Nancy Yang

@nyang.bsky.social

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Senior editor for audience engagement at @startribune.com. Nap advocate. Send me your k-drama recs. Always looking for spicy food. She/her.

Google Search trends from 8:08 a.m. The first result is winter storm warning. The second is heat advisory.
Two versions of the disappointed cricket fan meme, with the text: Minnesotans when there's a blizzard Minnesotans when there's no blizzard
Anti-ice protesters. The sign in the foreground says MALICE COWARDICE DISSERVICE PREJUDICE INJUSTICE, with ICE in red on all of them
A map of Minnesota, with a big purple oval around much of the state that says 1-78 inches of snow, possibly expected, maybe
Text says: To anyone on the 4400 block between (redacted) and (redacted) does anyone know what is in the alley at approximately (redacted)? It’s omething furry that’s not moving. I’m too scared to get out and look but it’s in the middle so I can’t drive around it. I’m backing up Then someone replies: It’s a hat
A screengrab of trending topics on Twitter, including Nancy
A screengrab of a Teams meeting showing myself in the meeting but also on the room's presentation screen
My dog sitting in my lap.
Q: There are also lots of lines at the State Fair. Lining up to get chocolate chip cookies. Lining up to look at crop art. What should you do if someone cuts in front of you? A: In a crowd, it’s easy for someone to accidentally step into the wrong spot. Other times, it’s deliberate. Either way, saying politely and calmly, “Excuse me, the line actually starts back there,” usually does the trick. If they don’t move or things get tense, it’s best to just let it go.
Lucy Liu speaking on stage at AAJA
A toy dog being walked.
A sticker of my dog, while he’s in the background
The bright sun through a window
Me kissing my Jack Russell terrier on the cheek
Screengrab of an email telling me a colleague had a cookie for me to enjoy
Screengrab of a reddit post: Bridge closures in North/NE Why the FUCK did they decide to close the Lowry and Plymouth bridges at the same time holy shit I just want to cross the goddamn motherfucking bitch ass Mississippi River. Broadway is open but my dumbass checked the other two bridges first lmao EDIT: My apologies for the misinformation, Lowry bridge is NOT closed. from u/maximumnamedensity “Technically the Lowry Bridge isn't closed... But the placement of the construction project on the North Minneapolis side makes it obnoxious as sin, particularly in the afternoon.
The Nicole Kidman divorce meme
A screengrab of a dateline that says Hayward, Wisc.
The text says: Scientists cook up a new recipe for the perfect boiled egg
My dog sleeping at the foot of my bed, underneath a red blanket.
Timothee Chalamet just got an Oscar nomination for playing Bob Dylan. 'A Complete Unknown' is also up for best picture.
Looking out from under my desk
Screengrab of the weather forecast. It’s -19 in Minneapolis, but feels like -21
Reddit screengrab of comments: Sorry, rubbing your teacher’s pantyhose was a rite of passage? What am I missing? Upvote 154 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share thestereo300 • 1d ago I was also very confused that this line was dropped in here very casually and without elaboration. Upvote 112 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share NeonCobego • 23h ago emoji:grayduck: Gray duck I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard a record-screech when I read that. Upvote 53 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share ThatsAllForToday • 23h ago The start of many a pantyhose fetish I’m sure. Upvote 16 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share u/Usual_Dig_5887 avatar Usual_Dig_5887 • 22h ago It’s in the link at the start of the article, in a previous column: Non-criminal acts of unwanted affection from your teacher. My first-grade teacher planted kisses on our cheek on our birthdays, so much that we’d have to rub her red lipstick off our faces. One of my friends had a kindergarten teacher who, during reading time, would pick two children who could sit at her feet and rub her pantyhose. “It was always such an honor to be selected,” my friend recalled, “or so I thought Upvote 55 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share SkyWriter1980 • 22h ago Profile Badge for the Achievement Top 1% Commenter Top 1% Commenter 😟
A Jack Russell terrier sitting in a man’s arms at a computer
Personally, I don’t think any industry should be exempted from Trump’s deportation plan. It’s time our nation understands the contribution these undocumented workers make to our well-being, and as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Let us feel the full weight of our decision to send Trump back to the White House. Let us pay more for new roofs, more for home remodels, more for our California strawberries and salads. We have not appreciated the labor that has kept costs low for us. And honestly, we have turned on those workers, so let us pay the price.
Shoes off was put-off Dear Eric: Recently my husband and I were invited to a dinner party at a new acquaintance’s home. There were five couples in attendance, and we were all dressed nicely (country club casual). When we arrived, we were asked to remove our shoes. Neither of us had worn socks and we were very uncomfortable, as were other guests. I say this was very rude, but I have heard mixed opinions about this. Your thoughts, Eric? Eric says: Rude, I’m not so sure. But if the host’s guests were uncomfortable, that indicates a missed opportunity to provide better hospitality. They might have included a sentence in the invite “we’re a shoes-off household; wear fun socks!” That said, if they’re a shoes-off household, they probably didn’t give your bare feet a second thought.
A screengrab for a quiz "Can You Guess These 12 Christmas Movies?" that shows I got 11 out of 12 correct.
Oreo candy canes
My dog wrapped up in a blanket, sleeping
A bar of triple chocolate tiger cake from Lunds and Byerlys
Screengrab from Spotify Wrapped thats says: You played 320 songs this year. And one song again and again and again and again…
A screengrab of what's trending now, which says a predicted alien invasion is happening tomorrow (Wednesday)
A Jack Russell terrier with his head and arms on his dog bed, but his legs and butt on the hardwood floor.
Scenes from Hmong New Year: Dancers on stage, people dressed up in Hmong clothes walking around.
A Jack Russell terrier lying down on brown carpet, looking at the camera.
A dancing Santa
My TV with alternating black and green stripes running across the screen.
Umnbookstores comment: SLAY! This will be in stock in our stores soon
Screengrab from Overheard in the Newsroom: Being a journalist is like being a parent. No one listens to you but they blame you when they aren’t informed.
Jin sitting on the hood of a car, with a dog in front of him.
The supermoon in the sky
My dog sleeping