Anne Helen Petersen
@annehelen.bsky.social
I write Culture Study
One of the hardest things about moving from academia to journalism was the fetishization of access — and SCOOPS — and this Nuzzi/Lizza discourse underlines why it always felt like shit and still does
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One of the hardest things about moving from academia to journalism was the fetishization of access — and SCOOPS — and this Nuzzi/Lizza discourse underlines why it always felt like shit and still does
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these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
"One of the most-cited articles in the sociology of gender argues that “man” and “woman” are not stable identities but roles we must constantly perform. It’s less “I am a woman” and more “I do woman.”
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A Fascinating Approach to "Cognitive Household Labor" | Culture Study
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November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"One of the most-cited articles in the sociology of gender argues that “man” and “woman” are not stable identities but roles we must constantly perform. It’s less “I am a woman” and more “I do woman.”
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
A woman on TikTok has been taping herself calling religious organizations across the U.S. asking for baby formula for her 2 month old baby, and keeping a tally of which ones say yes and no.
Would *Your* Organization Give Someone Baby Formula?
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Would *Your* Organization Give Someone Baby Formula?
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November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
A woman on TikTok has been taping herself calling religious organizations across the U.S. asking for baby formula for her 2 month old baby, and keeping a tally of which ones say yes and no.
Would *Your* Organization Give Someone Baby Formula?
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Would *Your* Organization Give Someone Baby Formula?
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such a good demonstration of how AI agglomerates knowledge through predicting text: this is every single bean recipe that you’ve ever seen in your life, all at once, complete with 1/8 spoon of cinnamon (just trust me)
I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
such a good demonstration of how AI agglomerates knowledge through predicting text: this is every single bean recipe that you’ve ever seen in your life, all at once, complete with 1/8 spoon of cinnamon (just trust me)
I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
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This is so freaking good. 👇
As a new retiree, I never had the cottage-in-the-country retirement dream.
I want a cafe, grocery store, pharmacy, bike lanes, bus line, and MDs in walking distance. I want a place where rallies & protests are normal.
I want a functional *community.*
As a new retiree, I never had the cottage-in-the-country retirement dream.
I want a cafe, grocery store, pharmacy, bike lanes, bus line, and MDs in walking distance. I want a place where rallies & protests are normal.
I want a functional *community.*
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is so freaking good. 👇
As a new retiree, I never had the cottage-in-the-country retirement dream.
I want a cafe, grocery store, pharmacy, bike lanes, bus line, and MDs in walking distance. I want a place where rallies & protests are normal.
I want a functional *community.*
As a new retiree, I never had the cottage-in-the-country retirement dream.
I want a cafe, grocery store, pharmacy, bike lanes, bus line, and MDs in walking distance. I want a place where rallies & protests are normal.
I want a functional *community.*
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
It takes a lot for my jaw to drop during political rhetoric but "turn the volume up" fucking did it
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It takes a lot for my jaw to drop during political rhetoric but "turn the volume up" fucking did it
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Them: Zohran is a socialist (extremely derogatory)
Zohran: Eugene Debs motherfuckers
Zohran: Eugene Debs motherfuckers
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Them: Zohran is a socialist (extremely derogatory)
Zohran: Eugene Debs motherfuckers
Zohran: Eugene Debs motherfuckers
I wrote about what I love about not having kids (before you @ me read the piece!)
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November 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I wrote about what I love about not having kids (before you @ me read the piece!)
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“I want to...ask for something and hear the word “no,” and feel emotionally safe in that exchange, but it’s not how I grew up. I grew up to believe that you only ask for help when you really need it, and at that point, it’s not OK for someone to say no.”
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What Kin-Building Actually Looks Like
The Future of Family
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October 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“I want to...ask for something and hear the word “no,” and feel emotionally safe in that exchange, but it’s not how I grew up. I grew up to believe that you only ask for help when you really need it, and at that point, it’s not OK for someone to say no.”
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I wrote about what all of this aspirational resilience does to the body. The comments are a wreck but also a solace:
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Who Else Is Feeling This In Their Body
Take each other's sorrow seriously — that includes your own
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February 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I wrote about what all of this aspirational resilience does to the body. The comments are a wreck but also a solace:
annehelen.substack.com/p/who-else-i...
annehelen.substack.com/p/who-else-i...
okay let's try this: who's the person you follow here who, when they link something, you always click
February 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
okay let's try this: who's the person you follow here who, when they link something, you always click
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Read this wonderful, highly personal collection of essays on rec of @annehelen.bsky.social. Boosting it here because worried people will think they're in for a lecture rather than funny, poignant, gorgeous reflections on family, shopping, working, money, and stuff.
www.vogue.com/article/emil...
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Emily Mester’s Latest Book, ‘American Bulk: Essays on Excess,’ Ushers in a New Perspective on Consumerism
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February 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Read this wonderful, highly personal collection of essays on rec of @annehelen.bsky.social. Boosting it here because worried people will think they're in for a lecture rather than funny, poignant, gorgeous reflections on family, shopping, working, money, and stuff.
www.vogue.com/article/emil...
www.vogue.com/article/emil...
honestly the reason I've kept away
February 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
honestly the reason I've kept away
Charlie seems to like it here on this site and we live in the same house so I figure I'll give it another try, here's his latest
New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
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February 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Charlie seems to like it here on this site and we live in the same house so I figure I'll give it another try, here's his latest
I’m one of the many who’s caught this most recent strain of Covid - my case was mild, but wow have I had lingering sinus/tooth pain, which is apparently more common in Omicron cases
May 11, 2023 at 3:48 PM
I’m one of the many who’s caught this most recent strain of Covid - my case was mild, but wow have I had lingering sinus/tooth pain, which is apparently more common in Omicron cases
Smart take on why unions are what can actually protect us from AI taking jobs: https://open.substack.com/pub/garbageday/p/unions-are-our-only-defense-against?r=h567&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Unions are our only defense against the robots
Read to the end for Alien: the Musical
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May 3, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Smart take on why unions are what can actually protect us from AI taking jobs: https://open.substack.com/pub/garbageday/p/unions-are-our-only-defense-against?r=h567&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
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WGA picket locations for folks in LA and NY who might be available to join in, cheer, bring some snacks, or just stop by https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-schedules-and-locations
Sharing from the discord : https://discord.gg/vkwtZMyRqM
Sharing from the discord : https://discord.gg/vkwtZMyRqM
Picket Schedules and Locations
www.wgacontract2023.org
May 3, 2023 at 1:13 PM
WGA picket locations for folks in LA and NY who might be available to join in, cheer, bring some snacks, or just stop by https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-schedules-and-locations
Sharing from the discord : https://discord.gg/vkwtZMyRqM
Sharing from the discord : https://discord.gg/vkwtZMyRqM
Coming in hot on this site with the news that you can indeed get covid for the first time 3 years 2 months into the pandemic and you can also test positive 2 days after running a marathon and 2 hours before boarding your flight to Paris
May 3, 2023 at 3:40 AM
Coming in hot on this site with the news that you can indeed get covid for the first time 3 years 2 months into the pandemic and you can also test positive 2 days after running a marathon and 2 hours before boarding your flight to Paris