Brian Kevin

Vestigial feed. Former EIC @magazineofmaine, deputy editor @wildsamguides. Book THE FOOTLOOSE AMERICAN. Bylines @OutsideMagazine @nytimes @AudubonSociety & more

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a novice cartographer who painstakingly plumbed J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and notes to draw atlases of Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Her maps became crucial for the films that followed. https://t.co/fQu2YSQKmF

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a novice cartographer who painstakingly plumbed J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and notes to draw atlases of Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Her maps became crucial for the films that followed. https://t.co/cKuN5XNbWh

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

Big fun reporting this one for @Thrillist. From the idyllic Wisconsin vacation town that gave birth to Dungeons & Dragons — but is only just now kinda laying claim to it. https://t.co/i2ghj73Zpq

[The Birdist @TheBirdist]

I was honored to talk about my friend @RosemaryMosco for this National Audubon story! She’s the greatest.

https://t.co/m9g2AgllyO

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@ben_a_goldfarb I mean, either its exclusive or it has 32 million readers. Those can't both be true.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

The replies to this will break your brain.

[The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire]

BREAKING:

Maine's House just voted to pass the National Popular Vote compact, which would give all of Maine's electors to the winner of the national popular vote.

The bill will now move to the Senate.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@billtrotter If you were to monetize this knowledge with a Substack ranking them, I would subscribe.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@mp_willow Oh, I’m still right here.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

Pretty cool getting to make one of my first @wildsamguides assignments out of the gate last year to the great @GustavoArellano, here introducing a whole cast of voices reflecting on today's Route 66. https://t.co/JmB4W3rIpA

[Queen City Jamz @QueenCityJamz]

prolly my fave pic of jimmy buffett

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@bgold80 @Savage_Brewer @KrisShera Oohhhhh, so downvote older shows in order to be able to say they were at the internet’s highest-rated show? Love this, gonna do it on Yelp with my favorite Wendy’s.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@Savage_Brewer @KrisShera But why, tho? Ha, sorry, I just read this whole thread and I still don’t get it. Who gains what from this?

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@aobrien2010 Playing back tape on a confusing exchange with a source, and I think it's b/c maybe no one but me and Merriam Webster actually uses this word this way.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

More and more, when I use the word "catholic" in the small-c sense, I realize people have no idea what I'm talking about. This just kinda fallen out of the vocab?

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

Counterpoint, courtesy of the Joynt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where I learned to love doing dishes.

[ellie schnitt @holy_schnitt]

I like being an adult but tbh my one gripe is the Dishes. oh, the dishes. I am always doing dishes. when this world ends and our sun is nothing but a shriveled, dead star, when the mountains crumble to dust and the oceans dry, there I will stand. doing the dishes.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

@ben_a_goldfarb I've heard of this. They eat the leaves out of your yard for free, but they film themselves doing it and then the revenue comes from YouTube.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

One of my fave stories of my time at @MagazineofMaine in this week’s @sundaylongread. Pleasant surprise! Thanks @esmedeprez! https://t.co/b7bw0oh7Qp

[Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ @Revkin]

Sorry but I have to share a bit more of this morning’s Downeast Maine meteorology magic, with 15F overnight chill clashing with far warmer sea temperatures, creating an astonishing frost crystal cloak on marsh grasses and drifting sea mist.

[Brian Kevin @brianMT]

What I’ve been up to lately. 👇🏼