💌 Join the only lifestyle newsletter on the internet ;-) www.esckey.co Chief Editorial Officer at new media outlet ESC KEY .CO — also the only employee Work in Condé Nast Traveler (ex-Future of Travel columnist), WaPo, Them, BBC, Vice, more They/etchttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mv3cmq5t6c23the difference between an average joe in his flop era and an “ai” ceo is a few trillion dollars invested on vibes09 Sep 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3cmq5t6c23https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3muzdsp5r4k26If you're going to pay writers the same rates you paid them 10, 20 years ago, then at least have the grace to give us a free subscription so we're not paying forevermore to access our own articles!!!! I will always defend paywalls!!!!! I also think it's absurd I'm paying the pub that underpays me!!08 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzdsp5r4k26https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mukwv2e7t22mSomewhere right now a team of very well-paid people are in a tense meeting deliberating if the services drop-down on their new website will be labeled "Solutions" or ... "Services"02 Sep 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukwv2e7t22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3muktykpvsk25"Good evening only to the ladies and the diverses" [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3muktykpvsk25https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mukgrewluc2jI love Not-Ship!! Fact check me!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukgrewluc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mufwp335nc2sseeing the screenshots of this article has reminded me of this one date I went on a decade ago with a recently announced bisexual guy who seemed to have really gotten into Chomsky after he broke up with his girlfriend and I recall the date was me listening to a lot of Chomsky but yes he was obvs hot [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufwp335nc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mu5ugjzqks26one thing i love about "AI" is that it makes me want to log of social media more than ever 🙃28 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ugjzqks26https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mu457iayik2kFake America28 Aug 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu457iayik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtz2gk644c2wWhen I was 13 my pediatrician told me I took life ”a little too seriously.”26 Aug 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz2gk644c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtyfh7hack2w*new PR strategy dropping* [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfh7hack2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtfft6wsq22l#JournoRequest: I’m on assignment for Condé Nast Traveler and am curious to hear from a few travelers who have used the Timeshifter app. Is this you? Email me: jd at jdshadel dot com (shares appreciated ta!)18 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfft6wsq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtvuwtgask2q"Woke 1 was crazy." Actually, the brand style guide for Woke 1 would prefer you say "wild" or "outrageous."25 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuwtgask2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtvuv7no2s2qplanting the conspiracy theory that "let them" is psychological warfare planted by powerful elites to subdue the revolution25 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuv7no2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtrg5sob2227This is my impression of The Atlantic talking to Winston Churchill: YOU ARE DEAD!23 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrg5sob2227https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtrfufvlrs2dMy favorite Sundays are spent in the basement of Somerset House, when it's so quiet the mice come out.23 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfufvlrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtrfmj3yls2pnever apologize for being hotter than is reasonable for the function23 Aug 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfmj3yls2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtrfahz7ik2pever since my pandemic-era PPP loan, I get so many spam texts for funding and my new way of responding is “npnc” and, the winner, “only if you let me call you daddy”23 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfahz7ik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtrekrpfrc27"The best way to get over burnout is to immediately reduce or remove the primary stressor" so you're telling people not to be poor23 Aug 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrekrpfrc27https://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtqyjxaus22i4 minute read [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqyjxaus22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtjth7at7k2supdating my positioning to be more leftist presenting: "JD Shadel is a worker-owned self-employed collective made up of one person, ie a freelancer"20 Aug 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjth7at7k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtjr32ky4s2ynormalize not working at airports and instead having one too many martinis in the bar and talking to strangers about their trip to visit their kids in Cincinnati20 Aug 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjr32ky4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdshadel.com/post/3mtjqbeecps2xFrom the FAQs for a queer dance festival: "Meta glasses and other smart eyewear are not permitted — please leave them at home. Sealed nasal sprays and poppers are permitted." I love our culture.20 Aug 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:xxtlvsipp3brza2jmbubnust/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjqbeecps2x