Congratulations to The Drift’s Senior Editor @erikmbaker.bsky.social! His book, “Make Your Own Job,” just won the 2026 Merle Curti Intellectual History Award from the Organization of American Historians. www.oah.org/2026/03/26/o...

In 2024, @laurenleblanc.bsky.social wrote a Mention for The Drift on Nancy Lemann’s long-out-of-print book “The Ritz of the Bayou,” which helped lead to its republication on April 7. She spoke with Lemann for our newsletter today. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/a-spark-so...

Today in the newsletter, associate editor Max Norman revisits David Schurman Wallace’s examination of the afterlives of John Ashbery and the role of social media in shaping encounters with poetry today. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-anxiet...

Can always count on @seamus-malekafzali.com to say what needs to be said newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-legacy...

“The precedent that Obama’s militarism solidified has only become more and more malignant as Trump has moved through his presidency,” writes @seamus-malekafzali.com in a new piece on the aerial forever wars. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-legacy...

An overly cheery exclamation point, a million-dollar wine cellar, winning the war with yourself, and more – read Mentions from Ben Gottlieb, @amkdurie.bsky.social, Will Dukes, Sam Ross, Olivia Noble, Jake Indursky, and Charlie Cockburn www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

Today in the newsletter, a sharp dispatch from across the pond by Oliver Eagleton on the prospects of the electoral left in the UK newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/are-the-gr...

“There is a sense that the spirit of resistance which defeated the establishment in Greater Manchester might soon spread across the country.” Today in our newsletter, Oliver Eagleton reports on the surprising rise of the Green Party in the UK. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/are-the-gr...

Thank you to all who joined us last night for a discussion about Epstein, to our panelists (@drboguslaw.bsky.social, Brace Belden, @azbrodsky.bsky.social, @anandwrites.bsky.social), and to The Bell House for hosting us!

“I feel excited about the possibilities presented by the feeling that there isn’t much left to lose,” says “Down Time” author Andrew Martin in conversation with Drift co-editor Rebecca Panovka. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/bad-for-pe...

We are launching our first-ever internship program this summer! Visit our website for more details. Applications are due by April 10. bit.ly/4aXdZQw

Soooooo proud of this recognition - what amazing company. I'm so happy that this will draw attention to these amazing stories!

Thrilled to have these stories by @samuelmjensen.bsky.social, Nick Foretek, and Elisa Gonzalez recognized by the National Magazine Awards!

Latest installment of Sophie’s new advice column, on moving and optionality newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/where-will...

The February installment of Sophie Haigney’s advice column addresses the question of where to live, and why committing is easier said than done. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/where-will...

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“I realized that I could treat the novel as a form, like any poem,” Drift contributor Daniel Poppick says in a Q&A on his new book “The Copywriter.” newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/you-might-...

Tickets are selling quick! Get yours at the link: www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064...

Today in the newsletter: @dbessner.bsky.social and I chat about the book on Cold War liberalism that he co-edited with @mbrenes.bsky.social and to which I contributed, which is out in paperback today newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-foundi...

"the attempt to constrain mass politics does not lead to benign technocratic management of society, but rather gives open reign to various powerful interests to maneuver without sustained opposition, because the emancipatory social movements necessary to resist them have been short-circuited."

Today in the newsletter, Drift senior editor @erikmbaker.bsky.social and contributor Daniel Bessner talk about a new book on Cold War liberalism to which they both contributed. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-foundi...

On 3/10 at 7:30 at The Bell House, our Editors Kiara Barrow and Rebecca Panovka will moderate a conversation with Brace Belden (of TrueAnon), @drboguslaw.bsky.social, @azbrodsky.bsky.social, and @anandwrites.bsky.social on the Epstein files. Get tickets today: www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064...

📣 NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ALERT! People say print is dead, but we here in the Magazines & Newspapers Room (Main Library, 2nd Floor) beg to differ. We've added @altajournal.bsky.social and @thedriftmag.com to our list of 200+ active magazine subscriptions.

Sharp piece in the newsletter today by Julia Kornberg on Epstein's literary interests and the myth of reading as morally improving newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

“Much has been said about literature’s capacity to improve our moral sensibilities,” writes Julia Kornberg, but Jeffrey Epstein’s reading habits say more about literature’s ability to “justify our corruption.” newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

A seven-foot tall garbageman, a purple velvet suit, a giant penis monster, a half-dozen CPR dummies, and a three-foot-long eel carcass — read Mentions by @robertwarf.bsky.social, Aaron Labaree, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Claire Christoff, and Ariel Katz. www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

This is an amazing piece about the most important under-the-radar tech story of our time

In his Issue Sixteen essay, Max Hancock examines the new simulation technology that’s coming to make your job worse. www.thedriftmag.com/model-employ...

A pro-bug barback meme account, a full-time consumer of opium, an abyss that was once a mountain, Sigma Mussolini, and an onslaught of memories — read a new batch of Mentions by Lev Mamuya, Brian Harkin, Colin Lodewick, Tiffany Berruti, and @jamieyouwere.bsky.social. www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

“A pig in the shape of me goes to the gas station.” Read Kathleen Ma’s Issue Sixteen poem “Battle Creek.” www.thedriftmag.com/battle-creek/

Excellent piece in the newsletter today from our Minneapolis comrade Pranay Somayajula on developing mass protagonism in response to the DHS assault newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...

“Expressions of solidarity have become a feature of daily life in the Twin Cities,” writes Minneapolis organizer Pranay Somayajula in a new piece on fighting back against ICE. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...

The great Sophie Haigney is writing an advice column for our newsletter! Send in your questions to [email protected] with “Advice” in the subject line. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/am-i-okay-...

Introducing a new advice column from Sophie Haigney! “I hope to be conclusive in ways that are surprising and that might not supply what the person asking or reading the question hopes to hear,” she writes. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/am-i-okay-...

A diapered man-baby, a wisp of a gothic tale, an attempted magnum opus, a gargantuan Bey, and the demon Pazuzu — read a new batch of Mentions by Abigail Gray, Rhoda Feng, Ben Sloan, Gabe Abdellatif, and Pete Segal www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

“Love Language,” Will Hall’s Issue Sixteen short story, imagines a dating show on which contestants aren’t able to speak directly to their prospective mates. www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/

The Mormon tradwife behind the infamous Ballerina Farm, star-crossed lovers, and Susan Sontag’s sexual conquests — read a libidinous selection of Issue 16 Mentions from Zach Ngin, @dianamheald.bsky.social, @izzyampil.bsky.social, Mathias Fuelling, and Krithika Varagur www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

“He believed that she could desire him, wattled neck and all, and might willingly lick the penis that dangled below his belly like the cord tugged to inflate a life vest.” Read Elisa Gonzalez’s razor-sharp story “The Wife” in Issue Sixteen: www.thedriftmag.com/the-wife/

Our Issue Sixteen Dispatches examine what gets in the way of access to healthy and sustainably produced food, from California to Venezuela, the New York prison system, Gaza, and beyond. Read them all today. www.thedriftmag.com/dignity-and-...

"To those currently in power, the U.S. doesn’t even need to claim to uphold higher principles — they would be wasted on the ungrateful." - @seamus-malekafzali.com thedriftmag.com/be-grateful/

@thedriftmag.com party worth it for getting into multiple conversations about the Incredible String Band

I will be reading from this piece this evening! Come join us. www.thedriftmag.com/how-i-learne...

Our Issue Sixteen launch party is TONIGHT from 7 p.m. on at the White Horse Tavern in the Financial District (25 Bridge Street). Hope to see you there!

Drift contributor Madeline Cash’s hilarious and tender debut novel Lost Lambs is out today. Our Associate Fiction Editor Livia Wood spoke with her about the book. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/ordinary-p...

Great piece in the newsletter today by the one and only @seamus-malekafzali.com on media cowardice in the aftermath of the American power grab in Venezuela newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/when-the-m...

Even as “Trump has dropped almost all pretenses regarding the United States’s real designs, the media seems determined to keep the consent-manufacturing machine running.” Read @seamus-malekafzali.com on media coverage of the Maduro kidnapping: newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/when-the-m...

Hope to see you in New York next week!

Our Issue Sixteen party is one week away! Featuring readings by @andycawley.bsky.social, Daniel Yadin, Elisa Gonzalez, @erikmbaker.bsky.social, @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social, Katie Way, Max Hancock, Mimi Diamond, Pranay Somayajula, @seamus-malekafzali.com, and Yoni Gelernter.

“Aphrodite’s like sigh what now / Sappho, what’s your crazy heart / want now?” Read “Domme Song 5” by @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social in Issue Sixteen. www.thedriftmag.com/domme-song-5/