Drew Starr
he/him
I'd rather be posting bagel and beer opinions.
Siebel/Doemens World Brewing Academy Master Brewer. Occasional food writer (Eater, Boston Globe, The Nosher). Past CPO Mei Mei Restaurant.
I block follow farmers.
Boston MA USA
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- Does anyone know what app this is?
- They should sell these and say you can't buy one if you're Alan Dershowitz
- Reposted by Drew Starrthe Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
- Sharing racist propaganda to say "look how racist this propaganda is" is still sharing racist propaganda. It takes up space in your audience's mind every time they see it, precluding other information from breaking through. Repetition is part of normalization, even with negative commentary.
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- One of my role models in life (my former camp counselor) recently, abruptly announced his retirement from this corps. He has directed efforts against Ebola, led emergency operations after earthquakes and floods, and so much more. Please read this and learn about the people we're losing. I feel sick.
- A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care. n.pr/3MqmT0M
- Reposted by Drew StarrI need people to understand that if you’ve dealt with ice, if you’ve had to worry about you or your kids or neighbors disappearing, if you see the govt giving nazis carte blanche to kill you, every “reform”’ from democrats who currently reject abolition sounds insane. and frankly fucking stupid
- Just call this Chekhov's Packaging Crunch
- Super awesome that the retailer that was fine ordering this to sell somehow also gets to decide whether or not my doctor can keep ordering the prescriptions I've been taking for 10+ years.
- The only show about AI anybody needs to watch is "Person of Interest," which was so well-written even Jim Caviezel couldn't ruin it as one of its leads. One of the only lore-based shows with a satisfying ending (a nice redemption for the co-lead, Michael Emerson from Lost). A top 10 all-timer for me
- Entertainment about or made with artificial intelligence has been missing the mark with viewers over the past year. www.wired.com/story/hollyw...
- My "'Smashing Pizzas' is not a metaphor for Olympic athlete sex" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
- I hate when people say someone is an op, but how is Briahna not an op? I made 2 different things this week that had chilis, fish sauce, and cilantro, and I'm just an Ashkenazi white boy cooking for his 2nd generation Scandinavian-American white wife.
- Well…For if the bomb that drops on you Gets your friends and neighbors too, There'll be nobody left behind to grieve. And we will all go together when we go. What a comforting fact that is to know. Universal bereavement, An inspiring achievement, Yes, we all will go together when we go.
- Experts warn the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry. n.pr/3LSIq29
- I want stuff to be normal enough again that we could spend half a day talking about the fact something exists called "Datey" that sells going taprooms to single people l, and I remember when singles just did that without buying a ticket.
- Interesting thread from Andy that I agree with in principle, though would personally prefer this particular category of content producers simply be referred to as "some fucking guy." Also a useful term for many think tanks and publications with fancy names that turn out to just be some fucking guy.
- Setting aside everything else going on here, the term "influencer" has become meaningless and should generally be retired by house style guides. "Social media / online personality" or "content creator" or "podcaster" as the case may be, modified with "political," "right-wing" whatever as applicable.
- I brought in a Target delivery to our building last night. It was instant noodles, saltines, and Gatorade, so I said to my wife "oh man, someone has diarrhea." It's still there now. I hope it was a misdelivery, otherwise someone may have pooped themselves to death.
- Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Swift, and George Clooney could each write a check they'd never miss and effectively permanently fund a newsroom of WashPo's caliber. Or everyone who wore an ICE OUT pin at the Grammys. This is low-hanging fruit for the merely obnoxiously (vs. civilization threatening) rich.
