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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · 8d

Over the past few years, Chika Hanyu has built up a cult following entirely by word of mouth, all while making extraordinary cream puffs, canelés, and cakes out of a ghost kitchen in Sunnyside, Queens. Check out my latest piece for @eater.bsky.social. ny.eater.com/dining-out-i...

Meet NYC’s Most Under-the-Radar Pastry Maven

Chika Hanyu is making next-level cream puffs and cakes out of a ghost kitchen in Sunnyside

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · 13d

I said goodbye to a lot of things this past summer, among them my favorite bar in New York. I wrote about letting go, a thing I am fundamentally bad at and do not like one little bit. Shoutout to the wonderful folks at @offassignment.bsky.social www.offassignment.com/gttp/diana-h...

Goodbye to Dirty Precious — Off Assignment

“I’ve heard it said that the key to loving New York is learning to live with perpetual loss. The longer you stay in this inconstant city, the more rubble accumulates on the map etched into your psyche...

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · 13d

I'm constantly amazed how deeply entwined the US food system is with the military industrial complex. Here's why Hershey's became "The Great American Chocolate Bar," featuring a rogue pilot who became known as "The Berlin Candy Bomber" www.popsci.com/health/hersh...

How WWII made Hershey and Mars Halloween candy kings

From sugar shortages to military contracts, World War II helped make M&Ms and Hershey’s bars into symbols of American abundance.

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wrote a love letter to my local blog.resy.com/2025/09/chez...

Chez Ma Tante Is the Ultimate Neighborhood Restaurant — Resy | Right This Way

Greenpointers are proud to call this chic, unassuming bar and restaurant — named after a storied Montreal Hot Dog shack — their own.

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

New York is awash in really fantastic Thai food right now. I wrote about one of the best newcomers blog.resy.com/2025/08/sams...

Samsaen Whisks Diners on a Journey Through Regional Thai Gastronomy — Resy | Right This Way

One of Queens’ top Thai chefs now has a place in Manhattan, named for his childhood Bangkok neighborhood and inspired by its train station.

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · Sep 4

As we listen to RFK's heavy, heavy breathing before Congress, take a moment and read @wired.com's package on what is really going on with science and medicine right now! www.wired.com/beyond-welln...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 1

Today, Labor Day stands for little more than summer’s end, sales, and maybe a barbecue. But it was originally meant to honor both the individual worker and what workers accomplish together through activism and organizing, Chad Broughton wrote in 2014. https://theatln.tc/AIcURZrb

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · Aug 26

Money can't buy you class!

Zoë Schiffer @zoeschiffer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Mark Zuckerberg went on a hiring spree to lure top AI research talent to Meta. At least three recent hires have resigned: www.wired.com/story/resear...

Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab

CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on a recruiting blitz to lure top AI researchers to Meta. WIRED has confirmed that three recent hires have now resigned.

www.wired.com

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Real question for editors out there: has gen AI killed the em dash? Are we no longer allowed to use the most fun form of punctuation?

Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Check out my latest for @popsci.com www.popsci.com/science/what...

What's really the safest seat in a car? An auto expert weighs in.

One is definitely better than the rest, but there are a lot of other factors to consider.

www.popsci.com

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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · Aug 20

Suddenly, Silicon Valley Is Lowering AI Expectations: “AI is still a huge deal, they’re suggesting. But after years of issuing one sort of warning, they’re now voicing another: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.” nymag.com/intelligence...

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · Aug 21

They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say

Breaking News
1m ago
A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Aug 21

we love to see it

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 21

Some incredibly good news:

One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.

In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.

In short, it’s working.

So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.

Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is not a joke: I’ve started opening my drafts with “The woman wondered what she had gotten herself into” and writing about whatever from there, and it’s honestly been nuking my writer’s block

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Jul 28

My first "Ask Anything" column for @popsci.com is live! www.popsci.com/science/why-...

Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.

Two inches might not seem like a big deal, but there’s a good reason for it.

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Jul 2

Bittersweet but still really something to see the first big editorial package I commissioned and ran out in the world. The Great Escape features on-the-ground reporting and photography from regions across the U.S., plus some beautiful illustrations www.atlasobscura.com/hubs/the-gre...

The Great Escape

The Great Escape is your guide to planning unforgettable family and group adventures across the U.S.

www.atlasobscura.com

Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Jul 2

Good, now stop stealing traffic from the food journalists reporting the stories too thx www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Google Ends Recipe Pilot That Left Creators Fearing Web-Traffic Hit

Google has ended tests of a feature that would have let users open a snapshot of cooking-recipe content directly in web search results — a welcome development for creators and food bloggers who were c...

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Lee Tran Lam @leetranlam.bsky.social · Jun 16

Last year, I wrote a Sydney dining guide for Gastro Obscura's Feast. The series covered 9 cities (from Lagos to Penang) and has just won a James Beard media award for Dining & Travel! Congrats to @dianahubbell.bsky.social, Anne Ewbank and Sam O'Brien on the win!
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whe...

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Sydney

Wattleseed pudding, Vegemite-braised ribs, and more freewheeling fusion in the harbor city.

www.atlasobscura.com

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · Jun 2

Next up is Mason J. Adams, who takes readers on a remarkable journey from mountain string-music jamborees to old-growth forests to a chef serving up her own rendition of a Black Appalachian fish fry www.atlasobscura.com/itineraries/...

The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Around Appalachia

Seek out old-growth forests, live bluegrass, and an old-school fish fry.

www.atlasobscura.com

Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · May 25

The first piece of the first big editorial package I commissioned is out and it's a real banger. Aaron Joel Santos road tripped 400 miles from Memphis to his hometown of New Orleans for @atlasobscura.com www.atlasobscura.com/itineraries/...

The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Down Highway 61

Highway 61 is known as “The Blues Highway” as it makes its way from New Orleans to Memphis, following the Mississippi River through lands forged over eons, from the coastal swamps of Louisiana to the ...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · May 15

OpenAI has benefitted from generating images in distinctive creative styles, particularly that of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli.

In doing so, it's trampled over human creativity—and perhaps even legal precedent, Alex Reisner writes.

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?

Three possible arguments against the tech company

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · May 13

Great to see @atlasobscura.com's National Parks package out in the world. This was a big collaborative effort in the works for months--please go give it a read www.atlasobscura.com/hubs/nationa...

Atlas Obscura's Guide to the National Parks

Discover hidden histories, quirky natural wonders, and unexpected adventures in America's iconic landscapes—plus tips for planning your own offbeat journey.

www.atlasobscura.com

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Andreas @arekdal.bsky.social · May 9

not really a dessert guy, but @dianahubbell.bsky.social’s latest story for @atlasobscura.com has me reconsidering www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sal...

Salt & Straw Wants You to Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavors

In his new cookbook, Tyler Malek wants you—yes, you!—to go off-script with fish sauce caramel and pandan cilantro scoops.

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Diana Hubbell @dianahubbell.bsky.social · May 8

Thrilled to see Gastro Obscura's Feast nominated for a James Beard Award. I'm honored to have contributed to this project spearheaded by Sam O'Brien and Anne Ewbank. As with so many larger editorial projects, this really took a village @atlasobscura.com

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