Expat Tennessean in NYC. Bylines: @nytimes, @wsj, @washingtonpost, @BostonGlobe, @latimes, @TIME, @oprahdaily, @TheAtlantic, @StarTribune, et al.
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Set in the High Sierra before and during the California Gold Rush, Josh Weil's gorgeous new novel, "What Came West," offers a fresh twist on Manifest Destiny. Out today from @doubledaybooks. Here's my review for @nytimes: nytimes.com/2026/06/02/books…
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When worlds collide: my beloved NYC pal Caitlin Lewis co-authors an op-ed with my hometown mayor, Tim Kelly. Give it a read, wonks. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/l…
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Archbishop Hicks celebrates the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals by taking a photo with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
@ABPNewYork Hicks celebra el triunfo de los Knicks en las Finales de la NBA junto al alcalde de Nueva York Zohran Mamdani.
Video/Vídeo: Fernanda Pierorazio
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Coda thread for ye geeks.
Jun 14
One thing I want to add is that Europeans and Indigenous Americans are actually pretty genetically distant and have split several thousands of years ago... yet it seems that did not lead to any divergence on the genes associated with educational attainment.
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Give Sasha Gusev a follow, he’s an apex predator.
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Periodic reminder that the only serious test of the hereditarian hypothesis on group differences showed that large differences in educational attainment were explained by environmental factors correlated with ancestry in Mexico. An example of The Bell Curve getting shredded.
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The city is a perfect-weather polyfiesta rn, its unreal 🇵🇷⛹🏽♂️⚽️🌞
As a historian of NYC, I can officially say there has been no greater weekend in NYC history than this one
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Heavy handed postmodern novel vol.2732
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“Loch Lomond” in Foxborough. Quite a sight. #WorldCup
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NYC this weekend
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Estilazo los 'leopardos' de la selección de fútbol de República Democrática del Congo, que después de 52 años vuelven a jugar un Mundial
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A few decades ago one of the big divides was between the professional-managerial class and the working class. In other words, white collar labor vs. blue collar labor.
But since then we’ve reverted to a far older division - between capital and labour itself. This is what drives politics today. And I’m not sure it’s widely appreciated.
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Jun 12
- Le monde est beau.
David Hockney,
moins beau sans lui.
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Sad news. RIP.
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Breaking News: David Hockney, the English artist whose colorful paintings restored the human form to art, defying the abstract schools of the mid-20th century, died at 88. nyti.ms/3S4k0Fx
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Read Faulkner.
You can read his work a hundred times and I promise you that you still won’t know the story.
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You think politics is bad now, just wait until the median voter has never read a book
The percentage of 9 year olds who read for fun reaches a new low
Source: NAEP
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