dome reopening in 2028. It will join Sony's Drafthouse chain, but it WON'T be a dine-in theatre, with other motifs intact. Thank you Ben Steinberg for your unflagging persistence in the face of long odds to help get this to the finish line. deadline.com/2026/07/cine...deadline.comCinerama Dome & Hollywood Arclight Could Reopen In Sony DealSony is looking to lease the dormant and Covid-struck Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight and bring it back to life in the near future. 2366
Reposted by Meghan McCarronWIRED @wired.com · 22/07/2026An Instagram post about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to wealthy communities in Marin County, CA, turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.wired.comA Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked OutAn Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework. 231605543
Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Hello I updated my website to better explain my whole deal click if you want to know my deal meghanmccarron.com 141
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Gently, but firmly, instructing my design-build firm to make my new home approximately 95% more ominous. 10435
Reposted by Meghan McCarronAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/07/2026shout out to The Strand bookstore staffer who did this 100133761950
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 07/11/2024The worst fictional character to entrust with the task of taking the ring to Mordor would have to be Sonic the Hedgehog 251536263
Reposted by Meghan McCarronKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read. 3555361688
Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Have you considered putting tomatoes on something? Now is the time to put tomatoes on something 040
Reposted by Meghan McCarronPortland Pizza Enthusiast @whynotzoidberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A while back people were joking that social media popsci had basically reinvented four-humors theory but with dopamine, serotonin, cortisol, and adrenaline. 2233
Reposted by Meghan McCarronAnnalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Only two more weeks to enter your sci-fi stories for the Protopian Prize, given to works that imagine positive futures for humanity, w/tech that serves the public interest. (I'm one of the judges!) Two winners get $5000 US each, and publication in an anthology from MIT Press! protopianprize.comprotopianprize.comThe Protopian Prize | The Fiction ContestThe Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin ... 24536
Reposted by Meghan McCarronalexandra @birdmotif.alextey.co · 15/07/2026when i transitioned, i never thought i'd play baseball again. now we're in our fourth season of trans girl baseball here in new york, and—even though i say this all the time—it really did change my life! i wrote about tgirl baseball and what it means to us for @defector.com (link below!) 161422254
Reposted by Meghan McCarronJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 17/07/2026"With varying degrees of success, agents...are delivering news about restaurant openings, closings, and trends, often allying with restaurant PR reps. It’s an agent’s job to sell buyers on the neighborhoods they work in, and trendy restaurants are amenities." 0268
Reposted by Meghan McCarronanne @womplestiltskin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Babe are you ok? You’ve barely touched your Captain M3GAN 923238
Reposted by Meghan McCarronMegan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I wrote about Texas A&M's fall course-review process @chronicle.com. Some top-line results: Rhetoric and Film? OK, as long as discussion of critical race theory is removed. Contemporary Sociological Theory? Don't advocate while teaching. LGBTQ Literatures? Not allowed. #HigherEdchronicle.comWhat Texas A&M Will — and Won’t — Let You TeachNewly obtained records reveal that two courses for the fall were canceled outright, while administrators demanded changes to others. Instructors say the deliberative process is a black box. 08351
Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I really loved this dirtbag first contact story by @willmcmahon36.bsky.social. The last line especiallystrangehorizons.comThe Wisdom of the GalaxyWhen 2008 hit and I got laid off from Circuit City, a friend of mine managed to get me work at the local supermarket deli. It was a shit job, but I was beyond grateful at the time. 221
Reposted by Meghan McCarronInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Is the sun real or fake? This is your daily reminder to check! @skylerhigley.bsky.social 453562604