Joe Berkowitz
@joeberkowitz.bsky.social
Writer. Not too annoying. Books: American Cheese, Away With Words, You Blew it. Bylines: Many of the good places.
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I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
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Shoulda called it the "debutbut."
“the debut of labubu is up next”
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Shoulda called it the "debutbut."
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DEPLOY THE BOY
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
DEPLOY THE BOY
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you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
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Tomorrow I will defeat my family.
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Tomorrow I will defeat my family.
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This is a newspaper headline from Back to the Future 2 when Marty McFly travels to the Biff world.
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is a newspaper headline from Back to the Future 2 when Marty McFly travels to the Biff world.
2025 is a banner year for astoundingly bad NYT headlines and I wrote about what a bummer it's been--with some commentary from @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Annoyed by a 'New York Times' headline? It seems like that's increasingly the Gray Lady's goal
Several ‘New York Times’ headlines in 2025 have earned severe social media backlash. Is it happening on purpose?
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
2025 is a banner year for astoundingly bad NYT headlines and I wrote about what a bummer it's been--with some commentary from @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
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CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
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Been laughing at the idea of Trump pitching a legacy sequel where Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker hand the keys to the franchise over to their white sons
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Been laughing at the idea of Trump pitching a legacy sequel where Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker hand the keys to the franchise over to their white sons
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Please stop inviting me to exotic islands and hunting me for sport. It’s mean and it hurts my feelings
September 4, 2023 at 5:53 PM
Please stop inviting me to exotic islands and hunting me for sport. It’s mean and it hurts my feelings
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
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Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
Putting this in a book a year later is real "The Jerk Store called" behavior. Extremely costanza-coded.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Putting this in a book a year later is real "The Jerk Store called" behavior. Extremely costanza-coded.
The mirror blunder is embarrassing but not as much as the overall attempt to ~menacingly~ threaten a uniform inspection.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The mirror blunder is embarrassing but not as much as the overall attempt to ~menacingly~ threaten a uniform inspection.
Love the Doing Too Much house in my neighborhood and in all neighborhoods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Love the Doing Too Much house in my neighborhood and in all neighborhoods.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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thrilled and honored for SIMPLICITY to be on here. thank you NPR~
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
thrilled and honored for SIMPLICITY to be on here. thank you NPR~
Miranda July's Me You and Everyone We Know (#76) is one slot ahead of Blazing Saddles (#77) what IS this list?
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
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The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Miranda July's Me You and Everyone We Know (#76) is one slot ahead of Blazing Saddles (#77) what IS this list?
They may look innocent but these two pulled off an Oceans 11-style kitchen focaccia heist while we were out.
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
They may look innocent but these two pulled off an Oceans 11-style kitchen focaccia heist while we were out.
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I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
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Let’s be honest: nothing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have done in the last 56 years justifies the tremendous cost of bringing them back from the moon. NASA should’ve spared the long-suffering taxpayer and left them up there
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Let’s be honest: nothing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have done in the last 56 years justifies the tremendous cost of bringing them back from the moon. NASA should’ve spared the long-suffering taxpayer and left them up there