Big news that I'm delighted to no longer be keeping a secret: Next week I join @wired.com as a senior writer!

As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.

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Want Google to show Philadelphia Inquirer stories in your search results? Here’s how. For the first time, Google is allowing users to impact which websites they see in their search results.

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i'm often asked when my next book is coming out and am now very pleased to be able to say: next month! it's a wicked story collection i wrote with my talented and beautiful partner @spookymeatball.bsky.social, who also penned beautiful illustrations for each tale.
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The Influencer Inspiring Girls to Eat As Little As Possible In Liv Schmidt’s subscriber-only group chat, her followers — some of them in high school — encourage one another to achieve their weight-loss goals.

NEW from me: #SkinnyTok influencer Liv Schmidt is making an est. $100k a month from the Skinni Societe, a group of girls encouraging each other to starve themselves. I joined the group and found at least 15 members who are still in high school. Here’s what else I saw: www.thecut.com/article/infl...

My ex works for the Phillies. Am I evil rooting for the other team? A very Philly question we answer with some very Philly answers.

We're starting a new advice column at the @inquirer.com. Send us your Philly-related issues and questions and several of us will debate the answer and dispense advice.

For the first installment, @eaweiss.bsky.social, Sam Ruland, and I discuss this great question:

www.inquirer.com/life/inq2/ph...

Philly’s 250th celebrations risk falling short without more funding and vision, planners say Philly’s preparations for America’s 250th anniversary lost momentum amid COVID and other challenges. Is it too late to pull off a great party in the nation’s birthplace?

“We’re not going to lose to Boston, but we could.”

www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

i'm looking to hire a freelancer or two to cover and add context to all this breaking news + help me field all the tips i'm getting. if interested, email me just a few sentences about your experience + 2-3 clips.

MKwrites4000@proton.me

I'll start the bidding: One mystery box.

WIP Philly Inquirer Starter Pack:

Hey Blue Sky-ers! It's my first day here. I'm a culture columnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer and I love writing about what makes Philly so damn weird and so darn special - especially the amazing people. Looking forward to connecting with you all on here!

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What's Cooking at 10 Garden Street?: Recipes for Kids from Around the World a book by Felicita Sala This delightfully illustrated children's cookbook offers a global menu of dishes to share with friends, family, and neighbors. Something delicious is cooking in the old apartment building on Garden St...

Need a present for a kid between the ages of 2 and 10? Want them to learn about the joy of community AND how to cook good food?

The story is delightful and it’s legitimately the most consistent cookbook we own.

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Bluesky these days

Here's the column Meta doesn't want you to see Read the Kansas Reflector's piece about Facebook's climate change ad policy

NEW: I've republished the Kansas Reflector column still being blocked on all Meta properties. It's a piece critical of Facebook's ad policy on climate change content that triggered a site-wide ban yesterday.

Read/share widely: www.thehandbasket.co/p/kansas-ref...