katiebakes
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senior writer at The Ringer. no you hang up!
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Det här är fantastisk läsning, blev nostalgisk för en tid när jag älskade Kevin Smith utan förbehåll.
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Det här är fantastisk läsning, blev nostalgisk för en tid när jag älskade Kevin Smith utan förbehåll.
this is what it’s all about
got drinks with a coworker, drank two cocktails, and told him (for the record, he already followed me) my online identity
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
this is what it’s all about
UPDATE: real 'DreamWorks SKG logo' hours rn
elite 🌙 alert
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
UPDATE: real 'DreamWorks SKG logo' hours rn
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At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
These French babies arguing 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
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TODAY: Carrie Frye has some VERY good news about the archives of The Hairpin after a "horrifying zombie afterlife"!!!! flaminghydra.com/women-laughi...
Women Laughing Again On The Internet
Sometime last year the online archives of The Awl—the influential blog that ran from 2009-2018, and former home of many a Flaming Hydra contributor—went out, like a light switching off. Meanwhile, the...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
TODAY: Carrie Frye has some VERY good news about the archives of The Hairpin after a "horrifying zombie afterlife"!!!! flaminghydra.com/women-laughi...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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One of these years the Canes will finally do the right thing and schedule Whalers Night against Vancouver.
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
One of these years the Canes will finally do the right thing and schedule Whalers Night against Vancouver.
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NIL leads to strange things such as an Athan Kaliakmanis custom watch
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NIL leads to strange things such as an Athan Kaliakmanis custom watch
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Keith Hernandez will be on WFAN Thanksgiving morning from 8-10am ET
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Keith Hernandez will be on WFAN Thanksgiving morning from 8-10am ET
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
www.theringer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
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A bunch of awesome, subtle, fascinating action happens in every NBA game. Here's a new column called "While You Were Scrolling" wherein I bounce around the league to highlight a few plays that caught my eye: www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/n...
Seven NBA Plays You Missed While You Were Scrolling
The NBA moves fast. Let us slow it down to spotlight the smartest and sneakiest plays you might have missed.
www.theringer.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A bunch of awesome, subtle, fascinating action happens in every NBA game. Here's a new column called "While You Were Scrolling" wherein I bounce around the league to highlight a few plays that caught my eye: www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/n...
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This is simultaneously one of the best passing plays a WR has ever made and one of the best catches a QB has ever made
An absolutely unbelievable TD from Jameis Winston and that Lions defender is catching hell in film study this week
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is simultaneously one of the best passing plays a WR has ever made and one of the best catches a QB has ever made
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Im a sucker for the copy on the RL website
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Im a sucker for the copy on the RL website
it just came to light that my husband has been conflating Ryan Lizza with Chris Cillizza this whole time
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
it just came to light that my husband has been conflating Ryan Lizza with Chris Cillizza this whole time
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Wrote about Maxey.
Tyrese Maxey Is Levitating Above the Wreckage of Philly’s Past
Making the proverbial leap is one thing. Dragging the Sixers out of the darkness is quite another.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wrote about Maxey.
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20th Century Fox press kit for the Fall & Christmas 1990 seasons: Banger after banger.
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
20th Century Fox press kit for the Fall & Christmas 1990 seasons: Banger after banger.
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“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
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November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Daulerio + Anastasio chopping it up about 2k7-era Lie In Our Graves @ SPAC has me fully recreating multiple McMahon memes over here
www.instagram.com/p/DRSHyIYEVtr/
www.instagram.com/p/DRSHyIYEVtr/
The Small Bow on Instagram: "In our very first video episode, A.J. talks to Trey Anastasio from Phish. They discuss Trey’s 2006 drug arrest and the court-ordered treatment he received afterward, and h...
Trey Anastasio opens up about his struggles with addiction and his journey to sobriety. He discusses how music played a role in his recovery and how he found new beginnings after seeking treatment. Le...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Daulerio + Anastasio chopping it up about 2k7-era Lie In Our Graves @ SPAC has me fully recreating multiple McMahon memes over here
www.instagram.com/p/DRSHyIYEVtr/
www.instagram.com/p/DRSHyIYEVtr/
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buzz bissinger ghostwrote the john fetterman book....problematic fashion gap
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
buzz bissinger ghostwrote the john fetterman book....problematic fashion gap
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“One thing that most fascinates me about Ackman is that he has the supreme confidence of a guy who has never once gotten humbled, despite the fact that he has definitely been humbled in pretty major ways a good number of times.” www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?
Bill Ackman thinks the cure to male loneliness is asking women these four magic words. Allow me to explain.
www.theringer.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“One thing that most fascinates me about Ackman is that he has the supreme confidence of a guy who has never once gotten humbled, despite the fact that he has definitely been humbled in pretty major ways a good number of times.” www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
may I tweet u www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?
Bill Ackman thinks the cure to male loneliness is asking women these four magic words. Allow me to explain.
www.theringer.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
may I tweet u www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
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Alternative Number Ones on rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you've already paid, the good advice that you just didn't take, man who woulda thought, it figures, etc.
The Alternative Number Ones: Alanis Morissette's "Ironic"
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This colum...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Alternative Number Ones on rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you've already paid, the good advice that you just didn't take, man who woulda thought, it figures, etc.
my beautiful son incorporated 6 7 into his school art project about the Pantheon
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
my beautiful son incorporated 6 7 into his school art project about the Pantheon
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Hello it’s Helen’s Holiday Gift Guide time!!!!!!! www.newyorker.com/culture/on-a...
A Holiday Gift Guide: Tools, Treats, and Trifles for Food Lovers
Our food critic’s annual roundup of gastronomic ideas for giving.
www.newyorker.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hello it’s Helen’s Holiday Gift Guide time!!!!!!! www.newyorker.com/culture/on-a...