For New York Times Books, I reviewed Steve Coll's interesting book on the leadup to the Iraq war, which has lots of new detail, thanks to the Nixonian tapes that Saddam Hussein recorded of himself. nytimes.com/2024/02/26/boo…

Here’s our official statement. I stand by the story and encourage people to read it in full. newyorker.com/news/annals-of…

Cameo—the service that lets you request a personalized video from Dr. Pimple Popper or Dennis Rodman—was valued at $1 billion in 2021. All it had to do was keep growing. What could go wrong? nytimes.com/2023/10/20/tec…

I have a fun new job! twitter.com/NYTimesPR/stat…

.Chris Beam talked to Michael Lewis, whose new book is coming at a complicated moment. “As a Southern male, it’s painful to turn the other cheek” to attacks, Lewis said... and he doesn't in this story. nytimes.com/2023/10/06/bus…

“Succession finale”

Hasan Minhaj has built a comedy career in part on the strength of his autobiographical standup, talking about harrowing threats and police entrapment. Does it matter if many of these things never actually happened to him?

My story: newyorker.com/news/annals-of…

Our version of the medieval feast day. St. Greta, St. Christopher. twitter.com/mrkocnnll/stat…

Dad Canon is being on Twitter on Friday night to read this :) twitter.com/Bernstein/stat…

I wrote about the fight between a mysterious, rich professor and his neighbors over his right to install giant Transformers statues in front of his townhouse. Buckle up for Sally Quinn, Kitty Kelley, McClarens and Porsches, Jackie O's magnolias, and more. nytimes.com/2023/06/01/sty…

A normal neighborhood development tale involving Optimus Prime statues, Kitty Kelley's seven-foot-bird feeder, The Exorcist, In-Q-Tel, Sally Quinn calling Georgetown a 'quaint village', Senator Markwayne Mullin, and angry lobbyists: nytimes.com/2023/06/01/sty…

'If trends continue, the birthrate for women ages 35 to 39 might soon eclipse the rate for ages 20 to 24.' wsj.com/articles/a-vis…

Gmail autofill just suggested I write 'What's the best number to reach you at?' and with that preposition I decided that maybe AI really will kill— if not us all—me.

Def a screenshot of an email in which Lemon's lawyer replied with 'redlines'--except in this case blue--to whatever he originally typed. The true tell is the double spaces in between sentences, which lawyers over forty can't stop themselves from using. twitter.com/hunteryharris/…

It's been 20 years since the invasion of Iraq. I wanted to understand how and why it happened, so two years ago, I hosted a season of Slate's Slow Burn podcast devoted to the war's runup. If you also want to know, take a listen. slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

Hi all! If you're in NY on Thursday, I'll be overcoming my fear of public speaking at the KGB Bar Reading Series (curated by Noreen Malone and Mark Jacobson), with Read Max & friends. 7pm, 85 E 4th St. Come hang out!

Elon Musk said Davos was 'boring af.' Joe Bernstein looked into that
. nytimes.com/2023/01/20/sty…

I loved this very charming Joe Bernstein dispatch from the Ann Arbor over-65 crowd, who are having more fun than anyone. nytimes.com/2023/01/12/sty…