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Covering food for Bloomberg Businessweek. Tips and dog pics welcome dshanker@bloomberg.net

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one day I will be able to read about Dolly without feeling like I'm on the verge of tears but today is not that day. what we know about Dolly is only what she let us know. it is only after she died that I realize there is so much more that we may never find out. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | Loving Dolly Parton Was Easy. Understanding Her Was Hard. (Gift Article)She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.

MY LATEST is about Celsius, the number three energy drink in the US. The company now challenging Monster and Red Bull wasn't always an energy drink maker--they went from weight loss drink to fitness focused energy without changing their recipe. It was all marketing. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

bloomberg.comHow America Got Hooked On CelsiusThe normie energy drink has outlasted hundreds of competitors in a category littered with brazen brands and crash-and-burn startups.

Dolly accepted everyone and judged no one — at least not publicly — and while many will use this moment to say, she was with us, IMO we should be careful not to respond with judgments of our own. That is exactly not what Dolly would do.

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What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass

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"At a time when no American celebrity seems immune from the country’s many divisions, Dolly Parton was a crossover icon who stayed neutral in the culture wars while still speaking her mind," writes Zachary B. Wolf. | Analysis

MY LATEST story is about the resilience of New York's Israeli restaurants. Even amid a steady drumbeat of vandalism and harassment, many of these places are thriving. Good luck getting a reservation at Or'esh! (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comNew York’s Israeli Restaurants Are Doing Better Than You Might ThinkIsraeli restaurants have faced boycotts and vandalism. But in New York, nabbing a table can still be a challenge.

I really don’t follow LA politics but feel the need to weigh in here: 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Karen Bass reelection update: the mayor has come out as anti-taco stand. In Los Angeles.

this poor child.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

“Rep. Max Miller’s ex-wife filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday against the Ohio Republican and his attorney, alleging that they ‘recklessly published’ a nude image of Miller’s 2-year-old daughter online.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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I’m looking for a freelancer based in Spain or France to cover the wildfires and heat wave. If that’s you, my DMs are open and I’d love to talk through story ideas!

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LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors announce they are seeking extradition of Tate brothers from US on rape, sex trafficking charges.