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Russ Bengtson

@russbengtson.bsky.social

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for real it's just slang rap democracy // sneakers, bikes, hoops, arsenal, mets // “a history of basketball in 15 sneakers” OUT NOW // former SLAM Ed // first dot last at gmail // AI sucks

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · Jan 7

hey if you're into basketball or sneakers or both there's no time like the present to buy, read, or even (if you've already read it, and if so thank you) review my book on amazon or somewhere to let other people know about it

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/russ-...

A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers

A celebration of the iconic shoes and superstars who have defined the sport for decades, A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers tells the story of hoops...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 17m

goddammit cancer

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 24m

I am about to go for the longest walk. Heartbreaking. balleralert.com/profiles/blo...

D’Angelo Dead At 51 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Read Baller Alert’s exclusive report celebrating his life, music, and impact.

balleralert.com

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 55m

those spinner racks were everywhere too, you could just grab a novel at the grocery store

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Amanda Lane Cumming @amandalc.bsky.social · 57m

Mass market paperbacks were the very best book form humanity has ever invented and it’s a travesty and a crime against the book-reading public that they have disappeared.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 57m

tim no, you can't have him

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1h

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 2h

I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

How trans visibility became a trap

People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.

www.theverge.com

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 1h

894) Krakenbot. An enormous Octobot variant that loves to give passing ships a friendly cuddle. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween

A massive, domed robot, partially submerged. Eight long, banded arms snake in and out of the water in various directions, and a number have ensnared a large cargo ship. The robot is smiling cheerfully.

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Adam J. @adamj.bsky.social · 1h

Pick a movie that could have been great. Recast ONE role to fix it.

Seabiscuit (2003) - the horse should have been played by Michael Caine. Some desperately needed gravitas for the title role, which was given to an actual horse (???).

Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 21h

Pick a movie that could have been great. Recast ONE role to fix it.

Mine is "The Godfather- Part 3," recasting Sophia Coppola (great director, but should not have been given this role) with Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 4h

print the legend!

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 8h

happy day of official recognition, little guy...

THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE • poems • upfromsumdirt

available from @kentuckypress.bsky.social - or (hopefully) everywhere books are sold.

photo of blue hardback book with orangish, goldish illustrations of a mermaid with a leopard on the front. the book sits on a desk with an assortment of stuff on it, lime an orange notebook, a blue sharpie, and a bottle of black.

photo was taken at about 3am. why isnt the poster asleep?!?

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 4h

40 years of 'live after death'

SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lra3...

Iron Maiden - Live After Death (1985)

YouTube video by Daniel Faria

www.youtube.com

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 4h

wind still gusting to 30, more rain in the forecast, wet roads with debris everywhere, looking like a third straight day off the bike and a descent into madness

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Old Baseball News @oldbaseballnews.bsky.social · 15h

1973 NLCS Game One, 19000 days ago today.

1973 NLCS Game 1 CINCINNATI 10/6/73 Original WOR & NBC Broadcasts

YouTube video by Phenia Films the MLB archives Original Broadcasts

www.youtube.com

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 15h

that’s like two innings worth of outs I think

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 15h

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 15h

and doc zizmor

Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 16h

sure of course but way more kids (I am guessing) wanted to be guitarists in the 80s and 90s than do now

Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 16h

you also have a ton of kids who grew up on rap not rock and would rather have turntables (or the digital equivalent) than a guitar

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 16h

also fun when a book has multiple timeframes already so if you read IT now it’s not only ‘80s but then on top of it there’s an ‘80s view of the ‘50s

Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 16h

oh yeah chris bassitt, forgot about him

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 16h

*repeatedly hitting preset buttons on microwave looking for “turkey”*

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17h

Most "classics" are boring as fuck to a modern reader in no small part because the context of the story is not understood by them and so many of the allusions and "inside jokes" known to then-contemporary readers have been lost in time and in translation

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 17h

ISWYDT

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🪩 Kiri 🪩 @kirio.bsky.social · 17h

If it keeps Smoltz from talking about baseball, Joe Davis should carve a turkey for the entire game, imo.

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 17h

*panicking* “yeah this whole flash sheet please, and just put ‘em anywhere, I’m in a hurry”

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