How “theatre kid” became the new right-wing epithet: “.. We are a ton of energy and we can be chaotic, but .. What they’re talking about is the person who refuses to stay silent in the face of something that needs to be spoken to.” @sopandeb.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

A look at some of our favorite journalism portrayals on film and TV of the last century. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/a...

On the last day of shooting his latest film, "A Little Prayer," Angus MacLachlan (of "Junebug" fame), gathered the remaining cast and crew to tell them he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/a...

Why is "KPop Demon Hunters" becoming such a cultural craze? Parents are helping. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...

Excited about this lede. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/a...

Spent some time getting to know Hunter Noack, a classical pianist who, for the last decade, has hauled a thousand pound grand piano to national parks, mountains and other out of the way spots for concerts. (The photos in this piece make it worth a click alone.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/a...

Wrote on Hulk Hogan's on-screen villain turn. Talked to, among others, Eric Bischoff and Diamond Dallas Page. t.co/1BGFpXxnPz

In today's NYT Great Read slot, I introduce you to Mike Maggart. He has no interest in acting. No training. But keeps getting cast in Wes Anderson films and commercials. With lines and all. "This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...

Wrote on the new production of the Indian epic Mahabharata debuting as part of Lincoln Center Presents next week: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/t...

Watching Mission Impossible with a former spy and then talking to them about it is a hilarious story idea @sopandeb.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...

I tasked a former spy with an important mission: to watch a 3 hour film with me. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...

I was curious about how interesting creative people get ready for their jobs. So I asked a wide range of folks, including Jeff Daniels, Gene Simmons, Wayne Brady, comedians, authors, theater folks, etc. (Daniels says "Budda Gudda" a lot.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...

"God Is in the Details." Wrote on pieces of art that lean into boredom and force the audience to be versions of themselves that they aren't off screen, including Netflix's "Adolescence." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...

I wrote on the debate on being polite to AI bots, despite the environmental and financial costs and the fact that AI bots aren't human. And it gave me a chance to reference one of my favorite Star Trek TNG episodes. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...

I did an important journalism today. t.co/Qqoy4AJU3Z

Wrote on the late Clive Revill, who in one minute of screen time, changed the Star Wars franchise forever. t.co/22V27i33Nf

Wrote on dunking your face in water in the manliest of ways. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/s...

Spoke to Chelsea Handler about her new book. Asked about being ghosted by Andrew Cuomo when she propositioned him for sex, and what she thinks about him running for mayor: "Unfortunately, that predatory behavior was not directed at me even when it was requested." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/a...

“People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me." Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.

Hey I wrote this!

This @nytimes.com story was mostly answering a question I was curious about. What happens to people whose livelihoods are based on impersonating politicians after they leave the spotlight? (Spoke to Dana Carvey for awhile!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/a...

For my first post paternity leave piece for @nytimes.com, wrote about a subject near and dear to me: Kidz Bop. 50 albums! Kidz Bop kids are Adultz Bop now! t.co/nOYBQVGrGB

Paternity leave over. Back to finding things to write about! Email me if you have stuff.

This is a very, very good piece by @zaidjilani.bsky.social on the South Asian experience in the U.S. I have a couple qualms, but overall, it really gets to the nuances of the whole brown success/model minority stuff. t.co/FGGl0sRjQP

Brother's Christmas tree boldly goes where no tree has gone before.

late to this but i didn't know sheryl crow could play piano like this nails the bruce hornsby impersonation really well! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVx...

Merry Christmas from the 2004 Pistons: youtu.be/pKqFg7Tuocg?...

Very funny dynamic to see people on here beef with people on Twitter through screenshots and vice versa.

Our baby is just not impressed by my peekaboo game. Sad indictment of my ability to disappear behind my palm and then magically reappear.

Yeah, sports journalism is getting reaaaallly cooked. This trend is rapidly getting worse. (Happening not just in sports, and helped by the fact that consumers themselves don't seem to care or notice.) www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/spor...

I had a vivid dream that I decided to quit everything and run for city council in Jersey City. Wrote a whole campaign kick off speech and everything. It's not bad! I have never lived there. Minds are weird, man.

"Say Nothing" on Hulu. Really good. Miniseries are becoming less and less common, but the compelling storytelling of a dense historical subject is really impressive. (And to do it through the eyes of more minor players in the conflict rather than Gerry Adams was an interesting - and good - choice.)

Is there an NBA list type thing on here I can follow? Need to know where I can drop my current Celtics would beat the 72 win Bulls in 6 takes.

Me arriving at a new trendy social media platform: