Karen K. Ho
@karenho.bsky.social
Canadian writer-reporter and floofy dog owner.
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When I was single, I had a woman over and after sleeping together, I did my aftercare routine (do you need water?, need to talk?) and then asked her about her interests and hobbies and offered to let her spend the night. She cried because “most men just treat me like meat.”
It’s the mediocrity.
It’s the mediocrity.
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When I was single, I had a woman over and after sleeping together, I did my aftercare routine (do you need water?, need to talk?) and then asked her about her interests and hobbies and offered to let her spend the night. She cried because “most men just treat me like meat.”
It’s the mediocrity.
It’s the mediocrity.
I have been overwhelmed about dealing with my move back to Toronto in less than three weeks and finally decided to hire this woman's great organizing company for people with ADHD so I don't have to figure it out and do everything on my own: squirrelhomemaking.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have been overwhelmed about dealing with my move back to Toronto in less than three weeks and finally decided to hire this woman's great organizing company for people with ADHD so I don't have to figure it out and do everything on my own: squirrelhomemaking.com
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It could take decades to recover from where we are.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It could take decades to recover from where we are.
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I do not understand the journalistic value of inviting him on any show. He continues to repeat easily disproved lies. You can verify the price of turkey, in the US and worldwide, in seconds.
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I do not understand the journalistic value of inviting him on any show. He continues to repeat easily disproved lies. You can verify the price of turkey, in the US and worldwide, in seconds.
One of the goofiest things that Ted Lasso did was become a big hit but not have merch for the fans, resulting in a lot of stuff on Etsy and other sites. By comparison Heated Rivalry has a solid amount of pretty good official merch: heatedrivalry.com/collections/...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One of the goofiest things that Ted Lasso did was become a big hit but not have merch for the fans, resulting in a lot of stuff on Etsy and other sites. By comparison Heated Rivalry has a solid amount of pretty good official merch: heatedrivalry.com/collections/...
I didn't expect this to pop off. I think there is a lot more discussion about what mistreatment by men towards women looks like, and how many women would rather be single than deal with men who won't put in effort, be nice, or demonstrate basic respect and interest.
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I didn't expect this to pop off. I think there is a lot more discussion about what mistreatment by men towards women looks like, and how many women would rather be single than deal with men who won't put in effort, be nice, or demonstrate basic respect and interest.
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I recently saw a clip of a conversation between Jennifer Garner and the professor Adam Grant. She asked about what a mentor should say to mentees, and he replied, "I have high expectations for you and I know you can achieve them." It felt like something unlocked in my brain after I heard it.
January 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I recently saw a clip of a conversation between Jennifer Garner and the professor Adam Grant. She asked about what a mentor should say to mentees, and he replied, "I have high expectations for you and I know you can achieve them." It felt like something unlocked in my brain after I heard it.
I genuinely wonder which trade publication will get the streaming numbers for Heated Rivalry. They must be off the charts from all the rewatching.
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I genuinely wonder which trade publication will get the streaming numbers for Heated Rivalry. They must be off the charts from all the rewatching.
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Can't remember if it was this bad before COVID but I'm seeing an alarming spreading of what I'll call Airport Behavior to other public places. Obliviousness to other people's existence, ineptitude at navigating the environment. "Is this your first time at the grocery store" type stuff
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Can't remember if it was this bad before COVID but I'm seeing an alarming spreading of what I'll call Airport Behavior to other public places. Obliviousness to other people's existence, ineptitude at navigating the environment. "Is this your first time at the grocery store" type stuff
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The President promised prices would go back down. In a healthy economy, they almost never do. The normal pattern is: prices jump, then over time your paycheck catches up. The pain comes when wages don't follow—then it's not “inflation” so much as an affordability crisis.
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The President promised prices would go back down. In a healthy economy, they almost never do. The normal pattern is: prices jump, then over time your paycheck catches up. The pain comes when wages don't follow—then it's not “inflation” so much as an affordability crisis.
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a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/
allow me to take you on a journey where, once again, we learn we have no idea what’s in our food. at least we know corporations are pure of heart so I’m sure it’s fine🫶🏼🤡
TikTok video by kaelin
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December 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/
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Are you on generic Vyvanse? There was a nationwide recall in the fall that a lot of people missed because they put out the news generally but didn’t tell people who were on it directly.
Check your lot numbers here: www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
Check your lot numbers here: www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
December 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Are you on generic Vyvanse? There was a nationwide recall in the fall that a lot of people missed because they put out the news generally but didn’t tell people who were on it directly.
Check your lot numbers here: www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
Check your lot numbers here: www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Remix Market in Long Island City has this Gerald console table for $1800 when it retails for $6000: www.remixmarketnyc.com/gerald-artis...
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Remix Market in Long Island City has this Gerald console table for $1800 when it retails for $6000: www.remixmarketnyc.com/gerald-artis...
This feature is perfectly written, comprehensively reported, and that first quote is an absolute writer's dream.
I wrote about Heated Rivalry's unlikely journey to global phenomenon for the @washingtonpost -- and how Rachel Reid plans to write more about the characters Shane and Ilya, who have much of North America captivated. Here's a gift link: wapo.st/44fVZ1w
What happens when your gay hockey smut becomes a global phenomenon?
Much of North America (and Australia!) has plunged into a fervor over the TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s romance novel “Heated Rivalry.”
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December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This feature is perfectly written, comprehensively reported, and that first quote is an absolute writer's dream.
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I think of this post about once a week.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I think of this post about once a week.
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Someone posted a question about the decline of the once-fancy Oak Park Mall in the Overland Park (v wealthy Kansas City suburb) subreddit and I was intrigued by this comment summarizing the decline of American retail via the many familiar stores that have shuttered in the last couple decades (cont)
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Someone posted a question about the decline of the once-fancy Oak Park Mall in the Overland Park (v wealthy Kansas City suburb) subreddit and I was intrigued by this comment summarizing the decline of American retail via the many familiar stores that have shuttered in the last couple decades (cont)
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Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud came out publicly as bisexual in 2020: “The only reason I said something…is because I did not feel ashamed of it. I felt hiding it, concealing it actively, which I would have had to do at that point, was an act that indicated shame. I was like.. 1/2
‘Heated Rivalry’ Star François Arnaud on Episode 3’s Surprise Romance, Sex Scenes With [SPOILER] and Coming Out as Bisexual: ‘I Didn’t Want to Hide’
"Heated Rivalry" star François Arnaud talks about Episode 3's surprise romance, his sex scenes and coming out as bisexual: "I didn’t want to hide."
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December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud came out publicly as bisexual in 2020: “The only reason I said something…is because I did not feel ashamed of it. I felt hiding it, concealing it actively, which I would have had to do at that point, was an act that indicated shame. I was like.. 1/2
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How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Sex Scenes Are Filmed, According to the Intimacy Coordinator
Everyone's Talking About the 'Heated Rivarly' Sex Scenes—Meet the Woman Who Choreographed Them
Intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter talks about crafting the show’s steamiest moments, and why they’re revolutionary.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Sex Scenes Are Filmed, According to the Intimacy Coordinator
An interesting thing about the Heated Rivalry fandom is seeing how no detail is too small for fans to notice, and how it rewards rewatching. I'm still surprised there hasn't been a men's magazine profile on the stars or a feature going into the details of the workout routines and diets they went on.
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
An interesting thing about the Heated Rivalry fandom is seeing how no detail is too small for fans to notice, and how it rewards rewatching. I'm still surprised there hasn't been a men's magazine profile on the stars or a feature going into the details of the workout routines and diets they went on.
I'm calling this now: Heated Rivalry is already so popular that it will prompt a featured panel at San Diego Comic Con, AWP, and a North American tour of romance bookstores for the premiere of season 2
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I'm calling this now: Heated Rivalry is already so popular that it will prompt a featured panel at San Diego Comic Con, AWP, and a North American tour of romance bookstores for the premiere of season 2
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It’s my theory that some men jump from “my wife thinks differently than I do in certain ways” to “women think differently from men” to “women are incapable of X” very quickly
‘Mother of God’: Stephanie Ruhle Blown Away When Speaker Johnson Says Women Can’t Mentally ‘Compartmentalize’
MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle could not believe her ears when Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife offered some retrograde thoughts on women's brains.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s my theory that some men jump from “my wife thinks differently than I do in certain ways” to “women think differently from men” to “women are incapable of X” very quickly
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
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This was as illuminating as the removal of the filter that apparently kept the show too dark.
There's a lot of talk about the steaminess of #HeatedRivalry, but there are more reasons to watch. Jacob Tierney's direction and the microexpression work of the actors is sublime — especially as mainstream American-produced streaming prioritizes "passive viewing."
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Canada's Heated Rivalry Destroys The Worst Trend Of American Streaming TV - SlashFilm
The hit Canadian series Heated Rivalry is a breath of fresh air in a streaming landscape actively suffocating its audiences.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This was as illuminating as the removal of the filter that apparently kept the show too dark.