"Everything was screaming for oxygen... and then I guess I thought I’ll either pass out or I’ll finish." Jasmin Paris on that dramatic #BarkleyMarathons finale. (with thanks to the Singletrack podcast and the BBC) #BM100 run247.com/running-news/t…

for The Paris Review, Anne Carson and I discussed the nature of translation, her contract with the light, and making time stop. theparisreview.org/blog/2024/04/1…

Virginia Woolf on style and rhythm

Grateful 🇨🇦

"The actual kidnapping is not what this story is about, if you can believe it. It’s about surviving what you survived, which is also known as the rest of your life." An unforgettable story by ⁦Taffy Brodesser-Akner⁩ nytimes.com/2024/07/07/mag…

this poem is so summer and very mortal. sweet, sweet, and with the urgent knowledge of all that must end. still, what is there to do but open

When I come across one of my own books in a bookstore, I sometimes write something in it for the person who will choose it.

John Singer Sargent, Staircase in Capri

The Paris Review mourns the loss of Edna O’Brien (1930–2024). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Fiction interview from our archive. theparisreview.org/interviews/297…

A weird side effect of using Twitter a lot is that you constantly feel you're two news cycles in front of most people when you speak with them. I don't know if this is necessarily good.

CANADA 🇨🇦 WINS THE GOLD CANADA HAS WON GOLD THE CANADIAN MEN’S 4x100m SHOCK THE WORLD THEY ARE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS

Go Dan! 🇨🇦🏃🏻‍♂️

SIFAN HASSAN OLYMPIC MARATHON CHAMP ‼️ 🇳🇱's Sifan Hassan storms to the 🥇 in the marathon after a crazy sprint finish with world record-holder Tigist Assefa. 2:22:55 Olympic record⏱️ That's her 3rd medal at Paris 2024 😤 #Paris2024 #Olympics

“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning..." You should really watch this video. #QuietLife thequietlife.net/p/what-is-your…

A podcast where parents try to explain their children’s PhD

Let’s have ourselves a day. #BostonMarathon

I wrote this about the decline of literacy - books are the foundation of serious thought. A society in which nobody reads will be one that soon finds itself unable to think. thetimes.com/comment/column…

'He wasn’t just a brilliant creative artist and a marvellous entertainer, he was a conscience to us all.' Tom Stoppard’s biographer, Hermione Lee, reflects on his dazzling wit and scrupulous integrity. observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/11/29/the… Striking how this tribute completely and correctly contradicts the condescending and grudging obit by Bruce Weber also in The New York Times

I opened a bookshop. It was the best, worst thing I’ve ever done. One of the most beautiful pieces you’ll read all year, or any year. Free access for all. ⁦Financial Times⁩ ft.com/content/cc77c2…