Two thoughts came immediately to mind after reading this:
1. Oh my God, this is appalling, are we irremediably broken?
And
2. Jesus is @jodikantor.bsky.social a badass.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
Celeste Roberge’s sculpture “The Weight of Grief” #art
She’d have been fine so long as I was willing to eat ramen in it, I think
This is how far gone I am when it comes to The Pitt: I had a dream last night that when I came to work (at some generic magazine office) Dr. Santos was there and told me she hated my sweater so I went home and immediately changed
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I love when I get opportunities to remind people that @jennifersenior.bsky.social is responsible for the best-ever bit of SCOTUS reporting
nymag.com/news/feature...
I don’t understand why the markets are still yoked to what the President says when the only throughline is incoherence and erraticism.
More proof that Sarah Lyall has the best gig at the NYT and does most with it. This story…! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/t...
Today seems like a good day to remind people that “In the Shadow of the Moon” is a spectacular and exhilarating documentary: youtu.be/BkvPs6LakHw
“I felt like I was literally standing on God’s front porch.”
Brilliant op-ed today by @jacobweisberg.bsky.social—an irresistible read and a genuinely original framing of a subject about which I thought nothing more could be said. Crystallizes an enduring cultural phenomenon we should all think about. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o... via @NYTOpinion
In which Barbra Streisand makes a Redford tribute about her.
The Trump admin is really crushing it with their midterm strategy
Didn’t know that. Well, my ER friend and ICU nurse friend vacation together, so maybe there’s still a common bond? (Different hospitals,maybe that helps.) You know that the handsome, gray-haired nurse on the show is an actual ER nurse, right?
I am obsessed with doc and nurse responses to the Pitt. Am dear pals with both a ER doc AND an ICU nurse and am always searching for their feedback. So fascinating to hear you say…
Of course @bstaples.bsky.social, who at the NYT produced one gem after another about forgotten histories of African Americans, writes a sharp review here, about the cynical deployment of Black Americans to Vietnam and the grotesque internal discrimination they faced. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
Watched the pilot of ER last night because I’m such a fan of The Pitt and cannot get over these two.
In which @peterbakernyt.bsky.social slyly uses Trump’s favorite phrase in the (finally) accurate context.
Yes, and while we’re at it, energy drinks and cars. But seriously, every other ad seemed to be about AI companies, some of which I’d never heard of, and Ubereats and Seamless and Alexa and Instacart and and and and …
Plus GLP-1s
I wonder.
So basically only Silicon Valley and pharmaceutical companies could afford spots during the Super Bowl this year
Still outraged that a bunch of toilets ruined a really good Phil Collins song.
I watch football once a year and each time my husband and son have to re-explain to me what a down is
I’m showing up tonight for Bad Bunny and good commercials.
The normalization of this kind of discourse and imagery and stunt is one of the most insidious poisons to have seeped into modern GOP politics.
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Raise your hand if you've worked with Book World's @johnwilliams.bsky.social and found him to be one of the most casually erudite, perceptive, and nimble editors you've ever known.
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They’ve gotten DOGE’d, essentially. It’s a deliberate tactic. Gut until the institution doesn’t work. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Given how volatile and terrifying these situations are, I am blown away by the bravery of the citizens who continue to film them at close range.
Anecdata:
—Life in DC in recent months has been shadowed by omnipresence of National Guard. But almost no one "hates" the NG members, or blames them. They're doing their best, mostly ramping down rather than amping up tensions.
—People around the US fear and *hate* ICE and CBP cowards. For cause.