
Chris Calogero
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Chris Calogero
@RealChrisCal
Comedian WHO LIVES IN Los Angeles, but is FROM New Jersey. Featured in The NY Times, Funny or Die, Paste Magazine, and GMA Day.




PopUp Bagel’s ‘rip and dip’ mania is a blasphemous rip-off. Get it out of N.J. | Review nj.com/food/2026/07/p…

Jon Bernthal says the biggest mistake you can make is avoiding rejection. “The world, now especially, is so fraught with ‘You don’t want to be embarrassed,’ ‘You don’t want to strike out,’ ‘You don’t want to get too many nos,’ ‘You don’t want to be rejected.’ And God do I think that’s a mistake. That is the opposite of living. Go bold. Embarrass the fuck out of yourself. Look for nos. Look for people to reject you.” Read more from THR's cover story: bit.ly/4hhbkWL


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Landon Donovan says America is missing soccer talent because kids can’t afford to play. “Only 2% of kids playing organized soccer in America came from households that made less than $50,000.” “If you don’t make $50,000, your kid cannot play organized soccer.” “Think about how many kids you’re missing out on in this country because they can’t afford to play the game.” “There is zero chance I could have played club soccer.” “My mom made $34,000 a year, single mom raising three kids.” “She couldn’t pay $4,000 for me to play club. Are you kidding? She couldn’t pay $400.” “That’s not a good system to create good players.”

Netflix's top shows have been losing 30-70% of their audience between seasons 1 and 2. Executives are trying to figure out why. Netflix's second season swoon & more in this week's newsletter: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…



As America marks its 250th with misgivings and malaise, how about if we seek inspiration from the Nordic model going forward? I traveled to Scandinavia to understand how these countries achieve prosperity and a high degree of equality -- while also becoming the happiest places on Earth. As Norway's finance minister, @jensstoltenberg, told me: “We actually live the American dream....The American dream, it’s more reality in the Nordic countries than in America.” They do have real challenges, and it's not entirely clear that the Nordic model is fully sustainable, let alone replicable. And we're not going to adopt it wholesale. But the US was actually on a similar track in the 1950s and 1960s, so it's not exactly alien. And I argue that in the Nordic model there is much to admire and learn from -- and adopt. Here's a gift link, and I welcome your thoughts: nytimes.com/2026/07/04/opi…








