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Do you have a memory of shoe shining from the past? Maybe your father made you a shoe shine kit or you remember getting your shoes shined for an important interview? Email manderson@ap.org to share your memories for an story.
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A fact I can’t get over.
The King’s Coronation and Eurovision are both within the same seven days.
So the BBC will be having two of the biggest and technically most complicated broadcasts they would ever have to pull off within days of each other.
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Patti Smith remembers Tom Verlaine. “As I watched Tom play, I thought, Had I been a boy, I would’ve been him.” The little details in this are 1) too many to list 2) universally great.
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I wrote for about one of my favorite writers and biggest literary obsessions Patricia Highsmith! This essay covers the diaries she kept in her 20s and early 30s, love, money, and trying to make it as a writer in NYC
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Starting 2023 book thread. Last year I finally started to get over my book-reading block and read 18 books (and did 7 book reviews). Hope I can beat both of those tallies this year.
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the worst month of the year starts next week and this is still the best video on the internet
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I stole a copy of Less Than Zero from a Borders when I was 14 and I've been reading and paying attention to Bret Easton Ellis ever since. I suppose this is a distillation of all of that.
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Artificial intelligence is writing fiction, making images inspired by Van Gogh and fighting wildfires. Now it’s competing in another endeavor once limited to humans — creating propaganda and disinformation.
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Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Here's my latest :)
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And we never stopped hearing about it.
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Small gym owners say business is returning but for many there's still a ways to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, my latest small biz story.
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"Thursday was the 316th consecutive day without measurable snowfall, the fourth-longest streak since record-keeping began in 1869. The all-time record is 332 days, set by the Jan. 18-Dec. 15, 2020 period."
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NYC's is set to break a some major weather records if it continues with its snowless streak. We asked @nymetrowx just what's going on:
buff.ly/3kn0h2O
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I do hope the paperback of "Vintage Contemporaries" uses the Lorraine Louie style.
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I wrote for @NewYorker about Lorraine Louie, an underappreciated graphic design pioneer who designed the iconic Vintage Contemporaries covers that I love so much. Thanks to Paula Scher, Peter Mendelsund, and Louie's family for talking to me newyorker.com/books/page-tur
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The has internships. Give 'em a look.
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488 Madison, the building has very publicly announced it's vacating, has a long advertising history—including Carl Ally and Amil Gargano plotting their NYC future from the 19th floor terrace in 1959. adage.com/article/agency
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Closing out this thread with a review of the last book I read in 2022.
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7/ The crowd is a well-preserved mix of old hippies, activists, townies, professors, and various other over-60s who simply cannot stop rocking. They call themselves the "Silver Tsunami," and they are the subject of my newest piece:
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Anyone concerned it hasn’t snowed at all in NYC and it’s almost the middle of January?
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✨The Great 2023A Book Preview is here!✨
Six months. Eighty-five books. These are the can't-miss titles slated for the first half of 2023:
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I'm from between Atlanta and Migos.
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I’m from the empty space in between ‘Waffle House militias’ and ‘lake that eats people’
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"While granny gets recognized at diners and doctor’s visits, the youngsters are toiling behind the scenes making deals with advertisers, responding to fan comments and figuring out how to teach octogenarians the latest TikTok dances." By
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I spent the evening with the “singing bishop” who received $50,000 from #FTX while in the Bahamas last month. He wrote a song about FTX’s failure that went viral on Bahamian social media.
Here’s my look into how the island is processing FTX’s collapse
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Today is the Epiphany, aka 3 Kings Day 👑👑👑 In France, it's celebrated with a Galette des Rois.
Show of hearts, who has already tasted this delicious cake? 😍🥮 #ExploreFrance
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✨ ¡Feliz #DíaDeReyes! In #Spain, the #Christmas season continues until today, Three Kings Day. The Three Wise Men (los #ReyesMagos) parade through the streets in processions throughout the country on the night of January 5th and bring gifts to Spain's children.
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Tech extravaganza CES 2023 is now open to the public.
Follow as our reporters seek out the best innovations from more than 3,000 companies.
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Favorite movies of 2022: "Confess, Fletch" and Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Leave" which I actually saw in a theater! (Nitehawk)
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We will post ‘The Dogs of 2022’ Friday morning at 9am PT. There will also be a special cut that airs during New Year’s @RockinEve with Ryan Seacrest on @ABCNetwork! This is the best thing we make all year and I can’t wait to share it with you 
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Amazing Twitter recap of a crazy Twitter year
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Throughout 2022 I have once again been keeping a note on my phone when one event, conversation or format absolutely DOMINATED my Twitter feed.
Not meme formats on ig. Not the corn kid on tiktok. Twitter.
Here's what took over twitter in 2022:
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WATCH: Several buildings in downtown Nashville were affected by the "rolling blackouts" early Saturday morning. #GMN bit.ly/3WoUQP1
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Folks! AP is hiring a photog to cover Tennessee. Warning, this job may involve hanging out with me while covering this wonderful, newsy state
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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR! Join @jimmycarr
for the Big Fat Quiz of The Year with special guests @Kathbum @wossy @MaisieAdam @stephenmerchant @Rose_Matafeo & @RichardAyoade
Boxing Day, 9PM on @Channel4
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Heading home for the holidays? Expecting busy airports or highways? may want to talk with you for a holiday travel story. Please email ddurbin@ap.org.
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My latest small business story. Happy holidays -- almost.
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