Heather Muse

@heathermuse.bsky.social

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A knitter and cat mom with a sneaker problem. Audience and strategy roles Reviewed/USAToday, Fortune, Dataminr, Long Lead. Lucy Van Pelt sun, Charlie Brown moon, Sally Brown rising

A Pantone palette of three greens—Granite Pine, Quiet Eucalyptus, Clean Fern—and one light brown (Cashmere Taupe). The colors relate to Capricorn Sun, Virgo Moon, Virgo Rising, and Capricorn Venus, respectively.
A chonky brown tabby glares from a cubby while his human reads in his picture window.
Onion front page with a picture of Trump at a podium and a smaller picture of Snoopy. Text reads: Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Snoopy PRESIDENT ESCALATES WAR OF WORDS AGAINST FICTIONAL DOG WASHINGTON-In what political analysts have called a "major escalation" in the commander-in-chief's antagonism toward the cultural icon, President Donald Trump made a number of public comments this week dramatically ratcheting up his rhetoric against Snoopy. At an event honoring Gold Star families Friday, Trump reportedly deviated from his prepared remarks to to criticize the cartoon beagle from Charles M. Schulz's long-running Peanuts comic strip, calling home a “disgusting floppy-eared loser” and “Stupid Snoopy.” The digression followed several similar incidents during meetings with foreign heads of state, as well as a spate of late-night Truth Social posts in which he called Snoopy “an enemy of the people” and shared an Al-generated video that depicted Trump having Snoopy euthanized at a veterinary office.
Surly child with red boots and a purple snowsuit on a sled dragged by her mother in the Blizzard of ‘78
A cartoon from The Far Side by Gary Larson depicts a cow standing behind a table of tools that appear to be made from bone. The caption reads “Cow tools”
A 1970s hostess dress with long sleeves and a black top and multicolored polka dots on the maxi skirt
Former NFL player Rosey Grier poses with some of his groovy needlepoint projects. He published “Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men” in 1973.
A black, handmade pillow featuring James Spader as Steff in Pretty in Pink. The best role in the best John Hughes film.
The cover of Mark Eitzel’s 1991 album Songs of Love Live. It is perfection for anyone who wants to listen to sadcore.
A chonky brown-and-black tabby cat and a grey-and-white tabby permakitten plunk themselves in front of a wood stove with a roaring fire. They are feeling very cozy and are not close enough to burn themselves.
A vintage McCall's sewing pattern for "Sesame Street Muppets" Bert and Ernie. Doll versions of the best buddies surround a Sesame Street sign.
Two vintage Vogue pattern envelopes , one of a red shirt dress with text, “VOGUE AMERICANA CHUCK HOWARD” and the other featuring sketches of five white women (sigh) wearing a variety of button-up blouses. That one reads, “VOGUE’S BASIC DESIGN.”
A black pillow with a silkscreened still of James Spader as Steff in Pretty in Pink sits upon an egg chair upholstered with orange velvet. It actually goes together because the hues in the photo complement the velvet. Steff is the best character in the best John Hughes movie. Don’t @ me.
A hand with fabulous teal nails holds a mug with a Far Side carton of a cat looking into a dryer with the sign “CAT FUD.” A dog lurks behind the washer thinking, “Oh please oh please…”.
A magnificent mid century modern egg chair with rust orange velvet interior and an adorable tabby cat sitting in it.
A Dunkin’ ad with Rob Gronkowski contemplating his existence by staring at the two energy drinks in his hands, one blue and one red. The text “GRONK DRINKS ‘EM” in the classic Dunkin’ font appears above. Gronk is, in fact, not drinking them, just staring.
A surly gray and white kitty sits on a bed with a green comforter and striped blanket and gives his mom death stares as she dares to leave the apartment to go to the dentist.
A gray-and-white cat lies in front of a wood stove burning. He is in his happy place and is very cozy.
A gray-and-white cat lies on his back, staring up at a wood stove with a cozy fire burning. He is cooking himself.
A gray and white cat lounges on a comfy, cat-sized couch on the floor and watches the fire in the nearby wood stove. He is very cozy.
Screenshot of a newspaper article that reads “The only other New Year's Day birth reported to the Item was a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Muse, [redacted]. The Muse baby was born at the Melrose-Wakefield at 10:44 pm some 16 hours after the Rotondi baby.”
David Bowie, my Emotional Support Dead Famous Guy and fellow Capricorn
A sweet but misguided gray and white cat plops himself in front of a burning wood stove, staring at it as if it’s the greatest TV show ever and slowly cooking himself.
Apple News alert from the Wall Street Journal that reads, “Walgreens in talks to sell itself to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners
A gray and white cat sits on a brown cat-sized couch that’s atop a green human-sized sofa. Xzibit would be proud about a couch on a couch.
A man in the crowd at Fenway Park in 2004 holding a sign that reads “I can’t beleive [sic] we fell for it….Again!”
An oak tree is lit up in front of the purple, pink and blue sky as the northern lights are seen in New York’s Catskills. (It looks like a 1990s music video.)
A 2013 Fortune Magazjne cover that reads “AMERICA’S BIGGEST REAL ESTATE PROJECT …EVER” and features a gold background with a black line drawing of Manhattan and the then in-development Hudson Yards project drawn in white.”
I’m “elder certified” according to this screenshot telling me I am user 99,314 on this site. This is the closest I’ll get to the 1%.
A screenshot of my place in the Ticketmaster queue for Oasis tickets which says there are 69938 people ahead of me.
Cover of 1970s book “Catastrophe, Calamity, & Cataclysm” by James Cornell. It features the usual midcentury sans serif typeface and figures that represent people but one is upside down with “Help!” Written on the torso, another has a photo of the Empire State Building with a target scope on their head. This book was for junior high kids. This is why Gen X is the way it is.
The “we’re trying to find the git who did this” Hot Dog Man
Screenshot of a USA Today headline that reads, “Massachusetts man regains voice, complete with Boston accent, after rare larynx transplant”
An artifact of the late 20th century: Photo of a teenage girl with a bad perm sitting on the floor pretending to speak on a Garfield phone that is NOT one of the ones that keep washing up on a beach in France.
Screenshot of an Apple News push alert that reads, “Guardian US Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
An Apple News push alert from Wired that reads, “What if your Al girlfriend hated you? Meet the perpetually enraged chatbot out to teach men better communication skills.”
Are you dual income? What is your partner's salary? Yes. She makes $90,000 a year as co-owner of a family business. I make $45,000 as a bartender and another $5,000 doing occasional freelance photography worker. Does your family help you with expenses? No
A screenshot of This Was The Scene Episode 220 Go-Kart Records w/Greg Ross
One thing we will reveal is that we're huge proponents of ACTUALLY paying. Journalists should be able to pay their bills on time, and we don't make them wait needlessly. To do this, we break project fees up into thirds or quarters, generally cutting checks after contract signing, rough draft delivery, final draft delivery, and publication. We pay within 30 days of invoicing. Usually quicker. We hope this is helpful, and apologies if it's not fully clear. We're not being coy — there's just no great answer to this question because we have no templates. We're not looking for a 500 or 1,000 word trend piece on topic X. We're looking for journalism that will make a dent in the world, and there's no standard formula for what shape those stories take. Therefore, there's no set rates.
Sure, this Finkelstein character seemed a little questionable (my God, his wife came up with Melania's Be Best campaign), but they were offering a dental plan. I took the job in late June, already a crisis or two deep into the company's short life.
Heather is wearing a gray button-down shirt she’s way too proud of making, sitting on a bench, and smirking about the passage of time.
Push alert from the New York Times that reads “☀️. The Morning The resignation of Harvard’s president, Robert Menendez, Ukrainian TV news”
The only other New Year’s Day birth reported to the Item was a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Muse, [REDACTED]. The Muse baby was born at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at 10:44 pm some 16 hours after the Rotondi baby.
Everyone’s favorite hot-dog suit “We’re still trying to find the guy who did this” meme.
Stepping back now, you can see exactly how destructive this situation was for journalism: reporters around the world provided Twitter with real-time news and commentary for free, increasingly learning to shape stories for the algorithm instead of their actual readers. Meanwhile, the media companies they worked for faced an exodus of their biggest advertising clients to social platforms with better, more integrated ad products, a direct connection to audiences, and no pesky editorial ethics policies. The news became ever smaller, even as the stories got bigger — there are would-be reporters in every part of the country and world posting for free, even as the local news business itself dries up. Twitter was founded in 2006. Since that year, newspaper employment has fallen 70 percent, and people in more than half of the counties in America have little to no local news at all.
The cover of U2’s Achtung Baby
A relic from 1993: A clipping from the Boston Herald showing three young women with the caption: “Below, Aug. 10: Paul Westerberg groupies Nancy Cohen, Lisa Lawrence and Heather Muse are thrilled to be at his Paradise show.”
My amazing Homer Simpson Stan Smiths.
After months of discussions, Leo agreed to be interviewed on the condition that ProPublica not ask questions about his financial activities or relationships with Supreme Court justices. We declined and instead sent a detailed list of questions as well as facts we planned to report. Leo’s responses are included in this story.
My derpy white-and-grey cat lies on a sewing pattern, preventing me from tracing it. My hand futilely holds a pencil in the foreground.
A New York Times breaking news alert that reads “Temple University’s acting president died after becoming ill onstage at a memorial service.”
An eye-roller of a headline from the New York Times that reads, “A March trial could become the center of primary season, structuring the campaigns of Donald Trump and his rivals.”
Then there is the unwanted physical contact: the men who have to touch the small of your back as they make their way through the crowd, the ones who elbow you while they take photographs over or around your head, the ones who think that if they mosh hard enough that eventually you’ll get tired and let them have your spot, the ones who try to edge around you to get in front of you and when challenged, inform you that they’ve seen the band 67 times and therefore are entitled to have a better spot than you do. Or the ones to whom you are invisible because you are not sufficiently attractive to garner their attention, which is a blessing because they ignore you, but it then turns into a problem when they bump into you like you’re not there the third or fourth or fifth time. That last one is actually the worst
Mahket Basket ripping off Clorox wipes
The psychedelic cover of Prince and the Revolution’s Around The World In A Day
A white and grey cat meows viciously at his human servant as his brother sits on her keyboard in the background
A video poster of the movie Oppenheimer in a subway station.
Atari 5200 controller
A photo of the coloring book “Cat Farts, Volume 9.” (Seriously. This exists.)