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Summer in Review (Belated): Since losing Griffin, Nate and I have said “yes” to any and all travel opportunities. It gave us a chance to ride the grief rollercoaster while being with friends, opening ourselves up to new experiences, and meeting incredible new people.

(Pictured here: the once in a lifetime retreat I attended in Montana centered on meaning making. More on that when you swipe!)

Summer kicked off with Kate Villa’s gorgeous wedding in Maryland!

Attended the Peabody Awards!! Liz and Kim delivered an incredibly moving acceptance speech for Dying for Sex. Felt completely unreal. And got to hang out with @nikkiboyer and @jmkarmstrong. Infinite thanks to @catyborum and @__jeffrey_p_jones__ for inviting me!

(Not pictured: the Peabody statue, which arrived a few months later!!)

Attended my first #hollywoodclimatesummit with @caseyrand. We learned so much, saw great friends like @rashedacrockett and @carmackproductions and even managed to find a producing partner for our next project!

Along with @saradavidhess @lizhynes2 @poppaflam represented the WGA East at the AFL-CIO Convention in Minneapolis, a beautiful city I’ve always wanted to experience. Deepened my solidarity and understanding of the larger labor movement. And was pretty fun partying on the field of the Vikings Stadium and going to my first WNBA game! Everyone should have a union!!

So many awe-inspiring sunsets this summer. Here’s one during takeoff leaving Minneapolis.

Nate and I spent the Fourth of July in Pittsburgh with Nate’s family and our friends. Magical watching fireworks while surrounded by fireflies. A very nice stranger took this photo of us at the perfect moment and airdropped it to us.

First of two weekend writers retreats. @jbornz @sdpop42 and Nate and I switched it up this time and went up a CT beach town. Really fun and productive!

July 23rd would have been Griffin’s 10th birthday. In his honor, we got him a bench with a view of the water and a park. He would stop every time he saw a bench, so we know he would have loved it, especially because it’s in Roosevelt Island, which means it’s close to @jilltwiss, one of his favorite humans.

Our summer Great Week For Women wr

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Custom Wu-Tang Clan baseball cards from our article on the Staten Island FerryHawk's Wu-Tang themed event at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park

Designed by @_djshort

Read the article by @poppaflam on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/wu-tang-goes-to-the-ballpark

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In celebration of Wu-Tang Clan's recent Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction, the Staten Island FerryHawks baseball team transformed themselves into the "Shaolin Hawks" for a special night commemorating the Wu.

We sent Nitish Pahwa (@poppaflam) to investigate this crossover between America's pastime and America's favorite Hip-Hop group.

Read the full article on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/wu-tang-goes-to-the-ballpark

Art / baseball cards by @_djshort

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For the fourth installment in our series reexamining hip-hop in the year 2001, Nitish Pahwa revisits The Coup’s “Party Music” - a political force of an album that is equally wrought with controversy, funk, subversion, and sociopolitical snapshots.   Read the full article on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/the-2001-project-the-coups-party

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DUMP TIME!!! Such a beautiful summer with beautiful people

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07•11 & 07•12 💎 | @yankeestadium | #jayz30 #extrainnings

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We're wrapping up Jay-Z week with a revisit of Jay-Z's discography, carefully ranking all 13 of Hov's 13 solo studio albums. This is #5 - #1, with words from @pxthompson @jaybuf @passionweiss & @poppaflam - Read the full article on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/jay-z-albums-ranked

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Shame on @springernature for union busting! We call on Scientific American’s new owner LabX to recognize the @sciamunion and prepare to bargain a fair first contract.

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s Scientific American Union rally in solidarity, including New York City Assemblymembers @valdezassembly and @amgracelee, @centrallabornyc Secretary-Treasurer Janella Hinds @janellathinds, Manhattan Deputy Borough President Miesha Smith, @weareagma President @nedhanlon and all our other allies ✊

Photos by: Farhad J Parsa (@farhadjphotographs) and the SciAm Union

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Smartphone apps are taking over our TVs, and changing the meaning of entertainment — with @poppaflam !!

Referenced in the ep:
1-3. Scotland’s invasion of Boston
4. @poppaflam in @slate

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Photo recap from the 2026 AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention. It was a pleasure to staff four of our excellent Council members in their capacity as convention delegates. They did an amazing job representing the WGAE. The event itself really puts on display the breadth of work being done to grow the labor movement and empower workers by the 60 affiliated unions.

And while the vast majority of my time was spent at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I appreciate that the NYC CLC brought together all the New York unions, along with NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su, to watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and the AFL-CIO Sports Council for hosting the Solidarity Celebration on the field at U.S. Bank Stadium, home to the Vikings, which gave me the opportunity to attempt a field goal (The NFL Players Association said it was okay for me to now refer to myself as a semi-pro athlete).

Shout to the AFL-CIO, DPE, AEMI, AFL-CIO Tech Institute for putting this all together, and a big thank you to the IATSE members working the event.

#solidarityforever
#aflcioconvention2026

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The AFL-CIO held their quadrennial Constitutional Convention from June 7 - 10 in Minneapolis with 1,900 attendees representing over 60 affiliated unions.

Secretary-Treasurer Sasha Stewart and Vice President of Online Media Sara David served as delegates, and Council members Liz Hynes and Nitish Pahwa served as alternative delegates, on behalf of the Writers Guild of America East.

The main business of the convention was the passing of resolutions to support and strengthen the mission of the AFL-CIO, the affiliated unions, and the labor movement.

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afl-cio convention celebrity sightings: comrade samwise gamgee, mary tyler moore, scabby, fat cat, the vikings, and the lynx!!

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