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@alex_shephard this is going to be the most embarrassing World Cup ever, which is an accomplishment of sorts
@alex_shephard this is going to be the most embarrassing World Cup ever, which is an accomplishment of sorts
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
🔁 @rich_roberts retweeted
@alex_shephard this is going to be the most embarrassing World Cup ever, which is an accomplishment of sorts
@alex_shephard this is going to be the most embarrassing World Cup ever, which is an accomplishment of sorts
Trump is more and more openly doing things and promoting policies that are managing to piss off almost everyone: a point @alex_shephard makes, as he shows a broad range of voters turning against the president to some degree. 12/
September 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump is more and more openly doing things and promoting policies that are managing to piss off almost everyone: a point @alex_shephard makes, as he shows a broad range of voters turning against the president to some degree. 12/
March 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.
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my college movie theater got early reels of AMERICAN PSYCHO & showed it the night before official release to packed house. when Christian Bale appeared on screen naked covered in blood with a chainsaw, people ran the aisles howling, rolling on floors
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January 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
my college movie theater got early reels of AMERICAN PSYCHO & showed it the night before official release to packed house. when Christian Bale appeared on screen naked covered in blood with a chainsaw, people ran the aisles howling, rolling on floors
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Well written, albeit somewhat depressing piece by @alex_shephard here on what the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia really means. TLDR; mega-money trumps inclusion, human rights, and actual football quality every time.
newrepublic.com/article/1893... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1893... via @newrepublic.com
The Saudi World Cup Is International Soccer’s Greatest Disgrace
The decision to reward the corrupt regime with the honor of hosting the cherished tournament is one more instance of the sport’s recent slide into shame.
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Well written, albeit somewhat depressing piece by @alex_shephard here on what the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia really means. TLDR; mega-money trumps inclusion, human rights, and actual football quality every time.
newrepublic.com/article/1893... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1893... via @newrepublic.com
Every year I predict they give it to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. This is the year it happens. https://twitter.com/alex_shephard/status/1445444199529127940
November 26, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Every year I predict they give it to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. This is the year it happens. https://twitter.com/alex_shephard/status/1445444199529127940
This by @alex_shephard on the moral ineptitude of those calling the shots in the publishing industry is 💯 on point.
https://newrepublic.com/article/162276/book-publishing-pence-bailey-conway
https://newrepublic.com/article/162276/book-publishing-pence-bailey-conway
November 22, 2024 at 7:18 PM
This by @alex_shephard on the moral ineptitude of those calling the shots in the publishing industry is 💯 on point.
https://newrepublic.com/article/162276/book-publishing-pence-bailey-conway
https://newrepublic.com/article/162276/book-publishing-pence-bailey-conway
"Oyster’s decision to work with publishers, rather than against them, is important." @alex_shephard @melvillehouse - <a href="http://www.mhpbooks.com/oyster-is-selling-ebooks-now-but-is-it-targeting-amazon/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.mhpbooks.com/oyster-is-selling-ebooks-now-but-is-it-targeting-amazon/
MHP Books | Independent publisher located in Brooklyn
Melville House is an independent publisher with offices i...
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November 19, 2024 at 9:24 AM
"Oyster’s decision to work with publishers, rather than against them, is important." @alex_shephard @melvillehouse - <a href="http://www.mhpbooks.com/oyster-is-selling-ebooks-now-but-is-it-targeting-amazon/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.mhpbooks.com/oyster-is-selling-ebooks-now-but-is-it-targeting-amazon/
Who Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble? By @alex_shephard https://newrepublic.com/article/150975/wants-buy-barnes-and-noble
Who Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble?
A lawsuit filed by the struggling retailer's former CEO r...
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Who Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble? By @alex_shephard https://newrepublic.com/article/150975/wants-buy-barnes-and-noble
@maxstrasser @alex_shephard Also sounds like he walked straight out of the pages of her books.
November 17, 2024 at 3:45 AM
@maxstrasser @alex_shephard Also sounds like he walked straight out of the pages of her books.
oh gawd the 2020 takes are already happening I may need to leave the internet. https://twitter.com/alex_shephard/status/1060210798382014464
November 15, 2024 at 8:56 PM
oh gawd the 2020 takes are already happening I may need to leave the internet. https://twitter.com/alex_shephard/status/1060210798382014464
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#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
"pyramidhead is very determined" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
"pyramidhead is very determined" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #red_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
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#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:42 PM
"head above water fanfic will not probably get continuation, so fine, I'll do it myself" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:42 PM
"head above water fanfic will not probably get continuation, so fine, I'll do it myself" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #travis_grady
#travis/alex #au #silent_hill_au
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#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:38 PM
"my alex and pyramidhead living together au without a name yet
how it started basically" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
how it started basically" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
November 11, 2024 at 2:38 PM
"my alex and pyramidhead living together au without a name yet
how it started basically" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
how it started basically" (1\2)
#myart #art #sketch #silent_hill #silent_hill_homecoming #alex_shephard #pyramidhead #rea_pyramid_thing #au #silent_hill_au
Congrats to all the winners, but especially to the wonderful folks at @NewDirections and @groveatlantic. And to Ben Simmons for hitting a 3-pointer against the Knicks. (That last part is for @alex_shephard.)
November 10, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Congrats to all the winners, but especially to the wonderful folks at @NewDirections and @groveatlantic. And to Ben Simmons for hitting a 3-pointer against the Knicks. (That last part is for @alex_shephard.)
Thanks to @alex_shephard for writing this piece on the state and future of indie bookstores.
https://newrepublic.com/article/157315/end-indie-bookstore
https://newrepublic.com/article/157315/end-indie-bookstore
Is This the End of the Indie Bookstore?
How booksellers are coping with the coronavirus crisis—an...
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Thanks to @alex_shephard for writing this piece on the state and future of indie bookstores.
https://newrepublic.com/article/157315/end-indie-bookstore
https://newrepublic.com/article/157315/end-indie-bookstore
At the Trump rally, a comedian called Tony Hinchcliffe made what he calls a 'joke' about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage". This - more than anything else from the event - has spread like wildfire & dominated the news. As ever, Twitter has the perfect tweet:
October 29, 2024 at 7:10 AM
At the Trump rally, a comedian called Tony Hinchcliffe made what he calls a 'joke' about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage". This - more than anything else from the event - has spread like wildfire & dominated the news. As ever, Twitter has the perfect tweet: