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David Mack
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reporter boy. writer girl.

Slate. Rolling Stone. NY Mag. NY Times. Bustle. The Daily Beast. Yahoo. MSNBC. Ex-BuzzFeed News + ABC News (Australia).
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This is a weird story request but I have a feeling it might be more common that we think:

Has your mother or father ever checked into a hospital and not told you? Maybe they only revealed they were admitted after the fact? Or when things got worse? (My dad did this btw!)

DM me.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
“I think democracy versus oligarchy is going to be the battle of the 21st century. I don’t know how long it’s going to take for the Democratic Party to actually understand that.”
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by David Mack
It's astonishing to see this data in chart form:
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
can report the jfk jr/carolyn bessette show is good! slate.com/culture/2026...
America’s Obsession With Its Own Royal Family Hasn’t Abated. A Sexy New Show Captures Why.
Love Story charts the tragic romance between JFK Jr. and his fashion-industry bride Carolyn Bessette.
slate.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
hooking up with your boss! relationship-ending affairs with colleagues! getting your company to pay for your hook-up hotel room!

juicy new story from me on why office romances are more frequent than ever in 2026
The Office Romance Is Making A Comeback — And HR Is Surprisingly Chill
After #MeToo, workers got cautious about mixing business and pleasure — then COVID had us all WFH. Now, aided by Slack and Zoom, office relationships are back.
www.bustle.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by David Mack
From @theathletic.com: The pastor who officiated the wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show told us the inside story of what happened.

“I was confused. I said, ‘Well, am I going to marry Benito? What’s going on?'”
Pastor shares inside story of legal wedding at Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show
Antonio Reyes of Sacramento's Project Church called the Super Bowl nuptials "the quickest ceremony I've ever done."
nyti.ms
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
imagine being mad at that performance.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
do we think drake maye is hot?
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
More than 10 years later, still true!
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
he said 👄
JD Vance getting lip fillers is so fucking funny
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
i love my tiny wife
The Miniature Wife feels like a bit from 30 Rock.

This is a real show on Peacock.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
my brain randomly for the past few weeks: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................BABYJANEDOE
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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
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
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
Reposted by David Mack
He looks like Peter Griffin in "Death of a Salesman"
lmao look who's testifying in congress today
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 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.
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 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
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
this oh mary fit
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
this is a teaser, not a trailer. let’s be serious
The trailer for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is out:
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
do they actually hand out any awards at the Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
ok song of the year let’s be serious
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Grammy-winner Lola Young!
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
now what did i say!
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM