Aaron Vehling
@aaronvehling.com
Journalist in law, music, film, etc. Currently: Legal news pub. Also, Publisher/EIC/Words: Vehlinggo.com. Past: Stuff in City Pages (RIP), Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, and several newspapers. Rosendale, NY, via NYC via Minneapolis.
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Aaron Vehling
@aaronvehling.com
· Nov 9
I wrote liner notes for the vinyl reissue of Sally Shapiro's classic debut, Disco Romance. Check it out! It was an honor to be chosen by a band I love so much.
sallyshapiro.bandcamp.com/album/disco-...
sallyshapiro.bandcamp.com/album/disco-...
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YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm,
September 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm,
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17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
In add. to below, I've intervwed some of the sndtrck artists like 5 times during which more cool Drive anecdotes have popped up. I've tried but can't think of anything grand to say today about the film or soundtrack that I haven't already said or written. So I'll just say, happy 15th bday Drive!
Happy 15th anniversary to Drive! Here's a long-form piece about the soundtrack from back when the film was merely 5. Features interviews with some musicians from the soundtrack plus musicians inspired by it. vehlinggo.com/2016/09/07/d...
'Drive' Soundtrack: Revisiting the Neon-Noir Masterpiece
Perhaps the definitive feature on the Drive soundtrack, with interviews with Johnny Jewel, College, Electric Youth, Cliff Martinez, and more.
vehlinggo.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In add. to below, I've intervwed some of the sndtrck artists like 5 times during which more cool Drive anecdotes have popped up. I've tried but can't think of anything grand to say today about the film or soundtrack that I haven't already said or written. So I'll just say, happy 15th bday Drive!
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writing and editing local journalism but in a sexy tennis way
(YEAH I'm still on this soundtrack, which is drugs)
(YEAH I'm still on this soundtrack, which is drugs)
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
writing and editing local journalism but in a sexy tennis way
(YEAH I'm still on this soundtrack, which is drugs)
(YEAH I'm still on this soundtrack, which is drugs)
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Happy 15th anniversary to Drive! Here's a long-form piece about the soundtrack from back when the film was merely 5. Features interviews with some musicians from the soundtrack plus musicians inspired by it. vehlinggo.com/2016/09/07/d...
'Drive' Soundtrack: Revisiting the Neon-Noir Masterpiece
Perhaps the definitive feature on the Drive soundtrack, with interviews with Johnny Jewel, College, Electric Youth, Cliff Martinez, and more.
vehlinggo.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Happy 15th anniversary to Drive! Here's a long-form piece about the soundtrack from back when the film was merely 5. Features interviews with some musicians from the soundtrack plus musicians inspired by it. vehlinggo.com/2016/09/07/d...
I’m glad people are realizing how damn good Apple TV+ is. It’s the most consistently high-quality streamer out there — both in terms of the shows and the video quality.
September 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I’m glad people are realizing how damn good Apple TV+ is. It’s the most consistently high-quality streamer out there — both in terms of the shows and the video quality.
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The only email that's stupider than a pitch on a thing i dont cover is an email that's a pitch on a thing I don't cover that is just llm output
Stop getting your AI agent to email us. It's not impressive, it's lame as fuck, and you look like an idiot doing it. Our inboxes are full of this crap. www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
www.404media.co
September 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The only email that's stupider than a pitch on a thing i dont cover is an email that's a pitch on a thing I don't cover that is just llm output
Hey, now THIS is a song. giftbandnyc.bandcamp.com/track/hand-t...
Hand To The Flame, by GIFT
from the album Frenzy For The Thrill
giftbandnyc.bandcamp.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Hey, now THIS is a song. giftbandnyc.bandcamp.com/track/hand-t...
As a 90s teen, I'm digging Dan Kois' series. slate.com/life/2026/09...
The Smartphone Era Has Robbed Us of Some of Life’s Biggest Joys. Here’s How to Get Them Back.
We’ve lost something beautiful in the era of the endless scroll. We can fix it.
slate.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
As a 90s teen, I'm digging Dan Kois' series. slate.com/life/2026/09...
Tough one. It would be either New Order or Chromatics.
what is your one desert island band? mine is Mastodon. seen them live four times, going for my fifth later this month
September 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Tough one. It would be either New Order or Chromatics.
Kevin Tighe is my age in Roadhouse?! wtf
September 14, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Kevin Tighe is my age in Roadhouse?! wtf
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I've written a remembrance on this day every year for 25 years. This time, it's about how "We are all New Yorkers" is something people across the country (and around the world!) once again believe — but because they're looking *forward*, not back. www.anildash.com/2026/09/11/2...
At 25, we are all New Yorkers, again - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I've written a remembrance on this day every year for 25 years. This time, it's about how "We are all New Yorkers" is something people across the country (and around the world!) once again believe — but because they're looking *forward*, not back. www.anildash.com/2026/09/11/2...
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"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
www.wired.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban.
It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada.
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It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Canada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban
“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.”
www.erininthemorning.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban.
It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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A Melora Hardin deepfake is a very niche decision
Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid.
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.
www.ms.now
September 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A Melora Hardin deepfake is a very niche decision
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Fridays are for blogs about dudes with Olive Garden lifetime pasta passes. incredible stuff from @milesklee.bsky.social
This Man Has a Cult Internet Following Over His Olive Garden Lifetime Pasta Pass
Braden Sinclair is one of just 50 people in the world who can have unlimited pasta at the chain for life. Now, fans are deciding what he should eat next.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Fridays are for blogs about dudes with Olive Garden lifetime pasta passes. incredible stuff from @milesklee.bsky.social
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I don't think enough is made of just how wild the White Album is in context, the biggest band on Earth completely renouncing the psychedelia that made them high culture icons with a bunch of starkly produced songs that range from silly to stupid to cutting-edge to fun as hell to REALLY stupid
September 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I don't think enough is made of just how wild the White Album is in context, the biggest band on Earth completely renouncing the psychedelia that made them high culture icons with a bunch of starkly produced songs that range from silly to stupid to cutting-edge to fun as hell to REALLY stupid
The new Swanberg film played exactly one time in my area, which is wild. I live in a part of the Hudson Valley with a lot of good — even art house! — movie theaters.
September 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The new Swanberg film played exactly one time in my area, which is wild. I live in a part of the Hudson Valley with a lot of good — even art house! — movie theaters.
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speaking as a zine guy who started blogging in the ‘00s because it felt like a natural outgrowth, none of us have memories of this because it DIDN’T FUCKING HAPPEN
You know things are going well when you’ve entered Day Three of Posting Through It.
September 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
speaking as a zine guy who started blogging in the ‘00s because it felt like a natural outgrowth, none of us have memories of this because it DIDN’T FUCKING HAPPEN
In high school I worked at Best Buy. On 9/9/99 we had a massive Dreamcast day. It was a CELEBRATION. And it was a blast.
September 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
In high school I worked at Best Buy. On 9/9/99 we had a massive Dreamcast day. It was a CELEBRATION. And it was a blast.
Stop this fucking shit
September 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Stop this fucking shit
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Protect trans kids.
September 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Protect trans kids.
Fun fact: I once wrote the Obi strip for a super sick Adam Wingard album.
www.discogs.com/master/19571...
www.discogs.com/master/19571...
Adam Wingard - Past Life Regression
Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for Past Life Regression by Adam Wingard. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
September 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Fun fact: I once wrote the Obi strip for a super sick Adam Wingard album.
www.discogs.com/master/19571...
www.discogs.com/master/19571...
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welcome to 2020s tech. we got
- pervert glasses
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- the button that does nothing
- we outta ram
- we outta hard drives
- we outta graphics cards
- ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses
- wiretap
- pervert glasses
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- the button that does nothing
- we outta ram
- we outta hard drives
- we outta graphics cards
- ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses
- wiretap
NEW: The new Apple Watches double as AI-powered listening bugs for generating convo "recaps" or transcripts of any previous 15 seconds. But fear not, Apple says, this data isn't sent to Apple/gets encrypted, speakers aren't ID'd, and there's a chime for the 15-second thing. @lhn.bsky.social reports:
Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features
The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.
www.wired.com
September 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
welcome to 2020s tech. we got
- pervert glasses
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- the button that does nothing
- we outta ram
- we outta hard drives
- we outta graphics cards
- ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses
- wiretap
- pervert glasses
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- wiretap
- the button that does nothing
- we outta ram
- we outta hard drives
- we outta graphics cards
- ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses
- wiretap
Oh yeah, the good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart
Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
www.newyorker.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Oh yeah, the good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...