Chris Almeida
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Chris Almeida
@chrisalmeida.bsky.social
· Aug 31
The End of the Late-Night Band
Talk shows have long brought musicians into our living rooms, giving them steady gigs and creating occasional musical magic. But maybe not for much longer.
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Wrote a story for @newyorker.com on house bands and why live music is cool
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Mike Elko hates talking about The Past at Texas A&M. But that’s why he’s here, the ultimate overachiever imposing his will on one of college football’s biggest underachievers. Just don’t tell him about this story.
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The anti-anhedonic Aggies: Can Mike Elko and this Texas A&M team make all the talk about the past stop?
The Aggies head into their first College Football Playoff appearance looking to banish the program's ghosts.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mike Elko hates talking about The Past at Texas A&M. But that’s why he’s here, the ultimate overachiever imposing his will on one of college football’s biggest underachievers. Just don’t tell him about this story.
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
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Our society only seems to promote people who think the point of art is to hold a finished product, rather than the process of creation. I'm ashamed to admit how much it bothers me that you can be so obviously ignorant and still be taken seriously.
I have creative projects that I've been struggling to finish for *years* that I would rather fling into a fire than let a computer complete them for me.
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our society only seems to promote people who think the point of art is to hold a finished product, rather than the process of creation. I'm ashamed to admit how much it bothers me that you can be so obviously ignorant and still be taken seriously.
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Gotta send the One O’Clock Band to the CFP
December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Gotta send the One O’Clock Band to the CFP
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They are a product of the ecosystem that incentivizes and rewards this stuff, especially among a specific demographic and class.
The people elevating them today aren’t “weird.” They are the people in charge of making decisions at the most mainstream outlets. Because the incentives remain.
The people elevating them today aren’t “weird.” They are the people in charge of making decisions at the most mainstream outlets. Because the incentives remain.
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
They are a product of the ecosystem that incentivizes and rewards this stuff, especially among a specific demographic and class.
The people elevating them today aren’t “weird.” They are the people in charge of making decisions at the most mainstream outlets. Because the incentives remain.
The people elevating them today aren’t “weird.” They are the people in charge of making decisions at the most mainstream outlets. Because the incentives remain.
The new Rizz King
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The new Rizz King
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“It’s frankly embarrassing that executives would make baseless claims about a fact-checker.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing
The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“It’s frankly embarrassing that executives would make baseless claims about a fact-checker.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
When I was just starting out, I asked a boss of mine what I could do better. He said "You're trying to be the writer you'll be in ten years," which was a nice way of telling me to stop overwriting. What if, instead, he'd said: "Nothing. Here's a giant raise to write about national politics."
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When I was just starting out, I asked a boss of mine what I could do better. He said "You're trying to be the writer you'll be in ten years," which was a nice way of telling me to stop overwriting. What if, instead, he'd said: "Nothing. Here's a giant raise to write about national politics."
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i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
I will not apologize for putting band stories on espn dot com
On Friday, Mick Fleetwood surprised fans by playing “Tusk” with the Trojan Marching Band. But Dr. Bartner, the 85-year-old band director who helped bring it to life and earned USC two platinum, albums also surprised Mick. Inside the very L.A. story of the iconic “Tusk.”
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www.espn.com/college-foot...
'It's our tune': How Fleetwood Mac worked with the USC Marching Band to create 'Tusk'
The idea initially sounded so far-fetched band directors thought it was a prank. But the collaboration became a sensation.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I will not apologize for putting band stories on espn dot com
The buzzer went off again
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The buzzer went off again
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I am so grateful for every week I get to work in this terrible profession and I also feel constant heartburn about what a mess it is. Strong statement from the News Guild on the absurd firings at Conde: www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands
Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging …
www.nyguild.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I am so grateful for every week I get to work in this terrible profession and I also feel constant heartburn about what a mess it is. Strong statement from the News Guild on the absurd firings at Conde: www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
Wrote a little cricket essay for the next issue of @thebeliever.net. Sub so you don't miss it!
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@minakimes.bsky.social, Kiese Laymon, Jenny Odell, @lauravandenberg.bsky.social, a custom Believer-branded swim cap, and much more.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Wrote a little cricket essay for the next issue of @thebeliever.net. Sub so you don't miss it!
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Condé Nast's actions are in direct violation of our contracts and of labor law. Solidarity with our unjustly fired colleagues across the company. This is not over.
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Condé Nast's actions are in direct violation of our contracts and of labor law. Solidarity with our unjustly fired colleagues across the company. This is not over.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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Literally quoting Mario Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Literally quoting Mario Cuomo
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I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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need 50 of these
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
need 50 of these
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Son of an old-school East Texas ball coach who was raised the Lobo Way, the tall tales of Haynes King explain his rise to being the toughest sumbitch out there. Story with the great @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
'Toughest player I've ever seen': The Legend of Haynes King
Stories about how the quarterback became one of the quirkiest, toughest and most insatiable players in college football.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Son of an old-school East Texas ball coach who was raised the Lobo Way, the tall tales of Haynes King explain his rise to being the toughest sumbitch out there. Story with the great @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
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Even by the standards of a Chotiner'ing, this was brutal to read.
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Even by the standards of a Chotiner'ing, this was brutal to read.
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this would piss me off so much if I was the brain surgeon www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Woman plays clarinet during four-hour brain surgery
Denise Bacon, 65, underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) as Parkinson's Disease has affected her ability to walk, swim, dance and play her instrument.
www.bbc.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
this would piss me off so much if I was the brain surgeon www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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The problem of tech people not understanding why normal people do things is longstanding, but in this case: people who read long business stories do it *because* they want the stuff the company might not want to tell you. The audience for anything else is just the subject’s friends and employees
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The problem of tech people not understanding why normal people do things is longstanding, but in this case: people who read long business stories do it *because* they want the stuff the company might not want to tell you. The audience for anything else is just the subject’s friends and employees