Source request: Looking to speak with New Yorkers considering having children now that Zohran Mamdani is officially our new mayor. (Zohran voters who are already expecting and/or would-be Zohran supporters who left New York to have kids also welcome!) cat.zhang@nymag.com

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

I'm aggressively reposting this because thousands upon thousands are hitting the streets this week, and it's an excellent time to help people connect their politicization and rage to ongoing movement work — and expand their view of our power in this moment!

if you're protesting tmr, worth a read?

Fantastic reporting here by Cat. And honestly, tea!

Wait, Partiful’s Founders Worked at Palantir? The RSVP app was started by alumni of the controversial firm that’s helping Trump track and deport immigrants.

You might be familiar with Partiful, that events app that keeps texting you about your coworker's friends birthday. Here's my conversation with their CEO

www.thecut.com/article/wait...

i'm honored! thank you for reading

‘We Created a Pitchfork Fest for Trans Rights’ Ekko Astral’s Liberation Weekend aims to fight eroding support for the community, even as some companies “don’t want to be associated with this.”

"People revere musicians and songwriters more than they do politicians and other elite leaders at this point."

I spoke with @craigsj.bsky.social about @ekkoastral.bsky.social, @liberationwknd.bsky.social & why music gives me hope.

I hope you'll buy a ticket to our big trans rights fest!😃🏳️‍⚧️

Students Are Getting Swept Up By ICE. Here’s What Professors Are Doing About It "We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy."

"We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy, and we have to figure out how to respond to it," Rutgers professor + @aaup.bsky.social president Todd Wolfson tells @leximcmenamin.bsky.social
www.teenvogue.com/story/aaup-t...

The Confessions of Health-Insurance Executives Champagne for record profits. Being ordered to “execute some hostages.” Why four men quit and spoke out.

Excellent and horrifying piece from @chrisstanton27.bsky.social , who spoke to former healthcare executives about the soul-destroying things they witnessed at the top of the for-profit medical insurance industry

nymag.com/intelligence...

boooo

It’s getting real y’all. 97% of New York Magazine Union members just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from Vox Media. If you love @nymag.com and the work we do, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

What Does a Movie Smell Like? Heretic’s ‘Nosferatu’ perfume is just the start of an avalanche of film-based fragrance collaborations.

Heretic’s ‘Nosferatu’ perfume is just the start of an avalanche of film-based fragrance collaborations.

Don't be lowbrow despicable. Stand with the New York Union by refusing to cross the digital picket line.

If you love @NYMag and the work that @nymagunion.bsky.social does to make it, join our friends like Julia Fox, Anna Delvey & John Early and add your name to our pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

Jameson Reading Group January Meeting Registration Our third monthly meeting will take place on Sunday, January 26, 2pm Eastern/1pm Central/11am Pacific; Zoom invitation to follow! We will be reading selections from Archaelogies of the Future and An A...

Have you been thinking, "Wow, something's missing from my life?" You're right. But do not fear: the Jameson reading group is BACK! We're meeting Sunday, January 26th, at 2pm eastern to discuss Archaelogies of the Future with Alberto Toscano! Sign up here! forms.gle/TbKwZrusax8k...

Unfathomably awful that California forces prisoners who are paid a teeny percentage of minimum wage to put their lives in grave danger

The Year of the Bisexual Once a pop-culture punch line, bisexuals spiced up some of the year’s hottest media, from Challengers to All Fours.

hello bluesky i wrote about bisexuals

www.thecut.com/article/bise...

Inspired by others, I'm going to try to do my own quick year-end freelancing thread.

This was the year I became a full-time freelance journalist—at first out of necessity, and then by my own active decision.

2024 has been up and down in so many ways, but I think I made the right choice for me.

The Year the Office Brought Sexy Back From HBO’s Industry to A24’s Babygirl, a sexed-up version of corporate America ruled culture in 2024.

Office Siren? Babygirl (2024)? Succession fancams to Brat? @catzhang.bsky.social on "The Year of the Office Pervert" in The Cut:

www.thecut.com/article/offi...

they let me into the New Directions office 😈

The Year the Office Brought Sexy Back From HBO’s Industry to A24’s Babygirl, a sexed-up version of corporate America ruled culture in 2024.

I wrote about Eusexua, Babygirl, Industry, the “office siren” trend, and the corporate 9-5 as erotic fantasy

www.thecut.com/article/offi...

The Bisexual on Hulu: criminally underrated TV show that would have killed if it had been released this year and not in 2018 ... humor is so painfully British in the best way

you put me onto CCL thanks queen

spotify wrapped sucks so here are my most listened-to songs and albums of the year

hahahaha bless you

i attract a wonderful community on Twitter — everyone here step it up

wow terrible day for me to be out of town