David Mack
@davidmackau.bsky.social
reporter boy. writer girl.
Slate. Rolling Stone. NY Mag. NY Times. Bustle. The Daily Beast. Yahoo. MSNBC. Ex-BuzzFeed News + ABC News (Australia).
Signal: davidmackau.07
Slate. Rolling Stone. NY Mag. NY Times. Bustle. The Daily Beast. Yahoo. MSNBC. Ex-BuzzFeed News + ABC News (Australia).
Signal: davidmackau.07
a sentence that australians won’t blink at but will sound insanely cutesy to everyone else:
i was at the zebra crossing when i saw the lollipop lady, standing amongst the witches’ hats, eating fairy bread and fairy floss under the fairy lights
i was at the zebra crossing when i saw the lollipop lady, standing amongst the witches’ hats, eating fairy bread and fairy floss under the fairy lights
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
a sentence that australians won’t blink at but will sound insanely cutesy to everyone else:
i was at the zebra crossing when i saw the lollipop lady, standing amongst the witches’ hats, eating fairy bread and fairy floss under the fairy lights
i was at the zebra crossing when i saw the lollipop lady, standing amongst the witches’ hats, eating fairy bread and fairy floss under the fairy lights
More than 10 years later, still true!
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
More than 10 years later, still true!
he said 👄
JD Vance getting lip fillers is so fucking funny
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
he said 👄
i love my tiny wife
The Miniature Wife feels like a bit from 30 Rock.
This is a real show on Peacock.
This is a real show on Peacock.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
i love my tiny wife
my brain randomly for the past few weeks: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................BABYJANEDOE
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
my brain randomly for the past few weeks: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................BABYJANEDOE
crazy to think people used to just walk around without music or headphones. just out here rawdogging reality
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
crazy to think people used to just walk around without music or headphones. just out here rawdogging reality
i fear i do not have the nostalgic ties to the muppet show as americans do bc what is this
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
i fear i do not have the nostalgic ties to the muppet show as americans do bc what is this
cannot imagine what savannah guthrie is going through. felt sick for days just thinking about it. hoping for the best
Savannah Guthrie pleads in new video about mom’s disappearance: ‘Momma, if you’re listening, we need you to come home’ | CNN
Some of the most recent evidence in the desperate search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, is also among the case’s most disturbing: purported ransom notes se...
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
cannot imagine what savannah guthrie is going through. felt sick for days just thinking about it. hoping for the best
Reposted by David Mack
He looks like Peter Griffin in "Death of a Salesman"
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
He looks like Peter Griffin in "Death of a Salesman"
Shoutout to affected WaPo journos today. Getting laid off sucks and it stings even more when the people making bad decisions never seem to be affected by them. This job will break your heart.
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Shoutout to affected WaPo journos today. Getting laid off sucks and it stings even more when the people making bad decisions never seem to be affected by them. This job will break your heart.
incredible story about a little Australian boy who swam 4km/2.5m back to shore after his family got washed out to sea on watercraft. he made it to shore (the equivalent of running 2 marathons) just in time to send rescuers to save them
Mother says sending son to swim 4km for help 'one of the hardest decisions'
A WA mother says asking her teenage son to swim four kilometres through rough seas to get help after their family was swept out to sea, was "one of the hardest decisions" she has ever made.
www.abc.net.au
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
incredible story about a little Australian boy who swam 4km/2.5m back to shore after his family got washed out to sea on watercraft. he made it to shore (the equivalent of running 2 marathons) just in time to send rescuers to save them
this is a teaser, not a trailer. let’s be serious
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
this is a teaser, not a trailer. let’s be serious
do they actually hand out any awards at the Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
do they actually hand out any awards at the Grammys
ok song of the year let’s be serious
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
ok song of the year let’s be serious
Grammy-winner Lola Young!
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Grammy-winner Lola Young!
now what did i say!
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
now what did i say!
and i say this as someone who would've also voted for sombr's, lola young's, and addison rae's songs. "man i need" is just too damn catchy.
"man i need" is the song of the year. no doubt about it. you can chafe. you can protest. you can hope for something darker. but that song is the catchiest god damn thing i've heard in years and a balm for 2025/2026. a karaoke hit for generations to come.
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
and i say this as someone who would've also voted for sombr's, lola young's, and addison rae's songs. "man i need" is just too damn catchy.
"man i need" is the song of the year. no doubt about it. you can chafe. you can protest. you can hope for something darker. but that song is the catchiest god damn thing i've heard in years and a balm for 2025/2026. a karaoke hit for generations to come.
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"man i need" is the song of the year. no doubt about it. you can chafe. you can protest. you can hope for something darker. but that song is the catchiest god damn thing i've heard in years and a balm for 2025/2026. a karaoke hit for generations to come.
idk how artists memorise the clean versions of their songs. if i were lola young, i'd have sworn six times by now
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
idk how artists memorise the clean versions of their songs. if i were lola young, i'd have sworn six times by now
wrote a tribute to one of the greats slate.com/culture/2026...
A Comic Genius—and One of the Great Movie Moms—Has Died
With the deaths of Rob Reiner, Diane Keaton, and now Catherine O’Hara, we’re losing a whole generation of our screen parents.
slate.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
wrote a tribute to one of the greats slate.com/culture/2026...
one of the coolest things I ever got to do was interview Catherine O’Hara. It felt surreal to hear her voice down the phone. RIP www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davi...
How Catherine O'Hara On "Schitt's Creek" Became One Of The Best-Dressed Characters On TV
“I’ve worked with a lot of great costume people, but I have never enjoyed wardrobe fittings like I have on this show,” Catherine O’Hara told BuzzFeed News.
www.buzzfeednews.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
one of the coolest things I ever got to do was interview Catherine O’Hara. It felt surreal to hear her voice down the phone. RIP www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davi...
TMZ reporting Catherine O’Hara has died www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
TMZ reporting Catherine O’Hara has died www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
wrote about the crazies
We Need to Talk About the Toxic Fans Ruining TV’s Breakout Hit
Heated Rivalry psychosis is real, and it’s been glorious—except for one glaring issue.
slate.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
wrote about the crazies
what a year canada is having
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
what a year canada is having