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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 13h

I have thoughts and none of them are kind.

Stereogum @stereogum.com · 16h

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 18h

Oh, did I mention I may have jumped the gun and added a free link *already*?! 😉

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 18h

#VictoriaBeckham didn’t need to shout - she smirked in 4/4 time. 😏

From “Not Such an Innocent Girl” to pop’s most elegant fade-out, her brilliance deserved better.

✨ Every Part of Posh - out now on @medium.com:

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#MediumWriters #Y2K #PopMusic #SpiceGirls

Every Part of Posh: The Lost Pop Brilliance of Victoria Beckham

A late-night love letter to the most underrated Spice Girl era.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 1d

#VictoriaBeckham once wrote to her kids, "Mummy was a pop star!"

Actually, she was *THE* pop star (and not just as #PoshSpice).

Now on @medium.com, a retrospective of an era that deserves its flowers. 💐

#MediumWriters #PopMusic #SpiceGirls #Y2KPop #BlackWriters

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Every Part of Posh: The Lost Pop Brilliance of Victoria Beckham

A late-night love letter to the most underrated Spice Girl era.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 1d

... g*ddamn you, 5SOS.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 1d

"Bite the apple, baby."

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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 1d

Freddy Kreuger threw the first brick at Stonewall boxd.it/bwzos5

A ★★★ review of A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

In Nightmare on Elm Street 2, the Queer subtext is just Text. This is genuinely a movie about a young man coming to terms with his sexuality. Freddy Krueger is a Queer Elder who helps guide him in his...

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✨the daniel✨ @intelectconfig.wtf · 1d

i had a a trans person compliment my trans anarchy tshirt today while i was out for lunch. it’s not very hard to show your support for our trans homies however you can, you could even buy this @trans.bsky.social shirt if you wanted to.

Tranarchy Shirt

Nothing says "fuck the gender binary" like a comfy cotton shirt adorned with a symbol of rebellion. Perfect for casual Fridays at a corporate office or family reunions where Aunt Mildred asks too many...

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 2d

I have decided I fux with the latest iteration of 5 Seconds of Summer ̶,̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶d̶s̶.

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5 Seconds of Summer - Telephone Busy (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by 5SOS

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 2d

... I hate this timeline.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson and Johnson, the makers of Tylenol

Texas sues Tylenol company over autism claims

This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 3d

🌟NEW🌟

Between who I was and who I’m becoming, a long-term friendship didn’t survive the crossing.

“The Fractures Between Us” - an essay on loss, Blackness, and becoming whole, now on @medium.com.

#BlackWriters #BlackVoices #MediumWriters

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The Fractures Between Us: Losing a Friend While Finding My Blackness

In an already complicated friendship, a slip of the tongue would open my eyes to the reality of someone I considered my “person.”

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 3d

His clock was the key her mother despised.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 4d

… dude.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 6d

Nah, but for real - who the f*ck is Madeline?!

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 6d

Listening to the new Lily Allen album. Two songs in.

This is all a bit *too* pointed to be taken as artistic license. If this is how it went down, then David Harbour's kind of a d*ck.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 6d

Had to have some blood drawn at a blood specialist center (all is well).

It was easily the most painless experience with needles I've ever... well, experienced.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 7d

I think most of us stopped caring when she started caring too much about what other people thought of her.

It’s sad, because she’s great when she’s not chasing trends or past hits.

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 7d

Hugo, you know better than to be this white. Don’t make me come down there. 🤣🤣🤣

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Jonathan Apollo @jonnyawrites.bsky.social · 7d

Every song tells a story. Mine just happened to shape who I became.

Now on @medium.com, something a little more personal (raw): 'Songs in the Key of Growth' - The playlist of my life's journey.
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#MediumWriters #Music #BlackWriters #WritingCommunity