Burt Helm

He/him | Writer, mostly on business & tech. Words in @nytmag @gqmagazine @business @fastcompany @inc | Board president, Portland String Quartet Society

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The best part of this only-in-Maine story? The 64 year-old lady and the bear already had beef.
https://t.co/PKNzJ0Xixk

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I entered the free Shakespeare in the Park Lottery for a chance to win free tickets on @TodayTix! Tap here to enter: https://t.co/VZkMlctqNS

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@Andrew_McMillen Dm me and let’s figure out a time to zoom? I’m happy to share, just have to figure out some issues with the files.

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@Andrew_McMillen Hey! I may have some good news for you finally. I dug around on my old computer from those days and I think I found the files.

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Reason #5711 why Pamela Colloff is the GOAT investigative reporter

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I always use colorful stamps when sending mail to anyone in prison: just one pop of color can be meaningful in a world of white and grey.

@DinaGachman on the sensory deprivation of prison and the hunger it creates:

https://t.co/VZQm3b26G8

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My little town of Cumberland, ME set its all-time voter turnout record yesterday: 83%!

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@FreddieCampion This bit deserves a lot more love. My favorite Trump is off-kilter insidery nyc reference Trump. I wish somebody would make a supercut

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@lawlballz @fvckinashman I’m gonna need some more time to think about this

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@Andrew_McMillen @chafkin Oh man, I'd love to send it or repost if I can find it. I'm on deadline now but let me dig around my computer soon and see if I can find a file locally...hopefully a copy still exists

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@pamelacolloff I am large; I contain multitudes; sometimes those multitudes contradict one another—so what?

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@jeffbercovici @chafkin Studying this illo makes me feel like I should have sprung for the audioguide

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@Lapakko hey man! that sounds like a good time. i'm running all around, but DM me with your whatsapp or signal and let's see if we can figure it out!

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@chafkin Maybe you should just run faster

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“Apparently for Zuckerberg, real men scroll.” Zuck is officially out of beta

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imagine being one of zuck's nearest and dearest bros and in the old days you got to just go to his compound and drink expensive wine, and now you have to "wrestle around" and let him do juijitsu moves on you https://t.co/6FvxyWLOQI

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@pamelacolloff simple steps like these can make all the difference -- and yet it's this kind of old-fashioned stuff (letter writing, filling out request forms etc.) that I procrastinate on til the end of days.

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@kyleratner Congrats Kyle! What are you going to be researching?

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@chrisgayomali 🚗🤯

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@chafkin You want the brand experience to feel authentic and organic

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@pamelacolloff Nice! Clicking those attachments still feels like unwrapping birthday presents