Nonfiction editor at Penguin Random House. I put the chic in Chicago Manual of Style.https://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrkkalfjd22jI swear, Michael Jackson has been famous my whole life, and only in the last, like, twelve months has everyone converged on "hee-hee" being the go-to impression.26 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkkalfjd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrgsflog7c2lAnnoying guy with the boom box on the train is playing yacht rock, and honestly, everyone is digging it.25 Jul 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgsflog7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrfkrcrevc2jWhy not just be a far-left progressive? It's fun! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfkrcrevc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mre5yn2m422lColonel Sanders shot a man in real life [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre5yn2m422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrdzd36pok2mMy teachers were always very encouraging and told me I'd be a writer someday, depriving me of spite and sending me straight into a career as an editor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdzd36pok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrdkvpu5c22gSomething I try to remember as I get older is that when I was a teenager, hearing my parents say "bling bling" and "that's how I roll" was almost nauseating. Meanwhile, I loved talking with old hippies who still used words like "groovy." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdkvpu5c22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrdgah7ea22aI'm not Marissa Wompler, thanks [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdgah7ea22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrdfjbmaps2qFun fact: Eben-ezer is Hebrew for "stone of help," from a monument in the Bible thanking God for help. In Genesis, when Eve is described as a "helpmeet" for Adam, the Hebrew word is "ezer." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdfjbmaps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrd24m3ykc2dIn order for the plural to be pronounced "process-eez," the singular would have to be "processis."23 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd24m3ykc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrczsazsus2dI have become completely allergic to this construction, even in writing that I know is not AI. Which isn't fair! It's a perfectly normal and common way to phrase things, which is why it shows up in AI writing in the first place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczsazsus2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrbp2xaba22mMods are asleep, block weird Pikachu. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbp2xaba22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mrbovgodes2mThe Odyssey is when you have a Greek statue for a profile picture. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbovgodes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mr6xeaedk226Saw a TikTok of a guy talking about how becoming an avid reader changed his life, and the search suggestion at the bottom of the video was "Ask AI: avid reader meaning."21 Jul 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6xeaedk226https://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mr4pv5ktbc2dThe guy who checked my ID at the bar was watching an AI video that was like, (AI voice) Are you Mrs. Collins' son? She was hit by a car while picking up trash in the street.21 Jul 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4pv5ktbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqztfag4uk2jTrump curse undefeated19 Jul 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqztfag4uk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqztcbsj3c2jFrom my Brazilian family group chat lmao19 Jul 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqztcbsj3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqpx5jlghc2tHi, friends! My neighbor Savannah is raising funds to buy some teeth! If you can spare a few bucks, it would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/f0404b394 https://gofund.me/f0404b39416 Jul 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpx5jlghc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqufa4hwdc2mMe (would never in a million years eat at Taco Bell, a capitalistic purveyor of environmental degradation and ill health): How dare you blame the innocent Taco Bell for the sins of Taylor Farms!17 Jul 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqufa4hwdc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqtyf2yefs2mObsessed with "a Jessican attitude" [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtyf2yefs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqsngkzwy22j38-year-old California transplant to New York here. It's worse in New York now than it was in California when I was a kid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsngkzwy22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqs7a7prb225Usually this is a view of the Hudson.16 Jul 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs7a7prb225https://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqrow72g5s2sThere's now basically 2 types of podcasts: ones you subscribe to and listen to whole episodes of (not watching video even if it's available bc you're probably commuting, doing chores, etc.), and ones you don't subscribe to but regularly see video clips of on IG/TikTok. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrow72g5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenoneal.bsky.social/post/3mqrkxb6nmk25There essentially is a "Joe Rogan of the left," it's Hasan Piker, and the people who are so desperate for a Joe Rogan of the left hate him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ag7j3aixly76ncrapvitbve5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkxb6nmk25