I talked with half the Uncommitted National Movement 🌺 delegates, and the people who oppose them… My dispatch from the #DNCConvention2024: slate.com/news-and-polit…

For Slate, I wrote about the power of Gus Waltz’s tears and the message they send to boys and men everywhere. slate.com/life/2024/08/d…

Tony Goldwyn makes an appearance during Kerry Washington's segment #DNC

their spouses are truly the strongest people on planet earth

I’m told staff at times didn’t distinguish between reporters and creators for the open press seating so some press seats got taken by creators…

I can’t believe the special guest was Leon Panetta. I’ll always remember where I was.

TMZ lost a lot of credibility tonight.

A minute-by-minute tick-tock of the Beyoncé rumor's tragic rise and fall. slate.trib.al/DjwBopy

"she was able to simply say the powerful words that mattered." always read Dahlia Lithwick slate.com/news-and-polit…

In which I talk about the RNC / DNC (and my love of the CNN-Politico Grill) in this week's Slate Plus newsletter digest Join Slate Plus today! slate.com/plus

Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton going back-to-back-to-back feels like a video we'll be watching for a long time

Part 4 of filling in for Dahlia Lithwick on @slate's Amicus Podcast While all eyes on on the criminal courts: I speak to the brilliant Damon Todd Hewitt on how CIVIL courts can hold Trump accountable for January 6. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

I was on ICYMI_pod w/ Candice Lim and Jonquilyn Hill to break down meme queen Kamala Harris' presence on the internet. Avail. wherever you get your pods! slate.com/podcasts/icymi…

The US is addicted to building ever-wider highways that foul the air, catalyze sprawl, and cost billions of dollars -- while failing to curb congestion. In Slate, I outlined a strategy to kick a uniquely destructive American habit. 🧵 slate.com/business/2024/…

Watching JD Vance campaign is like watching Raygun breakdance. It’s painful, but I can’t turn myself away. So I spent some time puzzling over a question that became an obsession: Why can’t JD Vance tell a joke? slate.com/culture/2024/0…

many thanks to the What Next crew for having me on to discuss the comedy stylings of Mr JD Vance. slate.com/podcasts/what-…

"4 the girls"

Slow Horses is back for Season 4, and it’s got something new in its sights. slate.trib.al/2nlUcOF

For Slate, I wrote about The Perfect Couple, a bad new Netflix miniseries that's part of what I'm calling Nicole Kidman’s Beach-Read Cinematic Universe. Why does she keep doing these? I have a theory. slate.com/culture/2024/0…

excited to watch some football tonight, and also see how close Taylor gets to Brittany Mahomes without actually hugging / talking to her (my guess is they'll always have someone between them and will only like...high five when the Chiefs score)