I do treasure this letter Tom Lehrer, who just died 60 years after he vanished from the stage, sent me when I tried to write about him www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
July 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I do treasure this letter Tom Lehrer, who just died 60 years after he vanished from the stage, sent me when I tried to write about him www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Happy democracy day!
Polling booths around Australia are bustling - check out these photos from Kate Hook in Calare, Jeremy Miller in Lyne, Ben Smith in Flinders and Caz Heise in Cowper! Keep up the energy.
#AusPol #KateHook #jeremyMiller #BenSmith #CazHeise
Polling booths around Australia are bustling - check out these photos from Kate Hook in Calare, Jeremy Miller in Lyne, Ben Smith in Flinders and Caz Heise in Cowper! Keep up the energy.
#AusPol #KateHook #jeremyMiller #BenSmith #CazHeise
May 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Happy democracy day!
Polling booths around Australia are bustling - check out these photos from Kate Hook in Calare, Jeremy Miller in Lyne, Ben Smith in Flinders and Caz Heise in Cowper! Keep up the energy.
#AusPol #KateHook #jeremyMiller #BenSmith #CazHeise
Polling booths around Australia are bustling - check out these photos from Kate Hook in Calare, Jeremy Miller in Lyne, Ben Smith in Flinders and Caz Heise in Cowper! Keep up the energy.
#AusPol #KateHook #jeremyMiller #BenSmith #CazHeise
Oh look @bensmith has a book on the interwebs: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678592/traffic-by-ben-smith/
May 2, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Oh look @bensmith has a book on the interwebs: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678592/traffic-by-ben-smith/
When he was fired from BuzzFeed (for rampant plagiarism, not for rampant racism), EIC Ben Smith said: “Benny is a friend, colleague, and, at his best, a creative force, but we had no choice other than letting him go.” www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/edi...
May 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
When he was fired from BuzzFeed (for rampant plagiarism, not for rampant racism), EIC Ben Smith said: “Benny is a friend, colleague, and, at his best, a creative force, but we had no choice other than letting him go.” www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/edi...
Review for Doggerland by Ben Smith
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#BookReview #ClimateFiction #CliFi #LiteraryFiction #Doggerland #BenSmith #PostApocalyptic #OceanFiction #ClimateChange #Substack #IndieWriter #BookRecommendations #PhilosophicalFiction
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#BookReview #ClimateFiction #CliFi #LiteraryFiction #Doggerland #BenSmith #PostApocalyptic #OceanFiction #ClimateChange #Substack #IndieWriter #BookRecommendations #PhilosophicalFiction
April 11, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Review for Doggerland by Ben Smith
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#BookReview #ClimateFiction #CliFi #LiteraryFiction #Doggerland #BenSmith #PostApocalyptic #OceanFiction #ClimateChange #Substack #IndieWriter #BookRecommendations #PhilosophicalFiction
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#BookReview #ClimateFiction #CliFi #LiteraryFiction #Doggerland #BenSmith #PostApocalyptic #OceanFiction #ClimateChange #Substack #IndieWriter #BookRecommendations #PhilosophicalFiction
Day 18: This @semaforben.bsky.social 2014 piece is one of the best things I’ve read on Lehrer, and I reserve the rights to mine nuggets from it as I slowly grind toward Day 97.
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius
Tom Lehrer is considered one of the most influential figures in comedy — despite a body of work consisting of just 37 pitch-black songs and a career that stopped abruptly when the counterculture he he...
www.buzzfeed.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Day 18: This @semaforben.bsky.social 2014 piece is one of the best things I’ve read on Lehrer, and I reserve the rights to mine nuggets from it as I slowly grind toward Day 97.
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
It would be great if #Flinders votes for Community Independent #BenSmith, instead of Zoe McKenzie, who is just a rusted-on Lib.
#SmashTheDuopoly!
#auspol
#SmashTheDuopoly!
#auspol
February 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It would be great if #Flinders votes for Community Independent #BenSmith, instead of Zoe McKenzie, who is just a rusted-on Lib.
#SmashTheDuopoly!
#auspol
#SmashTheDuopoly!
#auspol
I prefer the look of this map:.
#AUSPOL #FederalElection #Independents #FederalElection2025 #AusVotes25 #Teal #AustraliaDecides #Teals #BenSmith #AnitaKuss #ZoeDaniel #KateHook #EllieSmith #MoniqueRyan #VerityCooper #KateChaney #PhilScott #KerynJones #NicolleArrowsmith #QLDpol #SpringSt #SAParli
#AUSPOL #FederalElection #Independents #FederalElection2025 #AusVotes25 #Teal #AustraliaDecides #Teals #BenSmith #AnitaKuss #ZoeDaniel #KateHook #EllieSmith #MoniqueRyan #VerityCooper #KateChaney #PhilScott #KerynJones #NicolleArrowsmith #QLDpol #SpringSt #SAParli
April 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My colleague #BenSmith wrote this somewhat anarchic but beautiful piece that cuts across all the saccharine rubbish that prevails today. #RageAgainsttheMachine
Seen the price of roses today? writes Ben Smith.
How about adopting a hedgehog or even a Highland cow for your loved one instead? 🐾 Check out these quirky conservation gift ideas that'll make their heart really melt!
#AdoptASpecies
How about adopting a hedgehog or even a Highland cow for your loved one instead? 🐾 Check out these quirky conservation gift ideas that'll make their heart really melt!
#AdoptASpecies
Giving your (unusual) heart away this Valentine’s Day
Commercialisation or a display of affection? However you see it, we present alternative ideas for enjoying Valentine’s Day
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My colleague #BenSmith wrote this somewhat anarchic but beautiful piece that cuts across all the saccharine rubbish that prevails today. #RageAgainsttheMachine
BenSmith has always been a disingenuous sleaze..he is about access (and MONEY), not journalism
slate.com/business/202...
slate.com/business/202...
Why Hasn’t the New York Times Made Ben Smith Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?
Exposing Ozy only made this problem more glaring.
slate.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:20 AM
BenSmith has always been a disingenuous sleaze..he is about access (and MONEY), not journalism
slate.com/business/202...
slate.com/business/202...
Secret Tech #Billionaire Group Chats #EXPOSED (w/ #BenSmith)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Cg...
#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Cg...
#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith
Secret Tech Billionaire Group Chats EXPOSED (w/ Ben Smith)
YouTube video by Bad Faith
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Secret Tech #Billionaire Group Chats #EXPOSED (w/ #BenSmith)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Cg...
#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Cg...
#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith
☕🦅 "Leaked Billionaire Group Chats Show The REAL Power Behind Trump" [YT #TheBulwark] #SamStein Semafor’s #BenSmith & #MaxTani about Ben’s new piece, "The Group Chats That Changed America."
..hubs 4 shaping media narratives, policy agendas, & new right-wing power structure🚨
youtu.be/vYlb823xXws?...
..hubs 4 shaping media narratives, policy agendas, & new right-wing power structure🚨
youtu.be/vYlb823xXws?...
Leaked Billionaire Group Chats Show The REAL Power Behind Trump
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
☕🦅 "Leaked Billionaire Group Chats Show The REAL Power Behind Trump" [YT #TheBulwark] #SamStein Semafor’s #BenSmith & #MaxTani about Ben’s new piece, "The Group Chats That Changed America."
..hubs 4 shaping media narratives, policy agendas, & new right-wing power structure🚨
youtu.be/vYlb823xXws?...
..hubs 4 shaping media narratives, policy agendas, & new right-wing power structure🚨
youtu.be/vYlb823xXws?...
January 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
a ben folded a thousand times by a master bensmith
August 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
a ben folded a thousand times by a master bensmith
Clearly I need to find out much more about the new ones.
I trust the #CommunityIndependent MPs we have, they're top people.
So is #NicoletteBoele in #Bradfield (NSW), so is #BenSmith in #Flinders (VIC), #CazHeise in #Cowper (NSW), & #EllieSmith in #Dickson (QLD) - #Dutton seat.
#auspol
I trust the #CommunityIndependent MPs we have, they're top people.
So is #NicoletteBoele in #Bradfield (NSW), so is #BenSmith in #Flinders (VIC), #CazHeise in #Cowper (NSW), & #EllieSmith in #Dickson (QLD) - #Dutton seat.
#auspol
March 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Clearly I need to find out much more about the new ones.
I trust the #CommunityIndependent MPs we have, they're top people.
So is #NicoletteBoele in #Bradfield (NSW), so is #BenSmith in #Flinders (VIC), #CazHeise in #Cowper (NSW), & #EllieSmith in #Dickson (QLD) - #Dutton seat.
#auspol
I trust the #CommunityIndependent MPs we have, they're top people.
So is #NicoletteBoele in #Bradfield (NSW), so is #BenSmith in #Flinders (VIC), #CazHeise in #Cowper (NSW), & #EllieSmith in #Dickson (QLD) - #Dutton seat.
#auspol
#AceDouble of #Western action! #BookSky #TomWest #BenSmith #BlackBuzzardsOfBueno #TheGunsOfSonora
www.skjam.com/2026/03/28/b...
www.skjam.com/2026/03/28/b...
Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno
Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno by Ben Smith and Tom West respectively Let’s look at another Ace Double Western, two exciting short novels upside down from each othe…
www.skjam.com
March 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
“All of these songs were part of a huge scientific project to which I have devoted my entire life,” Lehrer said. “Namely, the attempt to prolong adolescence beyond all previous limits.”
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius
Tom Lehrer is considered one of the most influential figures in comedy — despite a body of work consisting of just 37 pitch-black songs and a career that stopped abruptly when the counterculture he he...
www.buzzfeed.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“All of these songs were part of a huge scientific project to which I have devoted my entire life,” Lehrer said. “Namely, the attempt to prolong adolescence beyond all previous limits.”
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Honestly, I hope even one obituary manages to do as great a job as this piece did www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius
Tom Lehrer is considered one of the most influential figures in comedy — despite a body of work consisting of just 37 pitch-black songs and a career that stopped abruptly when the counterculture he he...
www.buzzfeed.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Honestly, I hope even one obituary manages to do as great a job as this piece did www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
#bv2024bestof
#BenSmith Piano Grooves at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social A seriously great gig as part of the #Musicon festival.
Among gems from Nancarrow, Messiaen, Zappa and Sakamoto, the lesser-known (and scarcely playable) Time Sequence by Toshi Ichiyanagi was the highlight.
#BenSmith Piano Grooves at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social A seriously great gig as part of the #Musicon festival.
Among gems from Nancarrow, Messiaen, Zappa and Sakamoto, the lesser-known (and scarcely playable) Time Sequence by Toshi Ichiyanagi was the highlight.
December 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM
#bv2024bestof
#BenSmith Piano Grooves at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social A seriously great gig as part of the #Musicon festival.
Among gems from Nancarrow, Messiaen, Zappa and Sakamoto, the lesser-known (and scarcely playable) Time Sequence by Toshi Ichiyanagi was the highlight.
#BenSmith Piano Grooves at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social A seriously great gig as part of the #Musicon festival.
Among gems from Nancarrow, Messiaen, Zappa and Sakamoto, the lesser-known (and scarcely playable) Time Sequence by Toshi Ichiyanagi was the highlight.
“Things I once thought were funny are scary now," he told People magazine in 1982. "I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava.”
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius
Tom Lehrer is considered one of the most influential figures in comedy — despite a body of work consisting of just 37 pitch-black songs and a career that stopped abruptly when the counterculture he he...
www.buzzfeed.com
July 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Things I once thought were funny are scary now," he told People magazine in 1982. "I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava.”
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/tom...
Feed: "And One Thing More"
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, October 3, 2025
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, October 3, 2025
The caprice of October
Playoff baseball and playoff baseball's month came in together this week, and the usual quirks and eddies came with it. It is both odd and ...
andonethingmore.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Feed: "And One Thing More"
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, October 3, 2025
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Feed: "And One Thing More"
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, May 22, 2026
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, May 22, 2026
Shock and awe
You never think the leadfoots are gonna go out like this. There's your home truth for today. There's your home truth now that Kyle Busch is...
andonethingmore.blogspot.com
May 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Feed: "And One Thing More"
By: noreply@blogger.com (bensmith) on Friday, May 22, 2026
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