kelsey mckinney @mckinneykelsey
co-owner @defectormedia, author of GOD SPARE THE GIRLS. host of NORMAL GOSSIP. kelseymckinney.com [email protected] Joined October 2008-
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the best meals I've had in the seven years I've lived in philly (a city absolutely overwhelmed with incredible food) have been in ol' Liz's living room. couch cafe forever, scampi forever, lfgggggg inquirer.com/food/liz-groth…
As an alumna, eat shit dude
As an alumna, eat shit dude
Of everything good that has happened career-wise, this is top five FR. please listen and let me know what you think!
Of everything good that has happened career-wise, this is top five FR. please listen and let me know what you think!
On this week's episode of @NormalGossip, @mckinneykelsey is joined by comedian @MarlenaRodrigz for a story featuring daddy issues and rollerblades. Listen now: bit.ly/3W92aBb
that sound you hear is me HOOTING AND HOLLERING. I love liz!!!! inquirer.com/food/liz-groth…
i wrote about a beautiful coil pot i saw: defector.com/i-am-obsessed-…
"In chaos I reap treasures beyond my wildest dreams." In defense of chaos gardening: defector.com/in-defense-of-…
"I don't have to do everything perfectly. I can have a garden and not be the best gardener. I can have a garden really without even trying very hard. The plants live on their own without me. I am but their steward. The garden is chaos, but it is mine." defector.com/in-defense-of-…
You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me
i know julia stiles's cd player would overheat listening to this chappell roan album in 1999
23andMe test came back saying I fell out of a coconut tree 💔
woah I have always thought this but never knew how to say it 😭
i understand why swifties hate jack antonoff like that. you need to identify the person close to your fav who is easiest to throw under the bus when things go wrong. sports fans know this intuitively
Nothing feels as good as being proven right about something you were a hater about for years
this man should not eat happily in any restaurant ever again
this man should not eat happily in any restaurant ever again
Part of being a good writer is knowing that every damn word that comes out of your mouth isn’t gold
The secret life of a tiny flower: defector.com/the-secret-lif…
i say this with all the love in my heart, but some pop stars cannot curse and it sound normal
new season from these girlies with bad sinuses today
me and @mckinneykelsey at tonight’s game
me and @mckinneykelsey at tonight’s game
David Roth @david_j_roth
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Drew Magary @drewmagary
173K Followers 558 Following Columnist: @DefectorMedia, @SFGate. He/Him. The Night The Lights Went Out is out RIGHT NOW. Everywhere. https://t.co/alxOZ3ud7i…
Albert Burneko @AlbertBurneko
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Amanda Mull @amandamull
105K Followers 2K Following staff writer @TheAtlantic, member @theatlunion. I write Material World, a column on consumerism. repped by @cheneyagency. Georgia native, Georgia Bulldog.
Kalyn Kahler @kalynkahler
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Maris Kreizman @mariskreizman
81K Followers 5K Following I run The Maris Review! author of I Want To Burn This Place Down, 2025 or so from @eccobooks
Luis Paez-Pumar @lppny
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Megan Greenwell @megreenwell
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Lauren Theisen @theisen95
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alex sujong laughlin @alexlaughs
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luke @lukeoneil47
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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri
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delia @delia_cai
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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan
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Kate Lewis @katelew1s
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Mollie Gurian @mgurian
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David Roth @david_j_roth
137K Followers 5K Following https://t.co/z4uMny3wRQ. Also https://t.co/R9hld5jysP. Header art by Vicki Nerino.
Ashley Feinberg (ashl.. @ashleyfeinberg
209K Followers 1K Following taking a break from stuff, [email protected]
Drew Magary @drewmagary
173K Followers 558 Following Columnist: @DefectorMedia, @SFGate. He/Him. The Night The Lights Went Out is out RIGHT NOW. Everywhere. https://t.co/alxOZ3ud7i…
Albert Burneko @AlbertBurneko
34K Followers 656 Following Editor/co-owner @DefectorMedia. Email me at [email protected]
libby watson @libbycwatson
89K Followers 188 Following the best mono-thingy guy there ever was. streaming at https://t.co/iSl5DaCUH7
Amanda Mull @amandamull
105K Followers 2K Following staff writer @TheAtlantic, member @theatlunion. I write Material World, a column on consumerism. repped by @cheneyagency. Georgia native, Georgia Bulldog.
Tom Scocca @tomscocca
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Kalyn Kahler @kalynkahler
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Maris Kreizman @mariskreizman
81K Followers 5K Following I run The Maris Review! author of I Want To Burn This Place Down, 2025 or so from @eccobooks
Luis Paez-Pumar @lppny
9K Followers 1K Following co-owner and staff writer @defectormedia | [email protected] | Squid Dad Forever 🇻🇪
Megan Greenwell @megreenwell
32K Followers 573 Following journalist. writing a book about how private equity affects workers and communities for @deystreet. program director @princetonsjp.
Lauren Theisen @theisen95
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alex sujong laughlin @alexlaughs
17K Followers 3K Following supervising producer @defectormedia | Normal Gossip co-creator/producer | writer (@harpersbazaarus @poynter @catapultstory +) | she/her
luke @lukeoneil47
47K Followers 2K Following Books: https://t.co/CokK766ETj Newsletter: https://t.co/6B3tw6cCDY Music: https://t.co/iJDusZnabn
Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri
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Tim Marchman @timmarchman
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ohitsBigRon @OhitsBIGRON
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victoria zeller (ONE .. @dirtbagqueer
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Kent D. Wolf @kentdwolf
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Nicole Brunet 🚲 �.. @NicoleBrunet_
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kellie @cemeteryfIowers
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Victor I. Cares @thejoyofvictor
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nadine doesn't live h.. @forrealnadine
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Call me crazy… but, Cam Payne and Garrett Stubbs give the same energy in different fonts. I mean this in THE best way possible.
Listen folks, while I find the recent trend of photoshopping @JohnKruk’s face on to my body disturbing - I do ask that if you’re going to take the time to do so, please tag me in it so I can see it. It’s morbid, but hilarious.
Liz Grothe of Couch Cafe (Philly's hottest supper club) is opening her own restaurant! via @margareteby inquirer.com/food/liz-groth…
the best meals I've had in the seven years I've lived in philly (a city absolutely overwhelmed with incredible food) have been in ol' Liz's living room. couch cafe forever, scampi forever, lfgggggg inquirer.com/food/liz-groth…
guys im so sorry but this sold out literally between me posting this on IG and then getting a snack and then coming to Twitter..... but as my least favorite DJ ex always said.... you can always waitlist babe eventbrite.com/e/substack-pre…
Of everything good that has happened career-wise, this is top five FR. please listen and let me know what you think!
NORMAL GOSSIP is back and pettier than ever with season 6! We're joined by the host of Radiotopia's Weight for It, @OhitsBIGRON, who joins @mckinneykelsey for a story about the ridiculous things we do when we fall in love with familiar strangers. Listen: bit.ly/3W9CRPc
a curious grouping at the opening night screening of CHALLENGERS…
a blog that truly has it all... Lauren Oyler... Nylon.... "Girls".... Taylor Swift .... emrata....what else could you possibly need
After a mass walk-out at their old gig, the co-owners of Defector Media built a successful, subscriber-driven co-operative. In a must-see #CAJ24 keynote, @JustinNXT will share how they did it and what they've learned along the way. Get your tickets: caj.ca/caj24/
For this week’s Salvo newsletter, I chatted with the one and only Fenriz about all kinds of things, including the new Darkthrone album, local Norwegian politics, and his voracious listening habits (and yes, I asked about the meme) salvo.ghost.io/fenriz-darkthr…
Helen Vendler once ripped apart a thing I wrote and I frankly loved that she paid me any attention at all. An honor in my breach. RIP.
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i wrote about a beautiful coil pot i saw: defector.com/i-am-obsessed-…
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