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Writer/podcaster. Movies, food, Sopranos. Bylines at GQ, SFGate. Founder: Filmdrunk, the Frotcast, and @podyourselfagun. vincentmmancini@gmail.com

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Journalist/Editorialist for 15+ years, Columbia Non-Fiction MFA, Comedian and Podcaster.

Founded FilmDrunk, an irreverent movie blog, in 2007, while getting my MFA in non-fiction from Columbia. FilmDrunk was acquired by Uproxx in 2009, where I've worked full-time ever since, currently as the Senior Film & Culture Editor. That means I write movie reviews, profiles, interviews, and opinion pieces, as well as features on travel, food, and drink (my travel writing, food challenges, and Top Chef ran…

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Lahaina Fried Soup Is the Noodle Dish from Hawaii That'll Haunt Your Dreams

Lahaina Fried Soup Is the Noodle Dish from Hawaii That'll Haunt Your Dreams

Story on a delicious but little-known noodle dish that you don't find outside of Maui.

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A Festival Virgin Road Trips To The Oregon Eclipse Festival

A Festival Virgin Road Trips To The Oregon Eclipse Festival

A few weeks ago, an estimated 30,000 people - filthy, dust-covered, dreadlocked people - gathered at Big Summ…

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Tommy Wiseau And Greg Sestero Debut Their Second Act At A Surreal 'Best F(r)iends' Premiere

Tommy Wiseau And Greg Sestero Debut Their Second Act At A Surreal 'Best F(r)iends' Premiere

Past the hawkers on Hollywood Boulevard, past a giant merch stand selling "You're Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!" bo…

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Chasing Food And Rum In St. Lucia, The Caribbean's Never Never Land

Chasing Food And Rum In St. Lucia, The Caribbean's Never Never Land

It took 12 hours to get to St. Lucia from San Francisco - five hours to New York, plus a two-hour layover, th…

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Is Cleveland Cool? A Confused City Ponders No Longer Being A Punchline

Is Cleveland Cool? A Confused City Ponders No Longer Being A Punchline

Growing up in California in the 90s, I was basically only aware of Cleveland as a punchline. Even now I can s…

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A Near-Literal Crash Course In Scotch On The Isle Of Jura

A Near-Literal Crash Course In Scotch On The Isle Of Jura

Part of the beauty of scotch, other than that it tastes great and makes you much more confident in your opini…

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FAT City: Please don’t make me use the app

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While it may lack the shorthand value of “touch grass” or “stop and smell the roses,” I’ve always thought of grocery shopping as a nice little escape from staring at screens for a while. And then the apps came. The other day I was browsing the produce at Save Mart. I saw a great deal on corn. 10 ears for a dollar? Sign me up! Complication: this particular price was the dreaded “app” coupon.
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‘Why would you want to prune tomatoes?’ A Master Gardener answers all your tomato season questions

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By Vince Mancini 
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If you live in the Central Valley and you care enough about food to read about it, chances are that you are now or have at some point attempted a vegetable garden. The lure of a home-grown tomato is just too strong. It’s hard to overstate how much better they taste than a hothouse tomato from the grocery store, and they have the added benefit of not costing four dollars a pound.
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The Content Report, By Vince Mancini

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Welcome to The Content Report, a newsletter by Vince Mancini. I’ve been writing about movies, culture, and food since the late aughts. Now I’m delivering it straight to you, with none of the autoplay videos, takeover ads, or chumboxes of the ad-ruined internet. Support my work and help me bring back the cool internet by subscribing, sharing, commenting, and keeping it real.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing restaurant profiles for the Del Mar Times.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Wordpress, Adobe Audition, Photoshop, Tire Iron

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be independently wealthy.

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