Omni-American, staff writer at The Atlantic, founding editor of The Best of Journalism–subscribe here: thebestofjournalism.substack…
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Jun 12
Good to see humans in physical space together.
Jun 12
So obsessed with this video my friend took of the Knicks buzzer beater moment. Adrenaline, surprise, camaraderie, celebration, joy, ecstasy, LIFE!
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Jun 12
A jaw-dropping article -- Situation Room meetings where senior government officials tried to game out how to handle the Epstein files in the way that would be best not for the nation, but for Donald Trump
Here's the NY Times article everyone is talking about. A gift from me to you. 👀 nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magaz…
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i read this and immediately crumbled into dust like Donovan at the end of LAST CRUSADE.
It's official: The Beatles' first album, PLEASE PLEASE ME, was released closer to the 1800s than to the present day.
Dec 31, 1899 to March 22, 1963 = 23,091 days
March 22, 1963 to June 11, 2026 = 23,092 days
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Jun 11
You know, looking at this chart, it strikes me that lots of Bass territory is in parts of Los Angeles where you'd much rather live today than long stretches of my lifetime. Homelessness and disorder are way up in many places, and risk of being murdered is way down in others
Jun 11
"I don't know anyone who voted for Nithya"
Ya man I'm sure you didn't
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Jun 11
America's peak as a superpower -- truly amazing luck for Christian Laettner to get on this team
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Jun 11
This is plenty of time for her to break up with the old team. Maybe they're never getting back together.
Jun 11
Here’s Taylor Swift rooting against the Knicks from less than a month ago.
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Jun 11
Why are the progressives in the California legislature like this?
Jun 10
Just got a “silver alert” which is a good reminder that California decided to racially segregate its missing person alert system for some reason.
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Jun 11
Insane Double Backflip On A Boogie Board At #thewedge In Newport Beach, California
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Jun 11
we used to have geniuses play the game
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Jun 11
Lol to "knows the price of copper" –– a great @adamcarolla line
.@JerrySeinfeld explains why @adamcarolla's "Rich Man, Poor Man" is one of the greatest comedy bits of all time 👇
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Jun 11
Today I learned about a new creature that instantly shot up my least favorite list: the Avocado seed weevil, a dastardly destroyer of deliciousness.
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Jun 11
We need a game where Stiller, Spike Lee, and Scorsese are all given court-side seats and video cameras
Jun 11
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Jun 11
I found it striking that so many journalists covered the Scott Pelley interview -- Lulu Garcia-Navarro did a *fantastic* job -- without noticing or mentioning the inconsistencies in his narrative of events theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Jun 11
"Don't tell me you paid seven hundred dollars for this jacket!"
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Jun 11
Seeming advantage in this game for players who know what picante sauce should taste like.
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Jun 11
Why is that?
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