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Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker. Former Head of Editorial at WIRED.

San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2008
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a normal person explains what’s happening on the stock market:
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“Everyone wants to know when this will end. That’s not the right question. The right question is: How do we continue?” theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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You wanna know what white privilege is? Let's look at the credentials for the "Council to Reopen America" 1. Mark Meadows: Not only is Mark Meadows not a doctor, but his official gov't bio also says he only holds a bachelor's degree. That is a lie.
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Some good news from ⁦@3M⁩ : they’ve doubled the global output of N95 masks, now making 1.1b/year. More than 500k are already on their way to Seattle and NYC. linkedin.com/feed/news/3m-ra…
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The truth is, it’s not so boring being stuck at home. But it’s interesting that one bag of rice has 8,453 grains, while another has 8,462
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With the cases of coronavirus in France escalating, luxury goods conglomerate LVMH — the parent company of Christian Dior, Guerlain and Givenchy — wants to help French health authorities by manufacturing hand sanitizer and providing it to them for free. cnn.it/3d05FAQ
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How do you make money in the world of e-sports? Try to tap as many moneymaking opportunities as possible. Compete to hire the best gamers with huge followings, and start dropping your own merch. nyti.ms/2HBTuvB
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I spent the past 10 months diving deep into the strange and evolving business of professional video gaming for the @NYTmag. Fortnite! Overwatch! @100Thieves! @FaZeClan! @NRGgg! Twitch! Gamer houses! Marshmello! Even J Lo makes a small cameo nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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our own @jeffreyobrien goes long on #psychedelics (and @tferriss) in the lastest issue of @FortuneMagazine. check it out! fortune.com/longform/psyched…
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The S&P is up 23% YTD, and the number of girls that decide to take their own life is up 151%. #Facebook is species failure. profgalloway.com/time-machin…
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Did you miss #1619project in print? It's now available in the @nytimes store!
Demand for the #1619Project edition of @NYTmag and the companion broadsheet section has been totally unprecedented. Great news: Both are now available in The New York Times Store!! It’s $6 for the pair. Pre-order now and they’ll begin shipping on 8/26. store.nytimes.com/products/t…
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Caleb Harper (@calebgrowsfood) of MIT @medialab wants food systems to be optimized for our nutrition and our bodies.
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In the latest ep, @davidchang talks to the Ringer’s NFL expert @bykevinclark about how football coaches and chefs are both too hidebound and slow to adapt. CLICK TO LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE: bit.ly/DChangShow
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We grieve for the Americans murdered in Pittsburgh. All of us have to fight the rise of anti-Semitism and hateful rhetoric against those who look, love, or pray differently. And we have to stop making it so easy for those who want to harm the innocent to get their hands on a gun.
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This week, The Dave Chang Show turns the tables on @evankleiman, host of @kcrwgoodfood. As it happens, this great interviewer is also a great interviewee. CLICK TO LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE AND RATE: bit.ly/DChangShow
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In the latest ep, @davidchang talks to actor/writer/director @ikebarinholtz about his latest project @theoathmovie, a satire about politically polarized families doing battle across the dinner table on Turkey Day. CLICK TO LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE AND RATE: bit.ly/DChangShow
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We're thrilled that our work with @natgeo was recognized by @adweek as the Hottest Redesign of the year! Helping the magazine reimagine its storied brand, from the front cover to the back page was a dream come true for the @GodfreyDadich team. – at San Francisco, CA
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