Kevin Nguyen
@knguyen.bsky.social
features editor at the verge. author of ‘new waves’ and ‘mỹ documents’ https://knguyen.org
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Great moments in Verge background policy here btw - @tinanguyen.bsky.social nailed this one
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Great moments in Verge background policy here btw - @tinanguyen.bsky.social nailed this one
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Love to get my news from Daddy*
*a 26-year-old
*a 26-year-old
If reading about college students using AI to cheat made you feel crazy, wait till you hear about where they get their news
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Love to get my news from Daddy*
*a 26-year-old
*a 26-year-old
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"As you grow up, you're more involved in society. I think it's a thing."
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"As you grow up, you're more involved in society. I think it's a thing."
If reading about college students using AI to cheat made you feel crazy, wait till you hear about where they get their news
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If reading about college students using AI to cheat made you feel crazy, wait till you hear about where they get their news
“showing my whole ass” is an interesting growth strategy for a substack
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“showing my whole ass” is an interesting growth strategy for a substack
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the verge's reviews program has always been the heart of the site and one reason we jealously protect it and refuse to do brand deals is so we can just say the products are bad www.theverge.com/report/82215...
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the verge's reviews program has always been the heart of the site and one reason we jealously protect it and refuse to do brand deals is so we can just say the products are bad www.theverge.com/report/82215...
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Stop whatever you're doing and START procrastinating...by listening to the latest Reading Writers. It's a really fun one, with the scintillating Lauren Michele Jackson. Expect talk of dirtbag women protagonists, Alexander the Great, and hot cheetahs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Setting the House on Fire: Lauren Michele Jackson on Nettie Jones’ Fish Tales
Podcast Episode · Reading Writers · 11/12/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Stop whatever you're doing and START procrastinating...by listening to the latest Reading Writers. It's a really fun one, with the scintillating Lauren Michele Jackson. Expect talk of dirtbag women protagonists, Alexander the Great, and hot cheetahs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Excited to say that the beautiful Guardian Long Read Magazine is out now, ft. work by @mrkocnnll.bsky.social, @imogenwk.bsky.social, @jackgoulder.bsky.social, @tessairini.bsky.social, @hettieobrien.bsky.social + many other brilliant writers. Order your copy here guardianbookshop.com/long-read-50...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Excited to say that the beautiful Guardian Long Read Magazine is out now, ft. work by @mrkocnnll.bsky.social, @imogenwk.bsky.social, @jackgoulder.bsky.social, @tessairini.bsky.social, @hettieobrien.bsky.social + many other brilliant writers. Order your copy here guardianbookshop.com/long-read-50...
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How to find music you will love without the algorithm
How to find music you will love without the algorithm
To find music you will love, stop letting the algorithm take the reins and start listening with intention.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How to find music you will love without the algorithm
One Meeting After Another
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One Meeting After Another
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Mỹ Documents is one of TIME's best books of the year 💚
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Discover the novels, memoirs, biographies, and more that entertained and enlightened us
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Mỹ Documents is one of TIME's best books of the year 💚
hmm only one of these bands is great
Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
hmm only one of these bands is great
best tv character of 2025 is the eyeball monster from alien earth
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
best tv character of 2025 is the eyeball monster from alien earth
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
A strong refutation of the criticism that Mamdani was just good at social media. Sure, there were TikToks, but he spent most of his time on the streets of New York meeting people.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A strong refutation of the criticism that Mamdani was just good at social media. Sure, there were TikToks, but he spent most of his time on the streets of New York meeting people.
do you think eminem got more or less fan mail after “stan”
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
do you think eminem got more or less fan mail after “stan”
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So, yes. Bugonia is an absolute stunner of a film that perfectly captures what makes this new dark age of angry men, anti-intellectualism, and "doing your own research" feel so profoundly doomed. My review:
Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece
Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece
Yorgos Lanthimos’ new dark comedy is a must-see.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So, yes. Bugonia is an absolute stunner of a film that perfectly captures what makes this new dark age of angry men, anti-intellectualism, and "doing your own research" feel so profoundly doomed. My review:
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NEW: Almost a month into the government shutdown, and some federal workers are barely making it through.
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown
The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW: Almost a month into the government shutdown, and some federal workers are barely making it through.
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
One fed, who spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social, is out tens of thousands of dollars waiting to be reimbursed for their husband's cancer care.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/federa...
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Good to have these foundations step up for literary arts.
Coalition Launches Historic $50 Million Initiative to Bolster Nonprofit Literary Arts
New fund is dedicated to strengthening the field, advancing support for creative writers and ensuring their contributions to American literature for generations to come.
www.mellon.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Good to have these foundations step up for literary arts.
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wrote about the return of the Glasshole and luxury surveillance in the age of fascism for @theverge.com
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’
“It’s not clear to me that a small red light would be sufficient notification in some states for someone to consent to being recorded.”
www.theverge.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
wrote about the return of the Glasshole and luxury surveillance in the age of fascism for @theverge.com
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
ft. @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @esquiring.bsky.social 👓🚫
reddit....... never change
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
reddit....... never change
talking to my AI girlfriend
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
talking to my AI girlfriend
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...