Political Columnist & Features Writer, @NYMag

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So now we know this was Mary Petola?
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Every newsroom in the country tomorrow tracking down every lead about masking policies at the local lesbian bar
Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”
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Between this + the NHJ essay + The Atlantic "Why I Quit Academia" essay = the appetite for Woke 1 Was Crazy takes is insatiable
Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”
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Clear shot in 2012, declined it, and has been regretting it ever since
Here we go: Chris Christie says he's thinking about running for President in 2028. newjerseyglobe.com/president…
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The most dated thing about this is the idea that a genius kid prodigy would devote himself to medicine
📺DEBUT: ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ starring Neil Patrick Harris premiered 37 years ago, September 19, 1989, on ABC
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This is going to be a really cool panel. We'll have someone from the left (@chuckrocha), someone from the right (@jackpandol) and a nonpartisan expert (@JessicaTaylor) talking about 2026 midterm elections with one of my faves @freedlander. Register now: youngamericanmen.com
On Day 2, we'll be discussing the fight for the male youth vote from both sides of the aisle. Register today or tune in via the livestream: youngamericanmen.com @Freedlander @JackPandol @ChuckRocha @JessicaTaylor
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In 2008, Obama was getting increasing heat for his association with Jeremiah Wright, but it wasn't until the "chickens coming home to roost" video surfaced that he took the occasion to publicly break with him. Will be interesting to see the playbook here for AES and others
👀 NEW: @hasanthehun joins @alexthomp on the Season 3 premiere of The Axios Show in what Piker called "the most contentious interview" he's done. Piker claims that "pound for pound," America conducts more terror around the world than al-Qaeda.
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ALT Matt Damon Grandpa GIF

Alix Earle's stepmom, Ashley Earle, reflected on her 2008 sex scandal with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer in a new, tell-all essay - and opened up about her affair with the influencer's dad, TJ. 🔗 trib.al/o5tF78F
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What is this?
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This should be instructive for those Democrats who still think there was some kind of scenario in 2024 where the party opens up the process after Biden drops out and someone other than Kamala would have emerged
Newsom tells @jaketapper he won’t run in 2028 if Kamala Harris runs.
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"And since the West Village has undergone substantial landmarking over the last half-century it has gone from an affordable neighborhood for immigrants, artists, and writers to some of the most expensive real estate on the planet." curbed.com/article/andrew-be…
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i think a good preservation principle is that in a given area, you only get to landmark one of a kind of thing: one gay bar, one poet's apartment etc curbed.com/article/andrew-be…
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“We all agree that the West Village is cute, and we all agree that some of it should be preserved . . . the question is do we want a 19th-century theme park in lower Manhattan, and if we do, how big should it be?” curbed.com/article/andrew-be…
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“[J]ust put up a fucking plaque. This is New York City. It’s not like it’s Paris or some European capital. It’s truer to the spirit of New York to tear down and rebuild instead of putting the city behind glass.” curbed.com/article/andrew-be…
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Replying to @BPolatseck
Actually no, it’s not. The picture of the press corps yesterday was a bunch of reporters searching through thousands of newly released records about 9/11 air toxins that may have killed people when this press conference took place.
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The classic NYC essay: I have left this city to save my soul The classic SF essay: I have quit my job to warn humanity
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I'm guessing at Starbucks?
Starbucks is set to release an adorable Snoopy Cup. How to get it desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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The New York Times Metro desk appears to be launching a New York City-specific version of The Daily, produced by Serial
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