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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Jul 24

We take care of us. If you want alternative media to survive and thrive in New Orleans, we need your support.

Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · Jul 24

WWOZ, WYES, WWNO AND Antigravity are critical parts of our community and need financial support asap

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Support local alternative media before it's too late

New Orleans’ media industry recently gathered at the Cannery for the annual Press Club of New Orleans dinner and awards ceremony where we feted local media legends and the outstanding

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Jul 9

It's a great issue. Next month we ink #250 but beyond 2025, things are looking grim and we need your support.

ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Jul 4

Welcome to your July 2025 ANTIGRAVITY.

We open with a clarion call for the future of your ANTIGRAVITY, enter heart-centered Cancer season, remove dog vomit and coffee stains, investigate our snooping impulses and Instagram fixations, confront snails (aliens?) in the garden...

ANTIGRAVITY magazines open to front cover, back cover, and centerfold

Stacked ANTIGRAVITY issues showing front cover with orb beneath wrought iron fence

Back cover of ANTIGRAVITY depicting woman in heart-shaped sunglasses, rainbow necklace, and LOCAL SKANK tank top

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · Jun 5

call me when one of them kills the other one. i’ve been burned before

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · May 20

Was great to catch up with Walt, who continues to make beautiful, spacious, luxurious soundscapes for us to fall into. We jokingly set our next check-in for 2036 just to make sure we keep pace.

ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · May 8

Senior Editor Erin Hall spoke to multi-instrumentalist Walt McClements about his new album, his first Carnival since moving away from New Orleans, and touring with Weyes Blood. McClements performs at Gasa Gasa on Friday, 5/9 with Bride and Supplicate.

Walt McClements: A Painted Ship on a Painted Ocean - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Walt McClements has been many things throughout his long career. For years, New Orleanian was one of those designations, where he served as bandleader for legendary...

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · May 20

It's fine. Just keep using AI to write everything for you. Who needs truth, critical thinking, or a grounding in reality in the year of our lord 2025 anyway?

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · May 20

This. I'm not sure how I, a registered Independent, found myself here.

Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · May 19

I honestly grew up thinking I was a centrist. I have somehow become on the political left of my country because I am in favor of vaccinations, not censoring library books, supporting the existence of educational children's programming, and letting panels of subject matter experts evaluate grants.

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Mar 20

THIS. The meta algorithm is pushing such weird niche conservative shit on me and I have no idea why, but as a marketer by trade I'm enjoying flagging and reporting every single one of them and blocking the advertisers.

Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · Mar 20

These short-format video algorithms are too aggressive, like just because I accidentally watched four seconds of some podcast that turned out to have Ben Shapiro on it doesn’t mean I want to immediately see every terrible clip of every terrible thing every terrible person has ever said ever

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 21

Not that there is a lack of things going on in New Orleans right now, but you'll wanna bookmark our new listings section so you don't miss out on all the cool things that happen here even when there aren't beads and barfing tourists everywhere.

ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Feb 20

Looking for cool/fun/enriching stuff to do this weekend—and beyond? We have a NEW online listings section, and we're adding more events every day. Bookmark the link, and check in often as this new feature gets rolling. antigravitymagazine.com/listings/

Listings - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 20

This was a truly life-affirming conversation and I'm so proud to share it with the world. It has delighted old fans and hopefully intrigued some new ones. If you haven't given Dax's work a listen, I promise it's deeply worth your time and effort.

ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Feb 20

A foundational member of 1990s sludge metal band Acid Bath, Dax Riggs went 10 years with virtually no updates, no releases, and no shows. Now, he's back with a new album and Acid Bath reunion. Senior Editor Erin Hall spoke to him about his hiatus and return. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/how-...

How Long The Night Was: Dax Riggs Returns - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

A foundational member of beloved 1990s sludge metal band Acid Bath, Dax Riggs is no stranger to adoration. In 2006, his band Deadboy & the Elephantmen was flying high. They played on stages from Austi...

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 20

Always happy to represent the reasonable, rational Christian parents who don't think their family's religion should dictate every child's schooling. My kids attend a small Montessori school that is incredibly diverse and their faith is not harmed by having friends who are Muslim or Buddhist.

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ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Feb 14

Senior Editor Mary Beth Campbell explores what you need to know about bird flu (H5N1). This is not the time to panic. This is the time to take action.
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What You Need to Know About Bird Flu (H5N1)

Mary Beth Campbell is a trained public health professional, but this feature is not a substitute for advice or care provided by a licensed medical or health care professional. All information provided...

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

Oh yeah. Private not-even-born-here citizen, which is like a layer of ironic icing for how much they spit about immigrants. Can't even trust the judicial branch to shut things down so all the lawsuits feel pointless too.

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

I can. I was raised in the rural south by God-fearing blue collar parents living paycheck-to-paycheck. People got conned and they will keep insisting he's got their back until his boot on their throat sends them on to meet Jesus. It's never been about race or sexuality - always follow the money

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

But you see, the gulf coast states won't need eggs if we all get waxed this hurricane season. Elon's just trimming the fat!

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

Re: USAID, it's like people don't understand soft diplomacy. Between this and Trump telling the world we're going to take over the Gaza Strip and put casinos on it, no American can be shocked when we're eventually attacked on our own soil.

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

We love to see it! The big Proud Boys merch buy-and-burn comin' in hot.

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 5

Libby and @libro.fm all day long

Rebecca @rebeccab-writes.bsky.social · Feb 3

For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Feb 4

Once again, Louisiana's elected officials work only for themselves and not for the wellbeing of their constituents. VOTE THEM OUT. Every last one of their sorry asses.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Feb 4

Cassidy—a doctor—has violated his Oath and is a yes on Kennedy.

Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed.

People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop.

The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it.

But also no one cares, so here we are.

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Jan 14

Dammit Neil. Why? Why the fuck did you have to be so reprehensible and vile? So much of my favorite art, forever sullied. I want to believe that the accusations involving your kid aren't true. But you've lost any modicum of trust I once had in your honesty.

Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Nov 20

Genuinely concerned about the future of our libraries, so get your butts to your local branch please. Take your kids. Let them get to know the librarians. Attend the events. Find new series' to fall in love with. Be enriched and be in community, dammit.

steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · Nov 19

if you have access to a local library … USE ITS RESOURCES!

visit! check out books, even if you end up returning them unread. sign up for programming! request new books!

libraries are some of the best community spots around and it’s so easy to support them & help them continue to get funding!

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Nov 20

I'm also in the process of switching over from Goodreads. So far so good. Highly recommend ditching Audible as well in favor of @librofm.bsky.social where you can designate a local book store to receive profits from your audiobook purchases (I'm in NOLA so my love goes to Blue Cypress on Oak)

parker lyons @postsbyparker.bsky.social · Nov 18

I just switched over to The StoryGraph from Goodreads. It was a really easy process to import and it feels better to support a business with a cool founder story. Hit me up if you’re part of #BookSky app.thestorygraph.com/profile/agin...

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Erin Hall Guidry @erinhguidry.bsky.social · Nov 20

I haven't used the bird site in many, many years and I'm new here, so I'd like to gently tell the algorithm that I am not a cat person. Don't get me wrong, I'm not cat hater, I just really don't need to see 87 consecutive pictures of cats in my feed.

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Bird (he/him) @birdobserver.bsky.social · Nov 20

I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever.

#books #reading #booksky #poetry

A poem by Langston Hughes titled "Tired". It reads as the following:

"I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two --
And see what worms are eating
At the rind."

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