I’m watching “The Death by Lightning” on Netflix and I’m shook at how lax security was back in the day. Constituents strolling up to the candidate’s porch, presidents and vice presidents hailing their own cabs, people strolling on the front lawn of the White House

The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.

The situation with the Des Moises superintendent has many layers. I’m genuinely curious what people make of it? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

The C.E.O. Who Spends All Day Thinking About Sleep

NEW: More people are waking up to Oura. The wearable company says it’s eyeing $1 billion in sales this year and is particularly popular among execs. But some customers have Q’s about privacy. For my latest column, I chatted with Oura’s CEO about it all
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That’s a great question and great point. I wish I could have gotten to that question!

The C.E.O. of Duolingo Wants to Have a Conversation About A.I.

When I took over “Corner Office” at @nytimes.com, I quickly put Duolingo on my list of companies to talk to.

But then CEO Luis von Ahn released his “AI-first” memo and things got even more interesting. I went to Pittsburgh to talk with him about that and much more www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/b...

C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves?

CEOs are telling their employees that they need to use A.I., but one thing I found while talking to top executives is that many are still at the stage of just playing around with it themselves www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/b...

Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise Prices on Many Consumer Goods The tariffs are driving up prices on everyday goods as businesses warn they can no longer absorb costs, leaving consumers to foot the bill.

When it comes to tariffs, some of the biggest price increases are expected in everyday categories such as clothing, food and cars.

In the short term, shoe prices are forecast to soar by 40%, while apparel costs could rise by 38%

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...

Video: How Tariffs Are Affecting Wedding Dress Prices Jordyn Holman, a New York Times business reporter, is planning a wedding. To find out how tariffs are affecting the bridal industry, she visited three different dress shops selling gowns from around t...

I’m getting married next year and the reality of tariffs have shook me and my wedding budget. For one of my first videos for @nytimes.com, I looked at how a variety of wedding dress shops are addressing tariffs.

Brides, watch to the end for some practical advice! www.nytimes.com/video/busine...

Thank you, Lizzie!!

Sweetgreen's CEO Tried to Explain a $16 Salad. His Explanation Made Things Worse 'How much is too much to pay for a salad?' An empathetic response would have been better.

I appreciate that people liked my question of “how much is too much to pay for a salad.” If you missed my “Corner Office” interview with the Sweetgreen CEO, he is a little recap of it www.inc.com/minda-zetlin...

Can She Keep PBS on the Air?

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about PBS. For “Corner Office,” I sat down with Paula Kerger, CEO of PBS, to discuss the organization’s funding fight with the Trump admin, the role AI can play in kids’ programming and her family’s history with public broadcasting www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/b...

The perfect Mother’s Day read: “The Three Mothers,” which is focused on the lives and lessons of Alberta King, Louise Little and Berdis Baldwin. If you don’t know those names you definitely know their sons.

The Discourse: Here Come the Tariffs No more impulse shopping.

Also for my Slate Plus subscribers, a chat with the one and only @jholman.bsky.social on tariff chaos. Yes, it is objectively amazing that tiktokers are out there learning about de minimis. slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Why the NYT's Holman was interested in the "Corner Office" column - Talking Biz News Vivian Ewing of The New York Times spoke with Jordyn Holman, who is taking over the “Corner Office” column for the newspaper. Here is an excerpt: What about this assignment appealed to you? I have alw...

@jholman.bsky.social on bringing back the "Corner Office" column at the @nytimes.com: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...

Appreciate you for listening!

Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

I’m enjoying all the clips from SNL this weekend floating around and I’d be remiss to not share this great profile on Lorne Michaels, the creator of the show that’s been on the air for 50 (!!) years www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing' A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to

Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...

What Walter Mosley’s Fictional Hero Teaches Us About Race and Real Estate Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.

"I want to use Easy Rawlins's fictional real estate empire as a vehicle to talk about the undercover wealth of small landlords." For years I have approached skeptical editor after skeptical editor with that pitch. Finally, the great @vtitunik.bsky.social said yes. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...

Can’t wait for this!

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How Amazon Delivers Packages Within A Day Retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target have figured out that if they get you your online order today, you will probably spend more tomorrow.

Amazon is beefing up its same-day delicery services throughout the country. I wanted to figure out how they do it. So i ordered an Emotional Support Pickle. Read more to see the path(s) it had to take to reach me in Brooklyn www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/b...

The final numbers for Cyber Monday are rolling in. According to Salesforce, discounts in the U.S. averaged 29%, up just 2% from last year. It's something that folks have been saying for years: those Black Friday Cyber Monday sales aren't weren't they used to be 🛍️

Target’s Stock Sinks on Weak Sales Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season The retailer’s downbeat earnings report, which included lower profit and larger inventory, fell far short of Wall Street’s expectations.

It’s retail earnings season 🛍️

Target’s earnings results drew a sharp contrast to what we saw from Walmart just the day before. Target posted a sales decline, lower peofit and an unwelcome build up of inventory www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/b...

The best way to end a long day is by turning on “Family Feud.” Steve Harvey has a good show for you today

How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

Hi all. I’m pretty new here. I was inspired to test it out after reading my colleague @mikeisaac.bsky.social’s helpful article about the rapid growth of this app www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...

Man, Times Square is really one of those subway stations where you feel the mistake of entering at the wrong entrance. It’ll have you walking 10 min just to get to your train line

Tina Turner was simply the best. We lost a legend.