Evan McMurry
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Senior Editor, Audience @TheAtlantic | Short fiction writer | Two chords is pushing it.
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“He used to walk around the cloakroom showing people porno of him and his latest girlfriend,” one former Republican lawmaker told Elaine Godfrey. “He’d show me a video, and I’d say, ‘That’s great, Matt.’ Like, what kind of a reaction do you want?”
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.Graeme Wood: “It is one thing to refuse to negotiate with extremists because they are extremists. It is another to refuse to negotiate with them because you are extreme too.” theatln.tc/5IdSSsuw
.Adrienne LaFrance on how earthquakes and eclispses carry reminders, if not portents: theatln.tc/ZQl3hZQe
another Ian Bogost dispatch from the ghost world of the internet theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
.Juliette Kayyem urges the federal government to start preparing for possible election-related violence: “Biden should take his own rhetoric seriously.” theatln.tc/mxxW6DIh
In which Gary Shteyngart spends a week on the biggest cruise ship to ever sail, and for his trouble gets a world-historical quote slipped to him by a salesperson hocking a $100K chalice entitling its owner to free drinks for life on Royal Caribbeans: theatln.tc/WkVZRLni
A massive congrats to The Atlantic and its talented, hard-working, and devoted staff on an extraordinary win. Onward! theatln.tc/Yani2xjb
Winner of the National Magazine Award for Profile Writing: Tim Alberta for “Inside the Meltdown at CNN,” an explosive, unforgettable account of a tumultuous year at the network. Read the piece here: theatln.tc/2vrGcORj
smart David Sims on how the fan-service format of moviemaking is limping to an end, and how that's good news for the rest of us who just want to watch decent flicks: theatln.tc/vtsaTYtu
.Abby Zimmardi and I spoke with one of the last drivers to cross the Key Bridge
Here is the story --> tinyurl.com/2vz3hzpu
“We know what these folks really want to say when they say DEI mayor,” he told The Banner. “Whether it is DEI or clown. They really want to say the N-word. But there is nothing they can do and say to me that is worse than the treatment of my ancestors.” thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
Seconding this. The The Baltimore Banner has been on point since the day they started publishing, but they really prove how valuable they are to the city in moments like this, and do it with heart.