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Silvia Killingsworth
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Rick Paulas
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Ken Layne
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Joe MacLeod
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Ryan Broderick
“Hey now, you’re an All Star, get your game on go play.” — John Lennon
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David Roth
Best American Sporpswriting (and editing). Co-founder of @Classical. Not the one from Van Halen or magic.
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Maria Bustillos
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Cord Jefferson
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Miles Klee
Author of the novel IVYLAND and the story collection TRUE FALSE: http://www.orbooks.com/miles-klee/
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Emily Gould
Author, co-owner @emilybooks.
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Ryan Bradley
a writer and editor. Work in The New York Times Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, GQ, Fortune, Wired, elsewhere
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Dave Bry
I grew up in New Jersey. I live in New York. I write for the Awl, and also a book called Public Apology, for Grand Central Publishing.
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Heather Havrilesky
@NYMag columnist & author of How to Be a Person in the World (Doubleday, 2016)
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Melissa Lafsky
Burned to the ground. Rose from the ashes. Took a long shower.
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Victoria Johnson
Cartographer / Geogrump. DC resident, Buffalo loyalist. Opinions are mine etc etc etc. Also: @goalhorns!
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Laura June
Laura June is a writer and the Deputy Editor of Gay Magazine. She is also the author of a memoir, “Now My Heart is Full.”
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Alexis Coe
I write Read Local (Wednesdays) + Recent Acquisitions (Fridays) @SFWeekly. Freelancer. Former research curator @NYPL + oral historian @brooklynhistory
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Mary H.K. Choi
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Mik Awake
Writer // NYC
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Kyle Brazzel
meet me in the middlebrow
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Rhian Sasseen
Writer. Words in Aeon, The Awl, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and others. More at rhiansasseen.com.
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Owen Phillips
Data analyst and writer living in Brooklyn
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Michelle Dean
I write for the Guardian a lot. I also have a book forthcoming in 2017 called Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art of Having An Opinion.
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Brian Barone
@brianrbarone // strumming and reading and writing
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Chris Arnade
I photograph and write things
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Hanson O'Haver
writer, friend
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Willy Staley
right on longboards; wrong on pizza
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Adam Popescu
Debut novel, NIMA, which takes on Mt. Everest, is now available: https://www.amazon.com/Nima-Adam-Popescu/dp/1944700854
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Evan Dent
Writer living in New Orleans.
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Fran Hoepfner
writer & idiot
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Carter Maness
Now With Authenticity Restored
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Pete Tosiello
writer, on good days. NYC. @tosiello
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James Frew
Freelance writer and humorist living in New York City. https://www.instagram.com/frewjames/
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Hope Estella Whitmore
Edinburgh writer library girl
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Kyle Chayka
A writer about tech and culture: kylechayka.com & twitter.com/chaykak.
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Charles Thaxton
web producer @JSTOR_Daily, freelancer elsewhere, www.charles-thaxton.com
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Sara Lautman
Cartoons and illustrations. www.saralautman.com
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Ted Pillow
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Jacob Mikanowski
Writer in California. Art, Science, Books, Dreams. @JMikanowski http://jacob-mikanowski.com/
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Oliver Lee Bateman
Lawyer, PhD, 675lb d-lft. Contributing writer @WeAreMel & @SpliceToday. Other work: @ParisReview, @Ringer, @PacificStand, & www.oliverbateman.com/bibliography/
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Jared Spears
To define is to limit.
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Bécquer Seguín
writer · teacher of things, usually in spanish
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Amelia Schonbek
I write long and true. Contribute to http://newyorker.com, @pacificstand, @hazlitt; formerly of @maisonneuvemag. Strong views about bagels+social democracy.
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Katie Fricas
Cartoonist, library worker, scorpio
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Brian Feldman
Developing my brand. Big Brand Fan.
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Ryan Felton
26 | Journalist | Detroit | ryancfelton.com
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Marian Bull
this particularly rapid unintelligible patter isn't generally heard and if it is it doesn't matter
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Laura Olin
Creative digital strategy with sisu. lauraolin.com
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Jake Offenhartz
Reporter based in New York City.
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Lauren Duca
Award-winning & -losing freelance journalist!!! Tweets are my own and do not reflect the views of Clay Aiken. lauren.duca@gmail.com
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Patrick Hoffman
Author of EVERY MAN A MENACE (10/4/16) and THE WHITE VAN (Grove Atlantic)
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Christy Admiraal
Writer, lovable scamp, and general enthusiast.
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Karen Corday
I took another bubble bath/With my pants on/All the fighting stopped | https://karencorday.com/
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Kristi Coulter
Author of “Enjoli,” NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS, and the forthcoming EXIT INTERVIEW, a memoir of ambition, work, and Amazon. www.kristicoulter.com
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Nick Bateman
Nick Bateman is a California based Writer and illustrator
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Christine Friar
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Luke Mazur
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Will Thwaites
Filmmaker, audio producer, and host of the podcast Nouns (@NounsAudio). Former literary rapper.
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Jenny Nelson
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Mark Duffy
Copywriter/Copyranter. My hockey wrist shot is better than yours.
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Will Sommer
I do Right Richter, a newsletter about conservative media. http://rightrichter.com
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Rebecca Rego Barry
Writing about books, history, auctions. Author of “Rare Books Uncovered: True Stories of Fantastic Finds in Unlikely Places.” Visit at rebeccaregobarry.com.
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Emma Smith-Stevens
Emma Smith-Stevens is the author of a novel, The Australian (Dzanc Books). http://emmasmithstevens.com/ and Twitter: @ESmithStevens // Pronouns: she/her
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Anna Codrea-Rado
Journalist and podcaster covering business, culture & tech for the NYT, Guardian, FT, Business Insider, Wired etc.
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JIM CARREY
Actor and Philanthropist
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Betsy Morais
I read and write, work @Harpers. Made of cheese. http://betsymorais.com
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Andy Friedman
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Katia Bachko
Nice is different than good.
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Zan Romanoff
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Megan Reynolds
nights @jezebel / often sleepy megancreynolds.com // megan@thebillfold.com
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Sarah Blackwood
Writer, editor, professor, & jorts. www.sarah-blackwood.com
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Maud Newton
Author of ANCESTOR TROUBLE, a best book of 2022 per New Yorker, NPR, WaPo... Bylines in NYT Mag, Guardian... Newsletter sign-up in Linktree. Opinions mine. She.
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Tiffany Stanley
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Amy Kurzweil
New Yorker cartoonist, writer, teacher, part-time cyborg, debut graphic memoir: Flying Couch (Catapult/Black Balloon 2016)
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Adam Bessie
Bay Area CA community college English professor. Writes comics n cartoons @TheAtlantic, @BostonGlobe, LATimes, The Nib…https://adambessie.com. Pic Josh Neufeld
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James Richard Weir
James Richard Weir is based in Shanghai, where he previously covered Chinese healthcare policy and currently works in communications. Twitter: @jamesrweir
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Jacky Tran
IKEA enthusiast with questionable taste. www.jackytran.net
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Kevin Nguyen
Senior Editor at GQ
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Jessie Singer
Journalist and Author of “There Are No Accidents” out now from Simon & Schuster. Read me in The Atlantic, WaPo, The Guardian, New York Magazine, and elsewhere.
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Lindsay Robertson
Writer, editor, comedy nerd.
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Rosa Lyster
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Jacqui Shine
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Meaghan O'Connell
your emotional IT department.
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Dayna
No funny business.
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Aaron Gilbreath
Essayist, Journalist, Burritoist. Longreads Editor. Writing: Harper’s, NYT, Slate, Paris Review, VQR, Oxford American, Kenyon Review. 3 nonfiction books.
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Amanda Arnold
freelancer. sweet but stubborn bull.
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Emily Lever
overhyped for cuteness; clear and relatable attitude problem | words @ Jezebel, Bookforum, NYMag, Esquire, the Awl, Africa Is A Country, Popula, etc
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Alex Lubben
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Chris Wallace
Writer. US Editor MR PORTER. Previously, Executive Editor @InterviewMag, other stuff. Work in Progress
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Joanna Petrone
Like investigative journalism but about my feelings. @joanna_petrone
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Charles J. Moss
Charles Moss is a freelance writer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He’s written for The Atlantic, NYT, Washington Post, AV Club, Slate, NatGeo, and other pubs.
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Rebecca Schuman
Author, SCHADENFREUDE, A LOVE STORY. Your favorite adjunct.
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Mona Chalabi
I write and I draw
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Anna Hezel
Food/travel/culture/hot dog writing for @NYTimes, @LuckyPeach, @Food52, @SaveurMag, @MensJournal, @BitchMedia, @BrooklynMag & more. Brooklyn via Buffalo.
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Josh Lefkowitz
is a poet and writer living in New York City.
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Seyward Darby
Author of “Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism,” and editor in chief of The Atavist Magazine.
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Benedict Cosgrove
Writer and editor, online and off, for 3+ decades. Contributor to NY Times, Washington Post, TIME.com, Daily Beast + more. Visit: bdcwrites.com. @bdcgrove
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Carl Steadman
Your pal, Carl. Suck.com cofounder.
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Robert Epstein
Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology
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Nick Douglas
Diehard tryhard
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Tori Telfer
Author of LADY KILLERS: DEADLY WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. Host of a true crime podcast: criminalbroads.com.
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Harry Merritt
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David Obuchowski
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Krithika Varagur
a person, darkly
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Katie Heaney
author of PUBLIC RELATIONS, out May 2017.
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Jason O. Gilbert
Humor writer and inspiration for the 2009 film Hotel for Dogs
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michael erard
Writer, linguist, working dad.
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Dante Jordan
I be writing ‘n shit. Feel free to pay me: dantenetworks@gmail.com
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Scott Rogers
I’m 6'3" and you are too
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AJ Aronstein
Writer, New Yorker, Chicagoan.
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matt lewis
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Nicole Dieker
Freelance writer at Vox, Bankrate, Haven Life, & more. Author of The Biographies of Ordinary People.
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Danielle Tcholakian
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Kyla Bills
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Joanne Solomon
Joanne is a writer, actor, comic, aerialist and story teller. She endlessly attempts to combine her skills. She also likes to google “Murphy Beds.”
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Jacob Shamsian
Journalist at INSIDER and Business Insider. I’ve published work at GQ, the New Republic, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Pipe Dream. jacobshamsian.com
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Rosalie Chan
writer/engineer/cat person. subscribe to my newsletter highlighting stories by WOC: http://tinyletter.com/truecolors or https://medium.com/true-colors
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Frank Smith
I’m a writer, and I live in Austin → http://frank-smith.com/
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Becca Laurie
what’s hot on the ‘net?
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Ben Dolnick
Writer of novels & other things
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Alan Hanson
Writer | California Son | alan-hanson.com
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Kelsey Osgood
Author of How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia. Writes often about religion, literature, and health. kelseyosgood.com
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lily puckett
there is literally nothing about me.
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Lucy Tiven
freelance writer, poet, friend to neighborhood cats
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Petey Menz
“short” for Peter
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Daniel Spielberger
I am writer based in Los Angeles.
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Caroline Delbert
I'm a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics and an avid reader. Bylines at the Awl, Eater, GamesIndustry.biz, Scientific American, Unwinnable, and more.
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Karen Hudes
Writer, editor and game designer
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Jack El-Hai
Books: The Lost Brothers (2019), The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (2013), & The Lobotomist (2005). Covers history, medicine, science, and more. jack@el-hai.com
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Masha Udensiva-Brenner
A Brooklyn-based writer and editor. Her work has appeared in Guernica, New Republic, and Tablet. She hosts/produces the Expert Opinions podcast on EurasiaNet.
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Deborah Krieger
Writer, editor, curatorial assistant. Bylines include PopMatters, Bust, Paste, Whitehot Magazine, The Mary Sue, Bitch Flicks, etc. http://www.i-on-the-arts.com/
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Ulrich Boser
Write about education. Senior Fellow at @amprog. Bestselling author of books including “Learn Better.”
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