Thank you for writing about the Smokies with such respect and love. As a Tennessean it means a lot! Read more
Ellie Shechet
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Ellie is a freelance writer and former senior writer at Jezebel. She is pursuing a master's degree in science journalism at Columbia University in the fall.
I grew up down a one-lane dead end dirt road, no neighbors in sight. My wife did too (not the same one, thanks). I have two daughters now and I think a lot about the things that got me, as a nerdy little guy, excited in the country. Rain storms that brought frogs by the thousands out onto the road. Lizards and snakes,… Read more
Shout out to all the publicists who send us pitches CLEARLY meant for Jezebel Atlanta! Read more
The rest of the elite disaster-response team walks resolutely across the tarmac:
I love this so much it made me cry. Read more
Anyone else read the recent Atlantic article about the impact so far on social media and teens? The gist was that teens today are not involved in a lot of the potentially hazardous behaviours of their predecessors (drinking, smoking, drugs, sex), but on the flip side, they’re increasingly isolated and lonely and less… Read more
Sonja is already texting him “im so sry im here if u want to talk... ;)“ Read more
I work in affordable housing, which includes managing construction of units. The regulation hoops you have to jump through to build and construct things, along with dealing with city and county inspectors is pretty complex and there are consequences if you don’t follow them. So this is complete and utter BULLSHIT that… Read more
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“White House Accuses Outgoing Ethics Chief of Grandstanding in Statement That Misspells His Name” Read more
instead of leaving you should have gone around the building and came back in Read more
I loved last week’s classic line Read more