erin mccann
@mccanner.bsky.social
Weather at The New York Times. Now in SF after four years in London. Brooklyn before that.
Find me: https://instagram.com/mccannercat
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erin mccann
@mccanner.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I have a phone full of photos I’m sort of proud of, and a year’s worth of adventures I haven’t really posted anywhere, so I’m going to semi-randomly try to post one a day through the end of the year to this thread.
Today: Ballachulish, Scotland, in May, while hiking the West Highland Way.
Today: Ballachulish, Scotland, in May, while hiking the West Highland Way.
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I’m so sorry Michael Shannon but you have to play John Brown
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m so sorry Michael Shannon but you have to play John Brown
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Two weeks after The Blaze made the explosive claim that a former Capitol police officer was responsible for planting bombs on Jan. 6—identifying her by name and in photos—CBS News reports the FBI ruled the woman out because she has an alibi www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Two weeks after The Blaze made the explosive claim that a former Capitol police officer was responsible for planting bombs on Jan. 6—identifying her by name and in photos—CBS News reports the FBI ruled the woman out because she has an alibi www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
I once won prettiest pie at the Enid’s annual pie contest, and I’m not sure I’ve ever made a pie since.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I once won prettiest pie at the Enid’s annual pie contest, and I’m not sure I’ve ever made a pie since.
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The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
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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.
oh are we saying Bigfoot and Yeti aren't the same thing? hmm.
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
oh are we saying Bigfoot and Yeti aren't the same thing? hmm.
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am i supposed to be consuming or am i supposed to be saving for a house i'll never be able to afford. can yall make up your minds
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
am i supposed to be consuming or am i supposed to be saving for a house i'll never be able to afford. can yall make up your minds
'... will mark Ratner’s first feature film since 2014’s Dwayne Johnson-led “Hercules.”'
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
‘Rush Hour 4’ in the Works at Paramount at Trump’s Request
"Rush Hour 4" in the works at Paramount after prodding from president Trump.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
'... will mark Ratner’s first feature film since 2014’s Dwayne Johnson-led “Hercules.”'
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
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#MementoMoriMonday mood
17th century carved boxwood Death holding a dart.
Fetzentödlein [small death in tatters]
Exhibited at TEFAF by Kunstkammer Georg Laue
17th century carved boxwood Death holding a dart.
Fetzentödlein [small death in tatters]
Exhibited at TEFAF by Kunstkammer Georg Laue
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#MementoMoriMonday mood
17th century carved boxwood Death holding a dart.
Fetzentödlein [small death in tatters]
Exhibited at TEFAF by Kunstkammer Georg Laue
17th century carved boxwood Death holding a dart.
Fetzentödlein [small death in tatters]
Exhibited at TEFAF by Kunstkammer Georg Laue
'Marquez-Sharpnack said she was suspicious of the photos, in which the cookies were a little too perfectly pink. But her husband trusted the post because “it was on Facebook."'
I don't like to blame people for not knowing what they don't know but my dude it is 2025.
I don't like to blame people for not knowing what they don't know but my dude it is 2025.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
'Marquez-Sharpnack said she was suspicious of the photos, in which the cookies were a little too perfectly pink. But her husband trusted the post because “it was on Facebook."'
I don't like to blame people for not knowing what they don't know but my dude it is 2025.
I don't like to blame people for not knowing what they don't know but my dude it is 2025.
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
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* Two brothers in NYC both claimed to have invented the six-foot-long party sub. Their shops were in adjacent storefronts and they tried to sabotage each other in various ways for decades. They didn't speak to each other directly for many years, but they did take their feud to court.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
* Two brothers in NYC both claimed to have invented the six-foot-long party sub. Their shops were in adjacent storefronts and they tried to sabotage each other in various ways for decades. They didn't speak to each other directly for many years, but they did take their feud to court.
Some late-evening googling has landed me on “12 Famous Actors who Guest Starred in Road to Avonlea” and uh
www.roadtoavonlea.com/blog-posts/1...
www.roadtoavonlea.com/blog-posts/1...
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Some late-evening googling has landed me on “12 Famous Actors who Guest Starred in Road to Avonlea” and uh
www.roadtoavonlea.com/blog-posts/1...
www.roadtoavonlea.com/blog-posts/1...
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[this entire site is now just the quote from the bari clip. this has replaced the chotiner-on-smith screengrabs. update your files accordingly.]
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
[this entire site is now just the quote from the bari clip. this has replaced the chotiner-on-smith screengrabs. update your files accordingly.]
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Yoplait Breakfast Yogurt (1985-1986): A line of yogurt blended with nuts and grains like wheat or oats, marketed as a complete morning meal. Available in a variety of fruit flavors such as berry, peach, and strawberry/banana
May 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yoplait Breakfast Yogurt (1985-1986): A line of yogurt blended with nuts and grains like wheat or oats, marketed as a complete morning meal. Available in a variety of fruit flavors such as berry, peach, and strawberry/banana
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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In addition to all of the benefits of building up new density, occasionally you also get what Silver Spring, MD got: a bigass shark tower once per year
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In addition to all of the benefits of building up new density, occasionally you also get what Silver Spring, MD got: a bigass shark tower once per year
Anyway in the last five minutes the people at this bar have been vocally discussing the JFK assassination, Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, and the great Boston molasses flood of 1919.
Who needs Twitter?!
Who needs Twitter?!
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Anyway in the last five minutes the people at this bar have been vocally discussing the JFK assassination, Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, and the great Boston molasses flood of 1919.
Who needs Twitter?!
Who needs Twitter?!
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ken have i told u about the humble potato
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
ken have i told u about the humble potato
Been thinking about this line all day and the history it represents, which feels both brief (15 years! That’s all!) and frustratingly impossible to imagine a world beyond, somehow.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Been thinking about this line all day and the history it represents, which feels both brief (15 years! That’s all!) and frustratingly impossible to imagine a world beyond, somehow.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...