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Aaron Vehling

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Journalist in law, music, film, etc. Currently: Legal news pub. Also, Publisher/EIC/Words: Vehlinggo.com. Past: Stuff in City Pages (RIP), Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, and several newspapers. Rosendale, NY, via NYC via Minneapolis.

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Rod Serling is probably the coolest guy of the 20th century. Looked cool, sounded cool, fought Nazis, hated John Wayne, wrote the screenplay for Planet of the Apes. Honestly dunks all the hell over any male influencer guy.

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 3547 πŸ” 687 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 40

Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

07.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 6627 πŸ” 1107 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 45

This totally breaks my brain. You’ve been my go-to for key cultural touchstones for years. I hope people buy your Sopranos and Deadwood books to help soften the blow.

08.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So much online conservatism these days is just "I miss being a kid"

07.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 9113 πŸ” 1258 πŸ’¬ 704 πŸ“Œ 435

GAME NIGHT RULES. Thank you for mentioning it. I’m a sucker for Cliff’s score but the cast is amazing. Meth Damon as the cop is chef’s kiss.

08.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He has written/co-written two books (at least) that I consider crucial reading if you like Sopranos and Deadwood.

08.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What the actual fuck. MZS is a national treasure and this is an outrage.

08.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rachel McAdams fucking rules. She’s been in so many of my favorite films. Send Help is merely her latest conquest.

08.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Weaponized nostalgia is a helluva drug

07.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It may be from the 70s, but damn does this marquee know the current zeitgeist. #TheLastDriveIn

07.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple things here:

1. What the fuck
2. I am allllllmost more offended by the suggestion that I would give this shitbox edit than having my identity stolen
3. The CEO is scheduled to be on Decoder soon and we will see if they back out!

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

06.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1786 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 44

damn, if the Childcrusher 5000 GTX pickup truck owners can’t afford gas, how are they going to be able to tote their massive loads of a single loaf of bread and a canned Starbucks latte

06.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 1617 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 16

I was in college when Scrubs premiered and I really enjoyed it. Great cast. Some good jokes. I’m 43. This revival is my jam.

07.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nia Long is a god damned icon.

06.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

So there is a story about the "top 10 cities at risk during nuclear war" circulating in various tabloids/etc. with my name attached to it, and I will say that a) I never have (nor would) make such a list at all, and b) I never said any of the quotes attributed to me in the article.

06.03.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 381 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
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Where things stand with the Department of War A statement from Dario Amodei

I think one of the most staggering industry shifts in my 16 years as a tech reporter is that it’s not become a question of β€œshould our product help the government kill and/or surveil people?” but β€œto what extent?”

www.anthropic.com/news/where-s...

06.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 1540 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 48

I’m (briefly) in a documentary narrated by John Carpenter.

05.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

wtf??? this industry is like a children’s cartoon about evil nerds experiencing psychosis

04.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been rewatching For All Mankind in advance of the Season 5 premiere on the 27th. Oh wow do I love this show. LOVE. #ForAllMankind

04.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of critiques in aughts alleged that pentagon was influencing video games and in truth the relationship seems to be the other way around

04.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 1644 πŸ” 266 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 27

Oh yes, it's really quite lovely. #wistfulwave #lematos #montreal

03.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

04.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 16523 πŸ” 2661 πŸ’¬ 267 πŸ“Œ 134

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

03.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 9006 πŸ” 2997 πŸ’¬ 427 πŸ“Œ 162
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Le Matos' New Album Is Actually Very 'Damn Good' In this review of Le Matos' followup to their 2013 debut album, Join Us, Vehlinggo asserts that the new album is very damn good.

We can all confidently declare that @lematosband.bsky.social's new album is very 'Damn Good.' vehlinggo.com/2026/03/03/l...

03.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Smart move. I'm still in my 40s, so I should probably stick with Vanguard Total Stock rather than Vehling's Total Mattress. But I've had my moments of doubt.

03.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes, it's really quite lovely. #wistfulwave #lematos #montreal

03.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The first legit holy shit celebrity I ever met, and to this day one of the kindest. Classy, hilarious and uniquely talented. I don’t have anything else to say. I just love this man.

03.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 3336 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 3

Sick axe!

02.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This record slaps, bangs, and kills.

02.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

01.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 11784 πŸ” 3825 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 177