allegra frank
@LegsFrank
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(she/her) senior culture ed @theatlantic / ex-@thedailybeast @slate @voxdotcom @polygon / pfp @anuanew / clean, rad, powerful / š§ afrank @ the atlantic dot com
Joined August 2015
iām pinning this againā¦felt wrong to go without it.
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a woman in front of me in line for the olivia rodrigo concert turned and asked me, āis it bad i came alone?ā i told her that i was alone too and she immediately clarified: āiām actually meeting my husband and my daughter who are here already. but wowwww, good on you!ā.
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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 didnāt own a phone and he believed me.
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i feel like OTGW has maintained such a sterling reputation over all these years partly becauseāunlike what many other studios surely would have doneācartoon network didn't milk it for all its worth. makes a special, beautiful short like this even sweeter.
All that was lost has been revealed šøš Happy 10th Anniversary to Over the Garden Wall, the mini series that has turned into a delightful autumnal tradition. Thank you to all the fans for your love and appreciation. Keep wandering, keep getting lost in the woods, the Unknown is
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it took 20 years but chonky pikachu is back and better than ever baybee
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excited to reveal that my very first produced screenplay is AN APPLE TV+ FILM š STARRING TOM HANKS š OUT NOVEMBER 5 š
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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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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 ā movies, music, TV, celebrities, the internet, etc.!.
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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! ā¤ļø.
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i hope the pokƩmon are unionized.
Wondering about life in Galar? Hereās what weāve learned so far:. If youāre looking for a job in this region, you might be surprised to find that your coworkers could be PokĆ©mon! Many companies in Galar include PokĆ©mon as part of their workforce. #PokemonSwordShield
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BLONDE is incredibly unpleasant and misguided for many reasons, and hereās a big one imo
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i find that i'm constantly comparing myself to other women lately ā 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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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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salary share time ā context, iām a 26-year-old woman identifying as ātwo or more racesā (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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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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so while iām sad to be leaving, iām happy with what iām leaving behind. iām SUPER STOKED for my NEXT GIG! ! iāll say where iām going next asap, but: iāll still be writing, in NYC, and on the @polygonshow! and iāll always be so proud of tiny, powerful polygon. <3.
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we have strayed so far from the meaning of "dresses up".
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@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!!!! ā¤ļø.
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TODAY ONLY: Detective Pikachu is available for Halloween-related capers
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okay but gimme a life is strange game that looks like this too
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despite spending 3.5 years as a world-traveling games reporter at a prestigious outlet, people still ask me if i actually play games. shouldnāt you all know by now that of course i donāt.
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i literally cannot imagine what my life ālet alone careerāwould look like without polygon. devastating; if you're hiring, hire these amazing people first.
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Can't wait for PokƩmon Sleep to make my depression naps seem cute and intentional
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when i'm depressed, @Pizza_Suplex texts me his original, woke af metal gear solid fanfiction
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If you need it today or ever: I love you, and I'm not the only one.
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"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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gonna take a lil mental health break! see you space cowboy[s] .
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nintendo literally is curing the pandemic first with animal crossing and next with revealing this pokƩmon goddamn snap sequel
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i want that lady to know i had a great time!!!
a woman in front of me in line for the olivia rodrigo concert turned and asked me, āis it bad i came alone?ā i told her that i was alone too and she immediately clarified: āiām actually meeting my husband and my daughter who are here already. but wowwww, good on you!ā.
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hey folks it would be great if you didnāt write headlines like this
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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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had a big day: i got engaged to my long-distance bf nick wilde at disneyland!!!
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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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for my @Slate debut, i blogged about my exhaustion with the fashion industry trying to spin skinny white wealthy women as diverse šŖ
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"I'd rather be a pig than a fascist." :).
What's your favorite Studio Ghibli quote?. Movie: PORCO ROSSO.From Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.
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i wrote my final post for polygon and, hey! itās a self-indulgent ode to all of my crushes, baybee
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canāt believe this kid has had to wear that stupid hat for hundreds of years
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some professional news! i am starting at @TheAtlantic on monday āØ.
Weāre 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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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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*plays nier: automata once* "this . this must be my aesthetic now"
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i caught my seat mate on my flight to chicago texting about how weird i was, but itās not my fault that youāre obligated to grunt and curse when youāre playing mario tennis aces, no matter where you are.
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hey! iām allegra. iām really into falafel, boys with beer bellies and not wearing pants. also i plan to die alone.
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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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i started in 2015 as a v lost, lonely 21 year old ā and iām 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 iām proud of, +gone to japan + germany!.
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who is minecraft, is he another dang fire emblem character.
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Met my new role model at the bookstore: a girl wearing a makeshift crop top, stomping around and muttering about how she wants PokƩmon 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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happy halloween from yr boy parappa the soundcloud rapper
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WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT HOW WEIRD SPONGEBOB IS NOW WTF
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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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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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@colemanjspilde everyone's head immediately turning toward patricia when andy asks if anyone worked with him is slaying me.
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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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interesting take from the co-founder of facebook.
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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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 ā it's a unique experience that we should always own and portray, even in the fantasy of animation.
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oh yeah this is what I've been doing instead of E3 this year btw!.
Voxās awesome @LegsFrank explains @tiktok_us, Lil Nas X, and meme culture to old white people (like me) at #CodeCon
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in pokƩmon sword and shield, the real pokƩmon master is the one who resists tasting their freaking gigantic ass, delicious af cake monster
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i say this almost every day
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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Kanye is every college kid whoās lying about having started their 20-page paper thatās due in 18 hours.
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I told my mom that @Pizza_Suplex refused to like my tweet and she said that āHaving haters just proves your relevanceā.
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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 ā requires ā as much support as they can get where mental health is concerned.
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made a really fascinating discovery the other day: video games can be fun and cool. i even kinda like them.
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then what the heck is the point.
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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deputy news editor @ polygon: $65k.associate culture editor @ vox: $68k.four months later, union minimum bumped me up to $79k. iām 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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Tom Nook, Timmy Nook, and Tommy Nook are the only likable billionaires in history
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got a bro / prettier than your girlfriend / got a bro / yeah he's cooler than you
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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 piecesāplease x 3 make sure you really familiarize yourself with our section before reaching out!
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props to my pal slackbot, whoās greeted me with an important reminder every single day for the past 585 days straight
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