Brandon Carter

staff editor @nytopinion | ex-WaPo, NPR | @wku alum | union punk | KY raised

[Josh Billinson @jbillinson]

EDDINGTON vindicated once again

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

“oh it’s just a northeast problem.” nope. not anymore. Google invested heavily and figured out how to biohack mosquitoes. who will do this for ticks?

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

if AI companies want to improve their public perception, dedicating a bit of compute to rapidly accelerate some anti-tick research, alpha-gal treatment, etc. could go a long way

[Paul Muad’Dib @trygraptor]

no it’s okay sir i know this 70mm showtime of The Odyssey is sold out, i just have to deliver this very large horse-shaped package to someone inside

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

@GenePark oooomg

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning:

[Elijah Wood @elijahwood]

For the first time yesterday, I experienced the new @alamodrafthouse QR code ordering system and I can tell you it’s truly awful. Rather than making ordering food and drink more efficient, it actually adds steps to the process AND if you want to order additional items during the film you HAVE to open your phone. No, your cute reference to that irony in your How To Alamo video doesn’t negate how ridiculous this is. Please don’t cut corners with your staff and revert back to physical menus and order cards.

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

@dougherty_jesse Congrats Jesse!

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

I AM LEVITATING!!!!!!!!

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.

In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.

[Corbin Bolies @CorbinBolies]

NEW: In an address to the World News Media Congress, NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned AI companies' choices “appear likely to cause a great deal of unnecessary harm” and said news orgs have been “too quiet, too passive and too fragmented” in the face of AI’s “abuses.”
https://t.co/G3VlXdcL6g

[Robert Cohen @kodacohen]

A really important read about the dismantling of the Washington Post's photo department, by Lori King. https://t.co/FN7IMKwglB

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

@mattadler81 that’s why we like it!

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

what a wonderful end to a wonderful show

[van @vansturka]

hacks 1x01 vs. hacks 5x10

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

private equity and venture capital ghouls will ruin literally everything you love and care about if they can make a single cent for themselves

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

If you want to understand why Sports Illustrated is essentially in hospice care, it's because of stupid decisions like this. They paid $200 million for an AI video platform that had to abandon because it did not work.

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

man this French Open is some absolutely insane stuff

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

GOAT remains GOATed

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Conan O'Brien used his Harvard University commencement speech to argue that humility and the human connection matter far more than any diploma.

"I always recognize the enormous role of luck in my life. Refusing to see how luck has played a role in anyone's success is simply ignorant. Many people are happy to mistake a lucky poker hand for their own brilliance, and fighting that human instinct has kept me sane.

"I honestly believe that community, spontaneity, and a real commitment to humility has helped me build a rich life that means much more to me than any diploma. And believe me, I'm not saying the goal is to renounce accomplishments, but rather to metabolize them. If you carry your victories lightly, other qualities –- kindness, originality, courage, humor, and humanity –- have room to emerge.

"Maybe the greatest lessons I've learned along these lines have been through my 24 travel shows. I have degraded myself in Cuba, Ghana, Korea, Armenia, half of Europe, Argentina, Thailand, Mexico, and Greenland, where I visited a real estate office and tried to buy the country. When I travel to another land, every quality I have discussed -- community, adaptation, and a sincerely humble approach -- are all necessary. When you don't speak the language, no one truly cares where you went to college, and you have no choice but to make friends.

"It's on these travels that I learned a great lesson: let yourself be bad at things. I have been a bad dancer in every country I have visited. But the people laugh because it turns out everyone everywhere is related to at least one terrible dancer. For me, humility on these trips can easily lead to humiliation, which is also a useful tool.

"Three weeks ago, I visited Amsterdam, dressed up as Van Gogh, and forced my way into the Van Gogh Museum, where I started loudly demanding a cut of the merchandising because I made no money during my lifetime. Guards forcibly ejected me. I was roundly mocked by patrons for my pathetic display. But I did see a lot of smiles. And not one person said, now that's a Harvard grad.

"In Tokyo, I met with a teacher of Japanese etiquette who volunteered I wasn't her type. And when I asked her why, she just said, 'face.' In Ghana, after accepting a royal invitation, I was kicked out of the Ashanti Palace by the Queen Mother, because her favorite soap opera was starting.

"I understand that I am preaching modesty and connection at a time when this is not in style. We are living through a period of extreme narcissism. Our current leadership in Washington believes that empathy is a weakness and that our nation stands supreme and alone. Add to that, everyone here today has a phone in their pocket that is algorithmically programmed to celebrate you and you alone by making you the protein-maxing hero of your own special journey.

"Much has been written about how isolated and siloed we've become, but for me, the antidote is quite simple. By de-emphasizing what makes us special — in your case, a prized degree — we can really find one another, not as an exercise in virtue, but as a path towards greater laughter, love, and real growth."

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

@jeremymbarr hear it, fix it, build it, study it

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

Cecilia Vega was fired from "60 Minutes" today. In a statement she alleged meddling by CBS News management, and said she fears for the future of the broadcast.

(CBS News declined to comment on her statement.)

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

bestie @joshua_bote got to deliver one of the best answer lines in J! history i am so proud

[Leah Asimov⛓️⌚ GLITCHSTARS @LeahAsimov]

Pop culture jeopardy is good actually i changed my mind

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

some real titans of public radio leaving NPR thanks to these buyouts and layoffs. a shame. my heart aches for that newsroom https://t.co/AoJa3jsM2C