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Michaelangelo Matos
Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
I edit books - inquire within
Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com
Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
I edit books - inquire within
Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com
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BC147 - Five Mixes: September-November 2025
“Wub-driven techno,” the return of "140," and more!
michaelangelo.substack.com
The return of "140," the rise of "wub-driven techno," a four-hour masterclass from my DJ of the year--all this and more on our weekend-ready edition of Beat Connection!
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...
Hairspray (Waters, 1988), actually my favorite movie; also the movie I put into the babysitting rotation for my sisters. I'm also thankful for them and their families. "Segregation never, integration now!" And one of the great dance numbers, to "The Madison Time." www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGyT...
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hairspray (Waters, 1988), actually my favorite movie; also the movie I put into the babysitting rotation for my sisters. I'm also thankful for them and their families. "Segregation never, integration now!" And one of the great dance numbers, to "The Madison Time." www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGyT...
Still wondering.
Are they gonna hire Ultragrrrl?
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Still wondering.
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god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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And to be clear, I am not saying Republicans engaged in a false flag here - I'm saying that Republicans have little incentive to prevent terrorist attacks, because any terrorist attack creates a world of terrorist violence that terrorist organizations like the Republican party wish to create.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
And to be clear, I am not saying Republicans engaged in a false flag here - I'm saying that Republicans have little incentive to prevent terrorist attacks, because any terrorist attack creates a world of terrorist violence that terrorist organizations like the Republican party wish to create.
"Let's Get It On"
"Rocks Off"
"1999"
"Get Innocuous!"
"It Won't Be Long"
"Rocks Off"
"1999"
"Get Innocuous!"
"It Won't Be Long"
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Let's Get It On"
"Rocks Off"
"1999"
"Get Innocuous!"
"It Won't Be Long"
"Rocks Off"
"1999"
"Get Innocuous!"
"It Won't Be Long"
This would be De La Soul's even of Pixies weren't so hilariously overrated.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - THE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST ALBUM OF 1989
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
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#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/WZbDEMmYBZda...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - The Final Match: Pixies vs. De La Soul
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 25th, 10am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will be declared The Best Album of 1989. The losing album will be named The Se...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This would be De La Soul's even of Pixies weren't so hilariously overrated.
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
I was curious about something related to the current book and searched a full question. The AI overview was SO convincing, and so different from what I'd researched, that I started going back to see if I'd gotten it wrong. Then I found the FB post w/the typo that led to AI's stupid mistake.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I was curious about something related to the current book and searched a full question. The AI overview was SO convincing, and so different from what I'd researched, that I started going back to see if I'd gotten it wrong. Then I found the FB post w/the typo that led to AI's stupid mistake.
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The actual impact of AI on my life so far:
- made my day job less enjoyable (editing AI written work is harder)
- increased the amount of mediocre images and writing in the world
- time spent fact checking Google summaries
- makes me distrust even the simple joy of an animal doing funny stuff!
- made my day job less enjoyable (editing AI written work is harder)
- increased the amount of mediocre images and writing in the world
- time spent fact checking Google summaries
- makes me distrust even the simple joy of an animal doing funny stuff!
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The actual impact of AI on my life so far:
- made my day job less enjoyable (editing AI written work is harder)
- increased the amount of mediocre images and writing in the world
- time spent fact checking Google summaries
- makes me distrust even the simple joy of an animal doing funny stuff!
- made my day job less enjoyable (editing AI written work is harder)
- increased the amount of mediocre images and writing in the world
- time spent fact checking Google summaries
- makes me distrust even the simple joy of an animal doing funny stuff!
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
post a famous bathroom scene
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Impeachment confession
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Impeachment confession
TIL: Hi, Mom! is a genuinely terrible movie.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
TIL: Hi, Mom! is a genuinely terrible movie.
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This is what you see when you die
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is what you see when you die
<faints>
we have a scandal in our family called “Manchego-gate,” wherein my brother brought a giant wheel of aged manchego back with him from Spain and my mom decided to “surprise” him by cutting it up and trying to make a bunch of grilled cheeses, only to discover it’s not a kind of cheese that melts
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
<faints>
lol omg dying
okay this isn't holiday food related, but one time my grandparents got into A FULL SHOUTING MATCH in a diner because my grandfather ordered a reuben at dinner time and my grandmother tried to stop him because "a reuben is a LUNCH sandwich"
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
lol omg dying
Now up: Five Mixes Rewind looks at some editions of ‘DJ-Kicks’—for paying subscribers. Thank you!
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bcr003-fiv...
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bcr003-fiv...
BCR003 - Five Mixes Rewind: ‘DJ-Kicks,’ 2011-25
Looking back at some recent highlights from the long-running mix series
michaelangelo.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now up: Five Mixes Rewind looks at some editions of ‘DJ-Kicks’—for paying subscribers. Thank you!
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bcr003-fiv...
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bcr003-fiv...
Yesterday I had brunch with two old friends and, now, a new one, the latter of whom made the best suggestion imaginable: One pancake for the entire table to split, as an appetizer. Cannot recommend this enough!
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yesterday I had brunch with two old friends and, now, a new one, the latter of whom made the best suggestion imaginable: One pancake for the entire table to split, as an appetizer. Cannot recommend this enough!
"So, on one side of the labor market we have a desperate demand for business acumen, and on the other side we have an excess supply of business acumen looking to be applied elsewhere, and the only thing keeping the two sides from meeting is an absolute gaping chasm of salary expectations."
Jasper Wang's reflections on starting a worker-owned media company in 2020 vs. 2025, how Defector is hoping to help, and the limitations and opportunities of the model. 🎁 defector.com/reflections-...
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a…
defector.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"So, on one side of the labor market we have a desperate demand for business acumen, and on the other side we have an excess supply of business acumen looking to be applied elsewhere, and the only thing keeping the two sides from meeting is an absolute gaping chasm of salary expectations."
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Marjorie Taylor Greene managed to tolerate being subjected to the sort of abuse, that she has subjected trans people to for years, for approximately one week.
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene managed to tolerate being subjected to the sort of abuse, that she has subjected trans people to for years, for approximately one week.
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Beast of Burden
Name your fav song by The Rolling Stones.
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Beast of Burden
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The return of "140," the rise of "wub-driven techno," a four-hour masterclass from my DJ of the year--all this and more on our weekend-ready edition of Beat Connection!
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...
BC147 - Five Mixes: September-November 2025
“Wub-driven techno,” the return of "140," and more!
michaelangelo.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The return of "140," the rise of "wub-driven techno," a four-hour masterclass from my DJ of the year--all this and more on our weekend-ready edition of Beat Connection!
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...
michaelangelo.substack.com/p/bc147-five...