@WriteDon

Writer for Wall Street Journal, New Yorker. Check out my new comic book CEREAL! https://xitter.cf/t.co/GVfIzUG7O3 email: don1steinberg@gmail.com

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After a year of spare time, we're amazed to announce that our comic book CEREAL is available at boinkcomix.com. It's the first murder mystery/business satire set in the breakfast cereal industry! #cereal @JimGaffigan @ConanOBrien @robcorddry @chelseaperetti @SnoopDogg
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Over the millennia, cultures have brought their own unique traditions and innovations to loading the dishwasher. In @newyorkerhumor, see some of their methods. nyer.cm/rkOJHvW

Dishwasher-Loading Techniques Throughout History

Cave paintings depict a man and a woman standing on opposite sides of a grid that is almost certainly a single dishwasher rack.

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New York friends and comic cognoscenti! Come see Boink Comix in person at MoCCa, NYC's indie comics expo. Metropolitan Pavilion April 1 and 2. We'll have Issue #1 of CEREAL plus "Matt Conway: Time Traveler"! Hope 2CU there! moccafest.org
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college.columbia.edu/cct/lat… #cereal #columbiauniversity #comix

Don Steinberg ’83 Knows That Cereal Isn’t Just for Kids

RICK EDWARDS Don Steinberg ’83 has covered hundreds of stories during his 40 years as a journalist, penning articles for pubs from Forbes to The Wall Street Journal to The New Yorker. Now he’s taking...

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A great Q&A I just did with the Comicon website about our new comic book CEREAL! comicon.com/2023/01/30/sugar… @Quaker @Variety @KevinGarnett5KG @newburycomics @SidMartyKrofft
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Our indie comic CEREAL, a crazed murder mystery/business satire set in the breakfast cereal biz, is now at Wade's Comic Madness in Levittown PA! If you can't get there, visit boinkcomix.com. @GeneralMills @JuddApatow @mrbobodenkirk @lizzwinstead @KelloggsUS @jackblack
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I started wondering what it would be like if Taylor Swift sang "Taylor's Versions" of other previously released things, besides her old albums. Here goes: meanwhile.website/single-pos…
I wrote this. In the paper tomorrow. Everything You’ve Learned From Movies About Fire Sprinklers Is Wrong (Except ‘Die Hard’) wsj.com/articles/everything-… via @WSJ

Everything You’ve Learned From Movies About Fire Sprinklers Is Wrong (Except ‘Die Hard’)

Film scenes provide inspiration for a man on a quest to increase fire-sprinkler awareness; ‘It’s always a little exciting to find another example’

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Sharing this article I wrote about the new Matt Damon movie. He plays a sort of @tobykeith-type character who goes to France. wsj.com/articles/stillwater-… via @WSJ

‘Stillwater’ Was Delayed for Almost a Year—Here’s Why the Director Is Grateful

The new Matt Damon movie, which opens Friday only in theaters, got a standing ovation at Cannes this month. Now the bigger challenge: finding a U.S. audience.

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I wrte this about the new Bob Odenkirk movie and others featuring a suburban secret agents. wsj.com/articles/bob-odenkir…

Bob Odenkirk Plays the Latest Suburban ‘Nobody’ With a Hidden Past

The “Better Call Saul” star joins a roll call of notable actors to play seemingly mundane current or former assassins lying low.

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The Queen's Gambit Effect! wsj.com/articles/netflixs-qu…

Netflix’s ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Sparks a Chess Boom—Here’s How to Get Started

A drama about a fictional prodigy has newcomers signing up to play online and in real life.

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COVID cases really are rounding the corner!
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I don't think he's getting back his security deposit. theguardian.com/us-news/2020…

Wrecking ball: the damage Trump could do while still president until January

The next 11 weeks could be the most dangerous in US history, some analysts believe, with a vengeful and fearful lame duck incumbent

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The Unstreamables! Or why several films on my summer watchlist were mysteriously unavailable to watch on demand. wsj.com/articles/why-some-cl… via @WSJ

Why Some Classic Films Still Aren’t Streaming, From ‘Jungle Fever’ to ‘Silkwood’

It doesn’t matter if it’s Oscar nominated or directed by top-tier talent. Some films can’t be found on streaming platforms.

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When COVID finally defeats humanity, the postgame analysis will be: "COVID just wanted it more." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stu…

Sturgis motorcycle rally draws thousands of bikers despite coronavirus fears

“I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to be cooped up all my life either,” a 66-year-old biker from Arizona said of why he came to the rally that is expected to draw up to 250,000 people.

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I wrote about YouTube stars over 50. wsj.com/articles/its-never-t… via @WSJ

It’s Never Too Late to Start Your YouTube Career

From a 68-year-old fitness instructor to a 57-year-old music aficionado, a new generation of influencers is emerging on the streaming platform as the number of older YouTube users rise.

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I don't like the fake crowd cheering they use on baseball telecasts. They're taking crowd recordings from other sources. At one point I heard Peter Frampton saying "thank you!" #baseballisback
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Tom Hanks has played a sea captain, a space captain an Army captain. Now he's in the Navy. What's with all the captains? wsj.com/articles/tom-hanks-i… via @WSJ

Tom Hanks Is Now Officially America’s Captain With Apple TV+’s ‘Greyhound’

In a new movie, Hanks is a World War II sea captain. We look at the other times the actor has taken the helm.

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In Tulsa tonight, will Trump say "Good evening, ladies and germs"?
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I wrote the part about movies with scientists whose warnings are ignored. wsj.com/articles/what-to-wat… via @WSJ

What to Watch: Ignored (Movie) Scientists Who Predict Doom, ‘Tiger King’ and the Amazon Series...

In our weekly guide, we dig into the hard lessons of big-action disaster flicks, plus the show everyone is buzzing about, and a “bizarre” sketch comedy.

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