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ICYMI new email is in bio: afrank @theatlantic .com! slowly opening up my pitch box for TV/movie/internet/gaming criticism and trend pieces—please x 3 make sure you really familiarize yourself with our section before reaching out!

Culture

Culture coverage from The Atlantic, featuring TV, movie, and book reviews, and critical commentary on the cultural movements that matter.

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allegra frank

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a woman in front of me in line for the olivia rodrigo concert turned and asked me, “is it bad i came alone?” i told her that i was alone too and she immediately clarified: “i’m actually meeting my husband and my daughter who are here already. but wowwww, good on you!”

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2 years

me listening to chris pratt's voice come out of mario's mouth

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when some dude asked me for my number while i was texting on the subway platform i told him i didn’t own a phone and he believed me

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@theweeknd @RollingStone @HBO is this the dialogue y'all fired amy seimetz for

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@Divade011 i was very confused!

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2 years

watching frank ocean trend every week for no reason

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5 years

it took 20 years but chonky pikachu is back and better than ever baybee

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6 months

@SamuelAAdams definitely a healthy mix of both!

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3 years

excited to reveal that my very first produced screenplay is AN APPLE TV+ FILM 😍 STARRING TOM HANKS 😍 OUT NOVEMBER 5 😍

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7 years

today i cosplayed as one of my all-time favorite boys

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5 years

honestly seeing a naturally dark-skinned player character in the animal crossing: new horizons trailer has made me happier than anything else at e3 this year

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6 years

so! i'm happy to announce that, starting monday, i'll be the new associate culture editor @voxdotcom ! i'm pumped to join the team and write about other parts of entertainment and culture at large — movies, music, TV, celebrities, the internet, etc.!

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allegra frank

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4 years

hi again! happy to share that starting 1/25, i'll be a senior editor at @Slate ! i'm going to be part of their amazing culture team ( @SlateCulture ), spearheading music coverage and editing + writing on games/cartoons/movies/TV/weirdo internet beats too. i'm so stoked! ❤️

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7 years

. @NintendoAmerica is the biggest troll omg

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5 years

i hope the pokémon are unionized

Pokémon

@Pokemon

5 years

Wondering about life in Galar? Here’s what we’ve learned so far: If you’re looking for a job in this region, you might be surprised to find that your coworkers could be Pokémon! Many companies in Galar include Pokémon as part of their workforce. #PokemonSwordShield

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2 years

BLONDE is incredibly unpleasant and misguided for many reasons, and here’s a big one imo

The CGI Talking Fetus in ‘Blonde’ Is an Abomination

There’s a lot going on in Netflix’s controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic, but this gratuitous and disturbing creative decision might be the most outrageous—and despicable.

www.thedailybeast.com

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4 years

i find that i'm constantly comparing myself to other women lately — and, i've realized, they're almost always white women, bc they're who i'm constantly forced to look at. so now to remind myself: women of color are so beautiful; i'm one of 'em; therefore i'm beautiful!!!!!!

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@LegsFrank

6 years

hi! i have some Big Personal News: next week is my last week @polygon ;_;

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6 years

I can't believe we've done this (again)

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4 years

hello! some personal news! this friday will be my last day at @voxmedia . i've absolutely LOVED working here over the last 5 years, at @polygon / @voxdotcom ; it changed my life for the immeasurable better. but i'm super excited for my next adventure! (i'll say more tomorrow!)

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6 years

just ran into my bf on the show floor :')

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@LegsFrank

4 years

salary share time — context, i’m a 26-year-old woman identifying as “two or more races” (black/white) junior reporter @ polygon: $40k; six months later, got a $10k raise (the person on my same level was making $15k more than me before); senior reporter @ polygon: $60k

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7 years

had a v nice first day at nintendo labo school!!!

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4 years

i'm doing it. i'm finally doing it

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6 months

@GuyWithATwit that’s almost always true

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5 years

i couldn't remember which president said "do or do not, there is no try" so i googled it and turns out it was President Yoda

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@LegsFrank

6 years

so while i’m sad to be leaving, i’m happy with what i’m leaving behind. + i’m SUPER STOKED for my NEXT GIG! ! i’ll say where i’m going next asap, but: i’ll still be writing, in NYC, and on the @polygonshow ! and i’ll always be so proud of tiny, powerful polygon. <3

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4 years

@briamgilbert i'm sorry i was mad at you v briefly for being younger than me but i'm glad you listened to me about being way too talented for polygon because brian, you are so smart, kind, generous, and funny and i love and am excited for you!!!! ❤️

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5 years

you're the meaning in my life ........ you're the inspiration .......

Fat Bear Week 2019: Holly is the fattest brown bear in Katmai National Park, Alaska

The park’s brown bears have been eating nonstop. Good.

www.vox.com

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2 years

video game ads like this made me who i am today

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5 years

TODAY ONLY: Detective Pikachu is available for Halloween-related capers

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3 years

okay but gimme a life is strange game that looks like this too

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5 years

doubly boo’d up

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5 years

despite spending 3.5 years as a world-traveling games reporter at a prestigious outlet, people still ask me if i actually play games. shouldn’t you all know by now that of course i don’t

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6 years

so @Pizza_Suplex (and @DavidBHayter ) gave me the best birthday present of all time

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5 years

Can't wait for Pokémon Sleep to make my depression naps seem cute and intentional

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7 years

when i'm depressed, @Pizza_Suplex texts me his original, woke af metal gear solid fanfiction

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6 years

If you need it today or ever: I love you, and I'm not the only one

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6 years

i have seasonal depression four seasons a year

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4 years

"But if you're voting for Trump, it's time for the urn" should be committed to marble for all eternity

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celebrities should be more like michael shannon or just be quiet

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6 years

gonna take a lil mental health break! see you space cowboy[s] ...

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4 years

nintendo literally is curing the pandemic first with animal crossing and next with revealing this pokémon goddamn snap sequel

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6 months

i want that lady to know i had a great time!!!

allegra frank

@LegsFrank

6 months

a woman in front of me in line for the olivia rodrigo concert turned and asked me, “is it bad i came alone?” i told her that i was alone too and she immediately clarified: “i’m actually meeting my husband and my daughter who are here already. but wowwww, good on you!”

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9 years

why do boys always have to play me like that :/

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5 years

hey folks it would be great if you didn’t write headlines like this

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6 months

@nickostrem A WRITER FOR STEREOGUM

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5 years

half of my therapy session was me explaining animal crossing and the other half was me explaining how it's the only source of happiness in my life right now

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6 years

friday at @polygon hq: a story in three parts

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6 years

had a big day: i got engaged to my long-distance bf nick wilde at disneyland!!!

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5 years

i love avengers!

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7 years

polygon gave me my two-year anniversary gift a month early: today was my first day as our new deputy news editor!

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7 years

game ogre season two

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4 years

for my @Slate debut, i blogged about my exhaustion with the fashion industry trying to spin skinny white wealthy women as diverse 😪

Forgive Me for Not Celebrating the Quirky Second Daughter Landing a Modeling Contract

Armpit hair and tattoos are not revolutionary.

slate.com

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3 years

hey that’s me!

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6 years

i'm your loser college boyfriend

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@LegsFrank

5 years

"I'd rather be a pig than a fascist." :)

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What's your favorite Studio Ghibli quote? Movie: PORCO ROSSO From Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli

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1 month

some professional news! i am starting at @TheAtlantic on monday ✨

The Atlantic Communications

@TheAtlanticPR

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We’re excited to announce @LegsFrank and @ssdai joining The Atlantic as senior editors for Culture, with @jenduende recently hired as a senior editor for the Family section. Read more about these moves below:

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3 years

finally found the game i’ve been looking for

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6 years

i wrote my final post for polygon and, hey! it’s a self-indulgent ode to all of my crushes, baybee

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4 years

can’t believe this kid has had to wear that stupid hat for hundreds of years

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4 years

i like video games, i think they are cool and fun. i hope i can afford to own one some day

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7 years

@NintendoAmerica @sonic_hedgehog PLEASE stop

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7 years

*plays nier: automata once* "this ....... this must be my aesthetic now"

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6 years

i caught my seat mate on my flight to chicago texting about how weird i was, but it’s not my fault that you’re obligated to grunt and curse when you’re playing mario tennis aces, no matter where you are

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allegra frank

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6 years

hey! i’m allegra. i’m really into falafel, boys with beer bellies and not wearing pants. also i plan to die alone

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@LegsFrank

6 years

I often feel like I wasted my peak creative years on sad naps, loud self-loathing, masochistic pining and crying to Deer hunter's "Helicopter" for hours on end. But maybe it just took me a little longer to realize I'm WORTH IT, and maybe it's not too late to restart???

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@LegsFrank

6 years

i started in 2015 as a v lost, lonely 21 year old — and i’m proud to be leaving at 25, having met some of my favorite people (i literally tear up every time i talk about everything that @chrisgrant has done for me), written dozens of things i’m proud of, +gone to japan + germany!

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@LegsFrank

4 years

who is minecraft, is he another dang fire emblem character

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@LegsFrank

7 years

Met my new role model at the bookstore: a girl wearing a makeshift crop top, stomping around and muttering about how she wants Pokémon cards NOW bc her worst enemy Christine already got hers, so now she hates Christine and she hates her parents ... but I love her

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6 years

happy halloween from yr boy parappa the soundcloud rapper

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7 years

WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT HOW WEIRD SPONGEBOB IS NOW WTF

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@LegsFrank

7 years

first day back at polygon HQ and i've already said the words "i wouldn't necessarily call my interest in sonic and detective pikachu romantic" out loud

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@LegsFrank

7 years

the good people have spoken

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@LegsFrank

6 years

Wow. I just would like to say, I'm so honored to be awarded this Good Mood. I'd like to dedicate it to the ones who have been there every step of the way: my dear friends Antidepressant and Mood Stabilizer. Also hi mom

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4 years

spirited away (2002)

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6 years

today, in an effort to make it to work on time, I did a speedrun of my meds and makeup routines, only to get sidetracked by a mysteriously abandoned hallway mirror bc ... of course

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3 years

interesting take from the co-founder of facebook

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Andrew Garfield Talks Spider-Man: 'Money Is the Thing That Has Corrupted All of Us and Led to the Terrible Ecological Collapse That We Are All About to Die Under'

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4 years

frustrates me how normalized it's always been for white actors to perform explicitly mixed-race cartoon characters. being biracial is the most challenging but best part of who i am — it's a unique experience that we should always own and portray, even in the fantasy of animation

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6 years

a great day gets better

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@LegsFrank

5 years

oh yeah this is what I've been doing instead of E3 this year btw!

Ben Pauker

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Vox’s awesome @LegsFrank explains @tiktok_us , Lil Nas X, and meme culture to old white people (like me) at #CodeCon

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5 years

in pokémon sword and shield, the real pokémon master is the one who resists tasting their freaking gigantic ass, delicious af cake monster

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3 months

i say this almost every day

The Art of SpongeBob

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Some lines in SpongeBob just live in my head and I think of them whenever someone says basic and very common phrases, for example: "Who knows? I think YOU KNOWS!!"

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5 years

Kanye is every college kid who’s lying about having started their 20-page paper that’s due in 18 hours

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@LegsFrank

5 years

I told my mom that @Pizza_Suplex refused to like my tweet and she said that “Having haters just proves your relevance”

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@LegsFrank

5 years

awful news ... and raises questions about youtube's accountability as a platform that essentially "employs" and hosts creators publicly suffering and in need of help ... everyone deserves — requires — as much support as they can get where mental health is concerned.

The Verge

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5 years

Popular YouTuber Desmond 'Etika' Amofah found dead

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7 years

made a really fascinating discovery the other day: video games can be fun and cool. i even kinda like them

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@LegsFrank

3 years

then what the heck is the point

IGN

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3 years

Idris Elba says he won't try to make Knuckles the Echidna sexy in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel.

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4 years

deputy news editor @ polygon: $65k associate culture editor @ vox: $68k four months later, union minimum bumped me up to $79k. i’m the youngest senior editor at VM, still making the same or less than many of my coworkers BUT! my closest POC friends make significantly less!

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5 years

Tom Nook, Timmy Nook, and Tommy Nook are the only likable billionaires in history