As New Yorkers splurge, their doormen struggle About 34,000 concierges, doormen and other building workers in New York are threatening to strike over stagnant wages and proposed health insurance increases.

As New Yorkers splurge, their doormen struggle

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Shout out to the editor who turned down a pitch from me about something where I am an expert and published a worse piece on the same subject by someone with no expertise

Orban’s defeat marks a major loss for Trump’s foreign ambitions Some factors that harmed Orban may also apply to Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, say some American conservatives who backed the Hungarian leader.

Orban’s defeat marks a major loss for Trump’s foreign ambitions

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More Gray Whales Are Visiting San Francisco Bay, and Many Die There

More Gray Whales Are Visiting San Francisco Bay, and Many Die There www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/c...

An Underwater Phantom Is Killing Fish and Breaking Hearts

An Underwater Phantom Is Killing Fish and Breaking Hearts www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

About 100 People Detained at N.Y.C. Protest Over Arms Sales to Israel

About 100 People Detained at N.Y.C. Protest Over Arms Sales to Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

BREAKING: 300+ New Yorkers have taken over the offices of Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer demanding no more weapons for Israel.

Tell Congress: Fund people, not bombs.

Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.

Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...

ICE Arrest of Man in His Underwear on Frigid Day Prompts Investigation

ICE Arrest of Man in His Underwear on Frigid Day Prompts Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case

Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/c...

Pride Flag Can Fly at Stonewall After Trump Administration Reversal

Pride Flag Can Fly at Stonewall After Trump Administration Reversal www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Fun fact: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival started in 1999 to push back against high ticket prices.

Now it’s $649 to get in, $20 for a beer, $17 for coffee and $150 for a caviar burger.

Mission accomplished!

Many Popes Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them.

Many Popes Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...

Tony Gonzales, a Texas Congressman, Says He Will Resign

Tony Gonzales, a Texas Congressman, Says He Will Resign www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations

Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Just suddenly remembered the guys in my HS class who sat me down the day after I got into Harvard and told me that no matter where I went to college, they would always be better than me.

Imagine raising children who behave like that!

What the Naval Blockade of Iran Might Look Like

What the Naval Blockade of Iran Might Look Like www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

deeply flattered that @chanda.blacksky.app framed her writing this way - unsurprisingly, I'm very much thinking along similar lines with respect to climate change and how undemocratic private actors would rather engage in geo-engineering and cloud seeding rather than stop burning fossil fuels

NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates  - NASA Editor’s Note: This release was updated on Sept. 26, 2025, to reflect a change to NASA astronaut candidates’ next media availability. That opportunity now

Anyway I invite people to check out the racial demographics of the 2025 NASA astronaut class while you make fun of someone for asking the question of who gets the power to name things in space

I woulda gotten kicked out of the class for asking how come no one passed the paperbag test

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Hurrah!!

a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position

Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.

We are not gonna talk about how Glover was a pilot in a lethal naval air crew during the war on terror in Iraq, right?

Reason n+1 to get off Substack

Iran War Live Updates: Iran Proposes Suspending Nuclear Activity for Up to 5 Years

Iran War Live Updates: Iran Proposes Suspending Nuclear Activity for Up to 5 Years www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Trump post appearing to depict himself as Jesus sparks backlash from religious right Evangelical and Catholic allies call the post blasphemous and urge its removal in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.

Trump post appearing to depict himself as Jesus sparks backlash from religious right

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Trump post appearing to depict himself as Jesus sparks backlash from religious right Evangelical and Catholic allies call the post blasphemous and urge its removal in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.

Trump post appearing to depict himself as Jesus sparks backlash from religious right

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The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie - YouTube Out April 7, 2026 in North America from Pantheon Books and in UK/Europe on May 7 from Canongate Books.

Just a reminder that The Edge of Space-Time has a playlist! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Black women in Georgia turn to midwives for safer births – so why does the state criminalize many of them? A new lawsuit seeks to decriminalize the work of midwives banned from providing care amid a worsening maternal health crisis

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Trump Attacks Pope Leo as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’

Trump Attacks Pope Leo as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...