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"Never thought I’d be caught up in a world that's helpless."
Society is getting coarser. Yes, I partially blame the 45th president.
Mar 19
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"In this lonely world, what a lovely curl."
The first in a three-part series on what a second Donald Trump administration is going to mean for future of the United States.
Mar 5
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Ross Gianfortune
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February 2024
"Village crumblеs to ground, Lava Man retreats."
Vice is no more. What, exactly, *was* Vice?
Feb 28
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"Go back to sleep and this is not gonna get better."
Polling is hardly an exact science, but that Taylor Swift/politics/Super Bowl conspiracy theory stuff is terrifying.
Feb 21
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"Burning light. Flashing back from the mirror sea."
The Messenger folded. It was anything but a surprise, but it still sucks for those laid off and for the future of the news industry.
Feb 13
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Ross Gianfortune
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January 2024
"Two hands, one thread - broken now, unwound."
No one loves a Trump-Biden rematch, but that's still reality.
Jan 29
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"A part of another cycle, it stills the air and swallows control."
The news media business is dying. We're all worse for it.
Jan 22
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Ross Gianfortune
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"They march, they hallow. His face a symbol."
Insurrection clause, schminsurrection clause. We should be talking about emoluments when we talk about Donald Trump's eligibility for office.
Jan 8
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"Won't soul music change now that our souls have turned strange?"
What a year 2023 was.
Jan 1
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Ross Gianfortune
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December 2023
"Turn around, head for the lights of town."
Sports organizations don't move away from cities because of crime. They move because they get more free money. It's the new trend in pubic stadium…
Dec 18, 2023
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"From the bridge out of Hammond, see the big city moon."
No one really knows what "the economy" is, but the media sure as hell can talk about "vibes."
Dec 5, 2023
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November 2023
"Let's go down the waterfall. Think about the good times and never look back."
What happened at SI is not an outlier. It's probably a sign of things to come.
Nov 28, 2023
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