Editor, assistant professor at Columbia Missourian/University of Missouri School of Journalism (Mizzou). Former editor/columnist at Columbia Daily Tribune, editorial assistant at Chicago Tribune. Chronicler/appraiser/blue-penciller of all things pop cult.https://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.social/post/3mbcgdwrn222sTop tracks, for me, of 2025. It's #NYE, so shuffle ... and move. #Singles2025 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nHS13JcS9QCZ0iLMCoCxs?si=eea8iNMuRUqihZ3t2texUQ&pi=qMX5HKW2RPSqZ31 Dec 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:rcesv3a2jvbuc3yef2uzobhp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcgdwrn222shttps://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.social/post/3lemiodskp22cAlways listening for more, but it's #NYE tradition to drop it now. Here's the list of my favorite tracks of 2024. Hit shuffle and enjoy. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0o5VvrqaCpNH0xNBR2SdEX?si=11PAPrC2Ti6OSdFFNf9C7g&pi=dqA6offjTOC6E #Singles202431 Dec 2024 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:rcesv3a2jvbuc3yef2uzobhp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemiodskp22chttps://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.social/post/3lcl3prrkm22hAlso, we've got a new look for the @comissourian.bsky.social site. Executive editor Elizabeth Stephens breaks it down. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/from_the_newsroom/welcome-to-the-new-columbia-missourian-website/article_7e501922-b0f9-11ef-8c7f-0fc3ed5c7d3e.html05 Dec 2024 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:rcesv3a2jvbuc3yef2uzobhp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3prrkm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.social/post/3lcl3jpf2ws2hICYMI, a new Chick-fil-A is in the works for south #CoMo. If you've seen or endured the lines at the Shoppes at Stadium spot, a second location was a long time coming. With Trader Joe's heading into that area, this should relieve congestion a bit. Maybe. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/plans-set-in-motion-for-a-new-chick-fil-a-location-in-columbia/article_111ca066-b26e-11ef-8df7-bb19b336c9e9.html05 Dec 2024 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:rcesv3a2jvbuc3yef2uzobhp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3jpf2ws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xblandx.bsky.social/post/3lawfgnaaec2bPut this up on X the other day, and it got some traction there, so I'll open with it here: For those who have been in town for a while, Tuesday night's closing of Exit 128 marked the end of a pretty profound landmark in #CoMo history. #TakeTheLeft https://columbiamissourian.com/news/local/i-70-exit-128-to-shut-down-permanently-tuesday-night/article_fcd1e038-9ba9-11ef-8235-5f64c86fb1f2.html14 Nov 2024 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:rcesv3a2jvbuc3yef2uzobhp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawfgnaaec2b