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Kelly Stout

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

writer, editor, labor gal, formerly and always in heart @esquire @longreads, @jezebel, @newyorker

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  • 1 week ago | rollingstone.com | Kelly Stout

    I n his twenties, the comedian, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia learned to play the guitar because of its theatrical simplicity. “I always admired people who could walk into a bar and just… that’s the show,” he tells me. He liked the idea of not having to tech beforehand. No sound check. No cast. “I am the — this is the show. And I feel like this one’s the closest to that.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Kelly Stout

    Scientists just made guinea pigs listen to Adele for seven days… and the results are both surprising and worryingIf you’re a music maker then you can’t fail to have grasped the concept of compression and, more than likely, thanked your lucky stars that it was …

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kelly Stout

    Mike Birbiglia backstage at the Beacon Theatre in March. He says he favors simplicity in his work: “Mike’s gonna tell a story.” - Credit: Photographs by COLE WILSONIn his twenties, the comedian, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia learned to play the guitar because of its theatrical simplicity. “I always admired people who could walk into a bar and just… that’s the show,” he tells me. He liked the idea of not having to tech beforehand. No sound check. No cast. “I am the — this is the show.

  • 1 month ago | cjr.org | Kelly Stout

    Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The first hundred days of Trump 2.0 brought forth more material than infinity reporters typing on infinity laptops for infinity years could possibly report.

  • Dec 31, 2024 | dwell.com | Kelly Stout

    My understated storage solution didn’t break the bank—but it looks just as good as the beloved ’60s Vitsoe system I can't afford. For nearly 13 years, I was possessed by a fantasy so unrelenting that it almost amounted to a mission statement for my entire life.

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RT @joshgondelman: I hate this shit. Solidarity with the members of the Thrillist union.

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27 Nov 24

RT @adriennemwest: Kelly is an incredible writer and editor, but also an outstanding leader. She's taught me so much about integrity, advoc…

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27 Nov 24

RT @adriennemwest: After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new f…