'The investigation uncovered a deeply flawed institutional culture at Nasa.' Roger D. Launius on America’s space shuttle disaster the-tls.co.uk/articles/chall…

"Everything depended on a wide, complicated system of human beings—and on the last point, they failed." Wonderful review of Adam Higginbotham's new book about the Challenger disaster from my talented colleague Emma Sarappo theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

I wrote about (gulp) Caitlin Clark newyorker.com/sports/sportin…

“Anyone who writes is a seeker. You look at a blank page and you’re seeking. The role is assigned to us and never removed. I think this is an unbelievable blessing. I mean, to be seventy-eight years old and still looking—this amazes me.” —Louise Glück buff.ly/47LSE9u

An enthralling new biography shows the boldness and the freedom with which the French director Agnès Varda confronted professional obstacles and personal troubles. nyer.cm/F9ggeWo

Linda Gregg, who would have turned 82 today

Gus Dobbins, 92, last day on the job at Oakland Coliseum.

It's weird to me that I find this as emotional as I do. I'm not from Oakland at all. Teams move. But man, it just feels like the fans and city were done so dirty and there's so much amazing history being thrown in the trash.

Today is the 50th anniversary of Anne Sexton’s death. Sexton changed American poetry. She wrote about women’s lives, desires, and bodies when it was deeply taboo to do so. Her poetry opened the door for so many—including Sylvia Plath. I feel privileged to write her biography.

"A deeply researched, fluently written study in miscommunication, hubris, and technological overreach." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ✪ Congrats to this 2024 Kirkus Prize finalist in nonfiction: 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 by Adam Higginbotham. 🏆 ow.ly/rlrE50TGSvU

A BIG congratulations to Adam Higginbotham and CHALLENGER on making the Nonfiction longlist! 🤩

As the head of New York Times Opinion, over the past few days, I have been asked by many people about how and why the Times editorial board weighs in on political races. I hope this short video helps clarify that.

The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis returned her atoms to the cosmos on this day in 2011 and left us, besides her revolutionary Gaia Theory, her abiding wisdom on the interconnectedness of life across time, space, and species: themarginalian.org/2018/04/19/lyn…

Today would have been the 75th birthday of Gil Scott-Heron. I had the pleasure of joining him in the studio only once, to record one of his most notable works: "Pieces of a Man" (1971). Give it a listen here: ow.ly/8j6X50ORaCN #planetelegance #roncarter #gilscottheron

Bad Bunny has a space for his nieces and nephews to play backstage during his “NO ME QUIERO IR DE AQUÍ” residency. 🧸❤️

Old movie palaces like Warner Bros. (later Pacific Theatres) on Hollywood Bl. had basement nurseries for kiddies so Mom & Dad could watch films in peace. This being WB, this one was adorned with Bugs, Porky, Elmer (with gun!). H/T to "Exploring Hollywood Pacific Theatre" on YT.

Grateful to be named 2025 Journalist of the Year by #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 — an organization that has so shaped my life and career. I have many people to thank. But I also want to dedicate this award to every journalist who focuses their reporting on those political systems would rather ignore.