tanya chen
@tanyachen.bsky.social
writer / editor / sometimes social media consultant / i'm online but i know how to touch grass / and then to forage and roll that grass from time to time
clips and contact: tanyatianyichen.com
clips and contact: tanyatianyichen.com
very much appreciate this framework/definition of "capitalism" that has become a throwaround word for maybe "oppression" wherein i have even forgotten its roots and original design www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
very much appreciate this framework/definition of "capitalism" that has become a throwaround word for maybe "oppression" wherein i have even forgotten its roots and original design www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I swear if your human goldendoodle dares try to look me in the eyes again
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I swear if your human goldendoodle dares try to look me in the eyes again
Lizza and Nuzzi — too many z’s in one couple name!!!!!
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lizza and Nuzzi — too many z’s in one couple name!!!!!
The biggest takeaway so far from the nuzzi/lizza chronicles is how hard it is to do sexting that isn’t gross or embarrassing
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The biggest takeaway so far from the nuzzi/lizza chronicles is how hard it is to do sexting that isn’t gross or embarrassing
Imagining mamdani getting a text from his wife that’s like “how did it go” and he goes “dude” (that would be me)
Mamdani probably got home, turned to his wife, and let out the longest, loudest “this fucking guy” of all time
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Imagining mamdani getting a text from his wife that’s like “how did it go” and he goes “dude” (that would be me)
Oh, reader, it gets much worse
So I opened ryan lizza’s latest blog, and then I closed ryan lizza’s latest blog
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Oh, reader, it gets much worse
In all seriousness, mamdani probably used the same tactics that newsom and smarter dems have to charm and appeal to trump’s ego but mamdani is smarter to know he needs that man on his side than his enemy to get anything done
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In all seriousness, mamdani probably used the same tactics that newsom and smarter dems have to charm and appeal to trump’s ego but mamdani is smarter to know he needs that man on his side than his enemy to get anything done
So I opened ryan lizza’s latest blog, and then I closed ryan lizza’s latest blog
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So I opened ryan lizza’s latest blog, and then I closed ryan lizza’s latest blog
He’s never looked at his spouse or any of his children that way
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
He’s never looked at his spouse or any of his children that way
If I were a serious political journalist I would absolutely use “rizzed up” in a headline about mamdani’s meeting (effect) with (on) trump
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If I were a serious political journalist I would absolutely use “rizzed up” in a headline about mamdani’s meeting (effect) with (on) trump
So many service workers could learn to become suits overnight. But so many suits could never survive service work
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So many service workers could learn to become suits overnight. But so many suits could never survive service work
it was summer of 2024. nothing hurt and everything was espresso by sabrina carpenter or MILLION DOLLAR BABY on spotify shuffle
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
it was summer of 2024. nothing hurt and everything was espresso by sabrina carpenter or MILLION DOLLAR BABY on spotify shuffle
real coffee drinkers know the first cup is the amuse bouche
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
real coffee drinkers know the first cup is the amuse bouche
a string of seemingly unresolved absentee father behavior has led me to staunchly defend the sancitity of journalism
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
a string of seemingly unresolved absentee father behavior has led me to staunchly defend the sancitity of journalism
I am so sat for these chronicles
Btw about this from Lizza's reply: Olivia and I lived together for 4+ years (4 b'days, 4 Xmases, 4 anniversaries). That's like $1250 of jewelry per celebration. And her apartment was a writing studio. And I made an f-ton then. What was I supposed to do? Get her a lot of Gift Certificates from Kmart?
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I am so sat for these chronicles
nyt headline predictions based on their latest huge success pinning women for work decline:
Is getting romantically involved with a source really that bad?
A dire, downtrodden economy breeds important competition and innovation
Are you having a bad time? It may be your fault!
Is getting romantically involved with a source really that bad?
A dire, downtrodden economy breeds important competition and innovation
Are you having a bad time? It may be your fault!
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
nyt headline predictions based on their latest huge success pinning women for work decline:
Is getting romantically involved with a source really that bad?
A dire, downtrodden economy breeds important competition and innovation
Are you having a bad time? It may be your fault!
Is getting romantically involved with a source really that bad?
A dire, downtrodden economy breeds important competition and innovation
Are you having a bad time? It may be your fault!
how are journalists on very serious, high-pressure beats finding the time to cheat????
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
how are journalists on very serious, high-pressure beats finding the time to cheat????
I want more of this content please
less of the unethical dick-swinging journalism -- more of chaotic journalists' own chaos and dramatics, please www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
less of the unethical dick-swinging journalism -- more of chaotic journalists' own chaos and dramatics, please www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I want more of this content please
less of the unethical dick-swinging journalism -- more of chaotic journalists' own chaos and dramatics, please www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
less of the unethical dick-swinging journalism -- more of chaotic journalists' own chaos and dramatics, please www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
good kicker, Ryan Lizard, good kicker. also sorry bro :'(
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
good kicker, Ryan Lizard, good kicker. also sorry bro :'(
BARS from Ryan Lizza's substack so much that *i* am feeling punched in the gut with every new revelation
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BARS from Ryan Lizza's substack so much that *i* am feeling punched in the gut with every new revelation
the hottest reality show airing right now is Olivia Nuzzi failing upwards vs scorned ex Ryan Lizza going scorched earth
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
the hottest reality show airing right now is Olivia Nuzzi failing upwards vs scorned ex Ryan Lizza going scorched earth
The new york times is like what if we made neutrality uniquely toxic
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The new york times is like what if we made neutrality uniquely toxic
Kanye once said “the people highest up have the lowest self esteem” yeah that same dude
November 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Kanye once said “the people highest up have the lowest self esteem” yeah that same dude
The hard thing to remember is your reaction and chatter and clicks ultimately benefits the media outlet mining for it. It’s hard not to react or engage or click if a story is tone deaf or enraging, but it’s best to. (Remember ur consumer autonomy)
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The hard thing to remember is your reaction and chatter and clicks ultimately benefits the media outlet mining for it. It’s hard not to react or engage or click if a story is tone deaf or enraging, but it’s best to. (Remember ur consumer autonomy)
I can’t read or react to the ol-via n-zzi piece. I might go off on such veracious criticism that it might jeopardize my own career (lmao)
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I can’t read or react to the ol-via n-zzi piece. I might go off on such veracious criticism that it might jeopardize my own career (lmao)