Adam Schefter has become one long advertisement. Interesting how they'll talk about him in journalism school now that the dividing wall between advertising and editorial has been broken.

Does anyone know how to pitch Hazlitt ?

New interview up on the newsletter and it's an interview with Zito about his book, which came out last week. open.substack.com/pub/kevinkoczw…

Good blog by Samer on Defector, which is a good website. | The Exchange Rate On Palestinian Life defector.com/the-exchange-r…

Thank you for reading and your consideration for best classical music story to feature a Glassjaw reference.

I tried to figure out why Olafsson's piano playing affects me, a person who prefers bands like Drug Church and American Nightmare almost anything else. It was fun. #longreads #SundayLR

Víkingur Ólafsson plays the familiar and makes it his own: defector.com/vikingur-olafs…

I wrote an essay about classical music and how creating new art from something old doesn't have to be lame for Defector defector.com/vikingur-olafs… Thanks t Samer for editing and getting it over the line.

Hey, I was part of a team that won some awards.

Fixing typos in a newsletter post is always fun. Also fun to try to get it out in a fever dream of pain, sickness and a fever.

Ah yes, the Atlantic publishes an 'expose' by a student at a prestigious school about their school who's parents are staff writers at the NYTimes and New Yorker...

This was a lot of fun. I also got to write a little bit about two magazine covers I think about a lot.

I really enjoyed talking to Hanif Abdurraqib about his new book and basketball. kevinkoczwara.substack.com/p/can-basketba…

I don't think I've ever seen DeMar DeRozan or Khris Middleton miss against the Celtics.

Keith O'Brien's new book about Pete Rose comes out next week and he spoke to me about writing an amazing biography of one of the great fallen sports heroes in American. | The many sins of Pete Rose open.substack.com/pub/kevinkoczw…

Let he who has not moved into a new apartment in his early-to-mid 20s and just sort of thrown a suboptimal mattress on the floor in the corner cast the first stone.

Keith O'Brien's new book about Pete Rose comes out next week and he spoke to me about writing an amazing biography of one of the great fallen sports heroes in American. | The many sins of Pete Rose open.substack.com/pub/kevinkoczw…

It's almost like playing regularly for a manager who trusts you helps a player reach new milestones.

I interviewed Dan Saltzstein about his new book, which came to life on the old Twitter. | New York stories open.substack.com/pub/kevinkoczw…

I interviewed Dan Saltzstein about his new book, which came to life on the old Twitter. | New York stories open.substack.com/pub/kevinkoczw…