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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 13h

Love tap from Krysten Ritter obviously

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 15h

Remembering the time they experimented with (but never sold) fried caffeine at the Texas State Fair.

"...with the power of three Red Bulls in it."

"I was actually pretty upset. I thought I had a real winner," Zable said today. He had
two entries that the judges tasted, including fried biscuits and gravy and - wait for it
- fried caffeine. "Caffeine is really bitter when you're working with it, but I figured out a way to mbine it with this lemon filling that made it so that it wasn't bitter at all — it just had this lemon jelly donut taste, with the power of three Red Bulls in it. Judges didn't
go for it."

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 16h

I did not encourage this part (but Stephen's long gone. I know, because instead of running into him at Bunk Bar or Wonder Ballroom I saw him across the room at Silkworm in Chicago recently).

J T. Ramsay @jtramsay.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve been in Portland since Sunday and am outraged by how much I enjoyed @powells.bsky.social as well as all of @cohenesque.bsky.social’s recommendations. (Yes I visited Malkmus’ old place.)

Me, an idiot, standing in front of Stephen Malkmus’ former home in Portland.

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 17h

Protest service journalism, from @andrewjank.bsky.social www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

A Newcomer’s Guide to the South Waterfront, Portland’s Hottest Neighborhood

If people are flocking to Portland’s spiciest enclave, we’ll provide the guidebook.

www.wweek.com

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 17h

It was just a little rain

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 17h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d

In the Such Great Heights newsletter, I wrote about my friend Kyle Sowash, one of those essential characters who keep a local music scene going, and his great band the Kyle Sowashes, who personify indie rock to me

The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified

The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene

suchgreatheights.substack.com

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 1d

i wrote about chipotle's terrible carne asada but i also thought out loud about why chipotle is such a boring and undesirable fast food brand www.thelotimes.com/p/chipotle-c...

Chipotle's Carne Asada Is Bad Food x 1000

A meditation on the struggling chain

www.thelotimes.com

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 1d

Big night in Philadelphia, The Flyers won a game, and I got to enter and exit Tasker- Morris on my side Broad

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 1d

Love this explainer of why Portland is Portland. I’ve documented a lot of this dynamic in 20 years of covering the bike scene.

She includes Bud Clark “expose yourself to art” poster… which of course he remade into “expose yourself to bikes”!

Poster of former mayor Bud Clark opening his overcoat to bikes with tagline “Expose yourself to bikes”

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 1d

There was a Gritty in Portland yesterday. Among the most killjoy posts I saw on a Philadelphia FB group: "that is not the actual Gritty" and "every depiction of Gritty is an advertisement for Comcast...[which] operates in Portland...." (Okay, that one's funny) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCfo...

Portland’s Mascot March: Protesters Turn ICE ‘War Zone’ Into Spectacle | APT

YouTube video by APT

www.youtube.com

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

if you know a single soul in…

• the Kansas City metro area
• the St. Louis metro area
• the Indianapolis metro area
• the Nashville metro area

@ekkoastral.bsky.social is playing a few impromptu shows on our way back to DC

tomorrow thru friday

our last shows of the year!!!!

linktr.ee/ekkoastral

ekko astral on stage lookin epic photo credit alec pugliese

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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 2d

this week for @coyotemedia.org: I went to war-ravaged Portland to find out whether it’s still possible to get a decent macchiato there www.coyotemedia.org/portland-a-w...

Portland, a ‘war zone?’ OK, sure. So how’s the food?

COYOTE’s war correspondent grabs brunch.

www.coyotemedia.org

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 2d

I'm watching Seranthony Dominguez throw a baseball for the first time in a while

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static klinger @jessespector.com · 2d

congratulations to taylor and to penn state

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 3d

Taylor Swift will make an exclusive announcement on GMA (Good Morning America) tomorrow, October 13th

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like Penn State took away a lot of people's fun today www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

UAB fires head coach Trent Dilfer midway through third season

www.nytimes.com

Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 2d

It is still my position that what the Bok Building lacks is an actual bar.

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 2d

Not only has Penn State never fired a coach for football reasons in my lifetime... it never had in my 82 year-old father's lifetime.

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 2d

Would be pretty funny if Northwestern just got Pat Fitzgerald the Penn State job

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Have passed two people wearing Penn State gear on East passyunk this morning

Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like every college fotoball game tonight is bonkers (but I'm still catching up on Peacemaker and peaking in on baseball at this point).

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Somehow I completely forgot that Chicago art giant and Jon Langford mentor Tony Fitzpatrick was also Birdbath on Patriot blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/11/t...

Tony Fitzpatrick, Lauded, Eclectic Chicago Artist, Dies at 66

The artist, writer and actor recently published “The Sun at the End of the Road: Dispatches From an American Life," and had planned to star in a Steppenwolf show based on his new book.

blockclubchicago.org

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

That's a solid win by Texas. There was a time when "9-2 so long as you beat Oklahoma and A&M" would have been good enough. But in 2025 they aren't out of anything.

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to future Penn State coach Curt Cignetti

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Penn State has its own version of former Oregon strength coach Aaron Feld and he looked sad tonight www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmqW...

Penn State Football: New strength coach Chuck Losey recaps 2022 winter workouts

YouTube video by Penn State Football on Blue White Illustrated

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 3d

Eight-time Big 10 football champions Northwestern with a big road win over four-time Big 10 football champions Penn State

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