So long and thanks for all the fish: My final piece for the Columbia Journalism Review after almost seven years as the chief digital writer there — some thoughts about what has changed and what hasn't cjr.org/the_media_toda…

Hang it in the Louvre

The three biggest winners at this year's awards -- Shogun, Baby Reindeer and The Bear -- come from relatively unheralded creators and have no huge stars. Most streamers would probably pass on them today.

I love this comic and I LOVE making this show. Thanks to Abu Zafar for helping us get it going again, and to Bruce Walton for being enough of a Saga fan to want nerd out with me. More episodes coming soon!

Whole team was on fire tonight. Especially Stewie & Jonquel & Sabrina

“Young men need a space where they can act traditionally masculine.” Mosh pits. “And express their emotions in a healthy way.” Mosh pits. “Where they can find community.” Mosh pits. “Somewhere they can gain a basic understanding of consent.” *STARTS DOING WINDMILLS*

Lovely Arsenal Moment: Odegaard, shattered, lifting Mikel Merino in to the air, then forcing him to do his trademark goal celebration. In Odegaard, you can see the exaltation and the exhaustion, the stress and the relief, the release and the glory. In Merino, a humility in the

Critic Fans!!!! You keep telling me you want it back. I've been trying for years! Well, now, creator Al Jean is on board!!! If you want it back, we need your help! Please like this post and spread the word! So we can show the studio, how many people want it!

This is a very very good take on how to actually fix streaming services, from a very good series currently running in delia 's Deez Links newsletter: deezlinks.com/p/i-am-begging…

Anyone needing some joy right now should absolutely immerse yourself in @popsci's coverage of these baby eaglets popsci.com/environment/ba…

Today is the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and also the 160th anniversary of the most buried lede in the history of journalism. AP's dispatch from 1865:

NYT op-ed: “I came away troubled by my time in some of the world’s most-surveilled places—not on China’s account, but because I felt that I’d gotten a taste of our own American future.” nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opi…

"Let them explore their lives without judgement" are the wisest and most broadly applicable words about our current moment that I've seen on this garbage website in a very long time

I think it’s reasonable to charge people money to store their private property in public spaces

This is so good - even better than prescient IMO, since it's closer to true than most analysis today! My overwhelming fear is that we bourgeois consumption fans don't get our act together.

iPhone 5s was the best design ergonomically. Perfect size to reach across the screen with one thumb, no camera bulge, fingerprint sensor, nice materials, and 33% lighter than the latest iPhone 17 Air.

WHAT. A. COMEBACK. ARSENAL SCORE TWICE IN THE FINAL MINUTES TO SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT. 🤯

I have a piece in the new issue of Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/red…

One of the best assessments of the U.S. & China in the 13 years of Xi. Especially poignant in the conclusion:

An Arsenal fan is the mayor of New York City. Another Arteta masterclass.