Kevin Cortez
🇹🇭 x 🇵🇷 florida native, now in DC. shopping writer for @huffpost.com. wgae and aaja member. former reviews editor at popular mechanics, runner's world, and bicycling.
bylines: genius, inverse, the a.v. club, vulture, gear patrol, wsj
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people who I know exist
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@megannicolett.bsky.social
senior writer @ WIRED reporting on video games | nyc | face god and walk backwards into hell | email: megan_farokhmanesh@wired.com | signal meganfarokhmanesh.76
@shanewatch.bsky.social
★ Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)
@jeffgerstmann.com
I have been on the internet since 1992 and covering video games "professionally" since 1994. Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJeffGerstmannShow Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2p6PrZba5A26XYj7eMle21 Patreon: https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann
@andrewrweb.bsky.social
entertainment editor at the verge // we apologize for the inconvenience
@fantomcomics.bsky.social
DC's comic shop for everyone 👋🤓 Stop by for a visit to our Dupont Circle shop or shop online at fantomcomics.com!
@daemonaac.bsky.social
Evil. Really, quite evil. Incessant reader. A steady supply of novels keeps me from running amok, so: yea, libraries. Dislikes quite a large swath of humanity.
@gowens.bsky.social
Tech Admin Walking in a world blue MacOS user with NixOS aspirations Jazz Reccs 🎷 and infosec ℹ️
@erikreyna.dev
Software Development Manager for Elections at @apnews.com Past: @washingtonpost.com and @nytimes.com
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNBC Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
@ositanwanevu.com
Contributing Editor | The New Republic Columnist | The Guardian Author | The Right of the People (2025) Newsletter | ositanwanevu.com
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
@popbase.tv
Pop Base is your best source for all pop culture related entertainment, news, award show coverage, chart updates, statistics and more. | email@popbase.tv
@sorenscribbles.bsky.social
I'm passionate about stories that matter. Freelancers Union & @transjournalists.org member. Personal finance writer & creative storyteller. Committed to justice & equity. They/them. ♾️🏳️🌈📚✨ https://linktr.ee/sorenhottenstein
@consumertc.bsky.social
Vintage McDonald's Super-Collector 80s & 90s Food/Drink Nostalgia ***All images posted are from my own archives***
@egprchamp.bsky.social
SVP of media relations at Golin for Nintendo of America. ARMS and Tekken fanatic. Muay Thai/MMA/Boxing practitioner. I’m your internet dad.
@ellensheng.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Content strategist. 2x WSJ alum. Mom to boys and cats. Indoor enthusiast. ellensheng.com
@bookshop.bsky.social
Senior culture writer at Vox. They/them or she/her, etc. Stanning on main — mainly Wang Yibo with a side of Xiao Zhan. http://ajaromano.com
@alexckaufman.bsky.social
Reporter. I write about energy, climate, and geopolitics. I'm especially into nuclear power, geothermal, the grid, metals, and Puerto Rico. Contact: www.alexanderckaufman.com | kaufman.substack.com | Signal: Kaufman.11
@publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop. https://publicdomainreview.org
@hellomisspotter.com
Games Marketer 👩🏼💻 Building @FrostyGamesFest.com & @buzzbang.bsky.social 🎮 Join my lil indie games club: @pixelexplorersclub.bsky.social ✧* Kiwi in Sydney *✧ she/her
@fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social
Indigenous (Ojibwe) book content creator. Publishing @Boozhoo Books with Bindery Books https://linktr.ee/Fromthemixedupdesk
@mysticherbsshop.bsky.social
Queer-Chicana full-time Artist,Fortune Teller and Muse.Vegas/DTLV.Petite Fiancee of @gonzo-absurdist.bsky.social ✊🎨🌈🇲🇽 Support & Shop Art: https://mysticherbsshop.bigcartel.com
@dceiver.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, The New Republic. Past: ThinkProgress; Huffington Post. “There’s something in the static; I think I’ve been having revelations.”
@porksweats.bsky.social
generally considered a good account you want to know the rest? buy the rights https://letterboxd.com/porksweats/
@jawnita.bsky.social
Xicana writer/editor. She/her/ella. Cofounder Hearing Things, hearingthingsco.bsky.social. Flaming Hydra, Hell Gate, etc. Vaquera forthcoming on Penguin Books
@mikejmika.bsky.social
Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
@thedesk.net
Interesting stories that won’t waste your time. The Desk covers the business of media (broadcasting, streaming) and tech. Posts by @matthewkeys.net, and probably others, too. Read our stuff: https://thedesk.net Send us tips/pitches: news@thedesk.net
@bullwinkle.bsky.social
All my posts are bangers. Suck it. Exclamation point and heart emoji lover. Saskatchewan, Canada She/her
@davidleavitt.bsky.social
Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist. Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc. I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek. Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player. Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/david_leavitt
@taylorcrumpton.bsky.social
writer, journalist, and soon to be author. ideas columnist @ time. texas forever, chicago for now. words in npr, bloomberg opinion, essence, marie claire, the daily beast, and more. she/they | taylorcrumpton.com
@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
rotatingsandwiches.com / batting around podcast / i am probably not asking for cooking advice
@denizcam.bsky.social
writer, producer, new yorker | second city, center for fiction, problem with jon stewart, forbes, shondaland, bustle, AP & more literary rep: UTA 🧿
@mourn-the-weenie.bsky.social
Tyrannicide-brained and mass protest-pilled. If my middle-aged speak hasn't clued you guys in, I'm in my mid-30s. 🇵🇭, he/him/his. I just like decent people a lot, and the pfp above is a great example. DEATH TO ALL AUTHORITARIANS!!!
@n3il4real.bsky.social
Writer. Movie stuff. Music junk. Mental illness / health. Still chasing the highs of discovering AOL and finding the lows of everything since.
@coolzonemedia.bsky.social
Cool Zone Media is a podcast network that doesn’t mince words: we are living through the collapse of the known, and the birth of a new unknown. https://www.coolzonemedia.com/
@wheelscritic.bsky.social
“Just a guy who likes movies” - Writer/Sometimes Editor/Podcaster/Gif Maker. Licensed counselor. Pretty much always tired. Press contact: WheelsCritic@gmail.com Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/wheelscritic/portfolio
@courtneythurston.com
Here for: gymnastics, figure skating, politics, world events, news, films, books, and etc. I'm a: grant writer, software engineer, Zillennial. I have: Marfan syndrome and a duodenal switch. I often: quote to add info and periodically delete my data here.
@jaenarae.bsky.social
Your friendly SF Public Library Pinay librarian, plant mama, and cat mama. 2023-25 Asian Pacific American Librarians Association president. LJ Mover & Shaker 2023. https://linktr.ee/jaenarae
@emouradian.bsky.social
I guess I’m here now. Bylines: Vulture, Awards Watch, The Today Show, The Daily Beast, Queerty, Newsday https://linktr.ee/eddie_mouradian
@nationalnow.bsky.social
@commanderrika.bsky.social
Writer+Illustrator. She/Her. 💜 Blackness 💜 Books 💜 BTS 💜 Stories in Lightspeed, FIYAH, Strange Horizons, Fantasy, and Apparitions