Author of Harvest, Chasing the White Dog, and Race Day. Occasional hack. Former regular at the Daily Beast. Former turf correspondent for the NY Sun.
Joined January 2009
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4 Dec 2024
š Dec 5 online: Can Moonshine Save the U.S. Constitution? bit.ly/3BpNa9P with our Jarrett Dieterle, @andrewmgrossman @TheBuckeyeInst, @kevinrkosar @AEI, @maxwatman'
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27 Apr 2023
Honored, thrilled, and in good company. Thank you, @deGrootFound, for awarding me a Courage to Write grant.
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11 Feb 2023
This Ross is phenomenal, such mastery. Iāve read it maybe 50 times, taught it, and it still surprises me.
11 Feb 2023
In 1995, Lillian Ross observed, with an anthropologistās eye, the rituals of private-school teens on the Upper East Side.
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6 Jan 2023
There's nothing journalists like more than a good "amid"
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2 Dec 2022
Dear Twitter Friends, Just so you know, thereās a documentary about the great Sparklehorse (aka Mark Linkous) which celebrates his life and music. Check it out! You wonāt be sorry! vimeo.com/ondemand/thisisspaā¦
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22 Jun 2022
Jesus H. Christ. The first paragraph of this is like a horror movie. I have no idea how Pamela Paul went on to have two more kids. This is what happens when a relied-upon right looks poised to disappear: writers appear with flaming swords
22 Jun 2022
The @nytimesās Pamela Paul with an incredible, vivid, potent, and powerful reminder to all of us that havenāt given birth that we have no idea what itās like and itās disgustingly offensive to say women w/no access to abortion should ājust have the baby.ā nytimes.com/2022/06/19/opiniā¦
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26 May 2022
Shotguns, by law, need to have a max capacity of 3 shells (with some exceptions), and it makes sense because if you havenāt hit what youāre shooting at in 3 shots, youāve missed it.
Go for it Congresswoman Spanberger, this is a good angle.
25 May 2022
When I began as a federal agent, I carried a gun and two extra magazines every day.
My mags were marked āfor law enforcement use onlyā because they held more than 10 rounds. At that time, federal law limited magazine capacity to 10 rounds outside of law enforcement use. (1/3)
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24 May 2022
As we enter G&T season, most folks who think about these things favor 1:2 gin to tonic. I, however, think itās best in a double old fashioned glass (as long as thereās room for ice) at abt 1:1, with a quarter lime, not just a little wheel on the rim. (Apropos @surlygourmand.)
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14 Apr 2022
We did it, folks, the š accepts gigging. Thank you @thegridkid.
Waitāhow many giggings did I miss?
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1 Apr 2022
Richard Howard once wrote, all caps, āBRILLIANTā in the margin of a paper I wrote for him. And honestly I have held that close. Like I can still see it.
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1 Apr 2022
Iām going to dig up my notebooks. He was tremendous fun, though I think he pissed people off. He would dead eye you for a cool five count if you raised your hand in class. God help you if you walked in late. RH stopped speaking and watched you until you were seated.
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1 Apr 2022
I think he was as close as I ever got to my platonic ideal (as learned in Paper Chase, I guess) of what school was supposed to be. (Mildly abusive, rigorous, and triumphant.)
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18 Mar 2022
The NYT editorial board collectively misunderstands freedom of expression. nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opiniā¦
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16 Mar 2022
Angelās Share changed my life and the way I thought. Iāve had so much fun, so many friendships, and 15 odd years of work because I once asked for a Sazerac at Angelās Share and the bartender asked which rye I preferred.
16 Mar 2022
šÆYou will be missed by many, Angelās Share š RIP to one of the legendary cornerstones of NYC cocktail culture. A toast to you, along with a 21-Gun Salute..heart is heavy tonight āØš¼š»šøš¼š»āØ
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9 Mar 2022
Great piece by @kittenwithawhip about Travis @dash37board27. I canāt wait to get down to Bristol!
8 Mar 2022
I'm so grateful to @dash37board27 for being vulnerable, smart, and so fiercely proud of where he's from, and sharing it with me for @foodandwine. (Plus he makes a great playlist.) foodandwine.com/chefs/travisā¦
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24 Jan 2022
I find myself particularly sensitive now & yearn for a full fridge & marvelous snacks. 1/24/60
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13 Jan 2022
I havenāt read a piece of criticism this good in a long time. So fun, so immersive, so smartā@andrealongchuā© firing on all 8 cylinders. vulture.com/article/hanya-yaā¦
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1 Jan 2022
In December 1983, The Times asked Samuel Beckett for his New Year's resolutions and hopes. Beckett responded with a brief telegram:
āRESOLUTIONS COLON ZERO STOP PERIOD HOPES COLON ZERO STOP BECKETTā.
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24 Dec 2021
āCertain images of hers will never leave me,ā Emma Cline notes, about Joan Didionās work. āMaybe thatās the best we can hope for, as writers. These flares of how the world appeared to us echoing inside someone else.ā
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