Robert Balkovich
@robertbalkovich.bsky.social
Sr. Lead Editor at Explore, former Lonely Planet guidebook writer, prolific and unremarked on fiction writer
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This is such a powerful image
November 8, 2023 at 5:16 PM
This is such a powerful image
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driving the hearse backwards to bring myself back to life
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
driving the hearse backwards to bring myself back to life
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Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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This is another terrible merger that will further erode what actually makes the American entertainment industry good but I'd rather this outcome 10 times out of 10 than WBD merging with Paramount. David Zaslav is a crusty bitch who will never see heaven.
BREAKING: Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, home to Harry Potter and Superman franchises, for $72 billion.
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is another terrible merger that will further erode what actually makes the American entertainment industry good but I'd rather this outcome 10 times out of 10 than WBD merging with Paramount. David Zaslav is a crusty bitch who will never see heaven.
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Elon Musk bought Twitter and converted it into a worldwide clearinghouse for unadulterated, out-and-open Nazism. It’s a global crisis, and yet US media and politicians still won’t even acknowledge Musk’s own publicly stated views, much less the poisonous role of his site.
Among Republicans - " The Holocaust of Jews and Nazi Germany was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe"
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Elon Musk bought Twitter and converted it into a worldwide clearinghouse for unadulterated, out-and-open Nazism. It’s a global crisis, and yet US media and politicians still won’t even acknowledge Musk’s own publicly stated views, much less the poisonous role of his site.
read them for FILTH, Mother Chung!!!!!!!!!!!
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
read them for FILTH, Mother Chung!!!!!!!!!!!
Losing actual European countries so that you can continue to allow a country in Asia to compete is highkey nuts.
Israel will be allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the European Broadcasting Union has decided.
Consequently, Spain and the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the contest.
Consequently, Spain and the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the contest.
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Losing actual European countries so that you can continue to allow a country in Asia to compete is highkey nuts.
Ella McCay early reactions confirming my "James L. Brooks is one of the most bafflingly overrated filmmakers of all time" priors...iktr
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ella McCay early reactions confirming my "James L. Brooks is one of the most bafflingly overrated filmmakers of all time" priors...iktr
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I really love how goddamned long it's taking them to make this movie.
Scarlett Johansson is reportedly in talks to join the cast of ‘The Batman Part II,’ Deadline reports.
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I really love how goddamned long it's taking them to make this movie.
In a year of truly unprecedented times the event that I could never have predicted is Joao from Below Deck crossing over to become a character on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In a year of truly unprecedented times the event that I could never have predicted is Joao from Below Deck crossing over to become a character on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oh baby we're BACK back
‘The Comeback’ Season 3 follows Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) booking a role in the first sitcom ever written by AI.
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oh baby we're BACK back
Fake Addison Rae fans get real quiet when a real stan walks in the room...
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fake Addison Rae fans get real quiet when a real stan walks in the room...
I do think the closest fictional analog for Olivia Nuzzi is the protagonist from Red Rooms.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I do think the closest fictional analog for Olivia Nuzzi is the protagonist from Red Rooms.
The generation of grown up adult children who channel their Peter Pan syndrome into supporting fascist politics and are some of Trump's most reliable supporters? No, I don't think so.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The generation of grown up adult children who channel their Peter Pan syndrome into supporting fascist politics and are some of Trump's most reliable supporters? No, I don't think so.
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password manager wrapped
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
password manager wrapped
Not now kitten, daddy needs to watch 37 Reels of the Heated Rivalry guys doing press interviews.
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Not now kitten, daddy needs to watch 37 Reels of the Heated Rivalry guys doing press interviews.
Every tongue that rises against Whitney Leavitt shall fall.
Actress and 'Dancing with the Stars' semi-finalist Whitney Leavitt will make her Broadway debut in Chicago!
Whitney Leavitt Will Join the Broadway Cast of CHICAGO
The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome “Dancing with the Stars” semi-finalist and actress/breakout star of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Whitney Leavitt.
www.broadwayworld.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Every tongue that rises against Whitney Leavitt shall fall.
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of receiving a confirmation code via SMS.
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of receiving a confirmation code via SMS.
Trans people are the targets of a campaign of dehumanizing rhetoric + violence egged on by some of the most powerful people in the country. If you think this situation is about freedom of expression you've become a useful idiot for that campaign and deserve to be told to go fuck yourself.
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trans people are the targets of a campaign of dehumanizing rhetoric + violence egged on by some of the most powerful people in the country. If you think this situation is about freedom of expression you've become a useful idiot for that campaign and deserve to be told to go fuck yourself.
I love that they are behind this metaphor because when you think about it for 2 seconds you realize that if you have a strong floor and no ceiling all your accomplishments will get ruined by rain and wind and bird shit.
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love that they are behind this metaphor because when you think about it for 2 seconds you realize that if you have a strong floor and no ceiling all your accomplishments will get ruined by rain and wind and bird shit.
I, too, am watching the gay hockey show.
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I, too, am watching the gay hockey show.
I did too, btw
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I did too, btw